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FAYETTEVILLE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1839.
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VOL. 1. KO.38.
ENTERTAINMENT.
T
to a
HE SUBSCRIBER, having been satisfactorily
engaged for more than three years in attending
Boarding House,
Feels encouraged to say to the public, that her
HOUSE and STABLES arc well furnished for the
reception and accommodation cf those who may be
pleased to call.
All the STAGES arrive at, ajid depart from my
House, where scats are secured, and no exertions
spared tojgive general satisfaction to passengers.
My residence is on the corner of Gillespie street,
the lot formerly occupied by Airs. Barge, convenient
to the market, and near the State Bank.
Mrs. E. SMITH.
Fayetteville, August "24, 1S39. S6-tf
jC5i'The Raleirh Register, "Wilmington Adver
tiser, Cheraw Gazi-tte and Salisbury Watchman,
will insert.the above 3 months, and forward their ac
counts to this oiHce.
V t.l'iX and P,aia
&i qualities,
PIANO FORTES.
A Variety of Piano Fortes are opened i;t the Fe
male Seminary, for sale on commission. Thev
are from the best manufacturers in New York, and
warranted. They can be well boxed for safe con
veyance to any part of the country. The prices vary
from 153 to S3a0, and can be had on a credit of
four months, for good negotiable notes. Apply at
the Seminary, or to Col. S. T. Haw Icy.
Fayetteville, Oct. H, 1S39, 33 tf.
WATCHES, JEWELRY,
Sic. &c- &.c.
r a HIE subscriber has just
f ""C rrceived a larire assort-
S I' rS. . nient of GOLD andSILVKR
"XX Wi-s PATENT LEVER, Lepine
v aiciics oi various
fine and common
able .Tewellry of every
description, too ther with a
splendid assortment of SILVER and PLATED
ware, such as Table, Tea, Desseit, Cream, Mustard
and Salt Spoons, Suar Tonirs, Cups, Cake Baskets,
Castors. Vi;ie Stands, Candlesticks, Snuffers,
Travs. Buttfr and Fruit Knives. Every article in
the MILITARY line, Swords, Epauletts, Buttons,
Lace, Stars, i luuns, Sashes, Drums, &c.
ALSO
A variety of other crticles, viz: Block Tin and Bri
tannia Tea and Ci.ff c I'ots, German Silver Table,
Dessert, Tea a,nd 'alt Spoons and Forks, Brass And
irons, Shovels, Tories, and Candlesticks, Brass and
Wire Fenders, Astral and Mantle Lamps with
drops. Glasses and chimneys, Large and Small wai
ters, Pen and Po::ket Knives, Lane and Small Scis
sors, Razors and Razor Straws. Hair. Cloth, Crumb,
Tooth, Flesh and Hearth BRUSHES, Double and
Single Barrel Shot Guns, Game Barrs, Shot Ponchrs,
Powder Flasks, Percussion Caps, Canister Powder,
Patrnt Wire Cartri ls, Pocket Pistols, Dirks, Vio
lins, Flutes, Flaireol.-Us, Music Boxes, Fifes, Piano
and Flute Music, Perf tmery of every kind, Walking
Canes, Dri'! and Silver Eyed Needles, Ever pointed
Pencils, Tooth-picks, Tweezers, Smoking Pipes,
Fancy Boxes, B.ittlodores, Chessmen and Boards,
Silver and Stel Spectacle, Shell Side, Pocket and
Dr"3i.i!r Conihs, Steel Pons, Mathematical Instru
ments, Pole Chains, Surveyor's Compasses, Ther
mometers, Do? Collars, Paints, Purses, Pocket
Books, Coral Necklaces, Card Cases, Guitrs, &c.
Clock and Watcli
Repairing and other work in the line, thankfully re
ceived and strictly attended to. W. PRIOR.
Fayetteville, October 19th, 1339. 34-tf
HOUSES AND LANDS
FOR SALE.
THE subscriber being anxious to re
move tr the West, offers for sale
' 46 acres of land, with two srood dwelling
. houses, and other improvements: the land
is better than common sand-hill land, good water,
and a situation very desirable for a summer resi
dence. It is situated oni mile west of Fayetteville.
It will bs sold in one tract, or divided into lots to
Buit purchasers. DAVID GEE.
October 12, 1839. 33-tf
TRUST SALE.
J I j
BY virtue of a Deed of Trust executed by II.
ERAMBERT, for certain purposes therein
named, I shall proceed to sell at public auction, on
the 25th inst. two houses on Hay Street, opposite
the Lafayette Hotel, one at present occupied by
Dr. Thomas N. Cameron, as a Drag Store, and the
other by Mr. W. L. Cofer, as a.Tay'lor Shop; both
well adapted to the business in which they are oc
cupied. The above stores are in the centre of bu
siness, and are first rate stands, no', having been
unoccupied one day since they were built; at present
they rent for SI 50, each tenement, and are insured
at 1,203. The ground rent is 40 dollars a year, each,
renewable every two years, or the land can be pur
chased the cosmng winter.
The sale will take place on the premises as abovn,
-when the terms of sale will be made known.
JOHN WIN3LOW, Trustee.
Amos Kimball, Auctioneer.
Fayetteville, November 7, 1S39. 37-2t
SALT! SALT!! SALT!!!
4- Olifl BUSHELS, Turks Island
VWV Coarse and White Salt.
. Just received, and for sale by
, . BARRY & BRYANT.
Wilmington, N. C. Nov. 9, 1839. 37-3t '
BLANKS
Tor Sale at this Office
TRUST SALE.
IN conformity to the provisions contained in a
Deed of Trust, nude to us by John McLeran.
we will expose to public sale on the 19th day of
December next, at the plantation of the said Mc
J-.eran, the following property, viz: a quantity of
torn, iwiuer ana peas, farming utensils, stock, &c.
ALSO, all the interest, right and title of the said
John McLeran, in and to the following pieces or
parcels of Land, viz: one Tract containing 70 acres,
on the VV. side ofC. Fear River, joining Buie, Dew,
and others, and a large portion of which is cleared,
and in a state of cultivation. ALSO, one other
tract containing 66 1-2 acres, lying on McKay's
Creek, and near the above mentioned. And on the
following day, at his residence, one negro man, all
his household and kitchen furniture, one set of black
smith's tools, one Wagon and Gear, Lumber at
the Saw Mill, Sheep. ALSO, his right as above,
in and to three' other tracts of. land, containing six
hundfed and eight acres, joining John Colvin and
others, on Juniper Creek, whereon said McLeran
now lives, and on which there is a Saw Mill in
rood repair.
'CJTerms liberal, and mafic known on day of
sale. JAMES McKMHAW. i ,r ,
JOHN McNEILL, J trustees.
At the same times and places, I will offer for sale
my interest in the lands described in the above ad
vertisement. MARY McLERAN.
November 9, 1839. 37-5t
FOR SALE.
"H" 'ARGE Map3 of Mississippi and Alabama
M-A shewing the Public and Indian Lands, Indian
Reservations, Land Distr-cts, Townships, &c en
graved from the Government surveys and plats in
The General L nd Office. Washington City, by E.
Giiham, draughtsman in the General Land Office.
F. Taylor, book-seller, Washington City, has
just published (and secured the copy right accord
ing to law) the above Alaps, which will be found
infinitely more complete and accurate than any
heretofore published. They are published on sep
arate sheets, each containing nearly six square feet,
and will bu found especially useful and valuable to
those interested in the lands of cither State as they
show" every item of information which is in the pos
session of the Land Office relative to water courses,
township lines, Indian land and Reservations, land
districts, &c. and will be found perfectly accurate
and precise in those points. They can be sent by
mail to any part of the United States, subject to
single letter postage. PRICE two dollars, or three
copies of either will be sent by mail for 5 dollars.
A liberal discount will be made to travelling agents,
or to any who will buy to sell again.
fCjEditors of newspapers, any where, who will
give the above advertisement (including this notice)
one or two insertions, shall receive by return mail a
copy of each map, if they wilt eaj a oopy f tl
paper containing it, to the advertiser.
November 2, 1839. 36-4t
COFFEE,
SUGAR, 3IOLASSES&SIIAD.
SOBags Rio, -
ox t r u I
20 Bas Lr.smrn, f -iJee'
10 Bnrjs Old Java, J
10 Hhd.s. Surra r,
10 Ilhds. Molasses,
5 Barrels of Sliafl.
For Sale bv GEO. McNEILL.
November 'J. 13J9. 37-tf
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
Fro.ti the Charleston Patriot of Oct. 31.
FROM FLORIDA.
Vrom St 2ugustine. By the steamer
SoutherneT. Captain Bnrld, we have received
St. Augustine papers to the 25th instant, from
which we have copied the following intelli
gence: X
St. Augustine, Oct. 25.
Indian, JVVtr. A detachment of dragoons,
of post !NTo. 17, were fired on while crossing
the Oscilla river by a parly of Indians kil
ling 7, and wounding others.
Messrs. Burney and Beard, of Mickasukie,
were attacked by Indians near the Ocilla
both severely wounded.
The house of Mr. Jernighan, near ITImer's,
was attacked by the enemy, and were beat off.
From the South. The steamer W. Gas
Ion, Capt. Poinsett, arrived from Key Bis
cayne on Sunday last. The W. Gaston has
experienced very severe weather, having to
put back to Key Biscuyne for fuel, and make
a harbor twice under the lee of Cape Cana
veral. Among her passengers are Lieut. Col.
Harney, 2d Dragoons, Lieut. Poole, 3d Ar
tillery, Purser Slacum, and Passed Midship
man Smith, United States Navy. Col. Har
ney, we are happy to state, is rapidly recover
ing from a severe indisposition, with which
he has been afflicted.
. .. Key Biscayne continues very healthy, as
well as the posts of New Smyrna, Forts Lauu
derdale and Pierce.
. Sam Jones. The professions of regret
which this Indian had expressed, for the mur
der of Caloosahatchie, have passed away like
a "summer cloud;" and in the place of hav
ing delivered up tho murderers, as agreed up
on, we find his baud organising a scheme for
the destruction of Fort Launderdale, and
which, happily for the prudence of its officer,
Lieut. Tompkins, would have been fully ac
complished. Partial as its operation was, it
has been sufficiently demoniac to exhibit their
unabated thirst for blood, and settle, forever,
all questions as to their sincerity for peace,
and the entire fallacy for and policy intended
for their subjugation, short of the most retalia
tingmcasures. Sam Jones, it is not yet as
certained, was of the party who fired uponLt.
Tompkiu's men he having gone, as he said
to Caloosahatchie, in order to obtain three pri
vates, whom he slated had escaped on the at
tack made on the trading house. This may
be a ruse on his part, in order to avoid the
well-merited punishment which must follow,
for this second act of treacherous murder,
under all the semblances of a perfect peace.
On the demand made by Col. Harney, that
he should deliver us Ahosepatacke, Assonhad
jo, Chikika, Billy Bowlegs, Oklahamico, Strip
ped Beaver, and 14 others, to be dealt with at
pleasure, he readily acceded, and entered into
the measure as one which would exhibit his
disapprobation of their conduct, and evinced
his sincere desire for a close of the war. , The
appointed time arrived and, as usual, excu
ses were abundant, for his want of fidelity in
complying with his engagements. On the
27th of September, Chitto, Tustenugge, (the
one whom Gen. Macomb made a treaty with,)
Catchachopka, and Okee Hadjo invited Lt.
Tompkins, in command of Fort Launderdale,
to witness a ball play, at the eld pickets, dis
tant about two miles from the site of the pres
ent fort. This invitation was, however, not
accepted; and they became very solicitous that
he should visit them, accompanied by his com
mand, as well as Lieut. Davis, United States
Navy, in order to have "a dance." George,
the negro interpreter, and privates Hopkins
and Boyce, Company K, 3d Artillery, were
permitted to go, and with orders not to remain
long absent. On reaching the pickets,
Ochechajo snapped his rifle at George, who
immediately fell into the river, when a heavy
firing commenced from tho pickets. The
interpreter swam up the stream and secured
himself among the mangroves, lying with his
face but partially out of the water, whilst the
process of search was being made for the bo
dies ot himself and the soldiers. Hopkins,
though mortally wounded, made his way down
the river, and Boyce, it is supposed, was
drowned; no marks of violence being found
on his body, on its recovery next day. The
Indians were outrageous, and Chitto Tuste
nugge upbraided them, in the most violent
manner, at their careless fire he told them
they should have waited until the whites had
commenced dancing, and then fell upon them.
The women were loud in their rejoicings at
the supposed death of the interpreter, and were
in perfect ecstacy at this feat of treachery.
At 11 o clock, Lieut. 1 ompkms becoming
uneasy at the absence ot his men, Lt. JJavis
volunteered with his boat, and Lieut T. ac-
compaujiug, they proceeded up the river, and
discovered private Hopkins standing in the
nntev, tsuuiwl. J t L . miAtLtlwuit,
and all further search proving fruitless the
boat returned to the fort. The Indians then
abandoned the old pickets, and are now pro
bably at the head of. the Miami. Hopkins
died the next day. George, the interpreter,
succeeded in eluding observation, and the next
morning reached the fort.
This act was not the sudden freak of pas
sion, but was coolly and deliberately planned
with all the foresight of the Indians, in order
to make the sacrifice more complete. Their
seeming friendship with many officers would
have called up any feelings but distrust; and
the fact that they were in pickets, and neces
sarily anticipated that the men, should they
come, would be without arms, shows how en
tire they intended their work to be. Chitto's
w ife, too, used the suasive eloquence of her
sex, but, unfortunately for the age of gallantry,
it was unheard, and fell upon the ear unheed
ed. We have been particular in detailing the
above incideuts a bare recital is all that we
intend. Murder after murder Indian treach
ery and the white man's confidence, are in
such continued opposition, that we are at a
loss in accounting for the one as the other.
What is to be the result of this abuse of confi
dence, on the part of the Indian, we know not.
One thing is certain a war to vxleimina
tion must be followed, if the Government ex
pects to quell them, and give a peace to, this
unfortunate Territory.
LATE FROM EUROPE.
New York, Nov. 3, 1S39.
The Great Westsrn steamer arrived at
11
o'clock last night, bringing 128 passengers
and 9,525 letters! Among the passengers are
Abraham Van Buren, Esq. and lady, Senator
Linn of Missouri, Baron de Roenne, the
Prussian Minister, Louis McLane, Esq. and
the Hon. Aaron Vanderpool of the House of
Representatives. The news by the steamer
is that all the bills of exchange drawn by the
United States Bank have been protected, and
that Mr. Jaudon has arranged with private
houses, without the aid of the Bank of Eng
land, for all the post notes. The arrangement
by which he was to have taken consols, , was
only conditional, and the remittances by the
Great Western enabled him to dispense with
it. That he pays heavily for these accommoda
tions cannot be doubted; and that the United
States Bank was in sufficiently bad odor is
evident from the fact that its stock had been
sold as low as IS, though it is said the last
sales were at 19 1-2. How the agent 'will
be able to keep the Regulator oiled for the
movements of some rough months to come is
not known; but one thing is pretty certain,
viz: that the operations of the mammoth have
brought this country, and its stocks of all
sorts, into great discredit in Europe. I have
no time for further comment, but must refer
you to the accompanying paper. ' r
f Voter HaulJ "The office of the collector
on the Morris Canal at Newark, was broken
open on Saturday night, and $3,000 stolen
therefrom. The whole amount was in one,
two, and three dollar notes of the Morris Canal
company." ."' " ; ' ; ; ' i V ;i
"They've discharged mc," as Ca.ir.on said when the
Democrats of Tennewee Po!k,cA him ont.
POETICAL.
From the London Weekly Despatch.
; "GOOD BYE!"
Farewell! farewell! is often heard
From the lips of those who part;
,'Tis a whispered tone 'tis a gentle,, word.
But it springs not from the heart.
It may serve for the lover's closing lay,
To be sung 'neath a summer's sky;
But give to me the lips that say
The honest words "Good bye!"
Adieu! adieu! may greet the ear,
In the guise of courtly speech;
But when we leave the kind and dear,
'Tis not what the soul would teach.
Whene'er we grasp the hand of those
We would have forever niffh,
The flame of friendship bursts and glows
In the warm, frank word "Good bye!"
The mother sending forth her child
To meet with cares and strife,
Breathes through her tears her doubts and
fears,
For the Iov'd one's future life.
No cold "adieu," no "farewell" lives
Within her choking sigh;
But the deepest sob of anguish gives
"God bless thee, boy, good bye!"
Go watch the pale and dying one,
When the glance has lost its beam
When the world is as cold as the marble stone,
And the brow a passing dream:
And the latest pressure of the hand,
The ltfok of the closing eye,
Yield what the heart must understand,
A long a last "jyood bye."
THE MORNlNGDREAM.
Oh! thou morning vision,
Why so soon depart?
Bring thy joy Elysian
Once more to my heart !
Ah! let me behold them
T)eax ones 1 deplore!
Bring that best and fairest,
Her, Love could not save!
' "Why should flowers the rarest
Earliest find a grave?
Let me gaze upon her,
Beautiful as when
First in youth I won her
Let me gaze again!
Twine an orange blossom
In her raven curls,
And upon her bosom
Lay a cross of pearls:
Let her dark hair glisten,
Let her dark eyes shine,
While entranced I listen
To her song divine!
Ah! a moment longer,
Vision bright, beguile!
Sleep! in fetters stronger
Bind me yet awhile.
Vain! entreaty scorning,
Vision! thou hast flown!
And the cold, grey morning,
Sees ras weep, alone!
GENERAL SELECTIONS.
REUBEN SMALL OR THE YAN
KEE OUTWITTED.
In a pleasant Southern town, sojourned
Reuben Small, Schoolmaster a restless, ca
daverous individual who some years previ
ous to the date of our story, had emigrated
from somewhere along-shore, in the land of
. . . T . , I 1 "1
steady habits. JNow Jteuften, naving, UKe
most of his countrymen, the organ- of acqui
sitiveness remarkably developed, and not con
tent with the emoluments derived from his
literary station, drove a large and profitable
business in the water melon line. The year
in question, his melons were remarkably fine,
and were in great demand. Reuben guarded
them from infancy to the fuU fruition of mslon
hood, with a parent's care. . He nursed each
embryo, and saw with pain a blossom nipped
by bug or worm; and oh! he gloried when he
stood among them, like a father in the midst
of his children, and saw their striped backs
grow broader and rounder, beneath the genial
influence of the summer sun. At length it
became evident to Reuben that wolves enter
ed his fold each morn some six or eight
striped backs was among the missing, leav
ing no trace of their former location behind
them, save an oval impression on the ground,
like the piint of a departed hog in a mudhole.
This was hot to be borne. Reuben gloried in
his melons, and thought of, the dollars they
would have brought him; and his spirit was
stirred to vengeance. Determining to place
the remainder out of all danger before execut
ing his scheme of revenge, he plucked all that
were ripe, or nearly so, and placed them away
carefully in an upper room of his domicil.
Unfortunately for him this movement was ob
served by an idle wandering boy, (one of the
thieves, who, suspecting his intention, hast-J
. ' - . i." --ii ti 1
ened to communicate u io ms lenows. x uey,
alarmed at the prospect of losing; their, plun
der,' aud determined, tq outwit the master, im
mediately held a secret council, in , which a
plait was sugeredlGtf and plot laid; the result
will be found in the-sequel. .
; Night had thrown her mantle over the earth,
and all the honest people were at home, when
Reuben anticipating a foray, and chuckling
oyer his ingenuity, unaware that his plan was
discovered, and armed with loaded pistols,
emerged from his back door, and creeping
along in the shadow, at length deposited him
self and his artillery in the fence corner- de
termined to blaze away at the first intruder
upon his premises. All was still not a
mouse or a cricket disturbed the silence, but
Reuben slept not. "Solitary and alone," he
sat like a grim sentinel on some bcleagured
rampart, unconscious that the enemy were at
his gatesl Alasl could he have beheld the
scene transacting, on the other side of the
house, how would his blood have boiled with
in his veins! Slowly and silently a party of
fifteen or twenty boys approached the window
in Indian file; a ladder is planted, the window
is raised, their leader enters, a line is formed,
and melon after melon is passed hand to hand,
like buckets at a fire, till all are safely deposit
ed in the valley below, to be removed at lei
sure. The enemy departed unseen aad un
heard; the garrison slumbered undisturbed,
while Reuben, unconscious of bis loss, kept
guard on the other side. Hour passed after
hour, but all was still: the full moon bad climb
ed to her meridian, the stars winked, and
Reuben nodded; when lo! a wandering jack
ass, mistaking him for a slumbering brother,
put his head over the fence to salute him: lift
ing up his trumpet voice, he poured his un
earthly utVhoo-ce aw arc-kaxc whee-are whec
atr," into Reuben's affrighted ear. Reuben
started, stumbled, and fell bang, bang, went
the pistols; away ran the jackass, and away
ran the schoolmaster, the one bringing up
against a boaid fence, and the other against
his own kitchen door. Reuben's face was
soou deluged with blood: for, as is usual in
such cases, his organ of smelling stiuck first.
Affrighted; bruised and dirty, he scrambled
in, struck alight, washed his face, and started
to bed; in his way there he passed through the
room in which he had deposited his much lov
ed melons. A single glance told him they
were gone; tho open window pointed out the
way of their departure, s Truly "misfortunes
never come" alone."
To this day Reuben thinks the whole affair
was conducted by the devil and his imps the
young chaps having flown away with his mel
ons, while the old 'un bellowed in his ear, and
knocked him down by a kick on the nose with
tits CluU fuvt. n L.xsi.C.r ii - .U UratV
of his story, he is ready to swear that the
marks of a hoof were distinctly visible outside
the fence; also that the devil started off in a
flesh of lightning, with two distiuct claps of
thunder, leaving a strong smell of brimstone
behind him.
To those who have read our story, it is evi
dent that the lightening, thunder and brim
stone proceeded from the pistols, involuntari
ly discharged by Reuben that the boys had
outwitted the Yankee, and two jackasses had
frightened one another. JV. O. Picayune.
From tke .Vtio York Mirror.
WHAT'S N THE WIND!
A SEXAGENARIAN.
I do not believe that a more restless, eager,
excitable multitude can be found on the face
of tho Globe, than that which congregates
daily m all street. W hat a contrast does
a scene here present to the good old times of
the Knickerbockers; when JNewport was a
bigger place than New York, and when it
was the hope of the burghers that the city of
. r i i n - I
33 anhattan would yet rival ner more nourisn
ing sisters of Rogue's Island! But now, for
sooth, the real Dutch blood is almost extermi
nated and it is enough to raise from their last
sleep the steady old pipe-smokers, the bustle
and rattle that are going on above their
graves.
I found my way, a week or two since, into
Wall street, just before the hour of exchange;
the first time for a twelvemonth. A young
southern friend was with me, returning home
from Saratoga. Crowds were collected about
the side-walks, little knote hurrying down to
the wharves; man stopped man inquisitively,
and parted with a mutual shrug of the . shoul
ders. Something was evidently in the wind.
Ah,' said I to my companion, as w pas
sed the lower corner of the Exchange, 'here
comes my old friend D ; man and boy,
he has haunted Wall street this hundred years,
more or less; and if there's any mischief afloat,
he knows all about it.
He was passing me with a firm, rapid step,
his eyes bent on something or somebody be
yond. 'Hale and hearty yet,' I exclaimed,
though I have grown quite too old for you to
remember. Time was, sir, when I was your
iuuior, but it has gone faster with me than
with some folks. v nat in me oeuce w io pay iu
Wall street?' -
Ah! Mr. L- replied the old gen
tleman in specs, for it was none other, "he
report is that the British Queen is in posses
sion of the revenue cutter.'
What's the matter?'
'Ah, that's more than I. know. The story
I tell as it is told to me, and do not vouch for
the truth of it. There are a thousand rumors,
but I am going to find out the facts.' 'i
'As fond of facts as ever, D- ? lean
not comprehend how you can still take such
an active interest in affairs. - For ray part, I
have got out of them these ten years. I be
lieve you were born in Wall street, and your
ghost will haunt it for a century after you are
gone. But I see you are in haste. Good
morning.' ' ' " 11 ; ...
The active old gentleman waved his cane
coflrtcously, and; was off iu a" twinkle. My
companion looked askingly. "
'That Kir,' T replied, 'is tho- biographer of
Burr, and is more than suspected of being the
Spy in Washington. He has been a parti
zan for half a century, and has never asked or
accepted office at the hands of the govern
ment or the people.' , .
'And why so?' " , ' ' ;
'Simply because he would never be bother
ed with it. 4 He would ' never consent to
merge his individual influence and character
in an office. He prefers his independence,,
and will have his own way in spite of. the
world.
Thus conversing, we threaded our way
through the crowd to the pave in front of the
Courier and Enquirer. " " - " " '
'Let us take a look at the bulletin.'
'Notaword of the British Queen! We
will inquire at the door.' v "
What's the matter! what's the matter!
They were all asked and listeners. ' .
'I understand,' sai a rosy-risaged, plump
gentleman, 'that there are two cutters along
side of her, but what they want is more than
any body can tell.
'where is the consignee? What says ho
about it?'
'I have just come from the consignee's,
and he is just as wise as you are,' says Tomp
kins. 'The government has given orders to
search every Steam-vessel that goes abroad,
for fear that -there may be some more' elope
ments of Sub-Treasurers,' suggests Smith.
'The truth is, gentlemen,' said a dapper
young man in black, who had just come up
the street, fresh from the scene of action, tho
marshal has gone aboard to inquire after an
absconded creditor.'
Higgius looked on in contempt. Higgihs1
knew. Higgins knows every thing. Hig
gins shrugged his shoulders, and observed
that the fact was that there was some specie
on board not entered at the custom-house, and
that, consequently, the custom-house ' had de
termined to detain the Queen.
Still the fever increased. What could be
the matter? Specie smuggled, sub-treasurers
gave leg-bail, creditors absconding what was
the truth? Still grew the wonder. An hour
elapsed. The British Cnsul was about tak
ing up his connexions. Important news from
Canada had just come in, and the Queen was
to be kept back four and twenty hours. All
creation was hurrying down to the wharves.
For two whole hours Walt street was in a
ferment. The brokers forgot their second
tuating condition to continue so, untTltnls
mystery was solved. Cotton trembled. Flour
leoked blue. Indigo turned pale. United
States Bank shivered. The only articles that
rose in the market were hemp and eggs.
At length the British Queen was again seen
gliding majestically through the water- and
as she passed the noble floating palace, the
pride of our gallant navy, a hearty cheer bado
God speed upon her ocean path!
The knots of eager loungers and lingerers
were broken up. Wall street went home
restless and unsatisfied. Money-dealers pas
sed sleepless nights. Old Grimes determined
to cell out all his stocks the next day; for no
body could tell what would happen next.
Bluenose was horror-struck, and ascribed tho
whole matter to the rapid progress of Democ
racy, which was ruining the country; and
Vairmount thought it quite time to shut up
shop, if foreigners were to be permitted to cut
uch capers with impunity.
Writh an impatient hand did many a wor
thy citizen open the papers of the next morn
ing, to learn some authentic account of this
mysterious occurrence. I must plead guilty
to no little anxiety myself. I wished to know
what it was that had unsettled the markets,
knocked down our stocks, and created such
a whirl and whiz of excitement on our metro
politan exchange.
The mystery was soh-cd in a single word.
It was nothing connected with our north-east-eru
boundary, or Canadian insurrections.
Mr. Fox, though he has been all the summer
at Washington, had no hand in it Mr.
Buchanan was guiltless. There were, no
decamping sub-treasurers. There were no
revenue cutters, but an oyster boat and a
Whitehall barge. There was no man in' tho
claret-colored coat!
- 'What then could it be?' exclaimed , my
wife, from an impulse of curiosity in females
not indecorous or unusual. .
'Whj', my dear,' said I, laying down . tho
paper and replacing my specs, iixo . steward
had forgot the cggsl' . . . . : ... :
Tit for Tat. A clergyman wa3 oncof ac
costed by a doctor, a professed deist, who as
ked him if he followed preaching to save souls.
'Yes.' 'Did you ever see a soul!' 'No.
'Did 'you ever hear a soul?' 'No. 'Did you
ever taste a soul?' 'No.' 'Did you ever
smell a soul?' 'No,' 'Did you ever feel a
soul?' 'Yes.' 'Well,' said the doctor,' there
are four of the senses against one, upon the
question whether there is a soul.' The cler
gyman then asked, 'if he were doctor of
medicine?' . 'Yes.' Did you ever see a paint
'No,', 'Did you ever taste . a pain?' 'No,
'Did-you ever hear a pain? 'No,t 'Did you
ever smell a pain?' 'No,' ;'Did you ever feel
a pain?' 'Yes.' 'Weil then,' said the clergy
man 'there are four senses against one, upon
the question whether there be a pain; and yet
sir you know that there is a pain, and 1 know
that there is a sou!.' r :
A Tlinl to Wisrs. "If J am not at horne from the
party to-night at 10 o'clock," said a husband to his
hotter and Bicsfer half, "Jbri.t wait far'rne."i'"rhat I
won't," ronli. d the 1-irfy sinxacantly, "i won't wait,
bnt I'll co.tip for yon." ( , f-'. v '. t
The jji ntlcman returned .V I t o'clock, precisely.
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