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1 "CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS; AND THE GLORY OF THE STATE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OT ITS CITIZENS" II. Is, HOLMES, Editor and Proprietor. FAYETTEVILLE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1839. VOL.. 1. XQ. 29, TERMS. - 52 50 per annum, if paid in advance; S3 if paid at the end Ol SIX momai ; or o aw ax me cjk.Lrirai.tuu of the year. Advertisements inserted at the rate of sixty cents per square, for the first, and thirty 1-te.T ottoFS rM KnainpM fwinnerted With OlIS CStalV hi AJV1.W - W WWUSMWU 0111116111) 1UUI w nuwivHvu -- fcr of the North-Carolinian, and in all cases post- laid. f Hhds. Prime Porto Rico Sugar, JL& 5 Hhds. N. O. do. 50Cas1is rtsA Thomastown Lime, 30 Hhds. Molasses, 5 Barrels N. O. do. 20 Boxes Bar "Soap, 100 Sacks Blown Salt, 29 Boxes Fayetteville Mould Candles, , 10 Boxes Smoked Herrinjrs, -For Sale by GEO. McNEILL. June 15. '16tf- i ALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE. HE plantation on the Cape Fear River, re-.-.ntlv nwnnl and cultivated hy John M. Dub- n, Dec'd. better known as the N .rthmton Ferry anlation". Embracing in all ab.nit 2260 acres uch of it in a lii'h slate of c ultivation, and well .1 . t it.: i i ...:i. rv.L. u;..i, nc:eu, me oaiance wt'n u:iit-iuu v.r.. ann1 Pine. It has on it two comfortable dwel. "Houses and other convenient outbuildings, li!! water, streams on which are now xtarwlne n and Gin House. The b erry w also incluovcl lid bt:in on the best roa'l to Uhap 1 riill and illsborou -di. with but little attention niiiiht he i-diitable propertv. Distance from r avelteville hout 32 miles. Capital ites for Cotton b .lctories, !ie r.lantatian is susc-ntible of a ilivision into two three parts, which would hs made in sun pur lasers. If the above property cannot he sold at ivate sale before theenui!2 F.ill it will then on rther notice h'- dipoed of at public sale. Per ns rpidin !l in the low cnintrv and others tlesi ms of iinchas:nz a healthy situation and va'nn- plantation Would do well to examine it. For rliir-r particulars apidv tn. JAMP.SC. DCBBIX. Err. Jn'v G. 1S33. 1J tf. Fayetteville Female HfJU. B ILEY respectfully fives not ise that, in If A. order to meet the iicreasin? p tronaj-e of this Ichoo! and a-fvanca its fit-Tests has sSoctat?d ith hi ns-lf n copartnership, Alr.GasTAvns Spkn ,:r. who. with his lady, will commence their labors jt the openins of the next Academic year, Oct. 15. lir. S. is an experienced Teacher, and has had charsre, r the past year, of the Female - Seminary at Char tte, in this" State. Mrs. Spencer will take the special cbar?e of the Umtnlarv Department, in a room entirely spcarate k-n the ceneral School Room. Seven rooms in the commodious buildins hitherto pcupied, will be devoted to the use of the School, bd the classes divided according to their ag-es, and tparated as much as possible from each other. The commodious arrangements for Boardinjr will i continued as last vear. and Mr. Beach will be kpared to take 10 or 12 yoaneLadies in the Semi- Iry Buildings, where they will nave tne Deneiu oi Instant intercourse with all the Teachers. Messrs. Bailey and Spencer will seek to furnish e instruction in every department, and considera- expence has been incurred to increase the ad- )tages of the Pupils in this School, 'he Academic year will commence on the 15th of ffober and close on the 18th of July Followine'. rThe year is divided into two Sessions of twenty ceks each. Parents and miardians are reminded kt it is very important to Pupils that they should Iter early, and fcearm with their respective Classes. R-'ery week they delay, they lose in enact two weeks. TERMS In Advance: lementary Departmeut or 2d Class, $S per Session, first Class, Irench Language, rawing and Painting, ffusic on Piano Forte. lusic on Guitar, se of Piano, kcidentals and Stationary, July 13, 1839. 16 10 10 25 25 3 1 do do do do do do do 20-tf PIANO FORTES. An Ajrency is appointed in Fayetteville for the sale of the most approved New York Piano Fortes. They will be sold at the lowest New York prices, with expense of trans- nation, and warranted. If not satisfactory, they By be returned. They may be packed for safe Vnsportation to any part of the State. They may seen at the b emale Seminary, where purchasers P invited to call, or on Col. S. T. Hawley. PARLOR ORGAN. The Parlor Orn or SeraDhine. which has been led and generally admired at the Seminary for the ft winter, is now offered for eale at cost. Junes. 15tf. ENTERTAINMENT. p HE SUBSCRIBER, having been satisfactorily cngagea ior more man three years in attending Boardinsr House. teAl8- ecra?ed to say to the public, that her ception and accommodation of those who may be Paaa1 - -71 J rvuvu iu Lu.ll. I All the STAGES arrive at, and depart from my f ouse, whore seats are secured, and no exertions Pared to si ve ge eral sat jsfactio i to pnssenffers. I- j ictum-nce is on tne corner ot tjillespie street, the ormerlv occPied by Mrs. Bare, convenient P . Mrs. E. SMITH, 'ayetteville, August 24, 1S39. 26-tf soruT he Ralesn Register, Wilminrrton Adver rill lnli!r!W "j.026"6 and Salisbury "Watchman, '! insert the Shnvn 5 mnntl.. J r-JL J .v-i pahts to this officeT ' " ,orw"a lne,r ac PITTSB0R0UGH ACADEMY. 1 HE exercises of this Institution will commence -aa. on me otn j uiy next, unaer ue superintend ence of the former Instructor, Mr.J. M. Lovejoy. TERM St ( Classics, - $18peresion, English, 15 do . v The following are the branches taught in this In sfitution, viz: llatin, Greek, French, Algebra, Arith metic, Geometry, History, Enirlish Grammar, An cient and Modern Geography, Navigation and Sur veying, Reading, Writing and Spelling. la addition to the preparatory course in the Clas sics, Mr. Lovejoy will eive unremitted attention to young gentlemen in Algebra, Geometry, History, Ancient and Modern Geography, and will permit no Scholar to pass out of his hands without a compe tent knowledge of the above branches. . The Trustees of this Institution, under a deep sense of the great evil flowing from imperfect teach ing in so-neof our Academies, hesitate not in recom mending this School to the public, having had am ple testimony, during a twelve months' residence among us, of the ability, propriety and general in telligence of Mr. Lovejoy in all' matters connected with teaching. Pittsborough, June, 1839. 22-tf MOTEL. It is with much pleasure I inform tne public, that I have taken charge ot the LAFAYETTE HOTEL, in the Town ol' CLINTON, Sampnnri county, North Carolina. It i with equal pleasure that I assure the public, that no pains or exertions shall be dispensed with, ne cessary to the comlort and ease of those who may feel inclined to patronize me. My Tabi.k wil at all times b - supplied with the best viands this coun try can afiord. Families travelling East and West, North and South, will find tlie accommodations in vlie Lafay ette Hotel inferior t none in the SoiUhrn country. Viaticum for their journey will be neatly provided whn required. The mem!ers of our Bar will meet with a rrost kind and hospitable reception; v-ry facility will be a Horded them (or counsf-llin? w it ! their clients. B. STITH, J- D. 1 tf March 2. 1S39. J..& J. KYLE, AVE just received by the last arrivals fion the North, a large and general assort i.ent of IDJB &'DDQS8 l!Bong which are PIECES CALICO wel1 as" 1 pircrff .uptiinrOinshani, 245 pucs on;e Handkerchiefs, Swiss Muslia, plain plaid and figured, ti shop Law s, Pius ian Shawls, Irish t inen, Lawns and ' iapers, CI ths, Cassameres and Sattinets, Spool C otton and Patent Thread, Tuck and Side Combs, Muslin-de-l anrs, 3-4 and 6-4, B .It ng Cloths, (Anker,) With many other articles all of which, being bought at Auction, &c will be offered at reduced prices. Julv 2, 1839. Sl-tf LAFAYETTE HOTEL. Fayetteville, Xorth Carolina. THIS ESTABLISHMENT will be open after the 1st of Aitzust, under the management and direction of the Subsrciber. The House has been thoroughly repaired, and wi'l, in a few days, be well furnished; and every effort will be made to render it worthy of patronage. L1JVVAKU I AKDKUUlitl. Jlugust 3, 183D. 23-tf tCjThe Augusta Chronicle (weekly.) Raleigh Register and Standard, Wilmington Advertiser, Greensborough Patriot, Salisbury Watchman, and Cheraw Gazette will insert the above three months and forward their accounts to the subscriber. E. Y. TO PHYCICIANS. TTKESIROUS of removing to the South West JLr the subscriber offers for sale his MEDICINE SrlOP. Also, several lots in Whitesville, improv ed and otherwise. The shop being lately furnished with an additional supply of Medicine, togetherwith the fact of its being the only one in the county, ren ders the location desirable. F. W. PLEASANTS. IdPLetters addressed to Dr. F. W. Pleasants, (Post Paid,) at Whitesville, Columbus County, N. C. will receive prompt attention. F. W. P. Whitesville, August 31, 183'J. 27-4t STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. ( Sampson County. J Court of Pleas and Cuarter Sessions, August Term, 1839. Theresa Carr, "1 vs. ( Petition for Dower. The Heirs at Law, of Jonathan f Carr, deceased. J IT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Harry Carr, Alfred Turner, & wife Ann, reside beyond the limits of this State; It is therefore order ed that publication be made for six successive weeks, notifying said non residents, personally' to be, and nnnear before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and tluarter Sessions, at the Court to be holden for the 9iH nonntv. at the Court House m oJi'itoi, on tne third Monday in November next, then and there to showcause, if my they have, why theprayerofPetition should not be granted, otherwise, it will be taken pro confesso, an l heard exparte, as to them- Witness, Thos. I. Faison, Clerk, of said Court at office, the 3rd Monday of Auffust A. D. 1 839. August 17, 1333. 27-6t. REMOVED. TTKR. Tlioms J. Jordan has re- JJLjr moved to Liberty Point, on the north side of Person street, a few -doors above Mr. John M. Sted man's store, mar 9 2tf ' Valuable Land for Sale. THE subscriber intending to remove to the South West, offers for sale, his tract of land, lying on the East aide of the Cape Fear River, nine iOO acres, w SO of which ifl 1 1 1 1 1 r r crnml fcnft ami i, nA y " 0w. of cultivation, and irrfisrior in point of quality, to I ' r-n . nunc on vyii im rear inver. me DUllaings are a Food frainivdwsllinj, and all necessary out houses. Persons wishing to purchase, are requested to call and examine the premises. JOSHUA JONES. Col. Alexander Elliott, i Thomas Ashe, References. F. C. Armstrong. y - August 31, 1833. 27-tf STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ( Duplin County, J Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, July Term, 1839. Isaac TaLr, vs. ( Gsorge W. Glisson, I Levy on Lalfd. at d . ampton S lllivan, Sr. J ITT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Hampton Sullivan, S . one of the Defen dants in this cas." is not an i ihahitant ol this S'at.-, or so conceals himself that, notice of said levy cannot be serv.-d on him, it is therefore Ordered bv the Court that public.it on be made in The North Caro linian for C weeks, notifying the said Defendant ot said levy on his land, and requiring him to appear at the next Term of the Court, a id shew cause :;giinst the samo, or an order will be made by said Court for tho sale ot the land levied on asahreaid l"..r the satisfaction ot Plaintiff's demand; and a Ven ditioni Exponas issn-d to sell th same. Witness, Jini-3 D ckson, Clerk .f said Court, at ofli;:e, th j tl.i d Monday in July, A. f. 1839, and of American Indxpe-vh-nce. the 61'. JAMES DICKSON. Clerk, July 25th 1833. 7 6w : H.- &. e. jv 1,1 tLY, nri AVE removed to their brick store, two doors If 11 Wt.. -i r i . --.. . " it- Lrfiyiaycuc norei, ano ncxr door to Messrs. JViott ft. 1 Starr. They intend keeping I.ilHG& STOC1X, and selling nt sueh prices, an will make it to -the in. teret orpurehasers to call and examine their jroods Fayrttevillc, August 22, 1833. 2C-4t FOR SALE, A Valuable Tract of IiAXD. 11 E subscriber withes to sell that valuable tract of land on which he now resides, containing 662 Acres. with a comfortable Dwelling House, and all the ne ce.sarv out hniw-s. on the rond from Fayetteville to .frref-n.horo' 42 miles from Fayetteville, nnd 1 1-2 from Tvson's Bridge; with about 150 acres of clear ed land, the ! alance well timbered, and neaWv all nHnt'ted to thecu'tureof Corn. Cotfnn. Onts, Wlx-nt. Tn.n,.r, &e. Pome fir.t rate meadow land, which miht h mmlo vn'mble in the production of hsv. as nnvounntitv of that article can be sold for cash on t1)" rnnd. Porioi wisMn to m1rc'1,! a valnable nd nr! tlv .idn. wnnM o well to examine the afcv' as if wilt h sold ni afm-nmnHntino terrrs. For fn-lW pnTtimlars upr'v to the subscriber, or John R. Vrt!n in Favftvl'l". .TOPKPR M. WTHA VAN. Moore county, Sept. 7, 1839. 28 tf. TRUST SALE. IN conformity to lh- provisions contained in a D eil of Trust, in;ide by ILL I AM S. LAT I A to me, I will expose at public sale, on Tu'-sdny the 12th day ot Nov. inher next, at the Market House, in th T-.wn of Fayetteville: 3 Negroes. 10 to 14 head of Horses and Mules. 30 head of Cattle. 60 head of Hogs. 1 Suikey. Burrgy &. Harness. --3-Waggons &. Gear. Also ALL the FURNITURE belonging to the said W. S. Lstfa, now in his possession. TERMS liberal, and made known on the day of sale. H. BRANSON. Trustee. S. W. TlLLINOHAST, Auctioneer. August 28th, 1839. 27-tds LOST OR mislaid a Note of hand, made by A. E Smith, for eighty -six dollars and fifty cents, dated October the 6th 1337. I do hereby forwarn all-persons from trading for said Note. Said Nete has been paid to me by A. E. Smith: there is a cre dit on it, for fifty or sixty dollars, the date of the credit is not recollected. August 23, 1839. DANIEL MUNROE. 28-4t NOTICE. THE Subscriber hav"ns at September Term, of Cumberland County Court, qualified as Execu tor to the last Will and Testament, of HENRY W. AYER, deceased; hereby gives notice to all persons indebted to the estate of said deceased, to make im mediate payment; And all persons having claims against the said estate, are required to present them within the time prescribed by law, duly attested, or this notice will be plead in bar of a recovery. HENRY McLEAN, Executor, of HENRY IV. AYER, dec'd. Further Notice. FfllHE Subscriber will sell at public Auction no J. ivionaay tne 23rd ot September next, the per sonal property, belonging to the estate of Henry W. Ayer, dec'd.; consisting of Household & Kitchen fur niture, Horse, Carryall, Cart, &c. &c. The Negroes belonging to said estate, will also be hired at the same time, until the 1st day of January next. HENRY McLEAN, Executor of Henry W. Ayer, deceased. September, 2nd, 1839. 23-3t NOTICE. WHEREAS, Malcom Monroe and Robert Moiroe, of the County of Cumberland, and State of North Carolina, have obtained letters of Administration, on all and singular, the ffoods and chatties, rights and credits, within the State of North Carolina, of Lauchlin McKay, dec'd-, late of tne btate ot Mississippi, which appointment, hath since been affirmed by the Ssuperior Court, we do therefore hereby givenotice thereof, to all whom it may concern; Calling upon all persons who may be in debted to the estate of the said Lauchlin McKay, to . m . at come iorwara ana maKe payment; ana aesiring ail having claims asrainstthe same, to present them in due t me, otherwise, the Act of Assembly, under which this notice is given, will be plead in bar of their recovery. MALCOM MONROE, ) -, ROBERT MONROE. September 3, 1339. 28-3t VALUABLE LAND FOifc SALE- THE subscriber having purchased Land on the West side of Cape Fenr River, adjoining his residence, offers. for sale his Plantation lying on the East side, containinz 255 acres, about 125 acres of which are cleared, & the balance wood Land. Said Plantation is capable of producing 2,000 buahels of corn in the season. I 'e Land is as good as any on the River, and but three or four acres of it is subject to inundation, and that only in the highest frCbhets. ' Said Plantation lies about two miles above the C'arendon Bridge, adjoining I ho Lands ot Wihi S. L itta, (for n -rly uwnd byJn Jo 'Toomer,) and Sampson Boon, and was formerly known as the Sea well Place." - IQPTi) a person disposed to embark in the brick-making bnaines. this Plantation affords a strons inducement, " as a Kiln is already erected, arid there is no better clay in this neighborhood than can be found on this Plantation. For further particulars apply to II. O. DEtO. X J A . Fayetteville, Sept 7, 1839. ' S8 4t. T GENERAL SELECTIONS. From the Globe. AN APPALLING SITUATION. In Coopers Naval History, we find the following interesting description of a scene on shipboard, which illustrates in a striking manner, the effects of discipline in a man-of-war. On the ICth of April, the New York, John Ada ns. and Enterprise sailed, to touch at Malta on their way to ihe enemy's pott. While making this passage, just as the music had beea beating to grog, a heavy explosion was heard near the cockpit of the flag-ship, and the lower part of the essel was immedia tely filled with smoke. It was an appalling moment, for every man on board was nware that quantity ofpowdw, not fur from the ma gazine, tnut have exploded, that fire was ne cessarily scattered in the passages, that tne ship was in lames, and that, iu all human probability, the magazine was iu danger. Captain Cbauacey was passing the drum mer wben the explosion occurred, and he or dered him to beat to quarters. The alarm had not been given a minute, when the men were going steadily to their guns, and other sta tions, under a standing regulation, which di rected this measure iu the event of a cry of fire, as the most certain means of giving the officers entire command of tho ship, and of preventing confusion. 1 be lauuence ot dis cipline was well exhibited on this trying occa sion; for while there is nothing so fearful to the seamen as the alarm of fire, the people went to their quarters as regularly as in the moments of confidence. The sea being smooth, and the weather moderate, the com modore himself now issued an order to hoist out the boats. The command, which had been given un dei the influence of the best feelings of the human heart, was most unfortunately timed. The people had no sooner left the guns to ex ecute it, than the jib-boom, bowsprit, sprit-sail-yard, knight heads, and every spot forward was lined with meu, under the idea of getting as far as possible from the magazine. Some even leaped overboard and swam lor the near est vessel. The situation of the ship was now exceed ingly critical. With a fire known to be kiudlednear the magazine, and a crew in a great measure disorganized, the chances of escape were mucn aiminisnea. rut apiaiu Chauncey rallied a few followers, and remind ing them that they might as well be blown up through one deck as three, he led the way be low, into passages choked with smoke, where the danger was rapidly increasing. There, by mean9 of wetted blankets, taken from the purser's store room, and water thrown by hand, he began to contend with the fire, in a spot where a spark scattered even by the efforts to exlinguish the flames, might, in a single in stant, have left nothing of all on board but their names. Mr. David Porter, the first lieutenant, who meets us in so many scenes of trial and dan ger, had ascended from the ward room, by mean sofa stern ladder, and he and the other officer seconded the noble efforts of their in trepid commander. The men were got in from the spars forward, water was abundantly supplied, and the ship was saved. This ac cident is supposed to have occurred in conse quence of a candle having been taken from a lantern, while the gunner was searching some object in a store room that led from the cock-pit. A quantity of marine cartridge and the powder horus used in priming the guns, and it is thought some mealed powder explo ded. Two doors leading to the magazine nassaee were forced open, and nearly all the adjoin ion bulkheads were blown down. JNinetecu officers and men were injurea, oi whom fourteen died. The sentinel at the ma gazine passage was driven quite through the tilling room door." Gold hti the Pound. A kee containing several hundred "pounds of gold coin the value of which was $123,000 was brought 10 thisciiv on Thursday last, from St. Louis, and has since been conveyed eastward. Baltimore American. THE MORALS OF HANGING'. We do not know from what work the fol lowing terrible passage is extracted. We find it in the Albany Daily Advertiser. It bears harder against punishment by death than a whole acre of homily. Globe. The hangman and the Judge. "Did your lordship ever attend a killing time at the Old Bailey? If not, pray favor me with your com panynot on the gallows, but staying in the street, amid the crowd that always assemble when I am at work for you and the sheriff. Perhaps it will add to the zest, if you come when I have a young woman to stifien, suppli ed by yourself. Will the fluttering of the pet ticoats, as she swings iu the wind, produce a pleasant sound in your ears, my le&rned mas ter? Fail not to watch the people the men, women, and children, good, bad, and indiffe rent who have gathered to behold the sacred majesty of the law. You will see such flash ing of the eyes and griudiug of teeth you will hear sighs and groans, and words of rage and hatred, with fierce curses on yourself and me; and then laughter, such as it is, of an un natural kind, that they will make vou start; jests oti the dead, that they will make you sick! You will feel no, why should you feel any more than your faithful journeyman.? We shall goto our breakfasts with good appetites, and a firm conviction that every hanging bout changes many sneaking pilferers into saving robbers, fit for murder. 'A few years ago I was called out of town to hang a little boy who had been convicted of killing w ith malice aforethought. If guilty, he must have been in the habit of going to executions. Ten thousand came to dabble in the poor youna creature's blood. That was the youngest fellow creature I ever han dled ia the' way of busiuess; and a beautiful child he was, too, as you have seen by the papers, with a straight nose, large blue eys, and golden hair. I have noheart, no feeling. Who has iu our calling? But those who came to see me strangle that tender youngster, have hearts and feelings as we once had. Have! no had; for what they saw was fit to make them as hard as your servant or his mas ter. They saw that stripling lifted, fainting, on to the gallows; his smooth cheek of the color of wood ashes his little limbs trembling, and ti booom Wrvaag -oigW mCtm agH, ttd i tb.4 body and soul were parting without my help. This was a down right murder; for there was scarcely any life to take out of him. W hen I began to pull the cap over his baby face, he pressed his small hands together,' (his arms, yotf know, were corded fast to his body,) and he gave me a beseeching look, just as a calf will lick the butcher's hand. But cattle do not speak; the creature muttered, "Pray, sir, don't hurt me.' "My dear,' an swered I, "you should have spoken to my master; I'm only the journeyman, and must do as I'm bid." This made hirn cry, which seemed to relieve him, and I do think I should have cried myself if I had not heard shouts from the crowd. "Poor lamb! shame! mur der!" "Quick" said the Sheriff. Ready," said I. The Reverend gentleman gave me the wink, the drop fell; one kick; and he sway ed to and fro, dead as the feelings of the Christian people of England. "The crowd dispersed; some swearing, some weeping with passionate exclamations; some swearing as if hell had broke loose; and some laughing while they cracked blackguard jokes on you and me and the parson and the dangling corpse. They had come for the sight; they would have come to see an angel murdered. They had come to get drunk with strong excitement, they went back, reeling and filthy with the hot debauch. They had come to riot in the passions of fear and pity; they went back, some in a fever of rage, some burning with hate, some hardened in heart like me, or you; all sunk down in their own respect, ready to make light of pain and blood, corrupted by the indecent show, and more fit than ever to make work for us, the judge and the hangman." O wise law-makers! who thiukto soften the hearts of the people; to make them gentle and good; to give them a feeling of respect for themselves and other?, by showing them a sight like this. From the Jfewbcrn Spectator. THE LATE GALE. . When our paper was put to press last week, the gale to which we therein alluded continued in ail its fierceness, nor did it re lax here for several' hours afterwards. We learn from the Bar that its efTects on the shipping were truly disastrous, but have hot been able to learn many of the particulars. The schooner Eli Hoyt, of Washington, Captain Bartimeus Williams, bound for Bos ton, with naval stores, was. driven on Gale Island and upset. The Captiin was washed oveiboard and drowned. The schooner Alabama, of this place Cap tain Wroien, for Charleston, with a cargo of corn, parted one of her chain cables, drifted ashore and sunk. Schooner Thomas Winn, of New York, Captain Johnson, for Boston, with naval stores, driven on shore with loss of deck load. Schooner Standard, of Staterr Island, from Wilmington, N. C. sunk. Anew, lighter, Edward Gray, of Wash ington, N. C. drifted on A'mity shoal, and lost both masts. Schooner Bounty, of this port, dragged her anchorsj cut away her main mast, and rode out the gare. ' Several other vessels; names not known, were driven on shore, making in all fourteen sail- ' We Cannot close our brief notice of the events of the gale without paying a well merited tribute of admiration and applause to Mr Amasa Styron, for bis noble daring in behalf of his suffering fellow-citizens. During the la'.ter part of the fate gale, and at a time-when others stood aloof from the perilous undertaking, Mr. Styron put off alone im-sn open pilot boat, and succeeded in saving the lives of three crews who .were in imminent danger- The first vessel- he approached the Thomas Wtra wa itmk, and in so exposed a situation, that he-could not get alongside; the gifin&t STtrorj anchor ed his-boat at a ehoit distance from the wreck, plunged into the toiling surge, swsm to the vessel, obtained a "line," and egain swam to his boat! The line having been made fast to the tout, the crew of the wreck warped her alongside, got on board, and were rescued from a watery grave. The intrepid Styron "nest succeeded in boarding the Alabama, end tal.ing off her ex hausted and exposed crew, avLcrs he tended on Portsmouth. With a perseverance wliich dops him ever lasting honor, the dauntless Styron again put to sea in bis l-oat, determined to save the crew of the William Gray, or perUh in the attempt. . Her situation was so exposed, the breakers making sa eaiire breach over her that he could not approach nearer than about twenty yards cf her, to leeward, where he anchored. He leaped among the break ers, encouraged the ere w to throw their bag gage overboard and accompany it, assuring them that, the boat being to leeward, all would be saved. After some hesitation they complied, reached the boat, sni.wcre saved! At this time a strong ebb-tiue prevented their return to Portsmouth. Mr. Styron landed them, through the breakers, Oa the sea-ward side of Dry Shoal point, where all remained till the flood-tide made, when they launched the boat, re-passed the breakers. and reached Portsmouth about 11 o'clock at night, almost exhausted with fatigue and ex posure. We know not the circumstances of this no ble hearted man, but if they be not such as he richly deserves, we hope ( that t they will be immediately made so. A community like this,' Capable of appreciating and admiring substantial evidences of their warm appro- uauon. Our informant states that Messrs R. fit J. Wallace, together with two others, whose names he does not know, went off after Mr. Styron's first return, and nobly saved three crews. We are pleased to hear that the ravages of the storm were but little felt in the sur rounding counties. Several of the crops, however, in this vicinity, have been consid erably injured. From the Annaitoli Eepubticmn. FLORIDA.. Extract Jror. a letter, doled Fort Laudardale, 5th Aug., 1S39. More than a month has transpired since receiving advices from St. Augustine You may judge, with what interest' we hailed the return of the Santee yesterday. By .her came your welcome letter. In the mean time, eve ry day brings some exciting change which may be materially connected with one's fate. We were not entirely without an arrival, as a skiff, sent by express along the coast from Key Biscayne, came to charge us to be on our guard, and giving from Col. Harney the particulars of the affair at Coloosafaatchee. The Indians who were then in our camp were summoned to bead quarters to heaflbe dis patches read. You know that Lieutenant Tompkins md myself are the onty officers here, and have been the only ones for more than a month. He is from Gloucester, Vir ginia, twenty seven years of age, and a fine, clever soul. While he read the Fetter to the Indians (at about duck) my eyes closely scan ned the features of the red warriors, and as the news of violated faith and blood came on their ears, their suppressed excitement kept them fixed as statues in their seats. Their eyes glayed with interest, and the counten ance of the head one, who was an Apollo Bel videre in form a chiselled Greek iu rugulari ty of features and blandly serious in ex pression, changed, and I would scarcely have known him the same man. His . eyes shot with lightning glances across to another warrior his face blackened and the malig nant savage scowl of the Indian glared in settled fixedness from his face.' They both exchanged meaning, savage glances. The letter was read on. They were told that they were safe; that the Colouel did not believe Sara Jones aud his party bad aught to do with the massacre. They remaiued in camp that night, and were told they might still come and go at pleasure in safety. The" next mor ning they went to fook for Sam Jones to bring him to our camp. They sent , away . their families also. This was a family, whose camp I h id Visited four days' before, four miles from here, in the swamps, to. see a sick daughter, and evidently they were both sur prised and sorry that their people had broke the treaty. In four days they came back, and alas! said Sam Jones was sick, (the old excuse in renewing war.) Lieut. Tompkins believed their tales I did not but we both listened. They sold us venison, and during their stay in camp, one of them gave $2 to a soldier for an old, worm hole eaten dirty blan ket, which hitherto all the Indians had turned up their noses at a bad Bign we heard of it after they had gone More tragediee are therefore to take place, and' before we get put Hi
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