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HILLSBOROUGH RECORDER. >o\ lit. WKMNKSDAY, NOVKMBEK 27, 1822. JS*o. 140 HILLSBOROUGH, N. C. | PUBLISHED UKfcKLY OY UGN'NID IIKAKTT, A T THHKK D >Ll.VHS A YK\1?, PAY 4 RLE HALK Yf.\ltLV IN ADVANCE. Those wh? il<? notjjivc notice of their wish 1 to have i lie pa|>er discont ii.tied at the expir*> J tiou of the ? ?'*r, will he pre um<-d a* dt siring it, <.mtin<iatice until countermand* d ? And no paper will be disc ?ntnued nnal arreir ?$,"?? are pa>d, unlos at the option of the pub litlier Whoever will procure nine subscribers >nd guarantee the paj ments, shall receive a tenth got s Advertisements not exceeding fourteen lines w ill ?e nserted three tinii hforonedollur,*nd went* -five c.*ut % |'or each con' inuanre. S i ""C ptio -s r-ceived hy tlie printer, and m >*. o 1 1 1 ?* postmasters in the state. All letter- upon business relative toilie pa per must he p iitt-paid. ?#* (ieniiesnen ??t leisure, who possess a taste lor literary pursuits, are invited to l.tvour nt >? ?' ? c ? 'i U'l'i C it'ons iVOTl Va . ON 'he 28th ins* which wi!l h- TIhimIiji , ,?l c -tl I w eek, I *'tah sell ?n th*' high' vt ' buhl ?>' "u c-tsl?# a' the nia'ke: hous- <u II -la- ? b r null, a likel\ ?<>iati? negro \*.,i: au \*;.lt a ] nuie r' ii lil two \rars and 'hree ir.onths id I lie ! uonun ?s .? ^o id? and washer. ai-il a *ery go ><1 i. ami in the held. Dennis Harris. Nov 4. l8jj. 4 1? t.!s N O T I C K. VI.L ?i?? I ?-t?? 1 to i lit* fiim of It )(t I'.VH, :?rr rc<|>? ?ii d t. en" *?' "P aid jtiul ?? t l?* the tiniit l>?-l'?re i tin- In ?? ? ?.?> of I* c?*-rhrr nex?. .?s tin s?- *c. J c.ni s *n.ct> rcn.j n unsrlikd nit that d*v ' will lie put mil) an rti< > r 9 uaiiilh fur c?i.t*c Wm. 11 Ailanx. j Nov 4 ? *k3? ow i Houses si nt! Lots iii IlilUhd. r-Hp^h. FOli S.iLE. Dlt tl*K\'<> LI. u ill ell .ill Iks ho<iMi ? ii I lot*, v li. er lit 'In W'tiolr or SilU'U . i I*, 'in- I'.Jit liv t e < 1 1 1 irt Mid ddnifntic , \\ ii ? rjn tl to am ituji >r*rd. Aivt vlofitanus't lltbrrw lliile, ?? ><1 Mux- j tort'* HHirrw Lexicon and l>r?mni*r tict 16. ? 4u ? if ! .ILTsr I'L UJMIKl). ?nd for sale at tins O fire. and the ?cvtrul atorc> in town, h k \ ii r i ii ii ai r\ it a v I O 14 | I " 4 o Oc' 0 1 ~ '? no KOI< S \ U . I' IK j'r>?rril?iT "Hi r- t.?r tl.r ? IV? 4ii(l c 1 1 1 v , ii ? -t i ..wi Unit; Ihmim* ? : m1 l'it * ucri- hi- ?i?> li*i*?, in the ???wu /?! Mill bm <ui Ii, i lit !?>! rim tat'.-. ? i trie 't ^r?? .???! I In ii him* c. minn \ r o i a, welt ?1 . w itii a litrce r< ' r-.'n' ; 4 ' j iii.ii,: itir Ii<mi>i? i? 4 ilinnjj r ? i' > li* 1 r ? i rt, wi II fini-li' .1 'I'm nl'i-r nii(,ri >v?- mi i t. .iii tit<* lot an- d k tr en, ?rnitk< Ii > , ?:! 'i, rarru^c 1 1' ? Vr ^ i a m<Ii if ctrill !?' ji?-r w it i. in 4 ti . lift of Im- k c, '? d.i,.r It .? ? ulil t i- nj :*n cl. ? i ? (? ?itn.?i ni'i in a lt?r.-?' t.i'i.ilv, or ?? y |n r- ili ?*?*?!? ?? il to Hi ?'p 4 Jiri* it? In m ri! 1 1 ^ iiniiic Hi tcrtii' Mill iic ^rr ?n?i,otlat I'ljf. Am ?1|? ? . ic . I ? ? ?? i li\ iii4 I, t ir In tn r 41) 1 r? ?? i r?* p;tr tic'il.?r >nfiii"ii4 ion, will '??- 4l;rnil?' ' to with out ill |?_\ . JoIiii \\ i(liei'!4|Minii. .1 1 1 ! \ 16 lu7? tt Slat*' of North-*' aroliiiu, ON.I.YHK an iV / ) Coun ? ? I I*, ?- i ? ' i "v ?-l<.?lis, a ?. m?i r . ih. 2 ,4'i,l r'.i M' /{<?'<?! ^ O iijiiiiI nl, I . * C \ i (I <? ? tin' fat "Is ol II '?/<,'?' j 'it n 't ml lit I* .i|>, i' iiij <i >? s, .tenon ?ii It.* C.uiiri ? ? ?!*'* I >4 1 1 \\ II it'll l?ls?"? till <!? I HllilMl in 'III. <??,!? III! ill ill'M'H' |ir| III ? 1 1 1 *i ?? ' ill' I' ii 'i 1 in ? mil' rril I ? \ lie < 'our , li.tt |iti!> li"* <1 n?* in |i| tin r n hiMi> i'ii fi l\ Hi, Mi II ' U'l.irii',. I. It r >nlt r, 'l>M 'inlr-n llic vi i| I1111I1 \\ lltitlriil .i lie i'ii .ipjif.ir ui t'i i? \i irriii ui ?.?ul l/niif t<i be li '<1 <?? tl f t'in tii M m hi N'uvriiihrr in X', I ' !il. 'I 'llfir I'l rCi It'VN .lH'l |ll?'.|i1 I" <?*l|C, lliMt Jinl^'ii' i.t miIi ih- ft mlt frtl i\;:iMitl bi n ?I ? ?l 1 1 1 l a> lor, Ci i k l'r-rc n!v ft 1 Jj. J I ? ?m Slittf <>r N ni lli-l umliir.t, () r()C.\ I y C'lurt ? l i' u i *>? >sinim, Aiiu<ht I ? i ii. IS. 2 f Ori^iiml a' aclimcnt John /truce | " I ,? \ic?l f?i? one i ?? > r vi I I too^H, :i?? ihiihImI B tulon Ihirnhon | ? it i?y \'i .l??ttn llni* ? . jr ^i'iO pla m ll >n '.ii " II appearing t?i Mii m?ihl?r ion tli- cm I tlmt ? ?!*? ilrli'i ilu'.i, ilcniitnn I !:?? :< In* ? m . 11 t>"t nn iiiIimIiiI ?nt ol Hit* sntr, it >?? nfiLicd tlial p'llilicit ioii in- made in tlir Hit m l\or?> i^li Hd-nnlfr tor w > mo >t im. tha miles* li<- hji peur ,4i i lie next trim h;ihI coiiii and | I hi -ic, judgment lr default ? ill be rineml l> ni ?Itiliii 1 ^lur, Clerk, ica adv. ? Sit oti ? Jia Five, Do Wars \UYiftrA. SI K <\KlJ from tlit subscriber, I Mng in Uie town 01 Cre^nsborough t^u or three w. eks kitices ? roan lluttc, nine or tm tears oltj, bis neck narkril Willi luf collar, and mmie saddle mark* on his back. A reward of five dollar-. w ill In. ?iveii lo any person who will deliver turn to me, and all reasonable ex John M. Hick. CJreensborough, Nov 2. 43? 3w ALKX.lNDKK # H \URlSOlS. HAVK on hand ill* following articles, w li 10I1 ibex w II sell at (try reduced prices lo suit the times B,*?i ^addles, cut back trees, at &16 00 cash. Plated tog harness, 40 uO Common ditto, kj oo Plated Carriage Harness, elegant , 00 Common d.t'o, 55 00 lireech Hands, by the pair, 8 50 lUn d 'tridles, - ''5 ami all utb**r articles ;n proportion. Tht y w ill als ? cr? <iit their w ork six and twelve months, a a moderate advance on the above prices, or ?eceivf in payuieii any ?nd of produce T e.: sbi'j' is on t^oeen Streetover l)r U ebb's med rul sh< >p. Jainia: \ y. 1822. 100 ? tf I). II KA U'l T Proposes publishing, in Hillsborough, N. O a religious paper, lo be entitled 1 H K NORTH CAROLINA Evangelic ul hi * llizcucer, In which li h?* <iven tin u o?' inip.r.inl in hn mat. oil rel five to the spread 01 il.t gos p* I, and iht* conjti|iiriit u.el oration ot the condition of the hm< .?n l.innly, u uh kucli otli r in Hi gi i re max fo?- inierrMmj; to the ciiri*liun r? ?dei ; cC*smi<aiK < nhv< m.-d Wtilt it ii^tiniA a lid it'ft'ai i Sb.iiS, .?l 111 1 1 ^ li ? cT uii cli s U nd.-ig to promote clmsuan cha rity and liravi i>l)>niindcdi<c?J. I KOSl'LC TLS. 1 (J .1 Con emptaliv.- mnul it is pleaiini* to In- k abroad oii-r ' tie \ariotiH portion* <>t 1 1 .c? an. I obsi i vt* the in.(in\tnu n's u li.ch areil.nl* lak. ^ ;>lkt? m lit* Condition i.f man km... \\ ? >crc. iw i|i? d.ik rh-i.ds ? | urno ra'i? ? and t*n or.oi sitpt rs'it oi> ^nd laualicMD, gradnatix as' njj ??a\, *nd lit h"i a'i'i Ifil tS? I \*'l . a '?! ij^.i nrs<i imlica in)! the upprnacli of a in. uii Hy; glorious to huniamtv and rich u ill hU stii 'n I.e <?li.l<lii ii i/< nit n I lu-se lie trl-cl.t t- rm^ |>i <>vj.? r ^ ,?r?* the natural re Mil s o? t* \ t-ndeil uii inaMnn, lui mnri p?rtt. ruUrlv thi blo^il of an txpatijnm kr. ittlnigr mi tin < i ? v me pi t-Ccpls i ? f .u?* clii ?> tiuo i flijfuiii. A vrenrral thrift ? ? ? r knowledge ?'?en > i<> he at'aWetifd, and 'lit* eti-.rts iic>a making h\ n. is-iion ?r\ , hible, and "'her soc.e tte?, o? iilliiHf tlx t. ligion of o< gospel, and to IOC. lie a e a || ?.? a . . ? 111 i vt ohsn . nf . r ,r c>v I, moral, ill . ? li^iuUt ilir- if?. arc .V. i tMK'a \*.tn a slice* ??# cliet ruip to the* limrt o| ih. pli lalitliropi>t . I i? ot. <t?-r siiirli c.rcunMj'iC * t . nit < e [irr ?..iii iiu |i ,t* wt> ? t ?hris' anit\ in 'Ins and tin n -i^hborii.jf ?tat< ??, | r?<p >..!s t r ?r puUiiih in^ o Im? | l. ct- a \*e>kl\ papii , calculated io a il tin Caiiht* mi vi li r.. so ii a y ?rt* fii^a jji ?l, a. id aii union d to 'h?j ?. that ?niCli an es tai-l si.iiicnt u .tiki in il lit* aiiiuiij; the Ifa*' et lir.t i.i n.c aiis pi iij^ it L ims ?. I irn.a. lion. It \ 'he mollip ca'.ion ol | "i iiC.tl papt is ?li? ni n?:? ? I tlic | i ? .pit* ol t !.?* laimin d Conn trv ii?\t ncei. t-i.!it liii lied i*i tin* s?? e.ice of' ^-i utiim ? nt a'.i.\i a I tin lut iii's < t i i.t- earth. I ro- hli Hit saiiK- inr .n? is ,t i..>t n ~s.ir.ahit to exp ci "ii* nia I tlarkmss n ..\ In* diss , paiiil, 'lit io\t* <. ii li^'on Ii n.rnlca'' i!, and a u aj mi n l<t- iii'OM ti in o ti.t Ii. ai Nol helu \ ? i.<)? t li '.sli^iiN u|i i h would ui^e theili to ?i w ^riat?i f\? ri ions' K'T though ne ate pit o i, com* ii | lat li^ l!it* m*ii? l'al advance nu-. it oi rliio tan know ictl^c, and tlir melio. 'atfdcoi d i.'iiol niai kn.d, \ 1 1 w c find much to l.iiiu i.t v i'i ii \\ t look around us and ;h- i ? ten i. ..? ii..?ii_\ a;t s ill cii\ t'l .pcd ill >lo litul i^iiiii aiic < , t ..I vu tin.s . *\ c. anil .tumoral I}. I Hiii^n ni i: iri a t.ir s< .an land I .ire are soil. i , ala-> Ii ..lit ( uli.i ill* ( r fid'T a clinrcti, vill i lie v < i' dpi ii a b. >>ic wlm i.i vci rt M< ci on in- c.? >t- oi ilit* jmr|i<i9c ol their evi?ttnci. M .? v i ?< it i Ik <1 li ii*- . >n ol rcl i^ .oiis mil Ihi^t ik t i< ?i. i <? n ii it > t 'i. 9 lis ifsMirsit' it not ? *? it? t>? iiMp,.r\ M.. it not I- ad 'o c in ir Urn.' in i fin. iii.it I" ' I iie ton ,i n. 1 1 ni - .pi in>is ?<l Ma i r ?t ar?> the l..i.h ?l >t n j; .a\ not Mt* k X niii .llitio .s and < | ? .< ttl c\a.i plt-n iin . i f ?' t s . I ..tin t >'in i\ tjiort is inoti to hope ha. tlie Cti'.'t . pl.t t.l w.nK, il pio(?t rl\ tnc ni. i). ?'<), .i a< i*i . ijiiilt in ?i.iiie sitiall di >;iee, t m .ifils hasti-n n^; ti.a" glorious |? i ? oil, win '? i* t ii .>tiira ii ni ilit la.. d's hoitst sli-%1 1 -u- t- *ai)l ?i t*i| .n tiif ?? p n! toe lli'itul* l a iiis, a lit I .ah ? - x . d ???ove t lif lull*, and all lint is. iah H \v 1 1 ii* ? ? ii " In pn i nt ^ u.iv pr 's|iectu<> to'.ht pithhr. . it is iititift*. 'S.. \ l.irioei to xplain tut i a'nre ot tin p. o^iisi ti p. i.iia mi In its rii'itlnt t, nil poM.ihh fall tt II In tak' U t" Heltt t tnictl il i mi 1 1 r as nia In- iiios n etestiiij. . ml instiiic* tin ai.d toe pr in si'd ksh.si ,i..ce ol st%i rd e ni.n. itt 1 1 ? \ ines, . is i x, < c< <1. w ill and use t <i hit ss a1 ii fespec* ahiliiy to the uo ik V f N 1 .1 i IONS. The t.ian^i ? In'- II :? i c? r *? ill he pnli. h-htil <? C- a ci k, miu nn lain ri^lil ipmtio p*>;? ??. m:.itl\ | ? t'Mi ii on |'.i|<cr. I lir | nc? n i>l In ? hive (linlan> a )eaf, if, , aiil ii .it? .?> i , i tnei m im In. ii ilollafit v? ill lie in ii anil il No ?? Hi i i|>1 hiiih r?Tr \ C I lill" U't<> < llMII OIK' m .11; aim mi snivel p. .im \? ill lit* <1 '?continued until .?ii atn i rs ?i?- pmtl. iml? *?? at li< opt on nt lil' ,<iil?l slit I \ Iit'llir-- In (.'iVf nolle* III' | n ( iln i nd nt In- jeai of a w?Mt to (li-con titmc.w liliv co|o>iii?'re< .?t? .? new i iijfn..e*iii nt IH p? fan m prai' iiti^ ? ^lit ?nhM'i mis, unit ri iiiit i fn^ tlic ii.onu nt lie Mitisrr.pt ion*, tlit' paper Mill lit ?ent ^rati*. l ln pifol iC.it ion W ill Ci'iMlK'nre as ?tn*n H'lthffC i, ciH'i.iit a^eiiU'iit i? obtained i? ilc lr.i\ the i \p ii si* I /'# *?*?'(* ho/ilmjr lubtcrifitinwi ni?- tf</urtl e>l r> f-ttiv i < i! /" I hi ? ujjicv tl'i' .i I'irx til 1'if ??'>? *r .tmr ? i hey nmv hu ir 'tblniiit'd ? leiuiiuiitf the prnfiuntln ttli fwtlief >i*<irr liLAMvS l OR SALK AT TillS OJLiK,L. kv uv\i\ Fieuuuiu)) . Wv ~-?r% " %n<) >our rich soil, pxuberant, nitur^'k better ble**ni^s pour C)Vr every land " J new method of heading Cabbages in H inter. Last fall* at the usual time of ta king tn cabbage*, I had a number well grown, but which had no ap pearance ol a head. I dug a trench on the southern declivity of a hill, about eighteen inches wide and twen ty or twenty-two inches de?p, and took eighty-six cabbages of the above description, and s?t them nut in the bott< in ol the trench in their natural po^iti >u, wnh I tie ruois well covered wi'h sand: then tilled the trenr h with straw i?n each side of the cabbages, and completed the work by throwing on more straw and forming * ridge, of sand over tin* whole to keep out frost and water. In the latter part ol March I opened the trench and took out the cabbages, and found ?-,*< h one with a common s zed head, white, solid, and well last- d. ?V. J. Manufacture* and .igncuhurul var'i tttr * ? Auioltg the ai tu Its which ou atncd |>i emiunis at a late aipiiultural tai ? ?? Alleghany loun y, Pa. w -. r Ja panned Waiter* ami Trays. n?a ic at P.t'.sbu k1,? Lu*tcr O.f Hum fillctn .n its ol bcani, r.ii^cd in ;nai t ount) ; and Cigars, i: oui tobacco, aibj raised in tbat . i/U!. y. Great Croft. ? Messrs. J and M Pratt, t.i Ma ., st. ii county, \ .w Y irk, rai>c<. i,r present year, lioui i..nc aoes o: ^io'.ixi, tlic a- fnijsii'.n ? (ju.ifitity ut four ,0 nd i <- >.1 ????*! uiiirtj - tour and a halt b jsh c [s <1 tin lull t??m; an average of one i,v;ndrcd slid bevcut) -n\o a rut a bail ,i<si'?I.S lU .l.f Jiff. /?/ .niHioi.'t I't .. i . ? We received yes teif.iV, tioiii a i uixi hi Sii. ni, d pie sint "1 -> P . ar, winch v\as one of six L?ru?ij;l t iinu .liat tnariut, vvc i^bin^ 8* ,|,s. .iiu! tuc li ii Casure 1. inches in cii - cO tnfeieiict. !t gi?.\v on trie orchard of M . N-i .a i lit I Bui iiham, ol l^sscx, uii a j *ui>t? K-c Iro.n whuii lie gathered eic , vi' ousUeli. [ Hoit'jn Daily .idxxrtiser. Vermont Pr .duett. ? At ibe .igiicul to' ai luti lot W i.iisoi ..ounty, N't. j;cii. /, Cuitis took Hit piemium tor coin, >. ii i ^ 1 18 oushtfis and 31 tjjai is on one rt ji).' five roils of tanu. Aliel Barron, c5<]. raisrd 101 busiu Is 11 quarts* on an at i ". A r?>\v ol \V. Johannot yieideu 93 noon' s lo o nets ol butter, between lie J/ lb ol A j ? 1 1 1 . and i lit. 27i?i Scptcm ucr, averaging 9 pounds ptr week. TOBACCO. The ?? Aintiican Farmer" states, that v>?n? tobaco made by Judge Dorsey, ol \f iiyiatul, ia->t > o r , sold in liuiupe lor ) J ,ar hutid. cu, and some wmcn grew in Alomgomci y county, and solo in Bal timore lot >7. biought in Holland ilie (ouiiiioub sum ol uj).varL.?ui &'>0 per l.unditd. >1 KAN'S Ol PKLSLUV1XG EfJC.S. .M l u.ci,oi l'aris, iciaes, tliat on tnc 2 tin Novcmbei , I >->2 >, nc pui lull a d >? l n ?i Ctli into a ^1 as* jal', and tilled ui> t ? i < * jal wivh lime uaier, containing a?? ??: 1 1 nit-. Ou the Hln ol Sep (cniiit r? IU21, lite il oi safety cllai f,CU Mdmsi .Marc k I'a I ISCl to OX* a'l.inc kiic i ? *>uit ol inis? t> lul. One ol liic i gg>, w iii*. Ii by utLuiem nas ciackcd, without *r?g btoKeii, Wa? loutni to b* entire I) c aguuted, out ?;i<i not cmr. ilv casl uiipu asuin odour, i ne oilier s wci c lull and had preserved entirely then i ?n>|>>vnc). When bulled lunugtiiric ? umolcs, tUey appiaiol \?ry delicate* ,?n>. ol an ex* i In t <>ie [^. /'i ile L'hrm. Jan 1 622. From the t'iUbiici.J (Mass.) Sun. J/r. J.jf'ti'ion's Opinion oj JJ.irtie$. t \ ^ ?viiiau ol llits own lot Wdi ded |l) Ail. Jwttlisoli, ?t SilOl . lllllC >1IICC) unit i iic ??igii ic?ptc. Which he enter i uiucii tor m? t Imi acier aiui eminent pul> ii< ?ervice<? one ol major MlK .y's mu 410ns >)Ciivei<o I", h.n place on tlic 4 h til J uiy i4Si, witiioOt expecting any no* iilcv>i ita rec? ptiwii oy i.im* Contrary to ins cxpet tatio.i) uowcvei , lie rcuivcd, a It w ii.i)9 ->i.ilc, tne lot. owing t,onip.i *it?n <tty ietui incKoii, a cop) 01 which we nave obtained lor publication;? Monti cello. Sept. 5, 1822. I thank you, sir, lor the copy ol your otation of the 4th ot July, which you liavr been so ki< d as to scud me, and I have noticed with satisfaction the obser vations on. poiiih ai parties. That such ? o exist in tvt ty country, and that in cvtiy tree country they will make them stives h< ai l, is a truth ot all tune*. 1 be In ve their existence to be salutary, in .ismucn as tney act as censors on cacti other, and k- ? p thr p. inciplcs and prac f?e <1 each < on-tant ly at the h;tr ol puhlir- npKiioii. 1 is only wnen they uivc <? party print ip , s a pi edoininam e o?er .In lovt ul ci uitiiy, when they dc^me ule in o personal antipatnies, and effect tnc inter?.?'Ui se ol so< iety and friendship, ? r the jnstu v ?iu? to honest opinion, thai t.iCv Oct onie vicious and hanetut to the central htp:>inc-.s and ^ood. We have son such oi?y?t. May wt hope never to set sucn aijain! Accept the assurance of mv respect. Til. J El TLRSON. Mr. Samuel M. McKay. Fryra a Calcutta Paper SATELLITES Ol-' VENUS. The following singular ptoperly o! the plain Minor is new, it is believed, to the philosophical wot Id. It was acci dentally discovered by a gentleman a ft xv (lays since, and as ilie subject may ix ite much speculation we givt his ac count ot it in his own woi is. ,4 Sitting this morning, about gun-tire, with my bai k to the Cjst, the w iiidow being open, and Vinus shining bng >tiy into the room, I was s rpiiscd to observe two ! sate.li.i s close to that planet rt fL-rted in the mirror winch the bearer wa* hold ing before inc. 1 turned roun.! immedi ate. y and look? d at Venus, steadi.y wun t he naked eye, but could not discern iln.ru. Again 1 looked in'o the mirror v\ith the same suicess. I then tried ano 1 -ther minor, supposing that the cppcar ance amst* 1 1 om some defect in the giass; but still t> e two luminous specks, like ->tai s ol th> 6 h magnitude, were distinct ly visinle. ll the existence ot this extra ordinary propeny of the plain mirror, rivalling in its powers ol magnifying, nay surpassing the finest in>'.rum> nts in the t.ands of the great Hersi hell himself, be coutiirned by the experiments ot o.her and more able observers than myself, it is ult to fcay wnat woiwlertul disco veries may not shortly be made. The satellites of the interior planets have long Leen a desideratum in astiononiy, and if the honor ol their oiscoveiy be i esj i ved lor our new Calcutta, Obsei va 1 toiy, I snail sincerely lejoice that I have been the humble means in the hands of Providence, of pointing out the path, l'neic is one thing that puzzles me to account tor, unless wi have recourse to a new and not improbable theory of <>p tii s. I ai'*>(ie to the cii cu instance ot Ve nus not exhibiting in tgc mirror, her present gibbous appearance, which a veiy ordinary telescope will show, while the two satellites aie uislinctly represen ted in the >pt culum, though invisible to the most powerful instrument h thcrto made. Those who ate acquainted with the distinction between the rays of sen sible and the rays ot r-idiant heat, will be at no loss to conceive to w hut 1 allude. VY e are as yet hut in the infancy of op i i* al science, and light may have many properties whirh we aie now pet haps uii the eve ot discovering." PORTUGAL AND SPAIN. \Yc arc indebted, says the New Yoik Statesman, to a friend, :or the following interesting letter addressed to him trom Lisbon, b) an intcll^cut Ainci ican, who ? i.joys peculiar advantages in that city lor obtairgng accuiate information of the political affairs of tbe county, obser ving the manners and custom ot the people, and acquainting himself with whatever would be likely to arrest ti>e attention of a stranger in quest of know ledge. The letter was wutlen to a fi lend, and probably without the expectation ol its finding its way into the columns ul a public journal, but it will be not the !c>s interesting to our readers on that ac? count. Lisbon, Sept. 11th, 18-2. Dear Sir- ? W e un iveu here the 5<h of last month, and landed on the 8ih ot the same, atier u most happy passage. I have not had much time or opportunity to in.tkc obs_. vaiion* upon the many no velties aiouiid me. 1 find the same sun, a similar sky, and human forma like tho^e 1 have ?ceu bcloie ? but here the analogy ends. In stature, complexion, religion, manners, amusements, dies*, looJ, habitations, Sec. the I'ouuguese arc materially niH'erent Irom us, as much so nearly as in their language. Nothing can be more fallacious than the partial and prejudiced accounts which travel' lers have given of this, and indeed 1 might say ol every country, and of none more than our own. I find the people more moral, a/ifiarrniiy , and certainly moi e clear ly ci? n and tolerant than 1 had been taught to cxpcct. 1 will not under tak? to give you any just and adequate if lea vt tiicin and their count t y til) 1 havo lc iini the language, and havett en more. The language app. ars to be veiy easy to acquire, as it c<. rtainly is very agree able to the ear. I have got so as to rearl ihe newspapers with the lt? Ip of a dic tionary, and nt gin to sp? ak the language. 1 have vi< we d some ancient and noble chuichet and convents, but have by no means seen all or halt the beuutdul and vast wot ks t vi ti of thai kind, which Lis j b?n has to a tract and rcwaid the aiten tion of a si ranger. My t^ootance of (he language has not picvcnlcd my being present at a sitting of the cortrs. I find t nein a dignifit d and well regulatd oody. There is the bamo freedom ol debate, and it is t-xcrciscd *.o -?s gieat an extent as with us, though I think in sonu- respects unde r better rules than the A*nr rican congress. ? 1'here is nevei an) difficulty or discontent about precedence in oc> upying the floor. Tne members who wish to a-.ldress the chair, send their names to the president, and | he calls them in their turn. Their speeches arc not generally to long at our worthy countrymen make, w.iich I think a very good quality in them. How ever, I have seen iui little, inquired but li tle, and read but little ot tin in, and 'heretorr warn you to receive my state ments accordingly. The president is elected every month, and also foui se cretaries, who ^ e c ium n from auior? it.e deputies themselves. I never saw more order and decorum, or more gen tleman y feelings and manners than ap peared to prevad in this assembly. The C' nstilutiou appears to be fnmly estab lished, but its late is supposed to !iuii? on that of the Spanish nation. Tn. lat ter has lot*. I y proposed to Fortugai an il liance uiTci 'ive and defensive; but tln.ro are great efforts leaking at this couit to prev< in such an arrangement. Ferdinand opt nly uvuws k. .mselfat tin? head ol the < ounier-revolutlonists; and it is well understood thai lie organized atid ht adrd ti c laic conspiracy. The constitutionalists in Spain have sui roun ded tl eir unsteady ki >g w.th their own pa;?v. and popular ( pinion compel-, him to give the sanction ot his name and au thority to the measure* which are ta kii g to punish and destioy his own friends. There he is. He ? an neither fiy lor toreign help, (for Wis fligut would probabiy furnish the pretext w i.ich those /.(//]/ f:rr*OTnige* dcsnr,) iioi help him-, sell, noi save his ft iends. This sta-e oi~ things does gria1 credit to the modera tion and firmness, and politi- al talents ot' the iiorruln. F.very movement thus tar, has issued in their triumph; and they ate about forming a '?ord'Jti to oppose 4i th? cordon of health" in France, and, unless that is withdrawn, to ex? ite the revolu tionary elements which arc known to ex? isi there. Sanitaiy cordon and l.oly alliance'.! How treachery and fals- hood t o usuip honest names! I did not intend to have tieated you lo such a dish of politics. 1 Farewell, and pray let me hear every thing from America. ^ ll'orrr. ? A late Kng!ish paper says? . " Recent expciimetts, in many parts of England, have proved, that supplies of the best water may be obtained hy pro. perly boring the earth to a sufficient depth. The expense appears to be tii fling, while the result is oi the highest importance to all landed property l'oun | tains have been made in paiishes wl.crc water has usually been sold by ti e gal lon, which yield a constant supply, the year, round ol a hogshead per hour." | This appears probable enough, when we call to mind huw salt water is pro cured throughout the western stales of the uniun. A'cwfia/irra. ? In the city ofCaracras tiiC inhabitants do not receive their pa pers printed until a week after their date, it being thought a matter ot vcr/ Idtle consequence when the intelligence is retailed by the printer. What w ;uld our quidnunc a, who look as naturally <? r the daily sheet as for their bieakfast, say to this? ? Grortftun. The British Journals frequently reflect on the state of morals in thi? country ? but we defy them to pro duce an instance like the following, which we knov? is not uncoiuuion iu England. From ihe Briatol Mercury, September -TO. Ruinous !a)W Prices. Thomas Jones, a painter at Carl ton, sold his wife on Thursday last, for three pence, with the proviso that if she did not please, after thn? days* trial, she was to be returned, arid the purchase money divided be tween the partios. The most singu lar part of the transaction is, that the parties are not twenty years of age, and have not been married a mouth. Comment ia quite ?uuecta nary.
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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Nov. 27, 1822, edition 1
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