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-T' It? -A POOR EXCUSE. The Knickerbocker furnishes the following Political Ep?e !' from G. S. to a bachelor friend, mriij- him to en'er at onco into the connubial state. "Hethinka it tha "suvereignret thins in cfe at ion." ' . ' ' ,. - . . ..-. Don't tell me you hnvn't got tiro," Tht other things claim youf attention ; jTher"s not the least reason or rhyrri In the widest excuse you can mention ; "V,- Don't ti ll mi about "other fish," : " - Your doty is done when you buy 'em; v.: And you wiJI never relish thu dish, - -Uule you've a woman to ' fry 'em." - You mav dream of poetical fame. But the story may char.ee to muscsrty ; The bast way of sending ofte'a nam - To posterity, Charles, is to marry. And horn I am willing to own (After sober' thinking upon it,) I'll very much r3th"r bo known Tbroth a beautiful son than a sonnet. Don't be frightened at qucrrt'oxwi stories By gossiping grumblers related, Who argue that marriage a bore is, Because they've known people inia-mated. Such fellows, if they had their pleasure, Because some "bad bargains" ore mada "Would propose aa a sensible measure, To lay an embargo on trade ! . Thn. Charles, bid your donbtin;! good bye, And dismiss all fantastic nlarmr; I'll be sworn you've a girl in your eye That you ought to havo had in your am s. Some beautiful' maiden, Gd bless her i j UaencQfnbied with prido or with pe'f, Ul every true' tharm the possessor. And given to no fault but yourself. Ti procrastination be deaf! (A caution which came from above,) The scoundrel's not only "the Thief Of Time," but of Beauty and Lore Then dolay not a moment to win A prize is truly worth winning ; Celibacy, Charles, is a sin, And aadly prolific of sinning. " I could ive you a bushel of reasons - For choosing the,ldouble estate ; It agreei with all climates and seasons, Though it may bo adopted too late. To-one's parent's 'tis (gratefully) due : Just think what a terrible thing rwoufdhape been, sir, for mc and for you, If ours had neglected the ring Thn there's the economy (clear By poetical algebra shown ;) If your wife has a "grief" or a "fear," One half, by tho law, is your own. And a. to the "joys," by division They some' row aro doubled, 'tis caid , (Though I never cou'd sec the addition Quite plain in thg item ot bread ! ) Remember I o'o not pretend There's anything "perfect'' about j.- :. But this I'll maintain to the an-.- ?rDn Life's veryia'3Tl""'b 'Tieru'-. ,-jertect without :t. Wt.t M uii that there's "poetry" in if, ( As donbt'ess there mavbaihoso Who know how to tind and to spin it,) But I'll warrfiDt you "excellent prose." Don't search for an "angel" it minui', For suppose you succeed in the sequel, Aftei all, the deuco woutd be in it, Fct the match would be highly unequal : Tha angels, it must be confessed, ' In this world are rather uncommon. And allow me, dear Charles, to suggest, Yoube better content w ttii a woman. en, Charios, be persuaded to wed ; For a sensible lciiow hkc you. It i hrgh to think of a bed, And board, and "fixins" for two. Don't think ubout "something else" first, A puet nl nost "in the sere t A 'Major! and not mained jet!" You should do "nothing lae" for a year I lNTEUESTlNti FIIOM THE COAST OF AKiUCA. Ue have seen the oriiiinal letter, from which we make the following extract, ad dressed to a gMUilfman of this city, and asked permission of him to lay them before our reader. . This privilege has been courteously granted; and we are Kure th&t our readers will both thauU tbo writer aud his conespondeut fr tha opportunity of perusiug so very inrer, esting a picture of the manner,' men, and geoeal condition of the const of Africa. It scarcely necessary for us to commend the spiiit and the talent with which these sketches tir stricken off. The u titer bids fuir to" be .t distinguished ornament of the navy. Orr Cape Mount, Coast of Africa, ... U. S. BrigTruxton, Jan. 6, 1S45. ) Two mouths ago, I fully anticipated ihat by this time I should be cracking away beiore u fine northeast wind, on my way to the U. States. Uncertain as human affairs aro said to be, my poor lot seems almost an exception; but I am not saddened, driven mad, nor much annoyed at my present situation. Last Mon day, at 4 p. m., I know nothing of what await ed me. I took advantage of the day (which is my only leisure one, so busy are we) to ride a few miles out of town for the purpose ol visiting tho only green spot on either of the two islands of the Capo de Verds that I have as yet seen. One brought up amidst the tall oaks and pines of the United States is irn- peuea, by excellent icasons, to indulge m ennui and disconfeut whea on tho coast. The very sight of the barreii hills and sharp, parched, unwooded mountains of the Cape de Verds, superinduce the blue devils ; which are only to be chased off by plunging 'in wic diax res into the excitement of active pro lessioual duties. Coming out from tho Unit ed Sia.or our good old ,hip wafi SOfd dUm tressed. V hen but three days out, we en countered most terr.ble gale I have ever seen. The English language affo,d4 terms to depict the horrors of such a storm To speak of lashing waves and a fiihtfui fowling and screaming wind,' would fall far short of giviug you any idea of that terrific gale. We lot all our storm sails; and every thing not absolutely forming a part of the ship, that was exposed, wat wa.-hed overboard But the good old craft proved faithful and strong ; and although tried to her very utmost, bore us safely through, so that,- in twenty-live days alter aailiog, we anchored nt Porto Praya. We remained there about twenty-four hours, In 'h"n in r company hh the Commodore, Vi2lS!P0"G.il island of Sr. PrJ rlLC?ty wa!ei ond P'ovisinns to Ttbe e' h6 be,n8 completely disabled by the African fever.) Having eupplied her and Sited r up the Macedonian also, we again made sail for Porto Praya, and had been there jut a week hen I embraced the opportunity intake a rida in iho country (referred to in the firM of thi letter) to e the valley of Trinidad.' Ob, the relief a green bush and verdant valley give the eye uhen tired ol gaz inS on barrel ! On my return to the v.U lage I found that the changes m the squadron had been delefmioed on, a-.d that !, lor good and sufficient reason, hnd been ordeied to report for duty on board this veasel- The commodore did me the honor to send for ine arid explain why I had been thu suddenly, and tvitoout consultation or request, moved to thi vessel ; and I felt so grateful fur the confidence reposed in me, that however un willing I was to quit the most pleesant ship in the navy, and so agreeable n commander, I could but thank the commodore, nod ex ptes myself greatly pleased. From the 27th of January, to th?3 date, we weie making the passage to this place. So soon as a vessel cornea withio the influence of the coast cli mate, all on board must bid ndieu to comfort. The heat U intense, the wind scuicely strong enough to refresh one fr.itn the constant draft upon the pores; thu atmosphere dull aud lead-eu-hued ; every thing gets up to fever heat. For my part, a burning thirst makes me driuk more than my allowance of wuter you will recollect thnt in ship we are compelled at limes lo put every man on an allowance of that moal nfcessary and delicious of all fluids. The rtppcarauce of this coast reminds! me very much of n part of tbo coast of the United States. There is a lonr, low beach, and a world of forest behind it. Here we sec the endless level, broken, nl rare intervals, by a nroderste hill. 'Cape Mount' is one of these interruptions. Off the Gallinas river, about t?iiily mile to the north and west of this place, we were boarded by n boat from her Britannic Majesty's ship 4 Larva.' On the day before yesterday an expedition from her, attacked and destroyed some of the native settlements a sh'oit distance up the river. The officer who boarded us gave an account of the affair, spiced with the usual bragging and overween ing predisposition of Englishmen to elevate their own actions. He appeared to wi.-h lo impress us with the belief that her Majesty's expedition had punished some great aggres sion, aud made mul wondeiful sactiliccs to accomplish the aboliiiou of the slave trade. After summing up all the information I can ohfnPn- felative to thu efforts of the English on Ihis const for the abolition of the slave trade, I am satisfied that the ttuth of the mntt r is quite different from what her Majesty's minis ters would have the woild believe. Cut tain it is, that English cruisers nre ex'c'" "T"" vigilant in capturing slave-,fT . ... . V " i i it -iiT.' J yet I think their .. .-- -I- vr-tv niif-clionnlwp. In fhp rrrsi puice, me in icans ur essentially bnv-.if. The black man loses no opportunity to make his fellow man a slave. There no horror in' the African's h'ea-'t af seeing his fellow n(v gro in manacles, stowed away in the crowded hold of n slaver. He feels no compunctions at rushing on the" defenceless village, captur ing the young and" healthy, slaying the old and useless, and dragging his booty to tho barra coons of Gallinai?. Givo the chiefs fhetr pi ice, and the slaves will be forthcoming. If not sold, tneir lute w xnn ine more cruel, t'rovi- dtn' nan ntmJ t-o l f to --e 4i five s"", ttlti march' of improvein$tit ;' a'trd while the re.-t d the world, since the flood, ha- been' constant ly ndvanclng, Africa has rettogated1, as it were and yet stands uncivilized anrl uuirnpYovcd, j except where, by tho indirect influence ol 'j slavery, a feeble effort has been made fo es- ! labli.sh a nation in this laud, which seems the j accursed of Heaven. The English expedi- ; tion did not destroy the slave pens a short distance f rom the place of landing. I may judge them harshly rcny do them great in justice ; indeed I sincerely hope that nv im pressions of them are erroneous; but I cannot help thinking thai, with al! their professions and show, it is neither their object nor in tention to suppress the slave trade. For each slaver captured, a premium of $25 is paid fry tho government to the captors; nnd for the vessels cruizing on this coast all the vacan cies amongst tho officers caused by death, are immediately filled up, and the appointments confirmed by ho admiralty. These vacancies arc filled from the junior officers" of the ves sel. - Tho captain's share of the prize money is very large ; hence the zeal on the patt of Ihe cruizers. Now for the national sacrifice. By a system us cruel and hypocritical, as it is advantageous and convenient to the Brit ish nation, the captured African never reaches his home agaiu ; but for life his services are devoted to the government, and not unfie- qttently ho finds himselt after a lound of ser vice more hard nnd cruel than any slavu in the United States has to cnduie, a soldier on this very const. Now, if they wont the ser vices of these people, aud would honestly say so, and capture them, recaptute them, buy them, orobtain possession of them by any other means, there would be something of manliness, at least, in the proceeding. But to make philanthropy tho pretext, and thus hold themselves up to the wcild as the 'quint essence of tenderness, is, to me, exceeding ly offensive. I will givo you a clear account of the late attack on Gallinas, and of its cause Ihe working of the wheel within the wheel-. They pulled up the river in boats, fired some rock- J Y I. f t lore uowu ana ourneu one nouse, nrea a few shot from a six-pounder, and retired with a loss of three men end' one office! wounded. Two reasons have been assigned for the at tack : one, that a negro from Sierra Leone, residing at Gallinas, had got iuto a serious difficulty called a 'woman paiabra,' and; there by incurred the penalty of being' sold" into slavery under the native law. The sentence was being carried out by the confinerrient of 711311 in a 'ave prison, preparatory to his be 1 tl if anlri f tka Rmt nnrihfliior. Ho mnrln escape, however, and, reaching a British pBnr or c,ined tbe protection of the a !f s as a 'esident of a British colony and therelore a subject of Queen Victoria. 3erl, TIDS!, xvbose ,aws h bad ' offended and werhID r Dt ab,e to Protect themselves; and were therelore immediately attacked and their house, burned., .te.b7h2S2i?S sfttve pen. .of the ettlement, remained .afc. The excuse for not destroying them, and xUl I W m SWB fva a SSF w saw u . TMIB fHWKTM fore, at least for a time, putting a atop to the trade at that point, was, tbat they were under the protection ot tbe opauwu mg. a dm as signed reason may take pretty well w it , those not on the spot, who cannot see the 'wiring in and wiring out going on here. But the truth H, the destruction of the barracoons jwould not only have effectually stopped theirl prize mouev, but would also have inter ferej with the recruiting for their West India reginents. This is most likely the true reason wfy the 'Pens were spared. Some years ajo atreaty was concluded betweeu the English md a t hief or chiefs of ihe country," near Galinas. It is necessafy, when treaties aie mad; with these people, that all the chief give tfitir as seut and signatures, or they are not corsijer cd binding on their patt. In this case.mauy of them were either not consulted, or, 'Con suited, refused consent. The treaty thi- be came null aud void, and, ol course; thj Brit ish could not expect its fulfilment. The vert act of making the treaty "was, at the pait of the Biitifb, an acknowledgmenj that those with whom they treated, rightfully pos sessed the treaty-making power. A?1j thus acknoiledgiug hat power, th Biitii, by . -. r . it ' their late act ol pnnintnenr, vinuauy ouied to the nation the .right of controlling it. Thus it appears to me, that their late Mttarkjvas a wautou aud iudiscreetexerci.se of a ..-ijetior physical force. They know that the Afcans have neither a miuister at their Couij nor ttengih to oppose them; which, in itse' has always teen sufficient excuse for Eugltrd to make war. I am really anxious that you ouid know something of British proceeding out here. They are a hard people to deal'wiih, and have uo regard for the rights of diers; yet they proclaim that they are the co.sen champions of liberty. JVo place is too rinote for tho operation of their plans of aggraitisc ineu'; no nation too in significant tortheir officious and oppressive interference. The tetrito y of! which we are now achor ed, is in the possession of n man rimed Canot, who, having formerly cotimiaded a slaver, is styled Captain Canot, he ha pur chased n great extent of laud, includin' the promontory of Cape Mount, for the inc-sid-erablo sum of three hundred dollars, iinot is ol Italian origin. After retiring frori his vessel he lived a long time at Monrovia with a handsome mulatto from Georgia, wo is now bis legal wife. He remoed from tUnce aud settled here, where he carries on a rorit abhj trade in elephants' teeth, &c., and as a branch etablishment a short distance u the Gallinas i ivcr, where, it is said, he carrif oil a move profitable trade in slaves, also. jJJf the truth of this rejpjMlIj4i t'" fni'Tfjn companv with a sujrior otrli-nr on thu beach, a mile to the south f n small river, having uine feet oT water ouits bar, and walked threo-quarters of a mile ucoss the country t tho river, on the banks of wich s'ands Canot's establishment. I The coast around lias neither seltletent nor improvement, and ail is wifdHudL.untojLh ed us it wh a thousand years since. fiat was my delight and surprise to find a uiif four or live stofe-huuscs, a vessel buildiij, a delightful duelling, well protected with Ijsss and iron six-pounders, a twenty-lour poujler a short distance from tho door; tanilol bright muskets hanging on each idc the in wlM trance ol the hall, boatuiugpiU pi-tols.dl"""'0 S" ',a"tu, "-.""7 Lintast:s in ri;iu older, tastetirtlv anaugeo and ready for immediate use ; a houso ele gautly furnished, cut-glass and silver diffiiselj displayed ; a baudsome bright mnlutto womaui of excellent manners, and some delightful ale cider, Madeiu, Sherry, and very fine purl ; aij mmense garden, skillfully watered, and filled ' i whh.ich and rare fruits; a held of cattle 'l"S ''fe bylorce. Mr J eage, whose hou.e servants moving tound briskly, and fe, d opinion 1 h ue g.eat respect for, males decently attired; sewing aud engager. h,,uks the. money ought not to be refund in domestic occupations of various kinds. I ?J ' auU ,ha; l$fit s choose bt was a pleasant picture, and an agreeable dis !,ICU' " ouS lohv l ignominy ofattack apjtointment. Canot himself was absent whet !" ,he. Jn m the world. Such Imiili'ri. hv nr ooiie on tn tiu nas ....'S""""";. iHm- auu.uuufiir. days previous, to look after his interests iu that river, which he considered Mtmewhat eii-wuu'" WM "1.,,t " '"'"p f y dangered by British iute.fercnce. He ar,iv-l'iUl.' I hciiete. if seve.ed from thu parent as ed in his cutter, (h well-found and well-filledol:Kj,,ou' iU exirle'"e would be rendered at vessel of some thi.ty tons,) a few inomentsollt'e.ver- P'ecarious. It our c uutry did not before Ihe time at which we wo aM compellcd,,,ke ,her Cf'.1"1"' 'W "d it is ort this coast to leave the shore. He is a""1 difficult fo see which couui.y is tho most small man, of light, active frame, a fine ener-reaU a,,ti ihe .inosl gr.eea- 1 o climate getic and decided countenance, eyes slight lyhere ,i4 "ea'ing; agriculluia! pursuit, at crosed, but full .f fire, and quick as possible. teuded ttl,h difhculties which always hamper His arrival vas g-eeted with many ma-ks n"ewly -settled countries, p,e greatly increased consideration in which he is held by thosebv s!tk,lness of ,he c,,ma,c d ho indispo coustituting his hotrsehoM. Wife, chiIdren,slt,on to ,abor strongly fixed on uew- servants, and dogs seemed to huve lor him ihe''-hbera!ed ,,:,vcs" 'lhoy bave I'od under greatest respect and affection. Ou all weiei,r,,,ecto1 an'1 "d cannot be expect- bestowed some ma. k of notice. His welcomeeu u Pe89 tne Pwor ol at once stepping to us was truly elegant. It was strange, insaftly into successful ludeprndeuce. For tl:is terrible country, to meet at mv adihese lensens, I thiuk they should not place so much to admire aud surprise Dinue me,l,se,uc'' UJ'r,,ul lho reception of that very was ordered ; but half-past four had come, und necessary aid extended to them by the society nothing could tempt or induce us to remain ! hu,mi- I hope uur cuuutry will protect them ou shore after that time. If a stranger stavs rmn foreign oppression, and show to the ... ..." ' i 1.1 If. ..1 L-.l.l ... I ashore a ter niyht here. Ho is almost ciiu n to have the African fever, and almo.-t ceitaiu to die. 'J'he cousequence U, that a very tigid enforcement of the general Order requiring alt persons to leave thu shore, is observed. It is considered almost a matter ol life and death. I cannot but admire the careful foresight and excellent good sense Commodore Perrv has always displayed in his general icgulatious governing the squadron. . I think that much of Ihe good luck which has attended the vessels under his command may be attributed to his watchful atteution. Canot is iu constant danger of a domiciliarv visit from the English. That ho is some way connected with the slave-trade, is possible , but hd is so cunning, aud so old an offender, that it is next to impossibly to fix it on him! t Si. :u .. . rru win ue ouroroui oeioru long, and all his lands laid waste. I sawnt Cauot's a part of v fhe most absurd nonsense. They are will the crew of a Spanish vessel which lay in fg to 96,1 each other, and, by-the-by. when I Porto Praya when t arrived there. She fasked them why they sold each other, they brought out from Havana a number of free lhave answered, by a question in return "why oiacks, emigrants to Ihe traumas river. Some thing in her appearance, or papers, led the English to think that' her inteutions were not honest, and accordingly she was seized. The negroes a board and tho vessel were sent to Sierra Leone, and a pa t of the crew were, day. before yesterday, landed on tbe beach-near Canot's place, without food, without money, wiiQ ine wua wooas oeiore tnem, and" do " - a . - -v .... means to shelter tnemselves. rever and death were almost certain, , and statvatibn stared them in Ibe face, uutH, by Mrs Canol's CAlHlU)LIEfI AIsI Cbristisa charity, food and shelter were pro Tided for them. Canot, though an adventurer, and really, I think, no better than be ought to be, is not the man to see bis fe!lowmen starv ing on his territory. - A We sailed from Cape Mount at 7 p. m., and after, a passage of nearly two days, arriv ed at tbis place, Monrovia. Monrovia, Feb. 10.- I dined ou shore yes terday (Sunday; with Governor Roberts. The Governor is intelligent and agreeable ; aud is, as far as I can judge, n perfect gentle man, ft is table was as well set, as well nt teuded, and bore as many elegances and luxf urie, as any I almost ever at down to. Mrs Roberts is agreeable, amiable, and a lady. Governor Robeits is nearly white, mid his wife shows scarcely anything of the African. He is from Petersburg, and reflects no small credit on Virginia. Indeed, sir, the Southern, aud particularly the Virginia, negroes iu this place ore decidedly the aristocracy of the colo ny. They imitate their former masters, aud briug to this settlement a very guodv copy of the manners they have been accustomed to in their former homes. Monrovia is pleasantly situated on a hill, which is tho commencement of Cape Messu rado. It has several streets, some substantial looking store-houses, a number of comfortable dwellings, three churches, u fort, a light-house ou the cape, and resembles our own villages very much. The Governor's house is : com modious, and exceedingly comfortable. Some of tho people live iu a handsome style. I visited seveial of tha first gentlemen of the place, and, save from the color of my hosts, 1 distinguished but little difference fiom gentle men til my own country. Mr Teage, I found exceedingly intelligent. Ho is the editor of the " Liberia Herald," aud is one of the lead ing men of the rolouy. From him I learued soiiio facts relative to Uiitish interference, which leads me lo think that great Britain h is a longing eye on Ihis pluce. The Governor received a short liijie siuce, through the captain of II. M. ship Growler, a despatch from the British government denv iug the right of thu colouial government of Libe ria to enact laws regulating the commerce within the teiritories purchased from the origi nal pussessois of the laud by the colonization society asserting that they do not acknowl edge the political existence of auy such as sociation, aud demanding from the colouial government the repayment of ceilaiu tinea imposed on a master of an English merchant vessel, for the iufactiou of the colonial revenue laws. Tho government of Liberia was refer- red to the Captain ol the GruwJej-,fcjaJiytur-J ., . .-.. i'-k-v-1 iner explaticition they might have to ask. Thus these poor people, struggling against the greatest difficulties u commencing nation over had to encounter, are tiol too insignificant lor British bully iug. i his despatch may be a kind of Iteler, put out to asevtuin tho real . . i. i : i u . if.... rouuecuo.. .ncuu u;.s o.olly dllu ,i.e c - ed States governmcul ; or it may be the hrM . . I. .. U. i . ol"vj i'i inrinc inuiii nu.ci itic v.cn iitr wt existing between them mid tho society iu tho United States. I am not sufficiently i-kllled iu law to know whether or not thesu people possess the polhica! rights of an independent uaiiou. I lather think they do not. Mow far, if at all, the United States uru bound t protect them, I am at a loss to ktion. if you n ..: i i.i .. I " the power to protect them against an assault, I should put that power iuto execution, and should look upon an attack ou these people as an attack upon American citizens. I sin cerely hope such powers are invested in our v. f 111... 111(11 i n t r f I ... i . i. -ii . .i ""T,a wu.1 "Vc w,Ji W4,"M,U luem 1,1 It lias Itecome a question whether the colony would not be bet let ii in rv.nu, umi u wu uru okivc-ijoiucis, we can ni jio protect the negro in his efibrls to establish unisell among the nations ofthoeaith. J lave much feeling for these people, and wish o see I hern prosper. I send you a copy of he laws of Liberia, presented to mo by Gov- vmor Roberts. You may see from them omethiug of the condition and charac- er or me country. vvneu 1 snail have seen 4 l . l itI a a Jnore of the African coast, i wifl endeavor to 5IV8 you some idea of Us geography. We aie low in the neighborhood of elephants, tigers, nd boa-constrictors. The ant hills are not el levelled, and the huts of the natives cor espoud very well to the pictures of them in he little geography of my school-boy days. The natives live in a slate of the rudest bar barity, beiiig naked, filthy, superstitious wor- thippers of slicks and bones, and believers 1 . V - sm - man ouy negro f" 1 am in hopes we shall go through the West Indies on our re turn to the United States; lor this climate un fits one to bear tbat of the United $ la Ids coast. The whole of this coast is sickly, and Porto Prays is but Itttle, if any, better. But here we know no comfort, can get no stores for our messes, no clothes for our backs, and never know the security ol a good harbor. A month on the coast is a year any where else. Yet very one get. fat out heie! I expect ta weigh 180 before I get bomc, The quarters on board the Truxtoo are small, but comforts me, and our mess pleasant, but faring wretch edly. Ginger beer is a great luxury, and pork and peas formed my dinner to-day. - - A DOMESTIC ANECDOTES The greatest misery of human ife is house keeping with bad servauts, a circumsiuuce in thn country by no means rare. Such is my present auuoyance. Yesfeiday I advertised lor a cook immaterial to mo whether h"e be a Catholic, Protestaut or Jewess, provided he would cook and not steal. As I made uo' provision as to leliffioii. sonm frft. all wilh first rate recommendations, presented them selves. I was perfectly overwhelmed wilh their many qualifications, and felt very Scot tish about the kuuekles with handling their hundred written characters, by no meaus the work of cleau hands or a crow-quill. One poor creature, with a poke straw bonnet and blue cloak, came stealthily iuto ihe room, with "A bad morniu' this for walkiu'." She look a chair, sateoreaiej ihe tire, aud dried the soles of her shoes. 'And yo are wanting a cook, I see., I wunt a place, sorely, for tho winter. But Ptn not the one to deceive your ladyship. I don't offer myseP as frsl rale, ye see ; but a smar terer or more williu' gi,J (she was about forty) you need never wish to have, and my written hiracter will show this. I lived iu my Lady Castlemaine's family for a long time that is not here I mane it's the Ould Country Pm talkin' about. There be no ladies here. I'm j tould ?" looking up inquiringly. ' A low pretend to be," said I. " Is it so, then 1 Perhaps I am mistake!!. In my lady's family I was laundress, and as sisted the cook ; but cooks in loids' families dou'l let yon do in the cooking way, unless lo wa?h dishes, . clean vegetables, and such like thing. But 1 am quick at laming any how Only teli me what you want, and the way it is to bo done, aud you will never re pent the tilling." "But I can't tell," answered I ; "I adver tised for a professed cook."' " I can boil and roast, and that's what is most wanted in families." "True," s.iid 1; but I want one who can make puddings and pastry." Arrah, now, it's ibe puddings I go astray in. Theso Americans are so fond of pud dings ti nl sweeties? But there are some kinds of puddings I can make, your ladyship, which has been much lecommended. I can make eas pudding with any one; aud ifs much iiked. 1 assure you. I made, nothiu' i . .1 . r -i i i- i u m !!! 'he last family I lived with. f.I' e was a kind lady, anything uncommon shu did her sel" 44 How long did you live there ?"' inquired I. " A week, your houor. ma'am, and I'm not left yet. But I wash and cowk for nine in t ,i r ! 1 v it wl rli rd' mik,;,8 ten, and I'm not fo h a(y yoi u smi1 fami )JiV I iJv T;houIJ njk fJo!hiu, fif Uf ,ace - - ' i....iT ...... . indeed." " True,''. sid I ; Lady Castlemaiue, "and if I were only inr you should bo my nndei conk ; but as 1 am no lady at l., 1 tmi:t en-g-.ige'oue who combines the qualifications of lauud'ess, cork, atid dish-washer, even if she cannot make a peas pudding." EXECUTOR'S SALE OF LAND AND SLAVES. ON the 23th day ( June, !845, I shall expose to ?a e at the reid-Mice oi t he J.ito Sherwood Barks d.iie, a!l the LANDS belonging to 6aid Estat", be. iitg h csiiiiiiile, CIO sicrcs. ' Also, eial.t NEGRO SLAVES, tho property of the deceased. A credit of six months vi ill b Eivca, purchasers giving bond with apjroved security. GEORGE T. BARKSDALE, Executor of Sherwmid Uarkudal-. Cmnberland county, June 7, 1845. 32d-3t.pd. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF DRY GOODS, &c. fnillE subscrib'T havi';i taken (Jpneral Letters Jfi of Ad-ninif-lra t ion on tiie Ettatu uf John AlcArn, dee'd, at the June 1'erni of the C.unt CHirt of Cumberland, vi V- expose to public sale, on WEDNESDAY ihe 25:h met, trom the re mainder of the tock of Goods belonging to said Estate, a l-.ir'J and general assoitnnent of ALSO Hardware & Cutlery, 50 bags Coffee, Nails, Iron, Window Glass, Tin Plate, Molasses, &c. &c. &c. v On Friday morning of same week, vi!l he sold the Household and Kitchen Furniture, eonsitftiu" of I new and spb iidid Piano, 1 new and (agjiionalde tSofa, I beautiful c litre Uible,' maiblo top, Mahogany Chaii-, Tables, Bjicauf1, Sidc--bo:irds, Looking Glass' s, &c. Alsi, af ame tunc, (viz: Friday,) will be sold 3 Kiln?, containing from two to three hundred thou- BRICK. The sale to coui'iience ou Wednesday at 1 1 o'cl'ick, and continue throughout the week, or longer. D. B. McARN, AdinV. E. W. WILLKINGS, S. W. TILL1NGHAST, June 5, 1345. 328-ts. Aucfis. State of X. Carolina Robeson counts'. Superior Court of La a Spring Term, 1845. oarali June Allen vs. Hugh Rc Allen. Petition lor Divorce, I i appeanns to the Court that Hiig" Ry Allen is not an ihhabftEtit of ihfs Stac, and has no agent hfire oa Whom notice can bV served to take depositions in this cause ; it is therelore ordered that notice in tho North Carolinian, published in the toivn of Fayetteville, in this State, lor six weeks, will be equivalent to actual notice Oft the Said HugbRoy Allen. The said Huh Roy Allen will therefore take notice that on the stcond day of Ausnst, 1845, at Eufaula, in Barbour county, in the State of Alabama, the deposition f George McEadhen and others will be taken, and on the 26th day of July, 1845, at Han-ing Kock Church, in Lancaster district, South Carolina, the deposi tion of Thomas Twitty and others will be taken. All which depositions are to be read in evidence in the above causa-, at which time and places the said Hugh Roy Allen may attend and cross-eiarrririe ihe'defendants. - - ? Witness, Absalom Davis,' Clerk of said Court at Office this 31st day of April, 1845. .- ABSALOM DAVIS, Jr.; C. S. C. June 7, 1845. - : 328-6t. pd r ; All persons indebted -v. to the subscriber will pltaM . tII and settle immediatelv. " ' i: v " LUTT ERLOH. . June r, IS45. , ,328-31. . i ETRfllTTOll'S STVilTlfiiT 7- w -"-l w w ?Vi lUU, THERE mil be sold on the 17th day of June next at the plantation oi the Cope Fear River, belnno. ing to the Est ite of Steplieir HoUinsworih dee'd" known byiiib'hsaie of e Giimore place, the To!.' lowing tracts of LAND belonging to the airt E. late, viz: 850 acre 6 in acres I5J acrs 25U ncnii-m acre, una i-sr acres, and all the bct. Land belonging to aaid Estate, or KO tnuch thereof aa will aatidfv i ). fn.'ni. . ;n - ----j ..- H.inat inc can. C v R'JBERT M ELVIN, K n Exec'r of Stephen Holines worth. GEORGE T. BARKSDALE Kx.eV, May 31, 1845. 387-1 s. ? 4; itlr WE are authorized to an nounce the name of Edward Pitt man, as a. candidate' for the office of County Court Clerk for the County of Montgomery. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. THERE came to my house about 16 Hides wV.f of Faysttevnl, three weks ago, a (ad an parently between 19 -nd 20 V(!.-, of who poars to be de ranged, and cannot, or will m. c-jyV any -ccount of bimlf, exc- pt lhat his name Randolph Cope. He is mar about fix iVet liih; dark hair, dark ey s, l,n nose, and fai'r sirV. has no. beard.'.. His orTy clolbfng whn he csmo7 to my hous -, was a dark or brown cotton and wool mixed pair of pantaloons, shirt, suspenders and old straw hat, all well worn. He sometimes npprars rational, and will commence a job of work but soo-i fly ofl from it in one of his fits of absent mind edness. If he has any Rend, I would be etad if ihey would come forward and take charge of him inmediately. NEILLRAY. June 7. 1845. a ' NOTICE. A & we expect lo leave lor the North by the first ot July, we hope all persons indebted to tho firm will settle their respective dues by thnt timt LEIBENSTEIN &. BROTH PR ' 327-4i. State of North Carolina C'oltitnbus county. In Equity Spring Term, 1845. Wynne Nance auJ others vs. Marmaduke Pov. it ell and others. IT appe iring to the Court that Jesse Faulk and wile are n inhabitants of this State j it is there fore ordert-d that, publication be made in ths North Carolinian published in Fayetteville for six weeks for thu said Faulk and wife to appear at the next term of thi Court to be held at the Court House in Whitcville, oa the third Monday after the fourth Monday in September next, and plead, answer, or demur, or the bill will be taken pro confrso as to them, and set for hearing expnrtc. . . Witness, J. A. Alaultsby, Clerk and Mastf r of our said Court of Equity at Office, tho s'-cond Mon day after the fourth AJonday in AIar h. 1545. J. A. M AULTSBV. State of North Carolina Columbus county. In nity Spring Term, 1845. Wynne Nance and others vs. A'arrnaduke Pow ell and others. .-.:.' .. Comj lamants huve lavo to take the deposition ol Moore La.on as evidence in this cause, subject to all just,exe pt'ons ; and notice is hereby. rV-ri to all perrfoiis interested in t'hfci euf't fhaf compldiV.'-.-iiita vill p'ccc.'d to take the dr'oeltions ofMootn Lf-non, Ahsiil.iiii Powell, and El jah Ei kins, at tlte" Court Motive in Whiteville, on thfir.-'t aturria i.i A u trust next, and that publication id IhlK roheu i?i the North Carolinian published in . Fayette' ille, for six weeks, will be deemed equivalent to ptr sonal service. ; -J. A. MAULTSCY, ' : ' Clerk and Master. May 31, 134S . 3'27-6t. per adv. $3 25. State of North Carolina Dwpliu county. -Court of Vitas Quarter StSiionsJJpril Term, 1845. - Michaf I Boyette and wife Nancy, and others, vs. Jesse Newton and wife 'Betsey, and other. Petition for Partition.-- , ;; IT appearing to the satisfaction of the Couit that Jese Newton and wifis Betsey, Peter Rogers and wife Nelly,- Jacob Herring nnd wile Fanny, tenants in common hy deed of Gift from David Q.ninit and defendants in tbis case, arc not inhabi tants of this State; it is therefore ordered that publication be inaffe in tbe North Carolinian, a newspaper priut- d in Fayetteville, for the said de fendants to appear ut Ihe next Court of Pleas and Quarter Session to be held for the county of Dup lin at the Court Hous in Kenansviile, oti the third Monday in July next, then and there to t.lcad,-an-sw-r, or demur to the petition of Michael Boyeite nnd wife Nancy. Kitr v Snrh. nnd James Dick corf, Ciuardian to the children of Benjamin Ezell, filed usainstihem for tbe division oMande. or ihe aaniti vjlt be taken pro confeeso and heard exajtc aV t'o' thm. '- Witness, James Dickson, . Clerk of paid Court at Office the 3d Monday in April, and 69th year of our Independence, A. D. 1845. . - JAMES DICKSON; Clk.I May 31. 1315. 327-61. per dv. $3 gs. SPLENDID : SL,D)TririBfflS,gES. J, G. Gregory Co. i Managers. A LEX AND U I LOTTERY, Class 25, for 1845.; To be drawn at Alexandria. D.C.,' on Saturday June 21, 1845. GREAT SCHEME: $30,0001 ! ! 10,000! I $4,367 ! 2 Prizes of - 2.500 dollars 5 do "' of . 10 do of 60 do of 60 of $600! 2,000 rjjllara 1,50U dollara 1,000 dolfciro 60 of $500 ! :&c. : 78 Number 12 Ballolf. Tickets SI 0 Halves S3 Quarters 59 &0. Certificates ol packages of 26 whole tickets $149 Do do 26 halt -do, 70 Do , do '; 26 quarter do 35 ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY, : Class No. 26 for 1S45. To be drawn at Alexarfdrijr,. D. C o-Wttt4 June 28, 1345. , 1 SPLENDID PRIZES? 40.000 r.- -.v.-;-- ,r-i . ; i5,aoo : dolfsni' 6,000 6,000 4,000 3,000 2,628 --s.ti.iK dollars ' Mr? "':ibnars dlh?r; dollsts dollars' 2,500 dolbrs . 25 Prizes of $ 1 ,000 ! 1 25 of S500 1 v. &C. -iBa!jolJ. 2,5". Ccrl. Do V Do riM T-.t. a Qh.ro and eertrjiL.. m P...L .u- w5nlonWid Lotteries, will Ik. ceivo tbe mostprompt attention, and an .,.JvV, s count of each dVawinj fent immediately sfteritl. er1o all who order frorued ;4 j t t rt - - - Washington City, p. c. rs? j. 4 - - -fc - s
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