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: ... j. -., -- - .m , oLI , in , ......J. y r,rj j f - - er ".- -- - v 11 ''l I. i v 2 -f-:-r-- A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Devoted t to P&itics. the Mark kcls, JForeiga and Domestic, M . A.ritulta?e, -"aid- OeC ifcraalf--TR0-vP0LLAR8 IN ADVANCE BUYAN & YATES, Proprietors: PRINTED BY WILLIAM J. YATES. ROBERT K. B 11 Y A N, Editor. Terms of Subscription to the Wzrl'a Carolinian : For a single copy, if paid in aflrance, per nnnuin, $2 00 " " r.t end of 3 months. 2 50 " " " at the cm of 6 mofitb, 3 00 " " " sit the cnrl'of the year. 3 50 ' No pnbscription y.- be received for a shfirter period "tuRn one year unless paid in advance. With the view of extending tlie ctrcnlation and en lixncing the usefulness of the 'paper, the proprietors of fer the following remarkably low ; CLUB RJll'KS. IJr VA III A B L Fl S V AD J1J"C 22: -f copies of the- Colsniar. Ver 00 flflferH on Ims'nefw connecte1 iih t'e fnn mnrf he .cadrese4 to the undersigned, and inusl If. post pud.. , 3lars of Advt-rlfrlnjr i ?iixly cen"F :w y are of IT. lines for the first and thirty cents 'for ."S -K'.rj.sent insertion, unless the drert:TO.;Ttf. "yntMish'O for more than two months, when It will tip clsard J"or thw kk'K - - - - - Si 00 For -4.Ja -ft.-f irhr. 6 00 TTcr i-welve jnnaih, - - - - - 10 00 y;rT- All :d vertisements jaiistV ha.idcd inhy Friday 5 0 '-?.o!;. a. m.. to ensure ':t insertion in the next ,;av'(i pper. and shtf?tf Wve the desired number of in rtion marlted on liinri, e,rtherwie they will be in ertod till for"IJ and cha'-eil accordingly. BUYAN &. YATES. t! n i e IJY GEf) PACTOltt, T.AUDEi:. Willkinjs Auction Store. Nearlv oppo.-iite to 1" 5 a v Oct. 1, IS".?,. ttovill Y N. C. ( vuniAOE xsott:!... TIavinaj recently purchased th- alsve establishment from Mleo;n IC"!ly. E-xj., I am now prepared to enter tain in a comforinl'le manner those who may trive me a cs.li. Having amide stiibi, jjni !iist:e:" and a dis positioa to aecommodate, 1 triiKt I siiaii be able to giv e:jtirp satiiifaetion to those wiio may favor me with their ji-xtroimge. IE C. McTEAX. December 3, 1S53. 70-tf EDW'I) Mc-riIEKSOX WITH C Z P. IZ S Y A v uno. & V o . Importers and AVIiohjsale Deal?rs in Foreign and Voiaestic !UY (JOODS, 24 Park Place and 19 Iiarclay ftreet, XkvYobk.. Novemb-T 7, 1?."3 Cm-pd plvx r ATI ; S A N o LASD VOll SALE. Tii" subscriber oTers his Plantation and Land for pal-, situated o i tiie Et side of Cane Fear River, ubo.it foMr:n"W from FayetteviUe. There are about 3JJ a:r"i of U'pl 3") of wh:c!i are cleared and under cuiti vatioi. i the prein:ses is a dwelling and all rieces.-'ary out ho l-ies. The soil, for fertility, is not urasse"l b-anv on Cape Fear River. Persons wis!- vnre ' ;e win p. ease ca: ana examine iirem.- TV l.nr5, JOHN VcLER.V: JaVt 1L IS." .;;ii id I) i V; to '! u- of; . ". ' . f ' . ii it it - well-known stand of the Drs. Rol a:id liow streets, tf lias r inoa. Ap' il 23 f ir.-jiiBci''i'-'- KSSJOf? I 31 . TIIKSS ;iAT;tKsKs: .hat ICS .7 7 r.?'?J it o:i h fhr trmlr T'.ie snbrib.M' '."is l"nve to in for t!ie uublie that he ha constant lv on h-uel. ad is manufacturing to or der, all kinds a id si '. of Matre--es. which he intends to in' f 1 25 p"r i' it i il til's p vit ch-'aper I'i ri any similar establish a:.v. I! wins; s-rved as an apprentice in on of tiie northern cities, he trusts abl- to irie t'r' most i-nmcli't" satisfae- to th- b is:-i that he will t'ori to iiis en-dom-u's. He mmuf.ietnres hair Mat re ses. Matr with springs. tr Matr-sses. and nil kinds Is ol settee b )tti'nings. ll-f does also all kinds of repairing and rvfwing. Persons in want of a-'y article in his line are re piested to call and see specimens of h's work at the Pod Oili.-e building. ' .IDSEPIT OTTARDl'RG. Ja-vnrv 21. IS'. I. 3;n er.n'iIKST . AVtlfiHT, Attnrtu y l i.aw, raj-ctlevMlc, S.C Office at the corner of Bow and Green streets. ei- fi. is:.:;. 1- THOSE who are indebted to me by Note or Account will please settle the same. And all debts due me pri or to the 1st Jau'y 1P53, must be settled, as longer in lulgence cannot be given. A. a. m ::i:tiiax. Oct 1. IS Mi. tf 1C. Ml lit '111S3. sijn ri.l l.'orwar'lina 3J-rc;ia f9 Wlt.MINC.TOV, X. C. IS'.-I v Jaunarv A: '? SC'.'M't llAL. We hav" r.-cived our usual stock of FARMING IMPLEMENTS, sm-h as Plough'. Harrows. ( 'uUi valors. Ac. .'v. J. A T. WADDII.L. A new 2 horse Wagon, complete, for sab. iWarch IS. IS. VI r- T. W. State of lit y. f the Pursuant to a decree made at the l.ist tiTiti Court of E.piity for tlu t'ounty of Cumberland, ihe undersigned will oiler for sal", at the Court House in ' avetteville. on the Ijrst Monday of May next, a lot on "iovvin Street. Particular description will be given U the lime of the sale. A Ili" I I'D A. T. SMITH. C. M. Ii. March IS. ISM. 85-71 .TAMES T. HOI'STON, Cl.OCli AM WATCII MAKKi:, Enzraver and rep.tircr d" Jewelry. Aecordeons. Ac. in tie' best possible manner. Oftice on 11:v street ip. the new lire-proof Mutual In surance Company s Ibnld.ng, opp i:iv s Biiuduig. opposite the Methodist Church. Having had near tifieen business, he believes ho can years experience in the nlease all w ho will fa, or him with the-r patronage. Favetteville. March IS. lS.Vt 85-tf iju. 3ii!iS3i's i:;vns;tii.Ti roiiniAi., l"or the removal and permam iit cure of the following diseases, viz : Affection of the Liver. Incontinence. Loss of .Muscular Energy, Physical Prostration, Irrita bility, and all the various train of Nervous affections: it will also remove Depression. Excitement, a Tendency to Blush, Restlessness. Sleeplessness, Dislik" of Society. Incapacity for Study or Business. Loss of Memory, Confusion. Giddiness. Blood to the Head. Melancholy, Mental Debility, Hysteria. Indecision. Wretchedness. Thoughts of Self-Destruction. Fear of Lunacy. Ac It will increase and restore Appetite, strengthen the emaciated, induce continued cheerfulness and oijuani mP.y of spirits, and prolong life. It is considered in valuable in curing incipient Consumption. Agent in Favetteville. J. N. SMITH. Druggist. S7-4t North-west corner Market Sipiare. r. Jl'MriAAX. "- KOWDKX. Mc.MII.rA3I & BOWDEX, INSPECTORS OF NAVAL STORES AND PRO VISIONS. Office, corner of North Water and Ches nutt Streets, AVilmington, N. C. April 8. 1854. 8S 3m PALI, AND WIlSTlO STOflC. . ' For 1 8 5 3.. -The subscriber has just received and opened, at h" Xew Store on the East wde f Green ptreet, a few dooro from the Market House and nearly opposite his Old Stand, a large Stock of . Staple an tl Fancy Dry. Goods, Embracing a general assortment of IadieR' and Gentle inea? Drew? Goods, consisting in part of Shawls, Cloaks and Mantillas, some very fine; and also a pood assort ment t,f Shoes and Boots, for Ladies, Gentlemen, Girls, Soys and Children. And ; tie r bent assijrtmeut , of Silk and other styles of Bonnets he has rxer ofFcred to the public. - - ' ' - "- " Sugar; Coffee, Tea, Pepper, Sp'ces, artd Tobacco, a fine article. - ; , s SIIEMWELL. Oc toier 8, 185 i - '''." rl4iV.- -".'?.- -.- ; . ';. T-: . Alt FALLS Cot tori Yarns stnTShecl- or sale ljr..i5" liLAv ''th. Vf MA Xov J 2. 1853 SISO HEVAItI. Runaway from the subscriber, his Nepro men, JOHN and TOBEY. John is about 26 years old, f feet 1 inch high, weighs about 185 or 190 lbs. T obey aged about 22 yearss 5 feet 9 inches high, stout, and weighs 175 lbs. They were bought from Mr .fames Surles, of Cum berland county, and will probably be lurking in that neighborhood. Tobey has a wife at Mr Richard Bird's, in Johnston County. Fifty Dollars for either, or one huudred Dollars for both, will be paid for their appre hension and delivery to the subscriber, or for their con (inement in an; Jail in the State, so that he can get them. An additional sum of One Hundred Dollars will be paid for the conviction of any person of harboring the above Negroes. JOHN CO LEY. Fair Buff, Columbus Co. X. C, Oct. G. 63-tf H. HAHHAtJCil, A rcliitrct mid Builder, Fnyee- iile, f o.. Respectfully informs the public that he is prepared to execute PLANS of every description such as State and Court Houses, Prisons, &c. Also. Churches. Cot tages, and otiier public and private edifices; Bridges. Roofs. Ac. Ac, all with Specifications and Contracts made for the same, lie will also superintend all kinds of work. Orders will receive prompt attention, and Plans drawn and sent to any part of the country at short notice. Oct. 15, 1853. ly-pd I 2 00 Al'ES oi' IjAXB i'oi: sale. The subse-,7frer of Land, &'Jq.. f' ;). s for sale twelve hundred acres end of Richmond county. It is aiimne u- jj0 iral College, Laurcn 1. The Land is well ourg liigw-i , adapted to thUo,, " j. wheat. Ac. It i'lijracrcd in the turpentine and lumber Imsincss, I have constituted Alexander McLean, Eq. my agent, during my absence, to whom all communications in regard to the mutter may be addressed at Gilopolis P. O.. Robeson county. Luther Blue, who resides near to the premises, will take pleasure in exhibiting them to any one who may call for that purpose. J. G. BLUE. Oct. 22, G4-tf TO NIIT (m"iKS. Th" subscriber takes this method of informing his friends and the public that he still continues in the Mill Wright business and all its branches, viz: foundering, framing, and erecting Water or Steam .Mills upon vari ous principles, either with simple or complicated ma chinery. He returns his tuauks to the public for the liberal patronage he has received heretofore. i, l,oes ov ni'ci .iViv'ntionto"nirniTrwrfffli Jjy"'Tvin gfwr satisfaction, to merit a continuance of the sr. me. He Hatters himself that his work will compete with that'll' .div other machinist for speed and durabil'ty. All per io.is w:.o wnnt work dotif in the above line would do well to give him a call, as he has several competent , workmen in his employ, iobs at th? shortest notic irdcrs oromiHlv a'tenib and is prepared to execute all e and on very re&Konable terms, d to. For further information .id.dress the subscriber at Johnson ville. Cum'ierN.nd onntv. N. C. D. B. JOHNSON. November 1(1. 18.'?, v-pd. tu.:ss sk pus rivtiiA KCitXisn. The Subscriber, a practical Boot maker of some ex vrieiiee. has for some time be.m sensit le that there is a Irsjilrrafittn to be yet supplied to the public in the way of a suitable burnish for boots and shoes. Most of the ari:cles now used either injure the leather or fail to impart that lustre so necessary to give toman's " ? ji dcrsf anting " a proper finish, lie has therefore, dur ing the last twelve months, been devoting himself to the task of preparing an article free from these objec tions, and has at length a Tier much investigation and experiment completely succeeded. The result is CHI's w phis ultra Bttrnixu." lie only wishes that it may be tested in order to establish its superiorly over all others. Call on him at his nhop opposite Mr Lauder's Marble Factory. Hay street, and be supplied with an-ox. client article at a cheap rate THOMAS GILL. Nov o. ls.-r, . if I'Ai.s, st;psi.s5:s. I have alwavs on hand a full assortment of GRO CERIES. PROVISIONS, and other Good suitable for the Fall and Winter Trade, and which I offer forCa-'h. or in exchange for Produce of almost any kind. I have now in Store Flour, Meal. Corn. Rice. Bacon. Lard. Butter. Cheese. Crackers. Salt, white Clariii-ed and Iirown Sugars. Rio and Java Corfce. Tea. Molasses. Vinegar. Fish. Cigars. Tobacco. Snuff. Candles. Soap. Starch. Spices. Candies. Pepper. Buckets. Brooms; wrought and cut .Nans, i -owner. Mir. . 1 eir.nssion I us. unit a goon assortment o. i;ve .Minis; w:tn manv oilier things in the Grocery line. Also a good assortment of Dry Goods. Boots and Shoes. Negro Blankets and Kerseys, and a good assort ment of Readv-made Clothing. Call and buv chean. W. II. CARVER. October 20. 1S53. 7f.5-Gm XOTICK THE "ubscriber o tiers for sale. i"s LANDS, six miles North of F.iv.'tteville. and ibout one mile from the Fayetteville and Raleigh I'iank Road, consisting of about twelve hundred and sixty acres of land, suited to the makbig of Turpentine or Timber. There is also on the promises, a good Saw and Gnat Mill, all lit gooa repa:r and now in operation ; aiso. a Kweiung. arm a;t the necessary outhouses, in good repair. Also, another tract of two hundred and fifty teres, on t'.m head waters of Carver's Creek, known as the Tarry I'lace. on which there isa small Farm, a Dwelling House and other 'nouses. On th- lirst named tract, there is cut about twenty five thousand Turpentine Boxes, frm two to four years old. All the above lands will be sold on the most accom modating terms. Persons wishing to purchase, will plea-.- call on the subscriber, who will take pleasure in showing the above lands. WM. R. BOLTON. Oct. 27. l.v-,f,. C5-tf Jamks C. Smith. Milks Costix. JAMES C. SMITH Si CO., Co iii m is t in Tack an'?, Have removed their ofliee to the second stery of the building formerly occupied by the Telegraph Com .any. where they are prepared to attend to all business in the Commission line. All business entrusted to them will be punctuallv attended to. Wilmington. Jan'y It. 1S5-1. 7C-lv XOTICE. By virtue of an order, made l.y his Honor. R. M. Saunders, presiding Judge at the present Term of our Superior Court of Law. I hereby give public notice that a SPECIAL TERM of sa'd Court will be held for the County of Moore, at the Court House in Carthage, on the fourth Monday in May next: when and where all suitors and witnesses on the Civil Docket are required to attend, by 10 o'clock, in the forenoon of that day. Witness, Geo. S. Cole, Clerk of said Court, at office the Monday before the last Monday in February, A. D. lN4.v!0t Gi:0. S-C0LE.C. P. C. FATETTEYILLE, :N. 0 .jggjMEL hl'smLM j ii mum i i i imii'h'mj i I,,, miih i , MM m "M, , " . J "' - - .-.:-- F II 15 II ; - -; SrR.IXG AND-SUMMER, GOODS. E. t & J. A. PElj'DERTO'X ... Have just rece'vc'l and opened a large and well select- j en siock oi .. ' : " .. . silk Ajrp. rAxa y dry gooes, . Which hsirc been 'sclyted with wnusnal care, and de signed more particularly for.lLe Rclail Trade. In onr stock may be found-all the late styles and; dcaigns'for Indies' Dress Goods; .Fancy plaid and brocadel Silks; plain Canary col'd do; black txi-jn-de-Phine and figured do i rich PLAID' Borages and 'Tissues, (Plaid' lWg the rege this season:) tig'd and plaid Grenadines; 1- v-e lot eur-erior plain Bersges and Tissues, ftnbracing all the desirable v coIors--pijjks, " blues, grens, , )!ackv whiter taiis,. catilxrys, ' Ac; printed Embd .nd' SSi JConets ; IndiaijindAFonlrtrd ; Silks: xda.i ?srVl- JiTid . i .. r i i , ... .- j - . v . i i 're I" it ilsia Wtait r tc a and Prints. .Ac Ac. V FOR GENTLEMEN'S WEAR Superior" black and fancy col'd Cloths; '..lack French Doe-Skins; fancy col'd Cassimeres, including some splendid patterns"; Italian and French Summer Cloths: Drab D'Etes; fan cy col'd Linen Drillings; plain striped and tig'd do; Silk. Satin, and Quilted Marseilles Vesting?. Ac. L- Emb'd Curain Mnslins; rich Curtain Damask: Table Darnafk and Cloths; Table Napkins nnd Towell ing; Birds-eye and Scotch Diapers; 10-4 Linen and Cotton Sheetings; Linen and cotton Pillow Casing ; Huckabacks; Swiss Jaconet and Plaid Muslins; Bishop and Long Lawnsj stripe Swiss and Tape Muslins, brewn and bleached Shirtings; Curtain Fringes; Grass Cloths for skirting; worsted Damask and Marseilles do; Satuu Jeans; Corset do: PLAIN and EMB'D WHITE and COL'D CRAPE SHAWLS; LACE MANTLES and TALMAS, PLAIN and FIU'O SILK DITTO ; plain Linen, emb'd nnd hem-stitched Handkerchiefs ; Kid Gloves: twisted Silk Mitts; Silk and Cotton Hosiery ; Lisle Thread and Silk Undershirts, Chemizetts; I'n-der-Slcevcs; French Worked Collars; Swiss and Cam bric Edgings and Insertings; Thread. Cotton and Lisle Edgings; Linen and Robin do; black and eol'd Silk Wils; green and brown Berage Veilings ; while and col'd Silk Illusions; plain and fig'd Bobinets; black Silk Nettings for Mantles; 6-4 white Borages and Tissues for do; Silk Rooches; Bonnet Linings and Tab; Artificial Flowersand Wreaths, Straw Trimmings; Crape Lieces ; Florence Silks and Marcelains; Paper Hangings. Fire Screens, Wall Papering, Ac. Ac A large lot of Moleskin and white and drab Beaver HATS; Panama, Leghorn, Alboni, Canadian, Straw and other styles SUMMER HATS. Boys' and Youths' do., in great variety; large, as sortment fashionable Straw Bonnets; Misses' Bonnets and Flats ; tine Calf pump-sole and other styles Boots: Congress Gaiters and Calf Shoes; Ladies' Congress Gaiters, assorted colors; white, bronze and Kid Slip pers, Ac Ac A handsome lot of READY MADE CLOTHING of a very superior quality; also Boys' and Youths of every description; Shirts. Collars. Under-Shirts, Cra vats and Stocks; Umbrellas and Parasols; Traveling Trucks. Carpet Bags and Valices, Ac. Ac. Ac. Which will be sold on as accommodating terms as any other house in the place, either at Wholesale or Retail. The trading public would do well to give us a look lie fore purchasing. E. L. A J. A. PEMBERTOX, ' . ' Hay Street. April 1, 1S54. ST-ir - . '' ' IS SPRING 5 4., Ai O O D S SEASOXABI.E CiOOIJS, Embracing a great variety of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC- DRY GOODS, I'arasok5 3 Tilts, Caps onncts, Umbrell , . C?. i Foolscap and Letter Paper, T'lank Rooks, Roltinir Cloths, A;c. A'C. With an extensive assortment of e a j) v-.M.i j) i: c lo tii i .v a , Forcir;i snd Domestic Hardware And ; All of wlvch they offer to the trade at LO and upon accommodating terms. PR1CKS ! Purchasers will find it to their interest to give the . above Stock an examination before making their selec tions. i II ALL A SACKETT. . March P, 1S54 j s?r!n" i.tiPOKTA !. ioxs van 1S34. i STARR & WILLIAMS, i Wholesale dealers in Foreign and Domestic ! J)RY GOODS, Hats, Ronnets, Roof?, Shoes, Umbrellas, and j Jteidif-Mtule fit thin?, j HAY STREET, FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., i Invite the attention of their customers, and the trade I generally, to a very superior Stock of I SPRING ANJ SUMMER GOODS, i Which thev will sell at prices as low as to be found in liiiv niat k. t uth of Mason and 1 )ixon" line, to imr- chasers who miv promiitlv or buv for cash. Merchants will find in this market good stocks, and t at prices which cannot tail to please. March 7, 185 i StPllIMi liOOUSj : e are now recen intr. anu i iiie 15th insf. expect i t'J u". m moil-, our ciuic oiuuiv oi S E A S O X A R L E GOODS. Ivubrac!:!! a great variety Domestic Dry of Euro; ran and Goods : Hats, Silk. Kossuth and Summer in frf cat rariety: Ronnets, in creat variety; Roots and Shoes, a heavy stock; Umbrellas, Parasols, itc. fcc. &e. As a portion of the above goods were imported by us direct from the European Markets, and all of them bjuglit on the '..'est terms, we intend ottering them at j prices to w iesale purchasers wh.ch we tmnk will be satssfaciorv. We solicit an examination of our Goods. II. A E. J. March !. iS54. S4-ft LILLY XEW GOODS. The undersigned have in store and for sale cheap, a general Stock of GROCERIES, HEAVY HARDWARE, IloIIow-ware, Iron, Steel, "Window Glass, Putty, Blacksmiths" and Turpentine Tools, Brooms. Buckets. Oils. Paints, Dye Sturi's. and in fact almost anvthing that can be mentioned in our lino. Our friends will do well to give us a ca.l before pur chasing. Produce of all kinds taken in exchange for Goods at market prices. jrrlust received, 10 hhds. new crop Molasses, G. W. I. GOLDSTON A CO. New brick store east side Gillespie street, third door from the Market. March IS. lS5t tf Eimilor's Xotirr. The undersigned having, at March Term of Cnm- norland County Court, qualified as Executor of the last Will and Testament ot'Mrs R. McRac dec "d, notifies all persons having claims against the Estate to present them within the time limited by law. otherwise this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. Debtors to tin- E-tate will please make immediate pavment. JAMES A. McRAE. Executor. March IS, 1S5L Jf-5-tf FIVE HUMHtKn TIIOISASD POrXDS COTTON AXD LIXEX RAGS WANTED. The subscriber will pay the highest market price for any quantity of clean Linen and Cotton Rags. DAVID MURPHY. March -1, 1S4 tf MluMee.'' tic E5 exeat Canoe rfcjfct. ' "ViiJManiuef JJale was ferLa tot, ' .. . . . " :f- ,i . r r site or tne nrestnt iowu ii , . -if- i j ,r.. , lint a ler tim ibu eia iM.-u inDJPCC; OI Our SKeif U-r-ll wuiu mmers found " himself an orphan; . of bis seniority, guardian of-seY- ioiev.5 fs'-te e qn ai ii t ed with "the. history of the Indian w.f with the bloody battles of Burnt Corn and HoH Groundthe terrible masacre ! of Fort Mima the hazardous expeditions of Claiborne, aal the Seminole campxigns of Jackson knei s enough to appreciate the iron nerve and d 'ing intrepidity of Gen. Dale. We will only otiee a few of those remarkable adventures w h which his life is so replete. His telebr: ed "Canto. Fight," in the Ala bama fiver, i which he and two of his com pany brained with clubbed rifles, nine Indian warriors, in f r and open combat, is a kind of household Wc 1 with our old settlers. Every old crone on ie river could relate to you the incidents of t i bloody conflict; while her aged partner, who head had whitened with the. growing impiJ cement of his State, would hob ble down lo t j bank, and point out the very spot in the brrht waters where the two cauees met; and if, lerchance, the reader has ever made a trip diwn the river, on that elegant boat which heals our hero's name, (Sam Dale,) he has doubtlea had designated to him, by the courteous captult, the time-honored old beach which marks thctspot, as well as the high pro jecting bank wiich had previously sheltered the name-sake ofihis boat from the fire of the Indians. Soon after thelloodv trasredv of Fort Minis, many of the whitei urged by their defenceless condition, and theunercasing hostilities of the Indians,-, took ' refnge in Fort ' Madison. As Gen. Claiborne wai prevented from marchinsr to their aid, by thev hostile movements of the enemy about St.' Sjephen's, Capt. Dale and Col. Carson were left in command of the Fort. As soon as Lis wound?t received at Burnt Corn, were sufficiently healed, Dale determined to change his line of conduct from defensive to olTensive. With seventy men, he proceeded sou th westward I v to Brazier's landim? on the Alabama, i : Here thry found two "canoes, be longing to t negro, named Caisar, who informed them thai thre ..i e Indians above there, on ' each side of !- river. He also tendejjed them x0 p?e of the carer- . r. proffered ij,actas their pilot. Ca pt r. Daife i umcam t d y placed sii?!r 3i ere ordered io keen them rmrallei with 'hSn-ty on land. Arriving at the mouth of I lander"" Creek, t!ie cance parly discovered a boat, filled with Indians, who, however, im mediately paddled to t lie shore and lied. Tiit land party, finding-it impossible to continue their route, on account of the thick cane atn; vines, were ordered to cross ever, and proceed upon the other side. While they were effecting a passage, Dale and several of his men kindled a fire a sh-.i t distance from the river, to prc- ! pare their day's meal. Thus engaged, they were fireu upon by a party ol Creeks from an ambuscade. Retreating to the river, so as to gain the cover of the projecting bank, they dis covered a large fiat-bottomed cance, containing eleven armed and painted warriors. The party behind them now retired, leaving Dale to choose his own course towards those in the boat. As both of his cances were on the opposite side, Dale ordered the larger one to be manned. Two of the warriors now left their boat and swam for shore, but a ball from the unerring rifle of James Smith perforated the skull of one, who immediately sunk; the other gained the shore and escaped. Eight men had, in the meantime, manned the larger cance, and were approaching the Indian boat; but coming near enouah to sec the number of rifle-muzzles over the cd,vc of the boat, thev hastily paddled back to the shore. Dale, exasperated by this "clear back out,'' as he termed it, of his men, shouted to them in a scornful tone, "to look and see three brave men do what eight cowards had shrunk from;'' and followed by Austill and Smith, sprang into the smaller cance, which the faithful Caisar had just brought Over. Paddling their cance direct ly towards their enemies, they soon commenced the "Cance Fight" proper o celebrated in Alabama tradition. When within twenty paces of the Indians our heroes arose in their cance, to give them an opening broadside; but unfortunately, the prim ing of their guns was wet, and tluw failed to lire. Had not the same accident befallen the enemy, the result of the cance fight might have been vcrv different. Dale now ordered Caesar to bring'Wis boat alongside the other, ami hold them together. The warriors, confident of their strength, and eager to grapple with three men, whose guns would not lire, allowed their boat to move leisurely along with the current. As the two neared each other, the chief arose, and with an ejaculation of defiance to "Big Sam," levelled his gun at Smith's breast; but before he could draw trigef, the latter directed a blow at him, which would have proved fatal, had it not been adroitly avoided. The canoes came together with a jar, which threw Austill slightly off his balance, and ere he could regain it, a weil directed blow from a war-club prostrated him across the boat. A half dozen powerful arms were raised to complete the work, when the heavy rifle of Dale came' down upon the head of the chief, with a force -which sunk it deep into his skull. Smith had been not less active, and his trusty barrel had fallen with like effect upon the skull of another warrior, and the two now felt their death throes in the bottom of the cano?. Austil had in the meantime recov ered, added strength to the work of destruction. The bold Ca;sar held the boats together with an iron grasp, and with one foot in each, our heroes fought. Two successive blows from Austin's rifle despatched two of the enemy, one of whom fell overboard. Thinking to make sure of his foe by a second stroke, Austill leaned forward to strike, when he was again prostrated bv an Indian club. The exulting savage, never forgetfnl of a scalp, raised the war-whoop Gen. Dale, on account of his great size and strength, was known to the Indiaus as "Big Sam. ' v r ... v i selzodWYk-tiyi Jr?thc lmir the scalp-knlfc , the square forehead, the hig!i. cueek-bonos, the littered i1ne-air, when another, timely l.lo: tupue.ed lips, and, in fact,- the. physto-noi.ix from DaldT)ltdrine..divkledhis FknlL TraTan Indian, relieved, however by a fine bene-,..iiL-..j.---.-;.-wA-'i,A- ft-,., nf ll1vlent Saxon eve. Like the red man, too, n it Kin ra s. a . tU KlTOl- 3 i.. - . blow- the bU was split from the crowu to trie t icet leu uguuy on xne Srmmu,wu . , vertebral colun& In the meantime Smith, t ; er to Ithe right nor left, lie -vqs hab.tnally ta thc other 0d of he cana3, grappled with two ! eltufu ; his face grave; he spoke slowly and in luSrVSrloriCC lU was a werful m" ; ut ' low tones, nd seldom 'lalml. , I observed of Vhai otf VCK agaiist him. : The iron i him, whnt I In, ve often ned CSTeeu bar to l,oi SSSof onlts assaUants: arenpon his der men of high attribute, 1 cntevtamed he '"W?y,V fcn-rtv---.-. . -. hi etrr.n.ret .it t-.x. bmont. for the Indiaus extolled already come . within the range of Dale's and I Loth of Tecumseh and Wetherford- -atXJn war Austin's rifles. Smith now had his enemy in I the name of "Big Sam' fell on the ear of therein i his power, and soon despatched 1i!.m.j The on- nole like that of Marius on the hordes of b.c flict now became equal three to tiree. The savages, redueed in number -from uiiic to three, now fought with the energy of despair.. Light and activcthey avoided many of the bpws of the whites; ami dealt, in return, such well di rected ones, that thev were begin mug tottllin their favor, when Dale, calling to Ciesar to hold the boats firmly together, sprang upon one or the seats and dealt a blow r which shivered a clun : which had been directid to meet it, and levelled auother warrior. The remaining two were lef t to have destruction meted to them at the hands of the victorious Dale; who, while Smith and Austill leaned upon their bloody and brain-. bespattered rifles, despatched them at two sue-' cessive blows. During the whole of this san guinary conflict, the heroes were - encouraged by the continued cheers of their comrades,-on either bank. Of the nine warriors, Smith killed two, Austill two, aud Dale five. "Having laid them all low," says Mr Pickett, "these undaunt ed Americans began to cast them into the bi ight waters of the Alabama thci" native stream, now to be their grave. Every time a savage wasraised.np from the bottom of. the canoe, and slung into the. water, the Americans u'pou the banks sent up' shouts long and loud, as , some slight revenge for the tragedy of -Fort Minis. The Indian cance presented n sight unusually revolting several inches deep in savage blood thickened with clods of brains aud bunches of hair, etc." " f -.'. A few years previous to the canoe fight, Gen. Dale was engagcdT iu another hand-to-hand rencontre, hardly less exciting. There is so much of the spirit of wild adventure antt ro mance connected with the incident, we are sur prised that it has not, ere this, been made "the basis of one of onr thrilling border tales. When the Indian hostilities hrst began to assume a threatenuisr attitude, 'in consequence of the Galuhinton treaty, a white woman was seized 1Y a party of Inthans, and carried into captivi tv. All attempts towards ecapturiuir her eases occurred, that They failed to oxeite that interest which we would naturally expect Dale, however, having gained some information as to her whereabouts, determined and with him determination was but another word for accomplishment to rescue her. Setting out alone, his experience in travelling soon brought him upon the heels of the savages. Finding himself ne.-.r them, with his characteristic cool ness he stopped at a spring to drink and re fresh himself previous to beginning his woik. While stopping to drink, two of the party, who were nearer than he thought, sprang upon him. Without attemping to rise, bo drew his hunting knife, and with an under stroke, killed one ol his assailants ; then rising suddenly, lie threw the other from him, and ere he could regain his feet despatched him. Thus ranch accomplished, he took the trail of the others followed them many miles came upon them asleep knifed tnree of them- cut the throngs of thu woman, and was about to commerce captive his tri- umphant march homeward, when another war- rior, whose position behind a log had screened him from view, sprang upon him. Weak from the loss of blood, and in the deadly grasp of the savage, Dale would now have fallen by the hands of a foe whom h& had ever conquered, had not the liberated woman snatched dp a toma hawk and split the Indian's skull. The mutual deliverers, having exchanged congratulations upon their fortunate escape, were soon in the mitlst of tl.-;r rejoicing friends. General Dale, in after life, often said that he had given up all hope of life in this instance, and could hardly beiieve that the weak emaciated female, whose captive throngs he had just cut, could be his deliverer. The biographer of Gen. Dale, John II. Clai borne, of Mississippi, cites the above incident, and vouches for its truth. The tales of knight errantry could hardly equal it in romance and wihlncss of adventure ; and no Bois-de-Gileert of the Middle Ages, in "panoply complete," could boast greater triumphs of his lance, than could Gen. Dale of his hunting knife ! After the treaty of peace with the Ind'ans, Gen. Dale settled in Lauderdale county', in the northern part of Alabama, where his old log cabin was the seat of an extensive and cncr- ous hospitality. In 1830 he was elected to the State Legislature, in which he served with Ids characteristic openness and independence ofehar actcr. An interesting anecdote of him is rela ted bv Mr Claiborne, in his biographical me moir." We give it in the author's own language: "Some time ago Gen. Dale was held, m Mobile, as endorser upon a note. The debt was in the hands of a stranger. Accompanied by an officer he sousht the creditor, and found him in the saloon of Cullum's far-famed hotel. 'Sir,' said the Genera!, 'I have no money to pay this debt. The principal has property make him pay it, or let me g;o home and work it out.' The Shy lock hesitated. 'Very well,' said the veteran, in tones that rang indignantly through the apartment. 'Very well, sir ! Look at my scars ! I will march to jail, down Music street, and all Mobile shall witness the treatment of an old soldier!" These simple words fell like electricity upon the high-toned people. In half an hour a dozen of the brightest names of the city were upon the bond ; and before morning the debt was paid, and a full discharge handed to the General. Gen. Dale died in 1841, at his residence, "with the fortitude of a soldier, nnd the resig nation of a Christian," We know no better way to close this article, than by quoting from the well written biography, which we have al ready used : "In many respects, physical and moral, he re sembled his antagonists of the woods. He had V0LU3IE XVA-NO. 780. :t - . - ... Cimbri !" Georgia University 3Iagazinc. , The way the Chinee right. . The most skillful .-American or Eiirtip'oah master of the art of gunnery would lie astonnd- I ed at witnessing the perfection to which a Chn neso army is drilled in the prac tice of Ion"-shots They ce.iver their ; hre with the utmost cool- i e s and precision though tsc enemy be two- miles off. By this means, all confusion nnd disorder, breaking of ranks, &c, which is the iC'.'essary co lsequenee of barbarous hand-to-hand fighting, are avoided; the strictest military de- corum is ptesefted i -and when night or anr other cause puts au cud to the battle, the two armies, though perhaps somewhat fatigued, are not cut to pieces and placed hors du combat, as so onen. Happens in ino wars oi me oms:cic uar- barians. Next moruihg, the bcligerents sire as fresh and "eager for the frav" as ever. A war conducted on these humane unci scientific prin ciples must. necessarily last a considerable time. Tlv.s description must be considered as appli cable only to regular, pitched battles. Chinese skirmishing ; is conducted in a somewhat differ ent inauner. A correspondent" of the Xew York 'Tribune describes some of the skirmishes' which took" place under the wall of-Shanghai, which, as aboye stated, is beseigedby the Iin perialists. ; , ;The . engagement commences by some five hundred or-a thousand insurgents sallying from the-gates of thf city, and making a rush tcwafds a detactment of the besiegers. The affray is described thus : "These field tournaments, of- fatbef hide and seek fights, consist iu chasing and feeing chased, Nothing could be more ladieronsijUian the 'sight of one or two hundred rebels,' rith musketr, chasing live hundred imperial spearmen, or rath er bannermen; for more than two thirds of their spears (which as a general thing are from 12 to 18 feet in length) are, in - order to present an imposing ?ppearance, ornamented with ben-' ners of almost every yari"ty of color, form and sportsmen iikuii$ Tnvs onSte wins- for inn rebels fun up and shoot at the refreatimr mul titude as it flees iu the most indescribable con fusion ; and the war-hoop of the Chinese very much resembles the croak of a flock of crow's suddenly started upon the wing. The chasin. party continue their pursuit, till they come sud denly upon a body of troops flint h:'d previous ly secreted themselves for the purpose of iriv -ing the attac king force a warm reception, when they (the pursuers) in turn retreat, and an chased and shot in the back, as above described. If any poor fellow of either party is so unfort in nate as to fall when ( hits chased, he is sure to lose his head; for both parties take the head e,' every enemy they can lay hold on, w.ef her dead or alive. Consequently, in an engao-eiiieut , thev make it a matter of Ihe first importance to re move the wounded and dead as fast as thev full. In these three several engagements in theopen field, the insurgents had three killed and some ten wonud-d while the loss on the part of Im perialists Wits some thirty or more. EXTRAOKIUNAKY D ISCO V KKV.- -Kxh iii vn ii ir i if" Jluni'in Jiithj in a Prt rifietl Slate Yesterday afternoon, as soine workmen wire excavating a cellar on I.iuton street, a short distance be low John street, they came iu eoiitai t. with hard snbstaure -about ) feet below ihe grade of the street, which after some trouble, was ex cavated and brought to light, a I'd. proved tob a human body in a perfect state of p ! rifaef :oi: ! This extraordinary specimen of the hr.n an rae is tt male, about five feet, seven inches in leieth. The hair is cut very short, nnd seems to have been shaved in several parts, as its formation is perfect and apparently uninjured by time. The face is singularly formed, and differing in shnpe and expression from any of the races of the pre sent age. What is more remarkable the body is perfect in till its parts, every muscle, fibre, and sinew being perfectly developed. The color is rather of a light gray, and in some pur' approaches very near to the white man, althM.g i; this maj- have l.f en produced by the act ion of 1 le soil in which it has been buried, perhaps, for ugr-s, A number of eminent scientific ' gentle me visited this remarkable and strange exhumation yesterday afternoon, hut nothing of a definite diameter was arrived at relative to the cans , or what length of time it had lain there ni- t hough all agreed that several hundred veu r-' -CV:- must have elapsed since it was buiieel. rinnuti Jlnqn irer . Akvkktisixo foi: a Wiff, E. D. W. CiiiTon', a young man in India who recently advertise.! for a wife, says that lie is thoroughly convinced, of the advantage of advertising. He mvs h. U -s received in answer to his"' advertisement . li'-l letters, Ii! daguerreotype- likenesses of In dies, -2 gold finger-rings-, 17 locks of hair, 1 coj -of Ik Marvel's Reveries of a Bachelor 1 thin ble, and two do: be convinced. eu shirt buttons. He outrht 1- "Sif.ux Bills." Married, in Michisran, M Heury Bills to Mis-s Mary Small. We hoi " the issue of .-.mall bills is not prohibited miliar State. Comi: Kiss Ms! This is the name that shonM be given to the fashionable modem bonne, which lightly resting on the back of the hea. affords no protection to a pretty face but o ' me contrary increases the attractions 1 . whit n uncier any circumstances invite kindness and affection! the stamp of In the last 12 months 4,027 gallons of liqurr have been seized in Portland, Maine, of wUuh 2,270 gallons were destroyed. ie qualities ; and 1 have often ed remnant . of C'hoct a ws rn Jly tbintg 1. Hin:- fnb;stirgr . -V;
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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