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t I VOL. 7-NO. 9. .' " ASHEVILIE, N. CTBTOtSDA;:'A ! """""-S??? "M,n?t mmrr - ! ! 1 ' - j iini-M I MIIIIMIII II lull .' I iiilii.iiin '' ' " . .'i ,r ' "' ' "' ' A. W. BTJKTOH, , ATT On N E V AT 1 A Af . J J dtUcUvr ej tfr Judicial Circuit; JUELTJT, CLEAVELAND COUNTY, y. CAROLINA. ' TILL practice in the Savior Courts of Lw sad Eiuitj of Cherokee, Macon, Jackson, Hay. wtMHl. Henderson, Dffncontbc, 3!adion;aBcy McDowell, Caldwell. Watan, Burke, Rutherford ami Clear eland.' Abo, in the SGprcuic Court at J-Coilrctlotn of til kir.ds, including Pension chims, attended to strictly. Refers to the Jndget of the Supreme and Supe rior Court of North Carolina. April 6, 1854. .'' ' Z. B. Vance, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ASHEVILLE, X. C. Augu't 25, 1833. ;2H " jDavid Coleman, : Attorney at Lair. R. .BON WILSON, 1TTOUXEV AT I, A Y , 13UIINSVILLE, N. C. June 14, 185-5. E. EL HENRY, 1TTORN E Y A T L A W ASttEViLF'B, V. C. J. T. GIBSON, a tto h si: y a t l. a UUHNSVILLE, N. C. Jane 2S, ' G. W. WHITSON, SURGEON AS-r-. DENTIST, ASIIEV1LLE, N. C DR. J. F. E. HARDY AN D DR. W. L. HULIARD, ITAVE thi iIav a.oci.ittM! thTmtIrrs in the practice of MEtHClXlZ, in its various branches. D. Iftsnr. whais daily in the vilhtge, will be always ready to examine cases and maku out pie crijti.)as. and.nhen in his ow-er vi-it caes in theconatry. Dr. Hillittnl wlllaJti-nd to his town and country practice, as tibial. We would espe cially call the attention of all persons laboring nnilcrUiMawsren:rin Surgical aid, to this cant. tV will take efH'cial iains taait all fron. living at aditanh? in procuring Miitalde lManling houjf i in r wear the village, and render them nch relief as tliemfc"ion H capable of. O.Ticeat Dr. HilliardV Dnig Store. Aihcvillc, January 2, 1KS3.. tf M. L. IiEILSOK, EL D., A S 1 1 B VI 1 Li K, N. C. January ! 1,1 t DR. J. D. REYNOLDS, HAVING) permanently located in Abbeville, of fers his PrfeioI services to the citizens of town anl country, 0:Sce andrridence, Ashcrillc Hotel. March S, 1S-V. ly Dr. J. D. Boyd & Dr. J. M. Stevens HAVE asmciatc-tl in the practice f M tficine. All applications w ill meet ith proiUt attcntiou OHice, nouih emi of Court House. Asheville, May 3, ISj. tf r Eankin, Pulliam & Co., IrOUTERS AND WHOLE-SALE DEALERS IX FrcUn and Domestic Staple and Faury Dry Goods and Clothing, 131 ifKETlNO STKKLT, Charleston, S. C WIT. O. R1SKIV, I 1. M. CRAKJMILES, j 1. M. CRAIG! ( A. D. SMITH. It. W. rClXJAM, ) smith Mcdowell, Dealers ur Dry Goods, Hardware, Gro ceries, Crockery, &c. tec. Ashcvillc, N.C. 7. D. EANKIN & CO. Dealers m Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard ware, Crockery, &c. iVc. . Ashe vi lie, N. C. It VIi:i As VAIVCE, Dealers in Dry GooI, Groceries, and Merchandi genenillv; ASHKVI1LK, N. C. Eamsay's Piand Store, . Hnsic and Musical Instruments . r i NUNNS Jc GiV Patent Din-- II I Tilonal Grand Iiaxos; Jlallct, J '.IV is 1 & Co.s Talent Suspension Bridge 1'iAxos: htckerin Traverf nnd otlier best luak er llanos, at the Factout Prices. Columbia August 13, 1S34 ly W. L. H3LUAED, lff.D Apothecary & Druggist, Afthcvillr. 2V. C. mn-. 1 . i 1 i I I' WJ "ep conswuuj oa uauu, cU selected stock of Pure anil Genuine Drirn t Jledictngjf. Chemicals. Paints, Dye Sltifs, Painters' nri cUs, fair, JSail mid Tooth - . finishes. Fine Soaps. Co logns Water, Hair - . ' -, Oils, fir tracts, i v1? JwJ-caf6 and attention in the se teoa cf his stock, the patronage of the pub- j0 'Pctful.y solicited, feeling aisured that V 1'ity and prices of hU good cannot to render atifaction to all. : XaTPhyiician prescriptions accurately ttapoanded at all hours. : : ; ctille, April 555. tf. t I l r SUPEEIQEJEXOUE. SO Bngs Superior iFLOUft, just re ceived, and fur palely . : , June 21. 'SMIT1I dk McDO WELL. : Clarendon Iron "Works. ; I WILMINGTON, N. C. ' TIIB CLARENDON IRON WORKS are now prepared to receive orders for Beam. Vertical. Wheel?, CnnlpplD of Steamers, Car wheels and AxlesJIIorse Powers of Tarlans patterns, Rice Field pumps acd Engines; Rice Thrashers; Shin gle Midlines, Shafting, Pnllics, Ilanrers, Gears, and all other Mill Work. 1 ( CASTINGS, Iron- and Brass CasU'ngs of all descriptions, In eluding Ornamental Iron Bailing, Pipe. Bridge Casting. &.c., &c. Tl c Com paw would respect fully itmte attention to their i-tyiuj nd xiattrns vi ...A5r-wiitB..cMky ceu iiicir ouicc. .TuUilar. Fine and Cy lindrical Boilers, Water ; Chimneys, and all other kinds of Boiler Work 1 Repairs. A separate department and force will be kept for repairs, where work will be done thoroughly ana wiinaespatcn. . IIaing large facilities, the above work will be done on as reasonable terms as elsewhere. North or 5uth. and in a prompt and satisfactory manner. Contnltation by letter or otherwise, in regard to plans ami designs for mills or their furniture, and for manchinerv generally, willingly answered. All orders or communications to be addressed to the undersigned. t HENRY M. DRANE, Azcnt. March 20, 1SC5. The last Call. IT is now near the 1st day of January, lSi5,' and all persons indebted to us are requeued, for the last tune, to call and make payment. With many Ve have waited long, andrlow we are com tK-lled to collect. If navmcnt Is not made du ring the month of January, yoit may look for your note or account in the hanls of an officer. Collect we must. Further indulgence cannot be given SMITH & MCDOWELL. SndillcrjV f every description, and soe and upper Leather, may be had at lou$ rates of smith t m'dowell April 7. Leather! Leather! Leather!! A good supply of hemlock and oak tanned sole Lcatiier.upper Leather, calfs.kins.Khoe pegs, shoe thrend.f &c, for sale as low as any one in this country can oliVr. bv l SMITiJ, BAIRD & VANE. Dec. 21. 1854. AttciatioiiJ ALL persons indebted to tue subscriber, either by noteor book account, prior to the 1st of Janu ary, lS-4arc requested to come forward and set tie, without further delay. I WM. L. HILLIARD. Ashefme.Pex.Ul, 1S4 " 1. GREAT ATTRACTION ! N Sexv Spring and Summer a . i .GOODS ! 1 ll li undcrsincu tire now rpceivintr and rpceivintr openini at their OLD STAXD a heavy asortunt of spring and summer nOOll.S of the latest and most fashionable styles; and etnbracjnc: evcrj- variety usually kept m a rc tail C5tabii!imetit in this countrr. The v; deem it unnecesarv L9 enumcratethe various article, comprised within their assort ment; dr to snocifr prices; suffice it to say that thjv havo been carefully and tastefully selected. !y one of tho partners m market and will bo sold at a VERY SMALL ad VANCE OX OUIOINAL COST. They! flatter themselves that the superior advantages of which they are possessed for purchasinp; Gools, win enable them to sell as low, it not a lilliic liUiVCl, man any one else; and as you can ret at their store any article you may stand iu need cf. ii wil be greatly to your advantage, one and ull to come, vyiih your Feathers, Rgs, Beeswax, Tallow, Hides, etc., tc; and more important than all, with your pocket books well filled with CASH, and make your purchases of them. . To our old friends and customer, we ten der our sincere thanks; and respectfully soli cita continuance of the liberal patronage they have hitherto bestowal upon us. V. D. HANKIN & CO. Asheville, April ., '55. 'if Boots and Shoes. Gc ntlemen'a water proof sewed Hoots, mes viauers mm iuKiu, iiinuu-uv r.-M 1 t... I.t. .I.M I...nL alkin? shoes and lipiers: ladies and gcntlemon'a Ovcishoes; a very superior article of I Cork Soles, from the well known establishment or iuuesce Son. For sale at the cheat j cash store of J. M. I!L.1K. shawls, mm At prices ran cms from 2o cents to so. New, beautiful, and lower than last winter. Dec. 1.4, 1851. tf , F WidcAirnkc, Know notmng, i! ami Vounsr America Hats, together with 1 11 Ml caps, mi vwirr ll"ur"v i nm,. . w i n m tfknmrvkcn Tin n fl 1 1 . . a r efcpstock of poorfs to be four.dat 0 S WTU, DAJRD f- VASCKS. Dec.2l, 1854. . EXTB A COURT. IX pursuance t an onlertuadc at April Term, 1S55. there will be a gnccial Terra or me supe rior Court of Law opened ard beldor.the.conn- tr of Bnhcomle, at the Court .JTone in Asne Tille.comruenciuff on Jlondar the 23.1 day of Ju ly, proxlhio.' ' J. S. T. UAlltu,. u jhimj in. iwj. . .r -, ! BIAEBLE. IhaVehow in Asheville a quantity of. Marble Tomb Stones for sale, from Cherokee county, C. It Is finely finished, and tqjial in quality to thoWt Italian. Those who wih to. purchase can call and examine for thetnselres. - ' . I will Jo any cnrTaviur upon Head Stones, &c. thitmar be desired, ; - - - - uorizoniai or vsciuaiing cit-ara engines, High or Low Pressure, and adapted to ail purposes: Ci rca lar. Vertical and Portable Saw JUills, complete: Pump. Mining Jacliincxr, Grist and Flour-Mills, complf tc: Parker. Turbine and other TVtr II - a. 1 jr. m -juae28tr TU03. U Att r. - osals for Live Oak for six Steam Sloops-of-War. Navt Departmejtt, Bureau of Construction, Equip, &c, June 22, 1855V r ,j SEAFjED PROPOSALS for delivering one ?r1?0itIe live-ak frames of a sloop-of-war one to be delivered at each of the navy-yards at Pensa cola, horfolk, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Portsmouth, N. II. will be received at this bureau until the 3d September, 1855. These prODOSala mnst be endontf1 -r7c for. Lite Oak? ' and addressed to the "Bureau nf Construction," that they may be distinguished from other bnsinees letters. The offers must be for the whole of one frame, estimated at thirty thousand cubic feet, and, aa required by law, must be accompanied by a suitable guarantee, the form of which is herewith giyen. Sureties in the full estimated amount will be required to sign the contract, and, as additional and collateral securi ty, fifteen per cent, will be withheld on the amount of each delivery until the contract is fully com- pietea. in aa deliveries or the timber there must bo a u? iieoporUlon of the mast difficult parts o the frame; and of the principal pieces, otherwise there will be withheld such further amount in ad ditton to the fifteen per cent, as may be judged expedient to secure the public interest until such principal pieces and difficult portions shall be deli vered. The remaining eighty fire per cent, or other proportion of each bid when approved in triplicate by the commandant of the yard, will be paid by such navy agent as the contractor may name, within thirty days after its presentation to him. -.-.". ' , It will be stipulated in the contract that if de fault be made by the parties of the first part in delivcringthe timber named, of the quality and at the time and place provided, then, and in that case the contractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the United States, as liquidated damages, a sum of money equal to twice the. amount of the contract price there agreed upon as the price Jo be paid incase of the actual delivery thereof, which liquidated damages maybe recovered or retained at any time from the said parties of the first part or either of them. The timber must conform to drawings and in structions with which the contractor will be furn- Uhed. and work to moulds aud bevellings with which he will be provided from the United States navy-yard aT Philadelphia. The whole must be cut from trees growing within thirty miles of the nea of which the cdmmandautof the yard will re quire satisfactory evidence. The frame timber mav be delivered in the form of promiscuous timber-rthat is. sided straight and fair, but rough-hewed the moulding may, showing a face of two-thirds the sidinir, the timberneed not bevelled, but must be ot sufficient size to work the shape of the moulds and hold the bevellings shown on the bevelling boards. In tue measurement, the lull moulding size marked on the monlds (which is one and a half inch larger than will bo worked in the ship) will be allowed, provided the pieces will hold that size; but no additional size beyond that marked in the moulds or in the Instructions will be paid for. The siding of the stem, apron, fore deadwood. stcmson, deaduood knees, stern-post knee, and keelsons, must be 18 1-2 inches; the stern-post and after deadwood to side 29 inches in the largest place, and the hooks to side 14 inches. The sid ing of the frame timber must be 13 1-2 to 14 inches, and of the promiscuous timber, one-fourth part must side 18 inches, and the remainder 131-2 inches. The throat of the floor timber to mould 17 1-4 inches, at the floor-head 14 inches, and at the plank sheaf 7 luches. , - - The midship or dead flat floortimbcr has a curve of 12 inches in 20 feet; the first futtock 4 inches in 17 feet; the second futtock 24 inches in 13 feet; tli" third futtock 27 inches in 13 feet; the fourth futtock 4 inches in 14 1-8 feet; and the top timber 10 inches in 17 feet. The entire frame of each ship to be delivered at the respective yards at the risk and exernse of the contractor, subject to the usual inspection, to the entire approval of the bureau, and all to be delivered on or brforc the 1st oftOctober, 185G. Persons who ma). be disposed toofTer for more than one ship will make a separate proposal for each. ' FORM OF OFFER. I, , of the State of , hereby agree to furnish and deliver at the United States navy yard at , the whole of the live-oak timber for one ship, estimated at thirty thousand cubic feet, be the same more or less, in conformity with the advertisement of the Bureau of Construction of the date of 22d June, 1855, viz: Stems, apron, stemson, deadwood?, stern post, stern-post knees, deadwood knees, keelsons, and hooks, estima ted tocontain 3 GOO cubic feet, at pcrfoot-3 Frame timber ' of all other kinds estima- -ted at 20,400 " " at per foot- Promiscuous timber, amouutingto 6,000 " " at per foot- Total amount 30 000 "Total value to be written in words.) Should mv offer be accepted, I request to be "addressed at- , and the contract forwarded to (in. nirr rpnt at or to me at , lor signature and certificates. (bate.) (Signature.) FORM OF GUARANTEE. n, MnrWsttrnpfl of . In the State of nn.l "of . in the State of , here- hv fiiaratitlr that, in case the fore'roin'r bid be ac- it..t ho or thev will, within ten days after the recept of the contract at the post office named or nirv ni-pnt designated, execute the contract for the same with good and sufficient sureties; in case Raj(l shall fail to enter into contract as aiore- sald, we guaranty to make ;;ood the difference be tween tho offer of the said : and that which my be accepted. Signature of two guarantors. c jj fDate.) Witness: I hereby certify that the above-named A Band C D are known to me as men ot property, ana able to make good their guarantee. (Date.) iDignainre.; ( To he sizned bf the United States district judge, United States district attorney, ccllecUr. or navy agent, and no others.) July 5, 1855. auoow. State of Nortli Carolina, 'COUNTY OF JACKSON. Superior Court of Laxe. Spring Term, 1S55. - llenry Davis . .., - - -" VS.-' .' Elizabeth Davis. 7 Petition for Divorce., It appearing to the Court that the Defendant in his case is a non-resident of this State It is orr dered that publication be made in the Asheville Neivs and Asheville Spectator for three months, notifying the Defendant, Elizabeth lavisT to ie and appear at the next term of ;thiaT Court, to be held for the connty or jacKson.ai iiiccouo-uuusv in ir whaler: on the 3rd Monday in Septcmbernext, to plead, answer or demur.to petition filed, or the amo will bo heard exnarte. Witness, J. J. Hoop er. Crerk of said Court, the 15th day ot JJIay, 18- V V . J. J. HOOPER. CTX. . ':. . . JOS. KEENER, Jp. CTk. . June 11 Zm : -t ; ..' Trintcr's fee $6: ' -: : - . . . ....... t: -,- - . . . . ' . .: . - ' -. THAT COMMISSION HOUSE OF -TINIEY & HEEEOFS, . Charleston, S. C, ,: THE only house doing business in that city, that actually had any experience in Receiving and Forwarding of Goods previous to the South Car olina Railroad quitting the business in July last, is still open for the Receitin and Forwarding of all kinds of goods, wares," merchandise, machinery, produce, &c. ,: If you want your goods forwarded without the vexatious delays and enormous expense bills Daid the last t easen, and at the same time' have vour I 1 J . . - i ousiness none in sucn a manner tnat somebody i rt t . . . ' . . - . wu oc muae responswie ior me damaged ana lost packages; consign them -to TiniLet & Herron, who haye Received and .Forwarded all Goods con signed to them during all the past season without any extra charge over those established rates as given below, and up to this time have not encoun tered a solitary complaint. ; . . ; . Our Mr. Herron was Clerk of the Receiving and Forwarding Department of the South Carolina Rail RoadCompaUy for the pat seven years, and t nerfeetlv familiar with all their books. frriirKt f ikri:n&ml rules oT shipment, "both by rail Voada and vessels, together with the mode ofproqeedoreH to seenre damages and pay for lost articles from other parties, the proper steps of which will be taken in all such cases without loss or delay to the owners. Another important advantage is that his thorough knowledge of all freights and rules of shipment enables him to instantly detect and cor rect any overcharge in the Bills of lading, which in all cases has to be doneat that time, or be lostto the owner. In many instances greatly exceeding Vi onmrniccinna o VeTrvtk TTa w o oIca taionr1 in Charleston, is nerfectlv acclimated and free from the contagions of that city, therefore we will business entrusted to us. ' All produce such as Wheat, Flour Corn, Corn Meal, Bacon, Lard, Butter Eggs, Cotton, Rice, Rye, Oats, Hay, Tobacco wool, Feathers, Bees wax, Potatoes, Onions. &c., consigned to us, will be promptly sold and the proceeds returned with out keeping the money a fow months to speculate upon; for we wish it distinctly understood thJtt we engage in no speculation whatever, all thai we want is our commission, as follows: ' For Receiving and Forwarding all ordinary pack a res of goods 10 cts; large packages of furni ture and machinery; charges according to nespon- . sibilitj Iron and steel in loose bars, 10 cts per and chtnres 2 1-2 ner cent, which you elm save by 1 i.jii j i 1.1 j i c : .i . x dei)Ositinjr the money with us for selling produce 2 1-2 ner cent. We will also fill all orders in this market making the best selections forour patrons, at 1 1-2 per cent. TIN LEY & HERRON. Charleston, Jan. 1st. 1855. : " "We bes leave to refer to the following gentlemen: Rev. thos. W. Atkin, Maj. M. M. Gaines, Ashe ville. P. D. Gates, 12 Broadway, New York. Col. Jimes Gadsden. Charleston. John Caldwell, President ofS. C. Rail Road. Thos. Waring, Auditor John Ainsr,. Agent C tl IC Hyatt ,McBurney & Co., and J. S. & L. Bowie &Co Charleston. W. It. A. Ramsey, Secretary of State;A. R.Cro- zier, uoriprroJier 01 ireasury, ana m. m. owan, Nashville, Ten. French & Van Epps, and J.J. Brjant, Chat tanooga. Q. A. Upton, Kailroad Agent, ana mercnants p-enerallv Louden. Tennessee. . N. Gammon & Son., r . J . & V. rowen, ur head and.Peaderick, Knoxville. Tennessj W. &- T. Harris, Inman & HaraiItoni5rainer &. Mitchell, Fains & King DandridgeT Tenn. IThe Greenville, 8.C- Mountaineer, Athens, ( Ga. Watchman, andCharlotte, N. C, Demo crat, will each copyone year, and forward.bill to & H Furniture For Sale. Tho undersigned keep constantly on hand at their shop in Asheville, a large quantity of well made and superior finished Fu v a 1 1 u v e of the most fashionable kind, consisting of Chairs, Cane and Cushioned bottoms and other qualities. Sofas. Bureaus. Guitars, and a number ofVio 1 1 n s .-Mows an d Stri n gs of the best piality. . Those who are desirous of purchasing any article of Furniture of any de- scriution. will do well to can ana see tneir assort- ment before purchasing elseyhere: as they are de- termined to sell at the very lowest price and on the best teims. J. & J. HJLDEBRAN . - For the Ladies, Especially WE have silks, satins, ginghams, alpaceas, prints, nlaMsof everv hue and color, muslin?, mourning njuslins, lawns of every color, barages, delains, silk tituups veils, black, brown, creen and blue love veils; shawls, a large and elegant assortment; worsted goods of every kind, worked collars, em broidered under sleeves, chemizetts; white and black laces, edgings, lace fringe, dress trimmings, linens, jackonnets, Victoria lawns. Bonnets Belgrade, Lace, Straw and Bloomers. Flowers, wreaths, gloves, perfumery, t&c. &c. . ; smith p Mcdowell. WHEAT MARKET. S P III KGS' MIIiLS. I wish to purchase three or four hund red thou sand bushels of good merchantable wheat, for which I will pay the highest cash price. . Charlotte, from its facilities of transportation, is one of the best inland markets in the Southern States. I have erected large Merchant Mills con tiguous to the Railroad, capable of grinding three hundred" barrels of-flour per day, and to keep them running I must have wheat. So bring it along, if you want the highest figure for it. , I am prepared to grind for toll. If yon want flour whose brand Will be sufficient to sell it in any market in the world,' here is the place to have it manufactured. These Mills have already made a reputation not inferior to any in the country. - J. ! LEROY SPRINGS. 'June 28, 1855: . ; : 3m. BOOTS, shoes, saddlery, hardware, candies, rais ins, citron, currants, sugar, coffee, jewelry, iron, nails. leather, castings, and everything else you ever heard of as an article of merchandise. Be 1 snrc to call, at the old stand, and see onr goods Asheville, April C, 1854. . , VUU1 ciLLLtHi. - -r (We want to buy ten thousand pounds good clean washed WckJ;- goods'atvery low prices. ' -C:' .:- it . j. iwu.iii.ii.i w w. i May 26, '53.. Bonnets; Bonnets. ; i; We? have just received this morning ty Ex '-f , ''- .V'. mieB m irtt ,.f kinifni Kncrlish htraw inn. 1 . -V-Ai-it ix i ' In Jt '.a i 'u,rvt. 1 J. M. BLAIR &: CO; July 2. Such ; Lite to the darriask rose yorj see, I . Or like the blossom on the tree, - . Or like the dainty flower of . May, ; Or Eke the morning of the day; j ;s Or lfke'the sun, pf like the shader Or like the gourd which Jonah had; xEven so is man,, whose thread is spun, Drawn but, and out, and. so is done I . The rose withers, the blossom blastethy The fepn selis, the sliaowjflies, The ground consumes, the man he dies. Like ' to the grass that's newly sprung, Or Ifke the tale that's just begun, .i Or like the bird that's hero to-day, : Or like the, pearled dew jaf May, V Or like an. hour, or like a span, j : Or like the singing.bf & 5waii; : i : -' . E'en such is Juan, whoif es by breath; Is here, is tbreian life,ib death !? - The p-aaa ;jdy'CIfire'np;: - The bird is flow otbe dews aslcend, ' .The hour is short, the span not loop;, The swan's near death I man's life is done ! I- : i - - ,t - .. i ' ' ... " ' i Like to a bubble on a brook, ! 'j: Or in a mirror like a 3 ook, ; Or like a shuttle in the lund, Or like a writins: on the jsand. Or like a thought, or like a dream, I tlr.ilKe the gliding of a stream: E'en such is man, whose life is breath, Is here, is there; in; life, in death I The bubble's burst,1 the look's forgot, The shuttle's flu ngj the waiting's blot; The thought is pass'd, the dream' is gone, The water glidesfman'sllife is! done ! LOSS OF LIFE IN GREAT BATTLES. The waste of human life ib the unsuccessful attack on the jMalakbff and Redan towers at bastopol, appears to have been neany as great (though not quite) as in the average of the most destructive modern battles. More than five thousand of the assailants were Kill- ed and wounded, a vast prdportion, when we iider how small comparatively the storm- column was. The Freijch ajone admit a of thirty eight hundred men out of an attacking force of twenty five thousand; that ia lu.eaj, cvci v.seveiyu ixiaii was renaerea in- capableither by death or Wounds. there. is,, indeed one modern siege, which was more bloody , than this not actually, however, but when the hurdbefs, engaged, are compared1 with those who felh We allude to the second seige of Badajoz, in' the Penin- sular War. That famous f Snanish fortress was invested by Wellington, at the head of twenty two-thousand men. and finallv carried ,by storm,; after onelof the. most, sanguinary assaults on record. 1 In the attack on the great breaeh alojie, hot less (than thirty eight hundred rpen fell. TetjBajJajoz was a small place, the fort not being larger, perhaps, than the MalakofF aud its outworks. Whoever would realize half, the horrors of war, should wu niijjiu o auuuuni ui me mu or uaaajoz. Marengo, Austerlitz, Wagrara, Leipsic; Dres- den, Borodino and Waterloo were among the most desperately contested battles of the first Napoleon. At Marengo the Austrians lost ten tnousand, more buuuonuu, uiuio iiiaii ,n. luiru Ui LiJCl I I whole force, while the French lost seven thou- Uahdor :about in the samb proportion. A tuiiMuerauie .portion 01 tnese were prisoners. howeveri while at the Itedan and Malakoff but few prisoners were taken. At Austerlitz the French lost twelve thousand, or nearly a sixth of their entire force; but the allies lost thirty thousand, pr 'more than a third. At five thousand, or about one seventh of those nffn(yp4 A, TinRf ihn woc fXr tha : KT n" Y "V - uiuustiHu vu me ciue. ui tue uines, out oi near- i ly three hundred thousand in the field, and sixty thousand on the part of the French, out of one hundred and seventy five thousand. - At Dresden the allies lost twenty five thou sand, ori one sixth; of their entire number, while the French lost but twelve thousand, or one tenth. At Borodino, the , bloodiest bat-: tie of all, fifty thousand fell on each side, or a third of those in the battle. At Waterloo the French lost forty thousand, or more than half; but a large proportion of these fell in the rout; yet the English lost nearly, twenty thousand, or almost a third of their entire troops.- ? i ; - '.- It is often said, in discussing military af fairs, that our American battles have been too trifling to take into consideration. But if we consider, not the numbers actually kill ed and'wounded, but the proportion which those numbers bear to the whole force enga ged, we shall find that those actions, thus scorned,- were as hotly contested as even the first Naxleon' battles. .: A tl, Eutaw Springs, Sot examjpl-in the revolutionary , war, one third of bbtji armies were; left upon the.field. At Chippewa, in the war of 1812, nearly one fifth of the British was disabled. At Lundy's Lane the loss of : the Americans ;:wa3 about one lli;rdvl an that of 'the Britishequally great. ; At New Orleans i where the) British attempted, j on a smaller scalev the same: rash experiment which they have just been defeat ed in before the Redan and Malakofl the as sailants lost two thousand men out of their flrmv of twelve thousand From these statistics ;.t; appears the Rattles in the open field are generally more bloody, though nbilatwayg than assaultsf. entrench ed Txsitionsvhe reason is, that ifi the for- but,.jn ;tJie Jattedhly, the storming column, ThIr hv those actual! V becunied on theat- tack is always heavier, however, than the ave- loss ' of ah i army in; the dnen : field ? I ih oi-m -siso; tnat tnc n lea in ineir later repulse; sufiFered as seirerely a theglish at New Orleans -a deeail which " tas " always been considered; one of the ; most sanguinary ! . '. "... . h-Th wnorted VTestru'ctioii 'of "Fort "''''Laramie' by Indians was attack npbn it. f A; correspondent of th e St. : Lou is ' Demo prat, at Paoli, Kansas ;Territory,"8erTea tip thd following dish of horrors t ' , J 1 I I "On last Sunday e vening the air was, so bo witchingly balmy, and the sk so softly veiled . by shadowy clouds that I was seduced into a lengthened stroll along the bluffs, which as! pire to overlook theV urabraousX woodlands On the oner side, and the sun lit rfain n : 0theri until I reached an elevated ninnaftU iA ' tall as to command a "panoramic; view,1 whoso picturesque and varied ibeauties ravished all rajr senses and lost me in most dreamy rere I reclined upon the ( isbmmit :of the rockJ with ray. head upon my hand, until presentlr it rojled away upon :the cushion of springy moss which ffrewjjre4ike-aa'emerald dia deipu" and '4rsJUwWl ,Ur widw ber which leaves yon semPcobscioUs, and yet -restrains volition. I had Jain thus 'several minutes, with my left arm stretched to its ex tent, when at the extremities of the ' of that hand there was a sensation new and ' peculiar that sent a thrilfof pleasure j to- the miqd and heart; it was soothing, 'drawing and agreeably titillating, as if the I flayers yere dissolviug away in a delightful self-ab sorption. ' . . ., . ; . . Just then, from this sort of Missflil nrn. idon I was startled by the report of a gunshot jmiiu iew paces 01 jne. j i sprang to my feet, and with ., astonishment saw.imy friend Mitchell standing near and gazing at me with a fixed look of erhastlv, horror. KaW T could inauire what ha was caught by the sound of the - most thrill keen, ringing rattle that ever penetrated hu- !"' man ear; and on lookinc downiT iri;cUA. i I huge rattlesnake, with gory 'head, qniverinf? rattIpsnk-A w.ih 'nAt,'AJ ' .J.;. ; 1 and writhing in the ajronies of death. nrf sending forth from his erect tail the terriblo tocsin that I heju-d. From his fearfuliDroriinauitrl- TiLkrwr, realize my position, but not until I heard an explanation from M. could I fully Understand and appreciate its horrors. : i n .j - . . lie told me that my resting place was tho top of a rattlesnake den,' and pointed put tho orifices through which tbey passed that ha was m the haoit of comino- there kiA evenings to shoot rattlesnakes; that when ha ppruaeueu , uiat evening! and saw me lying upon the den, he supposed I ! had been bitten and was dead; that he crept nearer 'and saw ; my respiratiop, and knew I was alive ' iftn't di. covered a monstrous snake lickmgmy hand and covering-it with a slimv coatinfr rrprnr. I tory to s'walJowidg; that te madslio-l.t in- ! voluntary shudderin.o' axolnmaiykr, r God!" which drew the snake's attention and caused him to turn his honA whan hk - charged a load of bdek shot into his fr5 nnrl neck, manGrliner and itpnrino ? and thus saved my life, j ' ; I ' ' He-had-scarcely' tpld me this, which took but a moment, when1 rattles, all around bro't us to a recollection that we were not yet free from danger We saw ten or fifteen larrm f - rauiesuHKes - approaicning tis;;rom every buar- I Iter, with e$ks ffla'rinsr revenefuilv hhni-h tongues thrusting threateningly, and rattles sounding alarmingly;. They are brave j and cannot bo intimidated, an5 f will Idie dver the ucay wuy ui iiicir Companion SOOnpr flifln 1 desertjit. ' We knew the indomitable charac ter of our enemy, and Mitchell and I, withi his double barrelled un, and my sticks and I stones, tought our way out as beat wo could. pu may imagine that my "nerves were sllcht- ly agitated that evening, and that I dreamed of snakes that night' Mitchell has killed ono hundred and seven; of tliefn the: largest of? Indians who have been in the habit of hnntl in- thom fnr m,n J ' i i .1 - 5 1 V . . i : K,liea, UCQ wiuci uues, aiiu uave Slain UlOUSandS psy, woman promised to show to' two young adies their husband's faces iVa pail of They looked, and exclaimed:! "Whir water. we only see pur faces." fWell " said the gip sey, "those faces will be your husdand'a whea you are married.' ' Vl-!;-'-v - "y j "V;r :'- At a meeting of unmarried printers, which convened not long since' the following 4 toast was drank in silenci ' Woman Heaven re ward her, she is always in favor of a well con ducted press. ' - -ji..: f A s '-'rr----i;WT ". You say, Mrs. Jones, that the prisonerstab- bed the deceased. ; Was! it in the jthorax ori in the abdomen! h - , "Noj sir, it was in the street I seed it with mv own blessed heyes.' -' ' ' '"Tha't will do; Call the' next witness.? ' "t:, I l; ; 1 ' 7 : - J r, :-,:''.l- TT,, : 4. r :At a place called Rattlesnake, Pike county,! Pa., a man has caught and "barelIed, thirty six rattlesnakes. i- - Say twice, without i a mistake; "Peter j Pi- per's. peacock pecked, a peck of pepper oyt ot a-pewter platter; if j Petkr Piper's peacocfc pecked a peck of pepper but of a1 pewter plat ter, where's the peck of ppperf; Peter tiper'a peacock pecked i fr-'-X""'' ft -I'-l 'I thought y on vwere born(n thef first day of; April," said a gentleman to Jbw lovely f fte 1 . who had mentioned . - the twenty first as i her - brth'dY:? !'.; Most people - thinK so irom the choice i le of a husband," she replied. .';'.'" M K M made f 7 Ii U said that there are over' three thou sand persons in NwTVprk; city whose 'oply lodging place -is' thedoor ltep; the coal lx, or the benches ; in jthepublic iaares.'i- ; A ; ."I sav,4 fsa'd a creditor to an easy debtor, "vour note has 4jeen running a . tong time; r Ah lM replied the? other, 4well.-as the lidy said of the molasses, let ner run! ' . f -" 1 ! 1 :w.V 1 i . ' : I. 1 , ; i I. r : : 'X ; 1 -1 "I 'I :! 'I', 1 '! ii i j . ..i ; i i .i ' . J , i 'I ' ! i ii. , 4 i i . i
The Asheville News and Mountain Farmer (Asheville, N.C.)
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Aug. 9, 1855, edition 1
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