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VOL, CHARLOTTE, 2M. O., 3 JTPa?SILB33F. 3, 1854. NO. SO. HOLTON & WILLIAMSON, felUTl'lltl. T. J. HOLTON, Phoiuutor. TICIIMS: The North-Carolina Wine will be afforded lo aubacribera at TWO DOI.LAliS in aiiv..iice, o.' TWO DOl.I.AliS AND FIFTY CK.NTS if pay. nienl be (loUyt il fur time moiitha, ;nid TIIII l-.K POl.f.AltS at the end of the year. No paper will be uicoiilinueil until all arreannjea are paid, ex cept ( the option of the Etlilnra. Adv. rtti-nlili ioaerti.d at One I .11.. r kt iquare 1C lima or lent, tiiia iiucl type) i.r the nmt inner, lion, nd Ui cents liir esc I, continuance. Court id. tcrtiaenwnU (rid Khcfiff'a Sales clmrged 35 per cent, higher ; and deduction uf 33$ per cent. Kill he made IVbiii the raf-iilur prion, for nUvrrtiaera by the year. Advcrtiatuuenta iiiaerted luoutbly or quarterly, l tl per atjuare fur each time. Scini nonlhly 7i cents istr wfuere for each time. tT Alt letters on buaiiieaa muat be directed to the Editors. Letters mual ba pout-paid or the anil nil be attended to. if I'ayinenU can be made lo either. I Ponlinaati ra arc authuri-id lo act ai agent. liuri. The laAU'amlk Jritmil ai v : V-f y any , I t (uf r of pf-clt jf In r . cJ the i wn.w I in- , without ra?l 'iiiim " Hew U'-ul.fi! ' Mt fil thy r pti iifiag? I- Mr ir-'i. -lil - raai .11 of" ''u?! for n tare tlirn in tUrt al.tfi. ,tU iih-iiC ' bi'wii t. r l--iid ; Oh, in that inU'i hu h-.ur, If- oH fr in tt.it-g drr.m 1 fUft, To find the but a ttiirf-f tVtti-r, 1 boa ihcnil d idol of ny lirwit. Thou hi-t t-ch thought nd drr n ?rra.e ILvr 1 in tutn one thought uf thine Kirrr thine my dream -tl be, Wh-tr tny c my ffrtun- hrtf, I net fcin I cUuit f-ui thee Only one b-ann, m grntlc Ur ; Many e'er fed al vimo fiui bur PUy brtfhtljf 'foaiid thy b-pT hrert. And ma r the tia o(" pt- ,N'et-f Ironi thv flovtinc ul Upit, F rll ! my dremi -re tili wiUi IUt Ihea out ndtr IU-ujM uf inr ? Mr J")' I'kr imoinfr bird my fly, Mr imp- like untSiff bltj.in Utptrt, (lot ttftrr'a or o 1it r Hut inimt dir( Toy h-y memory in my b "rt ; .' t t ob ffuttr's rii m. y No anltfht t" ll let be girn, lint tl w II l.t nt tlot)-,.h .1,11. A de ttli ttfiftf of !ioftl. M v ti! f cvt thine, a k'at, uiuut hi, 1 M .ft (i,r.H i..r n one i.(k l'ir,i.i I t K..r-wr!l f trm i mr f r fT !r m t An' (ifet md f i t fti rlUO'i, Ami m'nni-M i in I1 u 'il'!'' i i 1 Uf mmti th t i t nt .i ir r i tow ia tti t t,r i. d tijjti i.e il(M f n iti;tti 'I h iif -bin ) i.i e 1 l tW Are It.f l .il l H it . in- it e , IttM p.nof 11 i wt:h v I l'4rtt'(tiMu tbc ho y it 'n,-I ? Th b tt-r (hat lima nd I M f He-d ttirm Vf by rf uiH bearrd, !iVd into iUe nntitW i y, M4y m et and nitufle in tin rUud ; And ihw, my much U h-wrd fnt-nd, t touli Kr far a( f muM live aiid mot. Our i a f - wlirn d ah .11 t ';'fn Irce, ('en m fjjlr in the 'ld nf lore, Th w ii e tt-y in me H y would it be a jpf to lliee ! Miscellaneous. Vol Itmlhm'l Ih fry mf Cat. THE SlU.iV OK MART I, THE SML'OGLKU. On of the nio6 aiifcoful villian wLxe r-torj will be wnlti u in lii.-torr, iii a dud tianird Marti, sd well knnan ill Cuba a the peraoii of the t!ocriior (iem ral liiiuelf. Foriuerljf lie aa tiotoriom a niiui;U'r and ball' pirnia on tlio co:-t of tli ifinnl, Inin a darln and acromplilirj leailcr of reckii' nii'rl. At nrr- timi' lie bfire tlio ti tle of Kin of ths I!e of f'irj'-F, boro w;H lii f.riiiuiple ti tiiKiVou-', au I from Sir'nce he ilc-pnlolicJ inn vi'' l, .-tni!, fiei t ri all.4, to opfrate in t'H- m ililioriciij ci-. , When Taoon Innilt-il on t lie i lain, finil liecawe tiovernnr titinTal, li" fomi'l the reenuo lawa in a sail c ni li'io'i, a J im the u.teMiai ri;-tilanona n tii iluJ ; inii with afjiiiitof iniiiiiU-il jutict' i '' oj , res-, iou he 'ii'U.'Nnined t do kkih tiii.i j !i th? y of ri-forni. The Spam-h m itlii.-, mcnt oiu ti rfuile the tun: limit! im-Her of the iluul, lay in I'ort, the ollii-en y sin ihcir time on ulion-, r in pivinj balN nnJ ri'Lce on the dei ka o'' tb ir vei la. Tav'on mm that ono uf the first movea for him to make waa to auppreoa the inuygliii upon tho eoa-t at all bamrda; and to thia end he' e t bimaclf diroctlj to work. The tnaritime force at hi cotiimaiid waa at once dct tiled npon tltis nervier, an I llier eoantcd utbt and day, but nilhout the lei-t aucceaa gaint the amugglers. In rain ere all the vigilanco aud artiviljf of Taeoti and bis agcnU they arconiplihcd tiolhin. ! At laat, fiarlinpr that all liis ixp'ditiona guiu't them failed, partly from the adroit-: and bravery of the atmuplt rt, and ' partly from the want of pilots airsorijr; tbc klioahi and rocka that they frcijn, ntc.l, ai Jarj; and teinj tins wts wfl.-red to any one of tlieiii who would desert from hi! rmnrailuk and a--t in tlm rapacity iu lu liulf of the govcrmiii lit. At thr :iiu liinr, a double auiii, ni'Jt prtnaely in amount, w.H ofTired for tin! piron of om M irli, dead or' alive, who waa known to be the l adrr of the lawl(a rovcm alio Mm drll-l the ,;o . I rrninrtit. Tljcn rrwarda wert fri i'ly pro-1 inult'il' d, and potid so as tj r'' h tlcn rare and )on of th wliom tl. v r jii- prrnoil ( but 0' ru tbi wiuiid t pr j'lg ;e no elTcct, and the goveiuna nt oliicct i wvrcj at a bis how to prov ed in I no mntter, It waa a dark, cloudy nitit 1:1 llitvaua, Taeon ("vrmtJ Cuba uur ycara, frr.1 1P34 In eomo three or four months nuhsrqnout to the iuing of theae placards vnnoiincing tho icwarnn an referred to, when two senti- j neli were pacing backward and forward be fore the ir tin entrance to tho flovcrnor's paUcc, just opposite the ra rid pi nr. a. A little before midnight a man wrapped in a eloak was watching them from behind the Matue of Ferdinand, near the fountain, and, after obaerving that the two noldiera acting aa Bentinels paced their brief walk no a to meet each other, and then turn their backs as they separated, leaving a brief moment in l..c interval whtn the eyes of both were turned away from the entrance they were placed to guard, accmed to calculate npon pacing them unobserved. It was an ex ceedingly delicate manoeuvre, and required preat rare and dexterity to effect it; but at lift it was adroitly done, and the rtrauger .prang lightly through the entrance, aecre tiug l.iinaelf behind one of the pillars iu the inner court of the palace. The eculinds paced on undiiturhcd. The figure which had tbua stealthily ef fected sii tn'rance, now sought the broad Haira that led to the (io;ernor's suite of ap;irtinc;its, wi'h a confidence that winced a perfect knowledge of the place. A second funrd po-t was to be pascd at the head of the stuirs ; but, afuiiiiiig an air of authori ty, the iitrnnger offered a cold military a Inti; and pas-ed lorward, as though there was not the most di-tant question of hi ri ! t so to do; and thui avoiding all sus pai' iiin the guard's mind, be boldly en ter, d the Governor's reception room uu i hii linked, and cloud the door behind blin. Iu a l.ir-e ea-y chair s:it the couiinaTider-in-cliief, I u-ily cniiged in wiiting, but alone. An rxprcraioo of unnsuied ca-i-faction pa-d across The wvatherbcatcii counte lianec of the new comer at this Mate of af fair", l ho coolly ca-t off his cloak and lo-sed it over bi arm, and then proceeded to aipe the perspiratiou from bis lace. The Governor, looking up sat ith surprise, fixed bia kei u eye upon tL intruder ! " Who enters ne re, unannounced, at this hour?'' be sked, sternly, whils ho regard ed tbs stranger earnestly. " One who has information of value for the Governor General, l'ou are Tacou, I oppose ?'' " I am. What would you with me! or, rather, how did you paas my guard unchal lenged !" "Of that anoo. Kxcellcney rou have offered a handsome reward for information concerning the rovers of the gulf!' " Ha! yes. What of them ?'' ssid Tscon, with undisguised interest. " Kxcellcney, I must speak with caution," continued the ne comer, "othtrai'C I may condeii.n and sacrihej mvsclf.'' " Vou bare nsught to fear on that head. Tie oil' r of rewird for evidence ai'ain.'t the scapegraces, also voucb-afes a pardon I to the iiiiorinauL Vou may speak on w .it t'-ar fir youreif, even though i iniy l.e one of the very confederation , u-t-:f." " Vou oiTi-r a reward, also, in addition, ! I the ii-eoery of M:irti Captain Marti, of the niuiclers do you not'" " We do, and will eladly make pojil the ptomiso of re.vard for any and all informa tion upon the subject," replied Tacou. I "First, Kxeelh ncy, do you give your ; knightly word that you grant a free pardon : to me, if I reveal all that you require lo know, even th mod secret hiding-places 1 of the rovers ? j " 1 pledge you my word of honor," said ' the commander. " No matter how heiaous in the i?ht of j the law my offences may have been, still I jou will pardon me ynder the King's seal.'1 " I will, if you reveal truly and to any ' good purpose," answered Tscon, weighing , in bia mind the purpose of all this precau I tion. " Kven if Iwcre a leader among the rv i vers myself!" I The Governor hesitated a momer.t, e n vassing iu a single glance the subject be fore him, aud then said : " Kven then, be you whom you may. if you are able and will honestly pilot our ships, and reveal the secret ot Marti and his follower-, vou shall be regarded as our proffer sets loith, and yourself rccehe a free p.irdon.1' ' Kxcellency,'! know your character well enough to trust you, or else I should not have ventured here.'' " SpeaU, then : my time is prcci u," was the impatient reply uf Tacou. ''!'!.. ll, KxeelU-nry, the linn fr whom you have offered the largeat reward, dead or alive, it now before you !"' " Am. vo'i arc " ".Marti:" The tiovernor-Geneis' drew back in as t iiii-hnieiit and cast his eyes towards a brace of pistols that lay within reach of his right band ; but it was only for a single moment, when be again assumed entire con trol, and said : " 1 shall keep my promise, sir, provided yo are fathful, though the laws call loud- ly for punishment, mid even now you an1 in my power. To insure your faithfulness, you must remain at present under guard. Saying which, he rang a silver hell by bis side, and issued a verbal order to the at-; tendant who answered it. Immediately af ter, the officer of the watch cutcrcd, and Marti was placed in cvintineiiieut, with or ders to render him comfortable until he was sent for. His Home remained a secret toj the Com in suiler ; aud thus tho night sccno closed. Ou the following day, one of the men-, nfwar that lay idly beneath tho guns! of Moro Castle suddenly became the scene i of the utmost activity, and, before noon,, h.td writhed her anchor, and was stand iii; out into the null' stream, Marti, the niUL'i.'I'T, wsa on board, as her pilot; and faithfully did hrt guide the ship, oil the . disiT'i!" '" "f his trc'ichcious business, among j lilt sho-.U n.ul bays of the coast for uearly j a month, revealing every secret hauut of: th ! iqvi fs, exposing their most valuable de pot and wulrse!irtod rendexvnus aud ma ny a smuggling erat't takeu and de stroyed. Tho amount uf money mid proper ty thus Hecured was very prsut J and Marti returne'l wit'1 '18 "'"J1 k,'ail" re" ward from the Governor-General, who, we!'. satisfied with the manner iu which the ra' cul bad fulfilled bis agreement and betisyc l those comrades w ho were too faithful to Le temptcd to treBchery tlieiliselves, euunuoned Matti before him " As you have faithfully performed your part of our agreeineut," said the Governor- General, " I am now preptred to comply with the articles on my part. In this pack- age you will find a free aud unconditional pardon for all your past offences against the laws. And here is an order on the treasury for " "Kxcellcney, excuse me. The pardon I gladly receive. As to the sum of money you 'propose to give me, let me make you a proposition. Kctaiti the money ; and, in small trouble aud little expense, place of it guarantee to uie the right to tSh 1 view of the gloomy prospect of having iu the neighborhood of the city, and tie- railroad or plank roads to any great ex clan; the trade in fish contraband to all ex- k "1 in Florida during this generation, the cept my agents. This will richly repay ire, j wT'tVthinks it wise to clear out these sub atid I will erect a public market of stone at j terraneous passages, connecting them by ca my own expense, which shall be an orna- ual cuuiugs with the opeu or navigable parts nient to the city, and which, at the expira- J of the rivers. tion of a specilied number of years, slud! I They .n'c numerous, and can he made ef rcvert to the governmeut, with all the rigiit J Ceient for one hundredth prut te the ex aud title to the fishery.'' I pern and 'rouble that would Kc required to I aeon was plea-ed nt the idea of n b,i pcrb fish market, which shou d eventua v , i revert to the government, aud olso at thfl i idea of saving tho large suiu o! money cov- crea ny the p.omised reward jliesiiigu ' lar proposition of the Min.ggl-r was duly.,, consiueren anu acecdert to, and .'larti wai declared in legal form to possess, for the fu lure, the sole rij; ht to 6-h iu the neighbor hood of the city, or to sell the article in ary form, and he at once assumed the rijiil that the order guaranteed to him. Ha trig III Ills rorinir 'lit. Ii.fit-lif.il n t ha in.! l.i. 1 , o ; , , , , . mg grounds, he furnished the cty loun.i- frilly with the article, aud reaped yearly an immense profit, utulil, at the close of the pe- nod for which the monopoly was granted, he was the richest msr, ou the i-land. Ac- cording to the agreement, the fine market and its privilege reverted to the government at the time specified, and the monopoly has ever since been rigidly enforced. Marti now possessed of immense wealth, looked about him, to see in what way ba could invest it to insure a handsome ud ' sure return The idea struci him that tf " 7u:u luc "'"""P0 -c r"' ...... , " o's. nuci coiiuiHuo- as he had done that or tho right to tisl, off t. shore,, he could still further increase Lis I I "Often wealth. He obtained the mnnnn- , " i I i , " ' -"-"- largest and finest theatres iu the world. . . i . ijieu iic uio, locating tiic same jus out side the city walls. With the condition, of the tuouopoly the writer is not couver-at.t. GcM'Owrjnw liuwAia! Our rcauora may have heard the story of the Yankee shoemaker, who purchased of a pedlar hall a bubel of thoe pegs, ail neatly shar pened at one end, and warranted to Le t in; be-t of maple, and who found them on in spection to be nothing but pine. Not caring lo be "taken iu and doiu for" after that fashion, aud being constitutionally loud ot whittling, be went at them with his jack knite, and sharpening the other end of each peg, resold to the pedlar ou his next trip for cits? The celestials, whose initiative faculties have always been nefarious, have improved their recent opportunities of inter- i.niir.11 villi lli inilfMn hurhfirisn. I, i- l.mrn. inK a lesson or two out of their look, and are vindicating tbeir capacity by beating the ongtuals. Ihn is scon in a portion ot the return cargo of the ship Magic, which recently arrived from San Fraucisco. In what particular disguise the component parts were srnt out. we cannot learn; but the shape in which they have come b'ttk hos that the Cbinanien are always shrewd enough to prosper by the side of the 'cutest Yankee iu the land of their adoption. e have be fore us a specimen of gpowder tea, said to be a fair sample of h'l tons, which ar s ... rived from San Francisco in the ship Kaglc, to " order." There is not the least, smell oi taste of tea about it, but in ttjipru ant it is the most complete imitation we ever saw. ll is probably made of thin paper, rolled in mud; but in weight, color, peculiar to the thape of the leaf, and every thin.: 'd-o but the flavor, it cannot be. di-tineoii-hed from the gi i.inuo article. Kven tlie liltle bits of broken sf. uos seen in uiid samples of gunpower te: are imitated to the life apparently all from the same material. Once mixed with gremlin" tea, the adulte ration could hardly be discovered ; and it may be well for dealers in tlii vicinity to keep lookout as to tho disposal of this in voice. Meanwhile the San Francisco ope rators who have thus returned iii our oats for the tine shoe pegs can have their diplo ma. i . jour. toi. Poor Prosi'E T. An itinerant preacher recently travelled among the northwestern counties in this Slat, lie was mounted oa an animal whoso appearance betokened very bad keeping, the mere frame-work of what bad once been a horse. Hiding up to the door of a country inn, he inquired of the landlord the distance to the uext town. The host coining out was so forcibly struck with tho appearance of the annimal upon which the querist sat, that he walked a rouud him twice before giving the required information. 1 le then inquired ; 'containing the carbonated beverage fresh " Who might yon be, if it is a fair qucs- from so:ne u.itural laboratory belo.v. Some tion?" I of these mounds arc six feet high, and eloth- " I am a follower of the Lord," he an- ' ed with a given and luxuriant cort of grass, swerd. while others are shaped like an inverted " Follcring of the Lord, ch !" demanded bow, and fringed by a growth of cane. the host. ' I he water is described a having the same " Well, I 11 tell you what it is, old filler, sparklinj and effervescing quality as that (eyeing the horse again.) there's one thing ordinarily sold by apothecaries, and was saitin, if vou stop often "it the road, you 11 drunk witli a.i lity by both men and .mi never ketch him with that horse" ; n:als belonging to the party. When im- j pregnated wi.li acid of any kind, it. prodii- tv l,(..,v,.ri s,.io..l.t;s!rns w as ! ct!' '-' cffVrvcsff iH'o, and iii that form advocating temperance, when a little boy in quired, 'Hid yon ever get drunk and tail m-j . . .1.. 1' ' U'l,, ii in e child sb.i l ... , i;..,l will, sou.,. as.o,.i"l...,,'..t. ' how came."3''1')' of -"- l-etieal utility you to think of siiieli a thin.; ?' Ileeause my rrandfathcr, did, and that was what mad, I him a cold water man. Sl'DThrRANlXil.'S RIVKIJS IN FLORIDA. , A writer In the 1'loi idian Journal says tho wppT stratum of Florida, re-'s on one ', vast netv ork o irregular arches of tiip"n- dou mat nitude, through hieh innuuiei able river, cieck-, and mineral waters, in silent darkness, perpetually How. Wakulla, Ocil- 1, Wanissa, Crystal, lIomtTsassa ; Ches- iouit.-ka, and Silver Spring, are the princi- pal vivcri. The creeks of this denomina- tiuu arc too numerous to meutiun ; most of them afford Due mill sites, Tiny are, too, partly or wholly naviga- bio for the smaller class of steam aud sail vesis throughout the entire distance of tboir uUlerraneous courses. 1 hose that are not, can be made so, with comparatively ! I tl .... i . 1. . I 4 . IT I 1 1 i 1 1 1 rilll 1 Ittxalilk rO.lllS 1(1 I' Ill'f'I lilt' Mi ntt aioouiit el service MT..KRAL bPIUMia tF FLOUU'A. The sa ne writer savs tiic number of Min- . nn, thermal so. in.'s is more than two j Their urineiiittl solid ingredient, ; are the liulphatcs of li'ne, magnesia and ho- ' da, oxide of iron and some iodiuct. Their volatile ingredients consists of sulpuretted bydroiftn, carbonic acid, and nitrogen gass- r, i nese gasse soon evaporate ll mo water be expose! in an opeu vessel to the atnios- jptiere: its taste men becomes insipid in UB illst,CM cithcr wa!-nesia,, or acrid.- . . i -j ,e lliiefll ,,pripgS invariably emerge from f l)e bottoms aud margins of bays, rivers and Witer cou(.eSt Athigh water mark ou the touu iay of u,j Tampa, many chaly beate K(jrjiigs uljv,le op through the white suud. yia.iv hundreds of sulphur springs gush up -.hrojh the botto n and on the margin of ti1(. sj1lvg,.ce nver. Those thermal springs wlj.n havc ,4 yel ,CqUirec tbegieatest ce- i..t,rit for curative qualities, are tho-e at v . Su an j UrBn,,e rret.k- , ii ,v,..i ; none surpasses in their sanatory virtues that ... . .r....b- ... . , r B, FlJt Irooii) on tltf Ocklawaha river. ,)js Vllllla,ie mediciUal caldrou, this Heth- c.jan ll0lV pool, llke Vcry otllcr earthly . : .... f . j .. ;.i. . P". " aiienueu wuu u.s coucoiiiiicui evil. It -pouts up in, and is,surrounJed by a wet, ' 'n.. i ...n:.: . It.. spoilt v s w i. iii p. iuc cu uhimou Ol lilt; a - policy swamp. ters ol liiis tliermical spring are so violent I- to eject very small briiiaut pebble. If Florida be so thickly imbedded with mini rilores, will it not clash with the theo ry of Protestor Aiias-iz, who says that Flori- ; da u n , i uf It V y La o..rl worm and other And that it took them marine a-iiaialcu'e ! np t Is cf one hundred th-vi-and years to se.--.ll 1 ,i - :i u ; It Will r iiiiirc a pood deal of subtil" metiiphvsaeal reisoniug to mate n faithful l'rL'!i:ist acijuiesec in this doctrine, r convin. o other pliiloso-hers that nitre, eu'phiir, --. nie, carbon, iron, and multitu dinous va: anic substances are congenial to the ta-tc : n l labors of the-e minute unritie Arclr.ti.cti.. $iivitnuh Journal. Tiis I!r ioar and the CoxinnsMA. On Fri.ls, last a lady bejpar gained a 1- ui'ttance tj the rotunda of the Capitol, not- ithstaudiiij the watchfulness of the officers, ";-W'ly e "'leavored to keen mendi cants from a limning persons engaged ingov- : uineiit d jties. Anions other persons w h im sh approached for aid, was a member of . : Congress, v. hoiu she did not know as such, to whom she told a piteous tale of distress. She was, she sid, five hundred miles away from home, without the means to get thers; her busbtiid was sick, her children in want. etc. "Indeed, madam," replied the member, (desiring to get rid of her unpor- ,U,",J"' "l a' " " "OTe Pro caine m. i ... a. it... . t.t'tf.t .! .. a M 1 I, I.aiii l..nn am nine hundred miles away from home linen t a red cent, and expect e.cry mo ment to le arre-tcd for bond, and may bc eoniined le prison, en account of difficulties I have unfortunately get into." The Hon orable wiped sway s tear, as otheisfell trick ling do .n the cheeks of the " poor woman." ''Indeed, cy e.ood lady, "said he, "I have had no'liin, to eat for a week. I feci like hanging n.-yeli", I : in in "iieh distressed eir ctinistaiict s Her heart fa melted. Sue drew out her pui'"C, and, liaviugcoiiip.issi ii on the pn.i feliuw, t-'ok froui the wed filled "pocket t-0'npatiion," a siivcr half dollar, au.. c;,v c it to the po r "critter." "Ab!'' said he, ' may God bii-ss you, madam! "1 li - pi.ee -.f money will save my life, and I wiU "ooiijiav you the amount, with iutur-i-st." '11k in ly went on her way begging, und the in..iibcr went on his way laughing, each, however, under v cry different feelings I r s to the a.i.u-iug matter he feeling unite ' strange :it having proved the best beggar of; the two. ' mini g'Oi rii 'had resisted the heat. No metals of any Soda fcPKlNflS in the Dkskiit. " The , killl, W(.re fou,. .Strewn ail around might ; arty engaged in the survey of public lauds, ! be wt, nulll0VO, fra,elJts 0f crockery, mwerMr. Pol, found al a pouil about titty ! S0II,lilni., hcautiliiliv'carved, and others miies cast of Sau Felipe, in .San Diego Co.. p;llllttn. 'J hi,, however, was not peculiar a singular collection of fountains or springs , p,( a.s 'bc ,.,( S,.P antique pottery of .oda water, situated iu a sandy plain or , j,, rvt,rv part 0, ,,e country, from Sau Ju- , depre-sion ot the surface ot the desert. T he i Rn l0 t,')e j, i spring is iu a mouud of sy iiiiuetrieal shape, (.,,,.; Walker continued his journey, ' tapering like a sugar loaf, in the conter of an MttvA several more ruins a little oft his the top ol v. hich is a hole, Unfathomable,!..,,,,., ...... dv l...t k. .-mid not. st.w t.i..a.: i eunai'y rciiesiiing as h uiiiik. .sumc it ha- b.c!. brought iii order to bcolicm i!v tested, with a view to uisko the dis- H iri-ig th ; month of .I.ilv (here were 1 -' I Icatlis in Washington cit Prcm the Stni Ftnncitco Iltiuhl. r.i.'iNKD err iks in amkuica. 1 be great basin in (he middle of our ter ritory, bounded on the north by the Wab satch Mountains and tin; settlement of the Mormons in I'tah, on the ea-t by tho I'.oeky Mountains, skirting the right bank of tho Hio Grande, on the south by ti e Gila, and on tiic wtst by the .Sierra Nevada, i a re gion still r.lmost unknown. Trappers and mountaineers have passed all around the iu Her rim, but none have ever cro-sed it, with the exception of Mr. lieaie, who traversed on li s recent trip its northern slope, and ,(. Joe WajkpP tl)e f'a ,'',, wxJxwi.T i wj h(.ar)y through its centre iu uitj winter 01 i-ow. jui. jiiih. uiuruiui is known regardmg it ; but that l.ttle w exceedingly mtercMmg and fills tho mind with .eagerness to know more. I-rou, Captmn Walker we have gathered many ivarncuiars reeardinir bis celebrated trip, ' , , . ' fc , . . . V and the character of this mysterious and, which have never before been brought to light. lure is no lack ol strenius wit .in it ; the loo Colorado thiquito, or Little K-d Kivrr, runs entirely across it, about lift) miies to the north of the Gila, and almost parallel to it, and empties into the Colorado. At'O'it 1-0 miles still further North, the San .Tu.'iu follows exactly the spine course as the Little Ked lliver, and empties into the G rand I Kivr, the nm-t in rortant branch of the I Colorado. Grand lliver If sell pursues a 1 , course a little sojith of ue-t acro-s the north- err, part of the bash, ; while tl... Avonkvirce, j a large river discovered by Mr Ik -ale . ( .ree:i hi er, and the l.i- irgeti, ire all large sn eauis, nnicn oiam uu- noimcm n. tain rim, and run in a southerly direction , inio rue i iorauo. ! The -real basin between the fVornJo and I i the MhGraode, is an immense table-land, ; broken towards the Gila and Hio Grand.; by 1 detached sierras. Almost nil the streams I run through deep canons. 'I he country is 'barren and desolate and entirely uniiihal.it- 'ed. Hut thoui'li now so bleak and forhid- jdiug, strewn ali around maybe seen the evi- j deuce that it was once peopled by a civil- j ized aud thickly settled population. They have long since disappeared, but their hand, 'iwork -till remains to attest their former Urelness. Captain Walker assures us that ! the country from the Colorado to tl.e Uio t.re.ncle, between the OHa anu an Juan, is full of ruined habitations and cities, most : of which are on the table-laml. Although : I... 1...I r., .1.. ..... .,;.'..., l.i:., , o.... n:iuiiiii .mi .i.. i . ....... .e of masonry and nuu.hcrless .pecimeus ot 1 ..r,. .,..i, ,... .,.., -,;..! ."'" f l' -' ' , .s.iv i. ...... ii .. . in the immigrant trail south ot tic iiii.i, it was not until bis last trip across that be ever saw a stru-ture standing. On that occa sion he bad penetrated about midway from the Colorado into the wilderness, and had encamped near the Little lied Hi.-er. with the Sierra l'lauea looming up to the south, when he noticed at a little di-tanee, an ob ject tint induced biin to examine further. As he approached, he found it to be a kind of citadel, around which lay the ruins of a city more than a mile in length. It v. us located on a gentle declivity and sloped to wards lied liiver, mid the line of tliesUtet.s could be di-tiuelly traced, running regular ly lit richt Miieels with each o:lnr. 'J ho house's had all bei u buiit v( stoii", but hud been reduced 1 1 ruins by the action of some great beat, which had evidently passed over the w'.iole country. It was not an ordinary conflagration, but mu-t have been some furnace-like bia; t of lire, similar to that issuing from a voU-ano. as the stones were bui lit some of them almost cindered, others ghu 'd. as ii melted. 1 !:is appearance was visible in every rum ho met with. A storm ol nre seemed t J have swept over the whole face of the country, and the inhabitants must havc fallen before it. In the centre of the city we refer to rose abruptly a rock twenty or thirty feet high, upon tbc toy) of nhiil, stood a portion of the walls of what had once been sti immense building. The outline of the building was still di-tiiict. although only the nortl.m angle, w ith walls fifteen or eighteen feet long, an 1 ten feet high, wrm standing. These walls- were constructed of stone, well quarried and wcil built. All the south end of the building seemed to have I .-on burnt to cinders, and to have sunk to a mere pile of rubbish. Kven the rock ou which il was built appeared to have been partially fusel by the heat. C: ptain Wail. cv spent sonic time in ex un iliiug the interesting -pel. lie traced lu tuy oi the ft reels and tin- outlines of the hoii-c, but ccuid find no other wad "lauding. A olten as he had "' n ruiii" of tiii" eli.u art. r, he had never until thi- occasiin ili-cover. d any of the implement - of the ai.cicnt pe-qde. Here he found a number of ha ml miils, "in.i lar to tho.-e u-ed by the Pu.-I las and Mexicans f.r grinding their Cui n. 'I hey were made r,f ilht porou r-u-l;, and con sisted of two piect of about two feet long and ten ii.chcs wide, the oiu' hollnwc l out. i ami ti e other convex iikc a roller to nil the ! com avitv. They were the oulv articles that amine them. On this side of the Colorad) he has fit ver seen any remains, except of the present races. 1 ho Indians have no tra dition relative to the ancient people once thickly settled in this region. They look with wonder upon these remains, but know nothing of their uriejn. Captain Vt a'.k, r, who, we may r.-niaik, is a most intelligent and close observer, tar supi lior to the gen erality of the traj pei, ami with .1 wjudcr fullv retentive memory, is of opinion that tln basin, now so ban en, a - "in-.1 a charm ing country, sustaining miSli uis of pept,-, and th t it present tie-el iti hi has b.- n wi,)ieht i'V the action of volcanic tires. Tl. e mill discovered proves that the ancient race once fanned : the country as it m-w nppiais ih v.-r could be tilled, hence it i" iufevrcd it must have been di'ferelit in curly days. Tiny n.ii.-l have bad sheep, too, tor t.. re- presentation of that useful animal was found j carved upon a piece of pottery. Kieutciiunt lieaie Mates that ou Lis first trip tr6:. I'm eoiitiiiet.t he discovered in the th i ri -t ot th'j w. ilili i uo.-j north of the Gila, what np "an d to be a itrongfort, the walls of great thickness, built of stone, lie tra ver.-ed it and found it contained forty-two rooms. In the vicinity numerous bails of hard ciay, from the tizo of a bullet to that of a g'pe shot, were met with. What was singular about them was the fact that fre quently ten or twelve were stuck together ; like a number of bullets run out of half a connecting moulds or like a whole t,i,kltl? ' r.olls- ' n slilhcult tossy what v,.., .,, ,i .4 i .11, ..." 111 j- i iiev n v i i. iiit,tjaiA lui i ai 11 1 j ' i; I J riv lirii i, ch d vilh a AU now it r, lnriin!, fof t(m ,,, fet0 ,ore tLislll0t illter. -n Q of our tr.( ad To say who Ve?e the people that in- , , , . , , ' ' . habited it. i uey may nave been the auecs- of thfl A Mex; lor tl, Ktre known t0 bavtcou,, no.(h j-, rtlatcs tl);it tJi I sied out ,ron, ,heir northern homes, direct'- led by their prophets not to c-a-e their march 1 till tiiev fame across an came sitting upon '.11 cactus with 11 serpent in its claws. This they found wl, -taiiHs, and th e the city of Mexico now they established their do end is still preserved in the minion. The h'L"' uewct upon no? .it x:c'in dollar, -some n m- 1 f)-w 'f,n.a .,(,' n.i(!, .j,v ()(- (;,.,', (-()h-.r'a or p,.,..' in ,hit V.ldcr'nes. of N'.'w M(X;C0 ,,.re , ,,1(.v k t M w jth rev,..Ilfi:ll ,.ir , f lir' which was aiways to burn until the return of Mouteziim . It only went out about ten Iv,..,.(1,, ,l, ,e i . In,);,,, ftr .i,,. t.;i. U MmU ' i-xnired. CAPTAIN MARTIN SCOTT. The coolness and daring of Captain Scoff, who was considered the best shot in the American Army, was at all times remarka ble, but on lo occasion was the strcngtrj and firmness of his nerves more thoroughly tested than on the following " While stationed at Green Bay, he wa. Called ltv the Govermiioiit fo mL-a thromrU "the State of Illinois, for purr-nves CUIlue(.le(i lt,0 eerviw of ,i1( inwl s!,att.5 j .. 0l)C CV0Ilill, a -hort t:me ..r, PBn. st t, a, Le i 0Iie of l!ir' rairi... i . . . ." . .' . ' Mineli were nt that time unsettled and which were nt mat time unsettle! ami uli- cujtivat(., ap.proaehed a large bluff, ficsf lock prroeeted several feet in w Hose 1 1 a so a hoiizontal i! ip-di di, lea ving a vacant spucf bclwcen the lower cHca- m.l the -urfaee rf the ground. As he m ared the bluff, the Caplaiu edierv. d a tine doe start from be hind it, iiini bound across the prairie, llo watched her a-i.e loiui. with a true huiif er s zeal, unrii .-hi; li-jj.pearcd iu t lie dis tance J iiicl liieu turnitig to tin-lock from wht-r.te "lie had start' d, he saw. much t hi" surpn.-e :md pleasure, what he .-iippo-ed lo be lo.; Kg of a buck, while the was enuri-ly r oi.ceal'.d by -i jutting stoi o. Th.. tctiiptatioii was t..-o cicai to be re-ifed He l;j:ig himself from Lis horse, which had Le t ii ' ;ii i. Lt to stand in, tied, leaving hispis t !- in tleir lnl -i. is, a;id taking a large huiitiug knife betwein his teeth, he com ineneed crawling iioi"i'e""iv along up-.u his hands and knees, with the, by no means honorable, intention of seizing his unexpect ed buckship by th ? leg, if possible, making him a prisoner of war, or taking bis life as the forfeit of resistance. In a few moment he reached she sp.,t. The timid deer bad changed hit a ferocious panther, who had already crunched, with glaring eye, ready to spring upon the coming prey. '1 he sur prise was mutual. Here was a dilemma from which he hardly knew how to extri cate himself. Ketrcat was impossible, and, ia a pitched battle, the odds were desper ately against him. lint the last was the on ly alternative. Kuowiug the power of tho human eye over the brute part of creation, be concluded to reconnoitre the f ", ai d give him an opportunity of coiiimeutiiig the attack, if he ch so to do. The panther had dctcnr.ii.c 1 to j-ur-ue the same politic e-.e.ir.-e. Within l-'ur fee r. of the sa vaje b a"t, and almost feeling his warm and t xcitcd br-aih upon hi" check, the Captain, waited till be "iiou'd turn IN gaz- tr-in fit. i. With Sett. this .trat.g. .mb- tc-t wis fir life or death, 'though fomriiM "c. Hied hour-, his tazc filter. ,i n t fir an iii"t-i!it, and with Lis cy es fixed Uf , those of the par, tin r, lie rciuaincl iinni'ivcd, im movahle, while he could i:i"fiiict!v hear tho bealiiij of bis own ii"xrt. In tiiis stale of allairs, upon bis Ij.nids and kn.es with n- oilier weapon except the knife between bis tc tii, ami within a few ti-et of his powerful toe, the iniiiutes winch passed in eearilv seemed long. At length tiiu eye-ui the pin tiier be feme unsteady, and it was evident he was becoming unsteady. He had found mote' than his match in the Captain. He be gan to wink and the latter took courage. Finding that all would not do to throw Scott off his guard, the panther now resorted to strategy. Closing his eyes for several mo ments as if asleep, he w ould then suddenly open them, but only to find the ssmu gsx" upon loin. 1 he game was growing desper ate, the panther shrank back a few feet and gathered for a spring. Scott believed that the moment of attack had now Come, and with his eyes steadily meeting those ot tint ilX)k allU;r0.,j.,t out 0 countenance, l.e. pannier, wini was waning a last effort t. slow ly grasped Lis kniie whicii he had hah. crto heid between his teeth, and pie, ared U spring to his feet at the first i iisit. A moment of Mi-pei.sc passed, whiie the ( ,ni. tin r br.u ing liis iiiiei Ii t to nistke his sprine in ire i -lb ctu e, with no Id. -niiig gi o-,i 1, n ; :i leap to one M.'.e and i, i indiseu aer.'s tin; prairie a- tho-igli a legimi of , ))-,,( been at his heel-. 1 he C. -lain, thu- s Mi;e-wii-u in,. . j ec'cd'y r,ic,i-id ., I. s ndi euious, aud at the same lime p, rii.l situa tion, niuunteti Lis heirs.. ', i race,' and o.-issi-tt on his way. j-rf.'fiiy sat'slicJ with hi u. pelieuce iu the capture ,,; live Luek.' .l.u k i l.i'uu 1 ohfo', hill, .ed OU 111 . uf tho.-c ei. Ut.T ' ground lie he- 1,,
North Carolina Whig (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 5, 1854, edition 1
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