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VOL.
GllEENSBOROTJGII, N.C., AP11IL2, 1850.
NO. 723. :
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
J JY BWAIM r& SHKltWOOlK
eS11S i 12.00 a rear, iil advance :
. mont.$.frdm dale of $ub$crinlion.
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In ihfl om.ir-ri-i . c..Hi.lretl whiii: to con-
tinue their subiK:riitions. filled out by the merchants of London to in a Re , adopted, und against the opinion of his officers,
2. If Hubiribrs ordor ill dwc'diitlilHiincB of llieir ' explorations in a northeast direction, but accom ' that Iihiichsit Sound was only a bay, and from
paper, the publiither may continue to send diem j p islied nothing important, and was afierw'ards , it no ptifucige to the west enisled. The individ
until arrearage are pnid. . I sent out bv a Dutch company in a rsel ofonly iials, however, who sent out Uoss were so dis-
, 3, If subscribers neglect or re use takma 1 heir j ong -.j,, navigator, after 3 mere fr-mt j satisfied with ih result of his ravage that Lieut.
rlfMrom the o hces W which I y arrf siil. they f a uorlheast direction! altered his i 1'arrv. a est name in Arctic n.iaiinn. ws
Ure held repoimitiie tin llieir ohm urn rteuieu, unu
tliew naoers ordered to bi iHstoiitiiWieil.
I.I. . ' . i - i
4. Ketusintf to tube a iiewnoaner or piri(ilcill
..from the IW Olliee, or removing nod leaving it
uncalled tor, is jm una evidence of intentional
fraud.
AdvrrllMliiu; Hut en.
One dollar per iMjuare (lilteen lilies) for the hut
Vcek, and twenty-live cents lor every week there
after. Deduction made iu favor of sUnd'tng ad ver-
lirfnmKulit it fdlltiWS:.
MONTHS. 6 MONTHS.
1 .YF.AK.
W.OO .
11.00
20.00
35.00
One square, 3.50 5.50
ywoa iuares, ' 7,0 10.00
Three "'"(Jcol.) 10.00 15.00
Hall column, 18.00 25.00
Bright Water for Me.
BY WVATT OHIN.
V)! watfet itii me; brkjhTaier for me
Viive wine to the tremulous debauchee
It coolelh the brow, iiiooleih the brain,
It makelh the laiut heart strong ahi.
It comes o'er the censes like a breeze from the sea.
All frehns, like infant purity.
,) y ater bright, for toe, lor me,
,.llive wirte to the treoiuluue debauchee.
fill, fill to tho brim ; fill, fill to the biim ;
let the (low ing chrymtal kins the riio )
Jly hand is steady, my eye is true,
Vot I, like iho tluwers, drink nothing but dew'.
O! water, bright Water-0 I mine of wealth.
And the riches It yieldelh are vior and health ;
Ho water, putt! water, tor me, for me,
Jive w ine to thfe tremulotls debauchee.
Fill again to (fie bHmagain to the brim
For water strengtheiieth nerve and limb
To the might ol the strong it adtleth strength
' 'i'O the day of the aged It addeth luugih
It freshens the heart, it brightens the cijdit,
'Tis like quatrlli a goblet dl rhofnltig light.
So, Water, 1 will drink nothing but ttiee,
Thou parent of health and e: ergy.
When o'er the hills, like nil rid stem bride.
Morning walks forth in her beituir itird ri'le,
leading a bund of laughing hours.
And brushing the ilew from tho nodding flowers;
)! cheering, then, my voice -i litard;
Mingling with that ol the waring blrll
Who lliugeth abroad his mutiiiH loud,
As he laveth his wings in the cool ray cloud.
So, water, bright wafer, pbre waier Idr in?j
1 spurn the curst drink ot I he debauchee'.
ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.
The - following account of thr varloft9 epet!i
lions which have beer titled out in search of a
Xorlh-U'tut J'uiBgge to the Pacific, has been '
prepared with considerable labor by a corres
poudent of the Uostoii Journal and will be found
highly interesting :
Probably at no tiiiie since the question of a
northerly communication between the Pacific
and Atlantis oceans w;. first raised irboul three
hundred and ihiriy or tifiy jears ago has more
general interest been felt in. the mailer liiau at
the present lime, or greater tllorls made lo solve
ibis long-disputed problem. And vet a satisfac
tory solution seeui almost as lar distant as ever ;
tor with all the inventions of the present and llie
experience of the past century, the superior sail
ing and strength of modern-built essel, their
enlarged accommodations for the health and safe
iy of their crews, and, above all else, the appli
cation ol steam to urge the vessel lorwaid with
out delay through narrow ai-d intricate openings
in the ice where sailing vessels -.ire fleciiiully
tallied, the later expeditions have betu able lo
make but small advances beyond those made by
ihe earlier navigators in search ol a polar or
ttorthwest passage to Asia. It is, how ever,
Worthy of remark, that if, slier ail the immense
labor, expense, and suffering, and loss of life !
which have attended these arctic expeditions.
mcir unlet ciiw una , ;n unu uiiaiuru, nicy ,
have been pursued with that indomitable energy ;
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and skill and tenacity -ol purpose w hich has ever j ge to India by the pole, then by tho northeast,
distinguished the nation by whom they have and aP.ef wards in another voyage had discover
principally been made. l success had depended ed the harbor ol New York and the river Hud-
upon me exertions 01 mere mortal man, 11 wouiu .
long ere this have been secured
"'The idea of sailing f. India by the. northwest
as the shortest way w as first suggested by John
, Cabot, about the lime oi the discovery of Amer
ica, or in 1407. and a few yeais after, in 1 327,
an enterprising merchant of Bristol first advanced
the opinion that direct passage lo India might
be made across the north pole, bjnee that time
Jo the present the speculation has never bnt once
been abandoned by; all the nations of Euiope
more than Iwenty-fivo years at any one lime.
From the commencement of ihe 10th century to
this time there has been only' three or tour inter
vals of more than filleen, years each irr Which
exploring expeditions' hare uA btrn sent to the
Arctic regions. ; . . ,
One of the first expeditions ever filled out from
England lor the discovery, of a north west passage
was overtaken by the terrible fate of which we
cannot entirely divest our minds may have over
taken Sir John Franklin and his companions.
tftr liugh WHIougbhry sailed from Greenwich in
M ay, 1553,' with three "vessels. They wre
afterwards overtaken and separated by violent
Vfonn, arid Sir J tight being unsbte to extricate
himself from the ice, attempted to winter utMhe
tOiit tt( Russian fyaplaud, in iho Istiwidetif &S or
70 degrees,--Jf it Rerther command nor y of
hi erew ever retmncd to their native land.- The
rarltest groom shroftd the fate of this first Eng
liitlf eipedintrff. After loiig suspense and anxie'
if t fidings' teaehed Englaiitl that some Kussian
saihnfiajLdluAiJtiiw0 targe vessels, which
tlMX lteir rtewsi cousislina
iify Jnd frozen. . fhe sad
fate of this fi ret did not discourage oilier expedi
tions btH they made lio material fr.figxe'ss tott drds
he completion of the object of thejr voyages.
In June. 1591, also in" May, 1300. the Dutch
filled nut exploring expeditions which readied
5 Jbtlf the rrew of the last expedition, be-
' in enclosed unexpectedly -in the ire, were com-
months duration in 7o deu-rees of luti!lle. In
IftOR. llenrv Hudson, who had h trendy distin-
1008, IleUT' I J lilt
cuished Itimsell by a voyage to Spuzbergen, waS
o -- -
course to the w st, with the expectation or find -
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inf nil opi'ii sen ui iwrru iui irui uiru njjiin.i
and I WewfoUhdlahdi and discovered the mou'.li of
lite noble river which now bears his name. In
I G70 another expedition was sent Irnm Jk.nuland
in search of a northeast pasxiige, Init was wrei'R
ed on the coast of Nova Zeiulda. Since that
lime all hifpc ol penetrating tn India by the
north of Asia have been abandoned. The' Rus
sians have, at different intervals, explored all the
navigation between Archailuel ant! IKhrinit's
Straits,' except a portion of about 200 miles. entitled to the reward of X'3,000 offered by Par
Uul the length of lime einnlov ed in ilomy this' liameui to any one who should first attain that
proves tnat ii a northeast passage realty uoes ex-
ist, it is useless for all p radical purposes, for the
passage would not often be accornplislied, unless
by accident or a cnnjunciion ofunusally favorable
circumstances, in less than five to eight years.
Voyages were made 'by I'oole, an Englishman,
in 1010, 101 1, and 10l'2. for research in the Po -
lar regioi.s. and uniiuiiiiii lie readied, as lie re-1 and hao estatilislied neyond adouvt the existence 1
potted, ;he hijjh latitude of 80 degrees, he dis-; of a g real oecan io the limit) of America. In;
covered nothing of any importance. In 1013: May, IH'21. Parry, now promoted to the rank of'
Ha (Tin, the most learned and daring navigator ol i captain, sailed with (he llecla nnd Fury to penu- '
the age, on a voyage to attempt the Polar passage, i irate, if possible, by Hudson's Day, but, after in- I
entered the great sea which now bears his name. ; elfectiial attempts, was compelled io lake up win- j
In 1015 I'olfurby, a seaman of tried fkill and ! ler quarters once more in that rigorous climate,
energy, set out iu a vessel of only 20 loos, hut,! The next Mimmcr he discovered and passed'
alter narrowly escaping w reck, lie relumed to through the. .Straits, leadiog from .Fox's Ubauoel -England.
This was ilie last expedition for Polar '. io Dooihia Day, to w hid. he gave the name of
diseovefy lor many years.
The limits of a paper will allow only a glance
at some of the more important expeditions u hit-h
have been engaged In i lie search ol a Northwest
passage.
America was long supposed to terminate on the
north in a cape, alter rounding hu h an entrance
was gained through a short channel into the Pa
cific ocean. The iminenje breadth of the conti
nent on the north was long unknown to best in
formed geographers ami navigators.
About the year 1500, (Jaspar Corterea!, re
solving to follow the fooistcps of Columbus, or to
anticipate him in the discovery of a passage to
India, endeavored to tind his way by taking a
high lalitude. He sailed along ihe Cult of St.
Lawrence, and then steered northeily till he
reached the 'latitude of about GO degrees, or the
entrance of Hudson's Day. He then returned to
Portugal, and the next summer, in ullcinptiug to
enter Hudson's Hay, his vessels were separated
in a storm. That iu which Caspar sailed was
never heard of more, and no trace was ever dis-
covered of iu file. In 1502 Mutuel Curtereal
sailed from Portugal in search of his bi oilier.
He entered Hudson's Day, but met with the
dreadful fate of him for w horn he was searching.
He loo was never heard of more. Iu 1527 and
153G the search for a North west passage was
; renewed, but W illi no results ol importance. In
: 157(1 three vessels, respectively of 'J3, 0, and
IU tons; wr-fe Sent oia undei command of Fro.
bfShef, an Offieef of great reputation mid ability.
He steered direct to Cape Farewell, the south
; eruiuoat point of (r-.cnlaud, but, ithout u.aking
any great efforts lo force a passage lo the west
Wbid, he returned to England. He was again
sent oil t in command of some larger vessels, and
. pakl lUrough ibe -strtHMj to whirh he gave his
name, into Hudson's Hay. In 1 585 two vessels,
the Sunshine and lh Moonshine, were sent oui
under command of John Davis, v ho explored
and gave his name lo the broad straits which
connect liallin's Da) Willi the ocean. He also
explained and gave names lo seieial islands in
he viriuily. He was hlicrwaroM . employ "ed in
; two more expeditions, and proied hiuiself one
of the most intrejiit; and successful navigators of
i his age. In 1002 two vessels ol GO and 70 ton.
under command of Wennouih, made. uiiMiccibS-
attempts lo find a passage, and ru 1000 Kuiylii
sailed lor the Northwest regions in a vessel of
40 ti.ns. )llt PVtr rejuriied lo his naiiie land.
In 1010 the celebrated navigator, llndoou, sailed
....
on a voyage to the XVorthwesl 111 a vessel o! on
y 55 u((r fj iHi already atteoitMcd the v'oy
sn. Iu Ins last voyage lo the Northwest he
passed into the great bay which now bears his
name, and in it be was abandoned lo a terrible
fate in an open boat by a mutinous crew. In
1013 Mir Thomas DuUon, iu com 111 a -ul of an ex
ploring squadron, reached the southern point nl
what is now know n as Southampton Island, but
raiieo rn rs attempt to lorce a passage between
the island and the continent now culled Hoe's
Welcome. In 1C10 llaffin was filled for a
Northwest voyage.' lie proceeded through Da
vis Straits to Ihe great expanse of water to
which ho had previously given his own name,
and explored and gave the names of his chief pa
trons to Smith's Sound, Jones's Sound, and Dan
casr Sound hot failed lo make the splendid
discovery which Parry afterward made, that litis
la,st sound was an entrance into the Polar Sea.
Aftef Da Inn's voyage there Was a pause in Eng
lish exploration for a lew j earsJ Capt. Fox in
1G31 discovered the passage leading northward
from Hudson's Day, now known as Fox's chan
nel In I0G8 the Hudson Day Company form
ed a settlement for 'trading' 'purposes, ami hf 1719
fitted -ottt an expedition for diec.ov.ery w'hiciruev.
er returned. Nearly fifty years alter ths wrecks
of these, vessels were . lound 011 an island" upon
which they had been castaway. In 17-11, 1740,
llfO ami 1777 exploring ships were sent trow
England, bat did not much more than discover
and give names to some unimportant islands' and
bays, alilmttgh jCiO.WO were promised by Par
lument to ihe discoverer id" the, long-sought-for
passage. All these navigators proceeded pretty
mwh lipon the same traek f that isu psiieatt
Wesiliy Iladeois Day and Fox's Chajnul.
'J'he wnrs of revolutionary France turned for
a number of year the attentltm of England frrmi
Arctic exploration to matters, of much more pres
sing necessity ; but on the - return of general
peace, in 1815, the search for a Northwest pas
InSTBTriemirSrr
- Jy fitted out .i expedition under command of Sir
John Hoss. in a vessel of 385 tou accompanied
, Capt, Koss followed the cotiran which Ilafflti had
! taken two hundred vears before him. but return-
e.d to huitland with the convicjwn, verV hastily
. .. . , ' , :. . t
1 immediately eeut out in Command ol the Ilecla .
. I " l.i. : .: . r. . 1 1 i t
j hiiu viuimr, m ini wi!"riu:iiiiiiB m i-.ireiuiir explore
Itanc.ister Sound, lie sailed ft om England in j
i May, 1810, passed direct thrnngh Davjsi' Straits;
and l,ai)Ci.ster Nund, discovered and gave names
to Il.irruw s Straits, Prince Hegent Inlet, and
Wellington Channel, which was then entirely
free from ice. Parry, however, chose, instead
ol sailing up this channel. Id Cdlilinne his course
west. On the 4th September, having reached
the longitude of 110 denies west, h became
meridian. Alter wintering on the west roast ol
j Melville Inland, in ahoul?5 degrees lalitude. Par-
ry returned home with a reputation lor skill and
energy lar ahove that of any modern navigator,
j lie had sailed 30 degrees further west than any
j one had reached before him, had discovered some
1 of the most important channels yet discovered,
his own shins. After obtaining from Cock burn
Island a sight ol (he great Polar ocean, which,
from die tremendous barriers of ice, they were
unable to reach. Parry was obliged to select his
w inter quarters for the second winter. The nei(
summer he returned to England, In May, 1821,
Parry once more sailed with the same ship', but
the next summer, the Fury being crushed by the
ice and abandoned, he was compelled lo return
home without adding any thing lo the discoveiic
he had alre-idy ma tie.
Expeditious for Pilar discovery were sent out
(roio England in 1773, 1800, ami iu 1818. In
1800 Captain Scoreshy penetrated to within five
hundred geographical miles of the Pule, and also
iu 1818 lie made discovi ries to the North and
East. In 1827 Capt. PaAy attempted t. reach
the Pole in boats drawn over the ice by men, but
whs slopped iu his progress after reaching the
latitude of 82 decrees -15 minutes. Iu 1820
Capt
lioss made another iiiefl'ei tual Tternpl
reach ihe Pole, lis May, 1815. Sir John Frrnk-
I tn sailed with the Erebus and Terror, and wnS
-lor ihe- last 4ie-o-the-20th July -of f he j
same year.
From the Knickerbocker
Ladies' Names.
Elkamiii French, lllwiwrt is of Saxon de
rivation, and signifies all-fruiilul. .
" Kleanoro.
A name for unguis to murmur o'erP
E jim. i lender, allcciionaie j literally, one who
nurses, cares lor, walcl.es over another; is ol
Cerman origin. U lot would desire his mother, eing enemy led by .the Itaroii Uieskau, w hen the
his sisu r, or his beloved to bear a sweeter or bei- i former suffered deailt,- Warner, then a private,
ter name 1 Under the lorm ol liuma. ii was lion- ' Wi' une of die lasi to seek fhe retaining shelter
orcd by C harlemagne's fair daughter, w hose love ! "f die fort, aud diatinguished himself a siiort dis
lustorv, in couiitciioii w ith Engiiiliiinl, her fath- ' lalire h,"u " WH"S ''' a 'on& obstinate con
er's secretary, loi ins one of ihe'nreiiiesi einsodes W'd wilh a gigantic chief ol the Oi.eida tr-be
iu the ehrouichfs of llie time. Eiiieltnu 13 siniii-
iv a diminutive ol Emma.
Ckkiki ok is from the Ccrmau, and, according
to the etymology usually given, signifies all truth;
but Juiig Sidling, in his Phic uuiutnlogy, gives it
a very tl ilie re in meaning. Speaking of the
Druids, he sas : ' Into this mysterious spirit
ual order old women were also received! who.
by this means. Hiiaiued 10 consitlerahlo rawli nnti
became priestesses. Such iiulii iduals then re-
reived the litle of lloxit Druidess. Doth these
names ttsrc at that lime, honorable appellations ;
lltey are now the most disgracelul terlna of re
iro.ici. The name of Certrude, or Certrudis,
is probably also derived from this source, and
ought reasonably to be disused, for il has the'
same meaning as the word liuxa, or liexu, a
witch." YV ell, this may be true ; for Gertrudes
are geneially very bewitching. j
, Gkace iavor is from the Juiin. Well may
it be a favorite name. - 1 ;
Hklen liatin, Helena French- Iltlene H
of C'reek origin. The true signification ofitj
seems to be one of those vcxalw ijiu slioniet which
abound in etymological discussirns According'
to one, ii has the meaning of alluring t anothei
makes it signify a taker, or one who seizes ; I
while a third defines it as one who pities. 1 am
inclined to endorse the last. Manv a poor, iin-
fortiiuule lover has hmiid Ht'len a!lurin?, and has
finally beei taken, seized, coi qnered by the pres- ;
lige of her bright eyes and sweet voice. Happy
is he who linds her one who pities, lor pity is a-'
k 111 to love. Ellen is only a different form of
the same name,- t rs often contractod to Nellit-
and Nell, nnd is a fine name in all its forms.
IsABKL French, hubetle ; Spanish, Jsubclla
signifies otive-ron.plexioiied, or brown. There
is 11 silvery, bell-like music in the name, which :
is exceedingly attractive and( which l.as made it
a favorite with the poets. ' J
Ji'iirni from the Hebrevv-signifies praising, ,
Madkl is nrobabtv from inv fair
thou oh-some think it a conti action of atnubiiii
lovely or -amiable. The fair ones who bear rt
have no reason to Complain of either derivation.
Maoclixk Syriar, Magdalene magnificent
-is a noble name, and a favorite with the poets.
It often occurs ii the .French form oVMadelcini
ri m-v nmiM.
No tranced summer culm is thihe
Ever-varyina Madeline !"
MARCA-RRf- pearr is from the Latin Mar
guiita. . Another, anJ if possible, a. more bcanti-
liful signification liai, ctiriouMy enohgli, attached
itself to this name.' The German word mtigrt,
n maid, was anciently written majffte and mUg
het, which, words Wern easily conhised with
Madjre anil Matrsie. and thus with Margaret.
Uaisies were also'ciUFd Hial tiets.ialds. or mar-
carets', whence we have' lite French margueritei,
daUietia .JaigateW then,,OMix be a r'rl or dais
y as fhe ch(oseih ; or she may, if "she "" will,"
fomblne '.he beauty and purity of both, in her life
an(j character, and thus prove herself worthy of
her doubly-significant name. Hut maidens are
something more than pearls or daisies ; and well
may the poet ask : '
" Where may the brightest flowef be met,
That can match with Margaret? '
Maktha is a pleasant nume front the Hebrew,
hut is unfortunate in its signification, meaning
bitterness ! 1
. Mary. This sweetest of all female names, is
from the Hebrew, and has the meaning of exal
ted ; a truly , appropriate signification. It is a
famous name, both iu sicred and profane histo
ry. In all ages it has literally been exalted,
Fibm Mary the mother of Jesus, to Mary the
mother of Washington, the glory has not depart
ed from the name. In the French, Mary becomes
Marie, Mary is another form of it. .
Matilda is from the Greek, and signifies no
ble or stately.
Miranda- admired is from the Laiin.
t prim e Ferdinand,, in " The 'Tempest,'
j ( ainis ; '
ex
d mired Mirinda! indeed the top of admiration.'''
Nancy, it is believed, may be traced tn the
i
j "J
same source as Anna and Hannah, winch have
same signification, kind or gracious. I
Pikkiik is a bricht and beautiful name one '
full of the happiest significance. Pl,a;be, light
of lite ! - j
Kosk I.ntin, Hosa, a rose is sweet enough j
for the name, of a fairy Or an angel. There is a j
veritable fragrance in it. It calls up visions of.
I garden arbours and embowering shrubs and v ines.
i Rosabel Italian, rosa-bella is from the same
liatin root, but Comes to us through the Italian.
It signifies fair or beautiful rose Hosalie j
. French, rose el lis, rose and lily combines die j
I fragrant e and beautv of tw o lovely flowers. j
Kosalind. It is enough io say of this name that
j it is one of Shakspeare's immortalized appella
j fions. The termination, lind, may have been
i coined Jy him simply lor the sake of euphony
; or ii may have been derived from the Spanish
liuda, neat or elegant rosa-lind, elegant rose :
I " From the east lo the western hid.
j No jewel is like llosaliud." !
i IiosAMoND is one of the pfMfieft nartrei of the j
, rose family. The derivation of the last part of
ins u'urii i k i npu- i:it i ii hi in in i . i'iriiui.i
' : . , , . ' ,
Irom inundi 1 rCnth, m.iiide.and perhaps, from
the (ermaii mund, the mouth, so that Uosainond
may have originally been Rosenmund, or rosy
mouth; but Talbot thinks it is from the Spanish
rosa-iuontes, rose of the mountains, that is, the
peony .
Viola a violet is derived from the Latin.
' l'r a Pure modtst, oashf'ul maiden, rhat name
couiU oe Utter I
The Black Pond.
I Few have visited the nourishing town of New
: Hrainiree, Mass., without becoming acquainted
with the beautiful and romantic vicinity of Hlack
I Pond-
Shortly alter the expirution of ihe French and
Indian War, a hardy settler named Warner,
hit i) I his cot by the pond on the batik of the
beautiful War river. On the morning when the
delendeis of Fort Edward sallied forth under the
command of Col. Williams, to meet the advan-
w hom he killtd, and according to the rude fash
ion ol the day. bore his scalp in triumph to the
camp. During the war, by his courage and a
bility. he won the honor and title of eapdrfr.
Cue morning a few jears afterwards, he sur
prised' his wife by his speedy return from the
lores!, where he had intended to remain during
the day. He entered the house without speak-
"R. and hastily seized his rifle. She noticed
firm step,' the unwonted flashing of his eyes.
al,tl slerl1 compression ol Ins lips.
Husband," she said, with uu anxious look,
' what has occurred KT move you thus ?"
" Moved," he replied, do 1 really appear
moved! yet tt may be. so, hut nof with fear
fear cannot "move me." '
Fear !" she exclaimed with alarm, " have
you been in danger V ' Speak, O, I entteat you;"
He smiled, and that smile served partially to
dissipate her apprehension, while she shrunk
hack almost ashamed al the theiiunee of her
angnish
"Do not agitate yonrself, my dear, he replied, j
"you see 1 11111 now sale and With you ; but do
bring mc my box of flints, and that quickly,' (or
1 require one that will not miss fire."
When she returned with the bo, he, after a
minute's selection, affixed one to the hammer of
his rille, and he'carelullv cleaned the vent-hole
reloaded it.
M Now' he said, as his eye glanced rapidly
along the barrel of his piece, 1 am about ready."
Uis wile, who had noticed all tliese precau-
tions. sai! 111 a calm but sad lone, "1 fear- yon
'will deceive tne."
"If I have kept aught from you," , hit said, it
' was affelion that prompted tfre act : but n,w
you shall kriow "all. A week .since I learned
that an Indian had been lurking 111 the ncighbor-
hood. . From the inquiries he made of the neigh-
bors, I found that 1 was, the object of his search.
iM morning 1 uirexpeqediyaw nrm. ije re-
treated hastily, but turned for a niotnent with a
.......
look'of deauly hatred and defiance.' 1 understood
its lunguage-e-Mhe looks of ihe Indian are mor
expressive than his words it pLrnlr said, y our
tile or-mme-AV.rk- '-.
" O,- my hushand, yon surely will not go forth
itt meet hi drcadlul savage it would bo unut
terable madness. Why cannot yoti fly Irom this
,Vhjrr'iby tiaeet'and -thus elude, litui V ;
f ; " 1' Ijf I an', ft cannot be, poor trembler. Uy
heavens, it shall never he satd that I leu from a
single lull ran r besides I know the bloodthirsty
... . .:,.t . $. , ; '
aavBD-p it is Black Wolf, the celebrated chief
of the Oneidas, arid the Vrother of hirnT slew at
Fort Edward. In revenge of his broihejr's death
ho seeks my life."
" Then, for my sake." said the afflicted wife,
" and lor tl'sake of this poor "innocent,' ("'
poiiued to the cradle which contained a prattling
infant of two auamiersj do hoi a albae....,
" It muif fie so, Ife reiifiedlirmlT,' thoifgh ap
parently moved by her alfectitfnaie appeal ;imy
safety depends upon it. As he is a savage, I
must meei lii'fi as sth; and defeat him as such,
and that in his own barbarous manner. Rt mem
ber yfa are the wife of a soldier, be firm, er at
least," he said with an emotion he rould not
confroT, " do not unman me. ' If I fall "he
hes'iiated for a moment, then suddenly caught his
child, kissed him again, pressed a burning kiss
upon the cold brjiw of his wife, haStlly embraced
her ami ruslieti from the house.
lie had not been absent an hour before he dis
covered the lurking-place of the Indian. The
wary eye of the savage was too busy not to see
as soon as he was seen.
Then conureiiced those fearful movements by
whicITthe sons 'of .the forest strive ftf More iheir
foes to leave some portion , of the body exposed
to the aim of the deadly rifle,
Th chief. thoUgh (fie most renowned of .his
tribe, found ihe captain in tfvery respect his equal,
and a Tier an hour of iuler.se labor and suspense,
neither had gained the advantage. The Indian,
St fhis moment, saw Warner leap from his lurk
ing place and disappear behind the trunk of a
large fallen (rte.
What was now to be done he was loo wary
not to apprehend some stratagem by Warner; he
therefore neither advanced nor retreated, but
kept behind a gigantic oak. At length to his
great joy, he discovered ihe hat of his enemy
slightly emerging above the body of ihe tree, and
quickly disappear. The Indian smiled with sav
age delight us he muttered.
" The (Kile-face is a great warrior, bnt he is a
fool. The son of the forest w ould not lie w hen
he could stand : he would nut expose his head
and feet at the same "time."
During the soliloquy, he was slowly poising
his rifle, ready to take the first advantage of the
imprudent movement bfhis adversary. The hat j round crying murder, and I saw he very woman
was now so clearly visible that he fired. It j 'hat I came wjth, followed, by several of the po
Quickly fell and all was silent for a moment, then i '''t enter the house, thinking, I suppose, of
n wild, exulting war-whoop rang through ihe
forest, and the Indian iu?hcd forward lo secure
the scalp of his fallen enemy. When within two
rods of the fatal tree, lie paused with astonish
ment. Before him, with a poised rifle, stood the
powerful form of Warner. Cue look , ol unut
terable hate it was the chieftain's last. The
report of Warner's rille resounded through ihe
. . -
lorest, and the Itlack oil lay writiiing among
, lh l:llin t .... Tilp linl!1in .all . ,i,B fil..i
the ' Indian had supposed him. Feelini; that
neither had gained any advantage, and being de
sirous of bringing the combat lo an issue, he re
solved to haz ird all to a stratagem, which if suc
cessful, would (jive luni a fatal advantage over
the Oneida. He therefore threw himself behind
a tree, and slightly elevated his hat upon a stick.
This the Indian saw, and afterwards fired af.
Warner looked upon his dead foe wilh the
stem joy which a warrior feels,
You have been a great .chief but n cruel
warrior," he soliloquized, "yet your weapons
have been used with courage and skill you Shall
noi he deprived of iherrt, even in death'.
Willi cords he affixed the rifle that had proved
fatal to so many, to the cold hand, placed (he
sculping-knife and tomahawk in their wonted
place, lied a large stone to the feet, and placed
the body in a canoe. When near the centre of
the pond, he hfteu the iiianiiualfc form! with hisn,'u' l',ace that,; with the exception of. the hoy,
lace towards the setting sun, and the smooth I ,hey r'dd not stand upright. Doitard, the eldest
waters became the Indian's grave.
From the Xew Orleans Delta.
Leaf from the Journal of E. Hunt.
MV FINST AN O LAST MGI1T IX LONDON.
It was in the (all of 18 , that the ship
to
w hich 1 belonged, after a voyage of lour months
in the northern Atlantic, hoe in srgfrt of Scilly
Islands, and, as we were bound for London,
shaped our conrse tip (he channel, and, in a few
days, were anchored in the Down.s Having
been short of provision for some lime back, we'
were obliged to stop to replenish. The next !
day, however, wfe were towed up the fiver, and ;
entered the Commercial Dock On the 28lh of i
October. 18 . It was n grand niuhi 10 me. for '
. , j . 1 r 1 , ,
ha.i never been 111 London, and the 0 HShfd
liL'sa llisa u' nrlil nt nnmnnricAii lit nit. itrrtlslo sjiI.
,ssnw v n vti ni sis vwiii'ui ibuii ' f itti iiiiiv 11
lage 111 the west of England. W e were to be
parruVofT 011 the morrow; and I determined as
soon as I was nl liberty to take a stroll and see
some of the tights about which I had so often
heard. At twelve the next day, all hands pro
ceetled to the ofli.ee in Leaden-hall sheet, and re-
reived, severally, the amounts due them. There'
were just ten ounds coming to mc, and I started
off to see how I could best make it conducive to !
my pleasure. I had been strolling arorrhtl for!
some time, looking at the Tower and oiherplaccs
of note, and finally walked into one of the parks,
to see what I coulJ Jte of the Loudon fashions.
I was leaning against a tree, watching a party
which had attracted my attention,- when t was
suddenly accosted by a female, apparently about
eighteen or twenty, neatly dressed, and with an
expression which, though pleasing, seemed some
what sad.
" What is it you wish, my good lady ?" said 1.
She looked at mc a moment, and said :
" You are a sailor, 1 suppose ?"
'. "Yes." '
Dave- j otj been here before I"
" Never." .' 'v . . . , . '
Well, then, perhaps I can le of some assisf
ahce lo yon," Supwis we take a cab and drive
ouno Vauxhall this evening." -
hesitated for a momei.t ; for I thought to
myself, slie no iloul thinks 1 have plenty of mo
ue'y and wishes to obtain a share. Uul tlren;
again. I thought, il niakes. :no difference; I'll
spend it anyhow? and consenting.
She called a cab, and in a abort Inne we were
at Vanxhttfl. 1 pulled out my.jiursato pay. the
ilriv'i'.- when she anticinaleu nip. and said :
aa.
" N ever rrjnd rr 1 have plenty, flesides I
invited you liere : therefore, I lieaf all expenses,"
T was astonished ; for T had never doubted but
Jial my money war the principal attraction, and j
I w'a's uttjted lb ifilnt wfiaicoulJe fier onieet.
"-After ordering sbrhle fefresirmenisbf wlileJS
she ate and drank very little, but hicK rfhe in
sisted upon paying for, we strolled roiimi tho
garden; listening to the musie until towards e
enlngV' wTienTreinarleu jSrouTd be Lesl lb e
tufns; ." . , ..'"'' " , .'.;" -
aa'.fl n. i It .Ann Ii a . f .n.t ... a 1. n .1 li.l,..
jpt."-r-" Buf,t said ihe,' you are a stranger iii
London, and-it would be lolly for . yon to look
for a hotel to-night and, besides, it would be -ungenerous
in me to allow yrju to. .reside, in
street, and if you will accel a . room ia my
house, you will be perfectly we'Cimc; and'rny
husband, who is fond of company, will be glad
to see you."., .... , , n
While hesitating, she called a cab, and half
forced me in.
W heri the cab tftrnped, we got out, and I found
myself in a narrow street,' dimly liglMcd, before
a large brick house with Iron railings in front. .
She opened the door apd asked me to sit down
a moment, when she entered into n room closo
by, and returneil almost immediately,, and said :
My husband has retirrd ; I'll inirodoee you' t
him in the morrilnjf. Here ii i light 1st the
room at the head of ilie tairgoo(i ft It fit f .1
1 went up siairs to, the room ahe , liatf pointed
out, opened the door and went in. It was fur
nisheil, you might say ric.!.ly i the bed' stood in
the further corner, w ith blue dsmask curtain iil
front. I undressed quickly, as I was fbfnewfial
tired by my day's mlventu'es, walked to' the bed
and threw asjdc the curtains and thtfelsy a man,
wfcTtrrinjg in hht blood, Willi fit's throaf (ut frbm
ear to ear f It would be vain fo atfefrrl fftt'flc
rribe my feelings. I immediately dressed my
self, with a presence ol mind which 1 hare never
been able to account for, I then tried to open tho
door, which, to my horror, I found was hifked.
dancing around ihe room, my eye fell upon l!io
! irons in the (ire place; I Kiiatchul one up ami
I with one stroke; broke ihe hick end opened the
; door. Kiinoiug down the siair; I . found the
, front door fastened also.. Hating f-.b'ihing.to
break ti e loch w-iih, I darted into the first room
! emetfr lind jumped from iherndow into-
alley on the side of ihe house, apd I had merely
j time to conceal myself, when I heard the people
' course she would find me.' I left as soon as iho
crowd gathered round, and passed nut unnoticed.
The next moiling, t was reading die. paper;
and almost the first thing which attracted my at
tention was a notice of a broody murder in
a .sr.
street, wun a reward oj nlty pounds lor the ap
' prehension of ihe ttlttrfotefi " It went further,
j nd, in the description of the supposed person.
uc scrioeu me ncitcr than 1 could have
self even lb ihv manner in which 1
done my
wore my
beard.
The first barber's shon received that
gratis ; and, rlrrfitging my clothing. -which was
uUo mmutely described, I went down to the
docks, and the bark being a hand short, I
shipped In her for New York ; and have 'never
since, nof ever w ish to spend another night iu
Loudon ! -
Six Days in a Grave;
An account was given a short time ago of two
men and a boy having been buried six days and
six nights in a marl pit at Ecretteville, in the de-.
pnriment of the Seine Inferieure, and then rescu
ed. A lelatinn of- the affair, derived from, th'e
sufferers, is now given in a HiAien paper. . Du
ring the w hole of that lirrre i'hev Were without
food, without witer, witnom light, and almost
without clothes i a'rVd ilief were in Such a cofi-
man, declares that during the w hole time he did
not sleep more than two hours; hut his two coin-
j patiious, and especially the youngest, ah-pt more.
, TI.ey slept back to back. They felt no hunger,
I and Doitard says that ever, if they had had pro
I visioiis, they would not have touched ifiOin ; but
j the experienced great ihirst. a
I On the fourth day they fonr.d a Tittle water '
thick With marl, by digiing into the bottom of
the p?f. It w as this watert prohably, which pre
served their strengtlf. At first they heard the
i noise Of the', ptejja,j(,ra and siade above them
I but during the last three Hays (hefr breath'fn whs
, So loud as to prevent it from teaching them, a lid
this circumstance naturally increased their agony
ol mind ; they also feared the miners were dig
ging in a wrong direction. One of them had a
"v rneinicBi rnaieiies ntiu a Biiiau pi
Cjinde .'bu, ,hou-h , oflen. ,ril.jf xue
" .. . ' - . 1
horn Mltv chemical matches and a small piece of
rould
not, lor want of air, cause ihe candle to burn.
Dining the latter part of the tiihe'lhcy became
so exhausted as to be unconscious of their posi
tion t hut they remember that the boy once cried,
it in a dream, " Thete is the rope,, Doirardl
Let iis asceml !" .
Only mfe of litem, DriarJ, w as able to slictf tears;
and wrteff he did so, the boy consoled him by
terling him tn'rrt they were sure to be rescued.-" , -Thexniiiment
a brrath of air reached them they '
tainted, but after awhile recovered.- The 'first
thing Doitard said, on .being rescued was
(Jive me a pinch of snuff!" and he took it With
intense delight. Gaignani. V; " ,
. (' ;
how to rfreer Tattlfrtf" "
Ifyou wish to cultivate a gossipping, ineddfrVi,
censorious sprint in your children, be sure when '
they come home from church, a visit, or any
j other place where you do not accompany them.
I to nl v them with questions concerning what
every body said and did and if you find any .
thing in all this 10 censure, always do it frV rnir
hearing.' . Yon ,m ay" rest assured, if you pursta
a course of this kind, they will not return to year
unladen wilh -Intelligence; and rather Ihaffjt
shotild uninterestingTihe" will, by degrees, -learn
to Vmbellishtirt euch( .manner as shall not
fail tn call fordi remarks, and, expressions of
wonder from yoti. 1 Yoa'wl thus gradually ren- '
der iho sniriv ob etiwiily-rbich- is, so earlw
visible in trbiWrcHi.aM,,M':),.lA'l8,l,,7 t!irfcletl t
enlarging their minds-ra -vehlclo of iniscfrief,' ,
which shall serve only to inipoverwh and? narrow" .
them
Capital punishmcni." faaihe ooy said wherj
the shool uiisstress scaled, hitn among the' girls. ,