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TMM MOETE CAJEBOILIIMIAH THE IRISH REBELLION. actions had been fought, but too detached A new work, by H. M. Field, entitled " the ioru.IOioow. Acting without concert, Irish confederates, and the rebellion of 179S," ( and in confused masses, the insurgents has just appeared, many parts of which are high-. were generally defeated. But they cut iffiSKi. fevrss &szzt$z ; i' bo,,ie8 l ing in Kildare, -ith one or two other extracts ; so,ne amis and ammunition. They ob- v n ic i present a ijToratfie scliiucii ....,. luaus mat iur a WeeK no mail arrived in the capital. They carried Maynooth. They surprised a military ! party at Dunboyne, within eight miles of ner of the author. THE RKCELS OF 1119. The p!ot was out. The conspirators were in prison. Their papers had been seized. The fatal secret was known, that the night of the 23d of May was fixed for the insurrection. On the 22d, Lord Castiereagh came into the Parliament House with the appalling message, that the next day the storm of war would burst upoiithe islam!. The spirit of the Commons rose with danger. They threw back the threat of insurrection with defiance To show their loyalty, they inarched in a body to the Castle to pledge the Lord Lieutenant that they would stand by him to the last. No words can describe the slate of Dub lin at this period. There was treason in the capital. "Committees were frequent ly discovered in deliberation; blacksmiths were detected in the act of making uikes: and sentinels were frequently fired at, or knocked down at their posts. Immense quantities of pikes and other arms were seized in different parts of the city.' It was said that the houses of obnoxious per sons had been marked. No man was safe. Neighbors shunned each other. Masters were afraid of their servants. It was known that a great number had taken the oath. Even the servant of the Lord May or was found to be implicated in the con spiracy. He had engaged to admit his confederates into the house at dead of night. The most loyal citizen knew not but there were conspirators under his own roof. He might be betrayed by one who waited at his tabl, or piked by his porter at his own door. Every means was employed to guard against surprise. On the day of the 23d, the streets of Dublin were filled with troops, inarching to points of defence. Pill M III TllQ rntnll : 1 too, in several com bats, was such as to inspire them with confidence. At Kilcullen a body of rebels had taken post about the Church. Gen. Dundas rode up with a troop of forty horsemen, and without waiting for his in fantry, dashed upon them. But the Irish pikes proved more than a match for the horse and his rider. The cavalry recoiled. Again they rushed to the shock. Again horses fell backward, and riders rolled from their saddles. At the third charge tne troop was almost wholly wo captains anil Iong columns of infantry filed th rough the avenues. Umcers galloped through the streets. The cavairv rattled over the ml avenent. Cannon was dragged to the outposts of the city. Dublin is defended on its north and south sides by broad and deep canals. The troops were posted in strong force on all the bridges. A day or two after, they were fortified by gates and palisade?. The troops lay down on their arms. The night was passed in anxious suspense. The capital breathed heavily. But its tranquility whs not disturbed. The vigorous measures of repression pre served Dublin from an outbreak at this time and throughout the war. While these fearful preparations were going on, the face of nature seemed strangely in contrast with the human pas sions that raged above it. The beautilul month of May was melting into the warm, blue Summer. The earth had come forth in blossoms and in flowers. The island had put on its robe of spring, unconscious that its beauty was so soon to be stained with blood. "It was remarked by all that the weather was unusually serene. The sky was without a cloud, an omen which me people interpreted as the blessin"- of Heaven on their cause; and some who were strong in faith prophesied that no more rain should fall until Ireland was free. The plot had been to seize the mail coaches coming out of Dublin, on all the great routes, and thus cut off communica tions between the capital and the country. The burning of these was to be the signal oi insurrection to the whole kingdom. Al ready tor some nights fires had been seen burning on the Wicklow Mountains, which were evidently intended as signals to the insurgents. l hey were then at the first push to attack a large body of troops which iay seven miles south ot Dublin. At the same moment, a rising was to take place within the capital. Silently assembling in lanes and alleys, armed with pikes and other weapons, at a given signal, they were to move to the assault. One party was to attack Newgate, and rescue Lord Edward Fitzgerald, and the other state-prisoners. ,.w.n..-, au v.iiiiiutr on, me castle, were to assault it at once, in front, and rear A enliirt nii fir ...... :.l .l i i i pu. ij pmniieu wiiu ladders was to mount to the chambers, and stize the Lord Lieutenant. The privy council were to be secured in their own houses. Thus the Rebellion would be master of the Gov ernment at a blow. The plan was well laid, and could it havebevn carried out with courage and secrecy, might have proved successful. But the Government had been apprised of all their plans, and acted with a prompt ness which disconcerted the insurgents. Still the appointment of the 23d of May was observed in many places, particularly in the county of Kildare. On that night few of the inhabitants re tired to rest. Weapons were brought forth from places of concealment. Peasants took their departure from the cabin door ith stealthy steps. Along the roads was heard the tread of hurryin- feet. iew nours saw collected a large body ul armed' men, grim warriors, who had never stood before in battle array, aunt .fuurth:ih;trkuogirman'lopr75io,n -.n.ni.t..vsr.i.tt; old blunderbuss, butiunef i i, ii .. "utmost armed with on. deadly pikes. Over their -,.,1 a t B a y rilleir ranks fluttered a crecn flag. It was the fla of Ireland It was about midnight that the insur gents assembled. Their Wood lZt suffered to cool before they were led to battle. Two towns were attacked that night. Prosperous was carried by SUr. prise. The barrack was set on fire. A detachment of militia perished by the flames, and by the pikes of the insurgents. The Captain is said to have been unusual ly severe in the infliction of militarv exe cutions, and to have fallen by the hand of a man wnose nouse he had burned. At Naas another party had nearly stolen on the town, when a dragoon came gaIIopin in with the alarm, the drum beat to arms" ami me auauK was repulsed. oestroyed. twentv-two nrivat were killed on the spot, and ten so badly ....... .l. I r.i , J nuumicu mat most 01 tnem died soon atter. This little affair dhl much to remove the terror which the insurgents at first had telt ot the charges of cavalry. Though these actions were small, they spread universal consternation. Every man iremoieu under a sense ot insecurity Men on horseback were shot at from hedges. Often in a light night, armed men were seen stealing about the residen ces of the gentry. The sky was reddened with conflagrations. Loyalists, who re mained in the country, were obliged to bolt ana Dar, anu garison their houses. Others fled from their homes, and sought safety in the towns Small military posts were deserted, that the troops might concentrate in large bodies. ENCAMPMENT ON VINEGAR HILL. The first rising was headed by a Catho lic priest, whose name soon became famous. Father John Murphy was the son of a far mer. He had been educated at Seville in Spain. He now spread the alarm of war by lighting a fire on a hill which was an swered from a distance. A hand of in surgents soon collected around him, with which he took post on the hill of Oulart. A detachment of 110 picked men of the North Cork militia inarched to attack them. The terror which they had struck into the poor peasantry left them not a doubt that they should easily scatter the rebels with great slaughter. They fired two volleys and charged furiously up the hill. The Irish were seized with a nanic at this first onset of regular troops, and broke their ranks and fled. Father John flew to their head, shouting that troops were advancing also from the other side of the hill that they were surrounded that there was no retreat they must conquer or die' Quick as thought they wheeled, and rushed upon the troops, who were advancing in some disorder, with such fury that all but five were instantly killed. These escaped only to spread the terror ot the rebel arms. The moral effect of this first victory was immense. A similar body of insur gents had been defeated that dav on another hill a few miles off, and had "these too been scattered, they would perhaps nave dispersed to their homes, and the rebellion been crushed in the bud. But this success gave them confidence. It blew up their enthusiasm. As they saw the uniforms of more, than a hundred dead soldiers scattered over the hill, every peasant felt strong in his courage and in his trusty pike. The tidings flew fast, r-ires blazed from the hills- The insurrec tion spread in all quarters. And thou sands of peasants came flocking to the camp. 0 The military who had been so merciless to the people had now their turn to fear. 1 he men who had escaped were pale with terror, as they told of the savage ferocity with which the rebels fought. Thev found tnat it was one thing to tie up an Irish peasant and whip him in their barracks, and quite another to meet him when "his loot was on his native heath,'' when his arm was free, and a pike in his hand. At Gorey the whole population, troops and all, abandoned the town, and fled for their ives. Many came to the priests for pro tection, and thinking that their only safety was in becoming Catholics, begged to be baptized. To the honor of the priests, be it said, that their interference saved many lives To the panic which fhl h.mi caUS)eu, is to ue referred more than on disgraceful defeat of the war. Father Murphy did not suffer this enthu siasm to be lost. The next day he march ed to atr.irL- F.n n;;,.,.,.(i... im." . ,. . , , . iiij. 1 ins torvn is u.viueu into two parts by the river Slaney, ....... vhwku vjj a siuue Driuo-e. 1 he insu.gents approached 00 the western side. ..ej uiuve oeiore them horses and cattle 10 u.sorucr the ranks of the enemy, and with loud shouts advanced to the attack 1 hey soon penetrated the town, which they set on tire. The (roops at the gates we lorceu 10 laii back to the bridge. Here they maintained a mnCf Ka;- On the summit stood an old windmill, which they converted into a guard-house for prisoners. On the tower they planted the green flag of Ireland, which floated in full view of the country for miles around. Along the edge of the Hill they threw up an intrenchment, on which they planted a few cannon. Sentinels were stationed around the Hill, and videts along the roads. The bell of the Church of Enniscorthy, which had been taken down, was swung between two beams to mark the hours for changing guard, and to strike the alarm in case ofasuprise. The appearance of the encampment was motley enough. A few white tents dotted the field, under which their chiefs lay down to rest. But the people slept under the open sky. From this exposure they sunered little as the weather was uncom monly mild. In such a promiscuous multi tude no great discipline could be preserv ed. Such was the want of order that many, who lay down by their arms at night, missed them in the. morning. Gor don relates what I hone for the honor of my heroes is not true that "often, when a rebel was in a sound sleep, he was rob bed by some associate of his gun, or other article at that time valuable, so that many to prevent stealing, had to sleep flat on their bellies, with their hat and shoes tied under their breasts. In the day time the camp was thronged with a multitude of women, who came to bring provisions to their husbands and brothers. All ages were collected, old men with grey beards, leaning on the long pike as on a staff: and young men, as brave lads as ever skipped across a bog, or dan ced on the village green by moonlight. Men and boys lay about sprawling on the ground, or were collected in groups talking over the fortunes of the war, or listening to some belligerent priest who had taken the command to fight the good fight in a literal sense. There were many priests in the camp. and they had great influence over the wild peasantry, Mass was performed as regular ly as the morning parade. Sermons were preached to inflame the religious fanaticism of the people, and assure them that they had engaged in a holy war. One priest declared in a sermon. "That God Al mighty befriended them in all their opera tions for the attainment of liberty; and that the whole of the. business was as visibly his vvork, as that of dividing the Red Sea by Moses." The Irish derived great confidence from the presence of their priests, for they believed them possessed 01 almost miraculous power. They said, -rainer uonn xMurpny caught unetsin 111s hand.'' Another priest took bullets out of his pocket, and assured the people that they had hit him in battle in different parts of his body, and that they could not do him any injury. The Irish thought that they would derive a part of this security from being blessed by a priest. They had especial veneration for Father Keane, a little, gray-headed old man, commonly called "the blessed priest of Bannow." lie constancy visited the rebel camp. He rode on a pony, w hich was led by two pikemen, who, cried out with a loud voice. "Make way for the blessed priest of Bannow. ' The crowd fell on their knees, and asked his blessing. He distributed a great many little scapulars to the rebels, assuring them that with these on, a ball from a heretic gun could do them no more injury than a pea. Often thev knelt down, kissed the ground and crossed themselves. Then rising up, they were in an instant in all the tumult of war. Again they were around their camp fires, cooking a soldier's meal, or drinking suc cess to the Irish Republic. Shouts of victory rang round. Nor was music wan ting to complete the pomp and circum stance of war. Often was their patriotic ardor kindled with sound of fife and drum. Then some stentorian voice burst into a song to their new born liberty, while thou sands joined in the chorus of Erin mavour neen, Erin o brash. IMPOSTURE AND DECEPTION. Malingerers, or Simulation of Diseases. Former prevalence of Malingering in the Army: and the motives for U-decline of the practice-Where most pre valentThe means of simulation reduced to a system i-Hses of Mmulated Ophthalmia in the 50th regiment The deception wonderfully kept up by many malincer- j'T-r? ueiecuon Simulated paralysis Impu dent trillmnh msn Wu.l v... ,. J ' " or less according to the manner of forming a regiment. In some of the cavalry regi ments, and some of the Highland and oth er distinguished infantry battalions, in which, along with a mild but exact dis cipline, there is a strong attachment to the service, and remarkable esprit du corps, there is scarcely an instance of any of those disgraceful attempts t deceive the surgeon ; while in regiments which have been hastily recruited, and under circum stances unfavourable to progressive and complete discipline, the system of imposi tion is perfectly Understood. Among those who counterfeit diseases, it has been ob served that the Irish are the most numer ous, the Scotsmen less so, but malingering seems least or all trie vice ot r.nglish soldiers. There appears to be a species of free masonry among soldiers, and thus these methods of imposture have been systema tized, and handed down for common bene fit. A case occurred of a man having a rupture, which on inspection was found to be artificially formed from some wiitten directions, "How to make a rupture,'' which were produced. The man was dis charged by his commanding officer, but the discharge not being backed by the sur geon's recommendatory certificate, he lost his pension ; the commanding officer after his return from Corunna met this man per fectly well, following the laborious occupa tion of a porter. In the year 1804, the great increase of ophthalmia in the 50th regiment, and the repeated detection of frauds in other re giments, led to a suspicion in the mind of the surgeon of that corps, and a consequent investigation, by which a regular corres pondence was detected between the men under medical treatment and their parents or friends. Those so fieri nr mia, within the walls of the hospital, re- quesieu mac mose without would forward to them corrosive sublimate, lime, and blue-stone, and by the application of these acrid substances to their eyes, they hoped to get them into such a state of disease, as would enable them to procure their dis charge, with a pension. And they men tioned the names of men who had been successful by similar by means. Proofs of guilt having been established, the delinquents were tried by a courtmar tial, convicted, and punished. It is hardly possible to believe, that men would endure not only the inconvenience of a severe ophthalmia, than which, per haps, nothing ismore painful, but would even risk the total loss of sight, for the uncertain prospect ofa triflin.r n-i,i,. red hot j antl with the conviction, that even if thev themselves to a others tlirnmrli life. Hut it is nevertheless certain, that whole wards have been filled with soldiers labouring under this artificially excited disease : this inflammation of th. 1 I . . . -J - " piouuceu, and maintained, bv .. . after, he offered himself to fill the sfttfatioB, 4iamely, as master tailor to the regiment. That species of blindness, thus feeling ly described by Milton. "So thick m drop teren bath quenched these erba," and which is that in which no manifest alteration takes place in the eve; has been produced by the application of belladonna Nyctalopia or night blindness, was fre quently feigned in Egypt. One unprincipled wretch, in an hospital, pretending to be afflicted with a hopeless complaint, which was a subject of onence to the whole ward, being detected, it was determined to apply the actual cautery On the first application of the red-hot spat ula, this fellow, who for eleven months had lost the use of his lower limbs, gave the man who held his leg so violent a kick, that he threw him down, and instantly ex claimed that he was shamming, and would do his duty if released; but the surgeon declared that he would apply the iron to the other hip, on which he roared out that he had been shamming to get his discharge. Spitting of blood and consumption are rather favourite diseases with soldiers who seek their discharge from the service through imposture; yet an acute physician may easily detect the imposition. Palpita tion and violent action of the heart the im posters knew how to produce by the juice of hellebore; vomiting by secret pressure on the stomach; tympany, or distention of the body by air, is produced by swallowing. on pnnosoj nical and chemical principles, chalk ami vinejrar. A patient permitted all the preparatory measures for amputation before he thought proper to relax his knee-joint : and anoth er suffered himself to be almost drowned in a deep lake, into which he was plunged from a boat, before he stretched out his arm to save himself by swimming, an exercise in which he was known to excel. 1 hose who affect deafn ess. are t Arrival of Uew Goods. received WM. McINTYKK ha and offers for sale. DomMtlc and Imported DRY GOODS Embracing many new styles of Dress Gootfe .'. list of solid goods for wearing apparel. Ala rew style BUnflCTg, Palm-leaf, Leghorn. It Chmspearl Hate ashionable mole-skin It fine wool do fine ana strong Shoes, nd a log lar?p lot of wal1 PPr T pretty, window paper, assorted colors. Chimney screen, and bordering paneir 4-4 and 8-4 Oil Cloth, new pattern!; ' 4-4 It 5-4 white and col'd floor mattw Umbrellas and Pinuli. Whittemore It Co's wool and cotton Cam. Dint. Anril 2B Ifi.Vl U vr. Liberty Point, April 26, 1851. 3m Flax and Tow Linen 3MH yards Flax and Tow Linen Cloth, country m.M" facture, suitable for negro coating, for sale low. Also, two firkins prime northern BUTTER! , o . J' k J- MARTINE. April 28. 635-3t Hay street. WHOLES ALE PRICES Corrected weekly for the JVbrth Carolintan i gAgBTTBVH,rig. to its usual guard, the questions as Q . , " it-UUVCU i. i l .1 . utipiess uepeiuience on been privation which can Some idea of the severity of the it may be formed from the fart defence. ciiS.temeiu may De formed from H f,-t , - - -- ew S U. V L. mai one company bred forty rounds each a ii. nuuiie river at this time was low, and by wading up to the middle, and some ot them up to the neck, the rebels were able to cross, and to take the troops in flank. The town was set on fire on the eastern side of the river. The order was given to retreat. All was now horror in the town. Men, women and children, mothers carrying their infants on their backs, fled through the burning streets. I his terrified multitude poured forth on the road to -Wexford, fourteen miles to the south. Happily they were not pursued, and succeeded in makin2 their escarp. the rebels, too content with their vi Jn the course of a few days a number of, and take a look at their camp. ... 2tS.i?Athe fl'in8 ow set about" towB of P?- "trenched camp. The town of Enniscorthv lies at the foot of a lofty eminence, called Vinenr II m a! the setting sun feii " " inn. As thousandsgof armei pea8aQt8le; '"fP climbing up the heS-h t a? t be 3een centre of their onerXn. rl tJlt Was .t "vr ne rest ,f the war, we mav mount th k;ii .. UI i . . '"hi mem. -Simulated ujaniicsieii tiv mi nn.. r- cases of Hollidgo-Gutt. Serena, and vctTonia.o""! lericueu Blind soldiers employed in Kirrpt Cure bv actual cautery, of a malingerer-Simulation of consump tion and other diseases Keigned deafness Detection of a. man who emulated deafness-Instances of self-mutila-tion by soldiers - Simulation of death. A serious evil has existed in the British army, resulting from a very general piac tice of idle and dissolute soldiers in bar racks, and even in more active service, feigning diseases and disabilities, for the purpose of either escaping duty, or in the hopes of being altogether'discharged from the service, and procuring a pension. This imposture has been termed Malinger ing, or the simulation of diseases, and the unsuccessful or suspected impostors have been usually called Malingerers. In vul gar English, the trick is called Shammin Abram. Remarkable ingenuity, and a very con siderable knowledge of the powers and effects of medicinal agents, have been shown by those who, a priori, would not be suspected of such information j and the pertinacity shown by the impostors, when the object was to procure their discharge, has been often wonderful. The reasons which call for, or privilege a soldier to expect, his discharge, are chronic and incurable rather than acute diseases. It is natural, therefore, to find the malingerers most expert in simulating the former, though, at the same time, the more acute diseases have not been less faithfully represented, when the obierf in wicw was uuiy a temporary evasion of duty m.tiis ia.ui.c iius prevaueu to ing tjuicKiime, strong inlusions of tobacco. Spanish flies nitrate of silver, and other metalic salts. The inflammation thus cause.i is most paintul, yet it has been Kept up under every make life miserable. Wonderful indeed is the obstinacy some malignerers evince; night and day, they will remain, with the endurance of a in position;!! most irksome, for weeks and months; nay many men for the same period have, with surprising resolution and recollection, sat and walked with their bodies bent double, without forgetting foi one moment the character of their assumed infirmity These impostors are most easily discov ered by a retaliating deception on the part of the surgeon; he should conceal his sus picions, and appear to give credit to all that is related to him of the history of the disease, and propose some sort of treatment accordingly. The nervous disorders that are simulated are such as to require a constant and un ceasing watchfulness on the part of the im postor, lest he should betray himself. Paralysis of one arm was" feigned, with great perseverance and consistency, for months, the soldier pretending that he had fallen asleep in the open air. and awoke with his arm benumbed and powerless. I his tarce he kept up with such boldness, that, being suspected, a court ma.tial was held on huu, and he was tied up to the hal berts to be punished; but the commanding olhcer thought the evide nee not 1 1 ( H i o n 1 1 rnnvinrmm II. - fvsm inifiiiy !s. are ireaueiu i .. . . 'j caugiu in a snare by opening the con versation with them in a very hijjh tone of voice, but gradually sinking it compass; when, thrown ofT?is impostor will reply to such aic mm. a recruit, unwilling to go to the East Indies, feigned deafness; he was admitted into the hospital, and put on spoon-diet; for nine days no notice was ta ken of him- On the tenth the physician, having made signs of inquiry to him, asked the hospital sergeant what diet he was on? the sergeant answered "Sooon diet. ' i .... me pnysician, attectiii'' to be anrrv, saul. country raooccE. Bacon, lb 11 a 11,' Brandy, peach 50 a 56 do. apple 4u a 45 Beeswax, lb 20 a 22,j Cotton, lb S a Corn, buttbel 2 a 85 Flour, bbl 4.75 a 5.25 Flaxseed, busb 1.40 a 0.00 Feathers, lb 32 35 Fodder, c wt 1,00 a 1 25 Hides, green, lb 4 do. dry balO Lard, lb 11 Oats, bushel 50 a 55 Oil. linseed, gal 95 Peas, bushel 90 a P5 Rye, " 90 a 1 00 Tallow, lb 8 a 10 Tobacco, roanuf 30 a 40 Wheat, bushel 1.00 a 1.25 Whiskey, corn, gal 30 a 40 Wool, lb' 16 a 18 Wood., oak. pr cord 3.00 RATABLE. Beef, on the boof 5a 0 Butter, lb 18 a 25 Chickens, each 15 a 20 Ejrgs. dozen 10 a 123,' Pork, lb C, a 7 Potatoes, sweet 50 a 55 do. Irish 00 do. north n 0 Co Turkeys. 40 a 75 Turnips, bushe 40 00 Kice. lb 4 a 4 Cheese, lb 9 a 10 FAYETTEVII.LE MANUFACTURES' Cotton Yarn, lb 18 4-4 brown Sheeting, S a 7J i-o ao. da. nan e Osnaburgs 11 a 00 13 a 15 12 a 13 45 a 50 2 1 -2' 5 " 6 a 6 1 -2- 3 a 4 1)75 a 2,00 6 a 7 00 a 25 MESCHANOISE. Bale Rone. Ih n . ,n . Bagging, heavy, yd 15a 20 ugat Coffee, lb Candles, lb de. Sperm Copperas, lb Iron, Swedes, lb do. extra niits, do. English, Lame, bbl Lead, bar Molasses, gal 4 a 41-2 uu,jamp 87 a 1.40 do. tnnnirs . bM 17 60 Powder, blaotiug 81-2 do fine 6 a 51-2.' Brandy. French 1.50 a 4.00 " Gin. Holland 1.75 a 2.00 Hum, Jam. gl 200 a 2.25 do. St. Croix lOOal.aO do. N. E. 35 a 4U Hags, lb 3 a 21-2 Sugar. Ib. N.O. 7 a 8 do. Porto Rico R a do. St. Croix ft silo do. Lump 9 a 10 do. Loaf 11 a 12' Salt, sack 1.40 a 1 ftO do. alum. bush. a 50: Tea. lb 60 a 1.50 ' Twine. bagging, lb 20' Wine, Alnliijra 55 a 00 do. Madeira 2.00 a 3.(0" do. Port 1.60 a 3.00 do. Sicily. 1.00 a 1.50 do. Sc.uppernoni: So a ICO" Glass.8xl0.box 1.75 a 2 25 do. Kxl2 2.25 a 2.75 White lead: keg 1,60 a 2,25 REMARKS. Bacon See last week's remarks Cotton Considerable offered and prime. Corn Market better supplied, most of the sales for the week were mside nt 82 to 85 cts. Hour. Feathers. Lurdaud Poultry same as Ust taken at 9 cts. for- wt-ek- WILMINGTON MARKET. I I !l v 1 ri ft- u - llOWPVPr. cnlico. quently undergone verv spvprp t.oitm.nt and there being no prospect of a pension, ne at last gave in. N The unprincipled obstinacy of some in dividuals, even triumphs openly in the success of their imposture. A trooper in the 12th pretended that he had lost the use of his right arm; and, after resisting for a great length of time severe hospital dis cipline, he procured his discharge When he was leaving the regiment, and fairly on he top of the coach, at starting, he waved his paralytic arm in triumph, and cheered at the success of his plan. Another sol dier, who pretended that he had lost the use of his lower extremities, was reported unfit for service, and was discharged. When hischarge was obtained, he caused himself on a field day, to be taken in a cart to the Phoenix park, and in front of the regiment, drawn up in a line, he had the cart driven under a tree; he then leaped out of the cart, springing up three times, insulted the regiment, and scampered off at full speed. A third soldier, of the name of Hollidoe pretending to be deaf and dumb afteran attack of fever, never for one moment for got his assumed character, till his purnose was attained. iein!r useful . .;i.. h 1 r " taiiui . -mv iui uc or SX vcar ci I quenttothis pretended calamity, and i riorl An n 1 1 " a "Are you not ashamed of yourself, to have kept tiiis man so long on bpoon-meat? the poor fellow is nearly starved; let him have a beef-stake and a pint of porter." Mur phy could contain himself no longer, he completely forgot hi assumed defect, and. and with a face lull of gratitude, cried. Uod bless your honour! vou are the best gentle.nan I have seen for" many a day. ' During the insurrection in the Kandian country in 1818, a private belonging to the 19th regiment was sentry at a post and was occasionally fired at by the ?neinv from the neighboring jungle. Availing himself of waat appeared a favourable opportunity forgetting invalided and sent home, he placed the muzzle of his musket close to the inside of his left leg, and discharging U.: las 5 nie piece, ne Dicw away nearlv the whole h!s ca,f- "e asserted, to those who came to his assistance, that the wound had proceeded from a shot of the enemy's from ..cjungiej out the traces of gunpowder fltll.t!... l. l - II a.. " - ... in,; ,eg, ioiu a ditlerent tale, as well as his musket, which was rec-ntlv discharged. A sergeant in the 62d regiment pur chased a pistol, and hired a person to shoot him through the arm; hoping, by these means, to make it appear that he had been bred at by one disaffected to the military, and that he should be discharged with a large pension. In this, however, he was disappointed. Even death itself has been simulated. V hen some officers, in India, were break- idsung in the commander's tent, the body ofa native, said to have been murdered by theseboys, was brought in and laid down, the crime could not be brought home to any one of them, yet there was the body. A suspicion, however, crossed the adju tant's mind, and, having the kettle in his hand, a thought struck him that he would pour a little boiling water on the body; he did so; upon which the murdered remains started up, and scampered oft. Corrected weekly by the" Commercial" NAVAL STORES. Vellow dip. 000 a 2.25 Virgin dip 300 a 3.05 Hard 0.00 a l!30 Turp'tine. k1 28 Tar 1.40 a 0 00 IJteh 1.12C Rosin. No 1 1.75 a 2.25 " No. 2 0 00 a 1.37 " No. 3 00 a 100 Varniah. 20 a 22 TIMBER. Inferior 3.00 a 3.50 Fair quality 6.00 a 12.00 LU MB KB. steam-mill. Wide boards, plunk and scantling 13.00 a 15.00 Floor boards 14.00 a 15.00 W'ido board, cdjred, 14.00 Kefused. half price on all. CUM B Kit, BiTer. Floorboards llJOal3.0O Wide boards 0.00 a 7.50 Scantling 0.00 a 6.00 KICE. Rough so Cleaned 3.12 1-2 a 3.25 STAVES. W.O.hhd rough 16.00 a 20 drcaxed 00 ' bid 00.00 a 15.0d U.O.hhd rough 15.00 " d reused 00.00 Ashehcading 10.50 Sfi INGLES. Common 3.00 s 4 00 Contract 3. so Black's large 5 00 PEAS. Cow Peas 70 n 00 Pea Nuts 1 00 a 1 20 SUGAR IT . " new unpsna 7 a 71-2 rorto itico 7 a g CO I- H V St. Doming 10 a 11 1-2: Vio llnll'i Java jA Lajiiiira 11 , 2. Cuba 12 k 1J l- MOUSM.S. New Orleans do . Porto Rico 2.1 Cuba 2 a ' 3 SALT Bonaire J8 a 20 Liverpool, sack M) STIRITS. N. E. Rum zi Common Gin a F0 Whixkcy 27 a 00 Apple Brandy 3" a 40 BACON. Hams. N C. ll nil? Western 8 11 In Sides, f. c;. a jo " Western f?4 a 1-2 Shoulders N . C. U Western 8 a S'4 DOMESTICS. Cotton Yarns IS Cotton OMiaburcrs 4-4 N.C. Sheeting V,i 7'i -S " 71.4 FLOUR. Fayettcville.sup. 6.00a6.25 Canal Corn Meal Butter Cheese Beeswax Hay Soap Feathers Lard. N C Lime 5.50 a ft.00 65 a 70 fO 15 a 20 7 a 12 20 72 4 1-2 a 5 35 8 a 8 1-2 75 An Oyster Shell. If examined by the microscope, the extent of an oyster shell will be found a large continent, as it may be called, millions of minute insects that wander in the largest liberty over its surlace. Each of these insects "is the ow ner of a house or cavern, which it forms by burrowing in the solid shell. Besides these minute members of the animal king dom, the vegetable tribes are represented by a luxurious growth of plants springing up over the entire shell. These are "of every variety of form, and color, and ci n sists of trees, shrubs, and flowers of the most beautiful description. In order to examine them properly, the shell should be placed in a glass of clear water. Album : lae Ladies- Magazine and " We have but littla tmtfh t a. .... dieines; but having been HwWh Tin r5 aTertUed me cough. which nearly diLwIS,1lteAw,th.cWd ted by its use; and in out h bet preparation, r. .. , "K"' rTO ; v"11" " cougns now in use." business, we were Induced to tU Th "ingto our Cherry, and are htMT toi.., the Balsam of Wild td hVlV. n...;?PJ to ?y tlt wo hare been hen.fit. ble opinion it is one of the of " 1 - 1 j uu car. a crrsilDp I Tiea on all mmmiinma..... I. or less extent at different periods of our 1 one occasion, whilst practising S wuu medical military history; and it is gratify, blank cartridge, an awkward tec '"? Zl ing to learn, from authentic source. tht Hollido-e in th- Mr i :Vecru,5 snot mthe present period of hishlv imamv.,1 and rDngurn,t; k. Jfre"eu Pain SIX years snh. i or sale by S. J .;t j 1 u- a. in discipline in the British army, there are not prooauiy two malingerers for ten who were found in the military hospitals thirty or forty years siuse. It also occurs more exnreaeoil C T!!L b7 a 'frty f contorl "2 been tions, but never sooke M k..: eard to arficnlats. c . ' U.t charged, h, "aVc" .h?' and astonishing efflcaeV of rw. w . TS aP"Heled Cherry, and the incraalna?!"?' BUam of WiM many nnpHnBSUS f?f " caused offspuriousmiitureVor lm!i -. d im,utor to palm the genuine Balsam"' All imiStion? DP r in put up bT ilL"! U: 10?? u counterfeita, be- safe and dangerous. medicines, are entirely un- I Burrs oH.I7.?AnBiM bears th. nam. 1 u .T , V. . "PPer. j o.j iiinsdale, Farctteville; by Evan, Mr n..i mt-"i - l Mallov oiT j Kaleigh. by Lr. A. MaUoy, Cheraw; and Agenta eeery wher.. EMPIRE STATE COOKING STOVE. Th Empire Stove is of the latest and most approved pattern. It is better and can be sold cheaper than any other kind of Cooking Stove For sale by 6 Fayetteville, April 33.. CVWVANDREWS- CHARLESTON MARKET, April 25 Cotton from 71 to in cts fnraii S3 50 to 3 25 per hundred. Corn 70 ct 4 " Fr "iisriex. nay, northern. 95 ce hundred. Flour, northern, $5 :0 per bbl cts shoulders 7 and sides 10 cts. Su-ar, Lou isiana, s. tog;. 75 ner hiimlri ro-- . . 311 per hundred. Molasses, N. O., 34 to 36 cts per gallon by retail. Rice crs. I'eas 95 cents per Salt, in, 7oW J.A,RKET Cotton 0 to 9 bnrrn I rflUr 7 to7 50-iron 5toS50Salt$140 to SloO-corn 90 to J00 Molasses 35 to 40 Correcred by the Cheraw Gazette PILOT MOUNTAIN. SUM MER RETREAT. THIS GRAND CURIOSITY is situated ia Surry county t o miles wMt of the Stokes ami Surry line, and near the main road leading f,, p. Germanton and Salem to Rockford, IS mile? fr; nT?""" ant! 25 niil' from Rockford. ni J,r I M",,nta,n H,ou. 1 miles from the pinnacle, has been newly fated up for the ap proachine season, and no expense or attention, till ,v,KM!di f rf nde' eni0?'n visiter r thSyi eea5,ea8ed- to 8eek halh or pleasure at the Pilot Mountain. F nSntlIl fromhe hous " fine mineral spring, and a good carriage rod leading to it. uerfirXTr t0 V1 finnacl? has bee,, rendered mai! .K ' con,P""Hy easy, by ladders th. PurPse- ,The "iew from this point is the grandest spectacle in North Carolina, if not in the whole southern country, being a huce haft run up 1S00 feet into the blueetherlal arch, from a comparatively level surrounding surface, and embracing the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains, from the peaks of Otto to the north SO mile, to the Table Rock in Sooth Carolina, 100 miles, including within the range Pari' Mountain, Spartanburg district, and both peaki of King's Mountain in York District. The large number of visiters to this grand curiosity has greatly increased within a few year, and the subscriber can assure the public that all who come shall enjoy themselves so far as de pends upon him. The number of visiters during the last season, as shown by the register, was between three and four hundred. ' A good Guide to conduct visiters up the pin nacle, and to point out the different and distant objects, will always be in attendance. TraJre".er" P.aVK over the Blue Ridge, by Mount Airy. wiU lose but little in time or dis tance, by calling at Pilot Mountain House. The purity of the air, the excellence of the water, and the beautiful scenery, never fails to invigorate the enervated and the invalid, and to robust the rcan of health. The plank road from Fayetteville west (now completed to Carthage) will go to Salem, within 25 miles of the mountain, and if extended, will probably go within a mile of it. Sixty miles of it will be completed this summer, bringing the traveller nearly halfway to the mountain. His prices are very moderate, as be wishes to encourage and induce the people of the State to visit this one of their grandest curiosities. WM. GILLAM. Pilot Mountain, April 15, 1S51. U35-tf
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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