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HILLSBOROUGH RECORDER. Vo\ III. , WEDNESDAY, DKCKMUKB 4, 1822. Jfo. 141. HILLSBOROUGH, N. C. PlIULISHKU wr.KKLI BY DENNIS K1BAUTT, at tmhsk doll\h> a yeah, payablk HALK YBA.ILY IN ADVANCE. Yhoac who do nol jfive notice of their wish to have the pa|?er diKOtiliwh-J at the txpira on of the vv?r, will be presumed as (lcciritiK j, cuniinuanrc until Countermanded ? And RU will be discontinued until arrear age* arc paid, unices at the option of the pub lisher. Whoever will procure nine subscriber* md ^?taraniee the pay incnts, thai! receive a tenth Advertisemen'snot exceeding fonrtee'i lines ?ili he inserted t.,rec tgm ?funmc dollar, and weuty -five cent* tor eac'i continuance. Su!>sci .ptioua received by t'ie printer, and m .s. of th<.- postmasters in the state. All letter* upon -t*a.ucss relative to tbe pa* per iii u at he p>s'-p*?d. ?(* (ienilemen <?'* leisure, who poatess a U*tc !??r literary pursuits, are invited to favour u? with communication* Airgrors to Hire nnd Land to Ifent. N M' nda> ?l<c "5.1 ? > ? D ft mbcr, at thf* imUki' <>l Mi*. Jane <iir*-tl l>?r tht-N? ?r 1 J 2 ?, 'lit* bi-lnn^inf*' t<? L'.r lt*\; a'nl will b?? rciitril w\t,r*l (ruC ?* ill I.ihI 9i<ii u mill. A .1 ->rt the 2 ^ii of IK remb? r, at Uu- M*r kr n u ill be hirvil the negr c* ol Siruviw';ck*> l??- *r?. Not. 26 Jaini'K Webb. 4'"' ? iw Tim Kx:tiuiiia(i(?n OK 'he St?u!r<>'? under I lie cure of th# Itrv V\ ll'iiin II vk ill \>r l>cUi ?in ll ? Mtl? ?' 'I 10th ? f nr*I llHii'Mi. 1 h< i *? rc *?-k 'lir will !>?? re #un.e<! on ilie ttrai UonJjj of Jitnuvn if?:!. N'ur 13. 44? -w COTTON filN. THE nihacrilvrt lu?ve put into of.er?ton in H IliLxjmu^'li n ? o'tuii Cj hi, u iirre luU?(i ? II Im- rlean?-<l ?i uliur n l ie kirklaml Weill). 13. 41? I. ami for Sale. T M I . i r ? fT'- ? s* tor -?**? (hit v?lnihlr l'i?. t 4 n iinl * ell known II-. um* ut K ter'.?i?>nn*i?i li> rr l.c n w 1 iv. s, *o m?|? ?. t fmiii i ? the I'tmtt *? Ml tin s - cd *n<t r.? i.y Willi j g<**l ki'rti'-n, ^ <i ?lahli ? in h1 -#li j|| ?-r nrr??*?rv <mm ?!???? ?rs. v li <u tl I Mill, in . ??? tl < nl? r, rutcnU td 'c in .kc t? th< i.?*nct ^ > 'In ? >t mii m-i am mn. *l'i < U"(l >k rin^ ami Wie |*?aii?? -?? ifi >foo<l rrp*ir. with * n citnw .. ?l fc.'.atd, s *?1! i m '<?'. ?! .hhIw ..tr r?l ?ti rd i.n t*i. ?*x t?.li n1 sp n>?a, ?fit ?? hf k duti M 's !?? ItFi tliv is ?i'V in ill* afate Ml ? >! \< hn.h v li !??? 1 ? ? ' tl t> f ??' fialllr it rilin; i>r p! illlll it l>t t'.t Mffi!, tiir I'Oii*'- 4r,H plantation ** ill lie wl?l wj t?i*'c horn Hit- null. ... . Vi hi. I ickctt. .V /( Tlif ?nhi>cril>? i f uiinnri t ? * [ ur K'xl Sr- <1 a: hiK nil mtll, as iiMi: ?, at &K'i'ij Cv-nia per l?u?lirl. V I* (trailer count) , 1 l it inn 12 44 ? tf ji sr ?uil lor ?*ie At tin* <>' ??.?, *rul i lie fcc* ?-(?*! l ores in \n a .5, M K \ K n A ii jaI A it A D ran KOIl, S \ I.I'.. TliK ?.i'?ar rihrr ofliT- f>?r ?mIc t f ? ] ' r?r- ai??| cunvfiiim' tlvtriiini; lion>e ? it*! I(?t ulicrc li< tiovt in tt.c t 'i?n of ! |i. t Ik- let co" mi'<n ail -?rr?? ?>! Vr??Mtid ' ',r hi'iiM1 r.nntj'n ' V'iI r Mm*, well fni?Mi?-?l, \?nh w lar^r vr*r? f't r-MMii; ml tin- is 4 ' ii, J tj\ It) U'?*t , well h.,i, |ie<|. Tin otlif r i"?i|>i'm run lit- 011 tin1 I >t arr .. kitC'ion, sjrvikc !? ??iv, dm. ft, c *r. .af-r lions- . Vc anil ? wtll nf ( i. , It. nt *at?r witliin a It ? It rl Mm* ki'rti n doiir I' * '?MliMi?rrn *n cliiji'ilp ????? to. a la?vc f'mriW, ??r ar.y |i<r*on ?tcii hi krrp a T>ri? u'o ?If'tC lioimif ? h ' t?-?-iii? will he acc<ifiiniinl?iiiit(- A'ii ?IV ?cn'i' ii i?j mi i, t'ir fin ttirr ami m .rr pnr titjljr Hitoi'tii.iliiMi, Mill lie atumlfil lo Willi OUV dt-lat . John W ' itlirrM|ioon. Jilvlfi J7 ? 1? 1 wi'iity liowuril. ft * N iiuay ?>r u.i? <iiol? n f . .II1 ii f( .?!?? l ||> SMIiu' N??ciiil*f. tusl a mif I mul* ? ? i ?'(fr.i in <i? tn tin* >?'Hi* ?ii UjiLt /? l int Ih)\ a . '? 'it J A III n? , H ? ' \ I c**l Ii ^li, lull on when tie ? nt *>??) ? (brt li<>iit??|iiio Ml H ,1 I Mil I ??!? * Ills, .Hill ? " ? < t lit to ? t?l..rk? . itti, .? n' * ? ?? r * . I ?;?: <1 mIhn* hmIi?v b? ?*? ?C ,u' :? 'I si nMc, 1 1 mi *Mil nomeu hat ? "n k Hiti'i ?l (I n ?uppoitt'tl tlmi ? n? *\ Im'i* * fr. i p?si. Ai ) wtm W 'I *p I'' Mil (in* *.? I l>cl\ ;?? (I il' li?lT turn III ? fc"''iicr wr iti v c<?'ii? \,nr h> ruiv it m 'n < > Jtit win iy ?itT i'i i lnm, ilu.l rrc? i\i w rc#iril. I la\ ill Mitclii II. OTii; Yi. \\7 ll.L bf told, on I iiursii?y the 5th of Dc" VV ccfubt-r, * ih? pLntat 01. ot tne ?>iih?cri t*r Iwnml a litif milci m>r*h cillilUbor?Ui;l)i all hit stuck of Uoises, Cows.Sneep, Fodder *>ut?, Hay, one f ui horse Wagon, Ploughs, and Farm-tig Ptt-nsds A credit ?>f six month* will be ?iven, tip-in bond and security Hiclmrd l*eacock. Nor. 12th, 1822. ALKXAN DKR 4* IIAKUISON, H AVK on band the following articles, which tl.ey will mil at very reduced prices to suit the time*. D.'tt ^addles, cut hack trees, at & 16 00 cash, fluted <?ig Harness, 40 00 Common ditto, 25 VQ Plated Carriage Harness, elegant, 85 00 Common difo, 55 o0 Hrei-cli lfands, by the pair, 8 50 nh'id Mridlrs, 2 25 and -11 other a".?cles >n proportion. Tl.ey will ili'i credit their H?ik ??ix and twelve m >ntt.s, a- a moderate advance on the above pi ices, or receive in payment any in?t o|" produce. T ieir ?hop is on ()ii< en Mrieto?ei l)r W ebb's med cal sn> p. J ? mi ? rv 9. 1822. 100 ? if I). H KA K IT Proposes publicum', in IlilUbomugli, N. O * religious paper, to lie enmlcd I H K NORTH rAKOI.l X A Evaugclienl In clUznieer, In winch w )l be iiiven 1 1*?- n-?iv important in foi iiiation rir l.vt lo the spre&tt ot tin jjih pel, soul lite Const quci I '? i-l>nr4lii)ii ? ?i ;lte condition ot llir liun.i-ti ta:rt<ly, vni. such othwr iutell-pence a* m.j\ l?e in'tre>im^ to tl?e r.lir^tik'i re.nlei; cc?ati.VU\ ?-n!,vi urci Willi religion* ami ti ^ ? r.*i t s*a' y. ami ligli.tr art rl-s tonuing promote c. trial. an clia fity anil lieavt ?.!? -m neediest. l'KDSi'L* TL'S. TO a Citnlrn>|ila'ivf tiiiml it i? pU nsini; to look abroad over 'he x us of t,ie glot.e, *ml n itcivr 'lii- lOipr \eniem? ?\li>cli are daJv tkkiii^ j-lticc i'l 'lii'CutiOitiu*! ot man kirn'. Uc perceive tli? ?laik cl'iid> of ivrno* mnce and error, ol ?up< rs'ition Mi?i twiVuiNrn, pr^iluall\ v? listing ?\%a> , and tl?. horizon gli de'. witl. a hrigbttn ?s utdli a in>; the approach of a ni'im.np ^lorio'.ia to hnma. it* uuii rich w ? tl ? hlctaiugs 10 The ' It Uirenot <i ?m I hene heart -cli?-t-riitg pr< v,?;cn art' t!>f na'ural re sul s ot eMriuletl i?it" nia' ioii, inii mor- p rtj cti!?rly tin- bit >?eil <tl< n> of un ?-xj..ii d ug knowlrdge m thr divine precept* of ci!*-is i .hii religion. A general liir.ai ior k-i^u ledge ?t en?# lo !>?? aw ukeni d, atid Ui?- etl"rt? i i>w n...kuig b? iiissionarv, b.blc, .nnl ?>Mier ?? ic le tie>, u> iliflutc U.e i\l ft ion of t|? gospel, and I, tu i en i lc ?te a mot e at : in i ? r oli?cr v jiic< ot m.r CiV.i, moral, and ?< J'.giou- dtiiii s. irt ? itded *?.<!> a Micrt ?h Ci. erring to the heart ? me 1 plnl.uith: -i. j 1: is iii <U r sin !' PirPtHPMmiCt s that * e prt - sent to tli<- ti-.ends ?>l t lir>k* ikiiity >n u.is ucd the ?*?t? proposals tor | in^ n ii.ii j i.-ci- ? we-ijl\ pap<t? c.iiiii!..icil id X'd iIm- r?n<Kr hi v'.icli ?o n r \ ;?n ?..'j;a ^'1 ll. Mill) a't induced to ht>|iC th.lt J(.C. hit c? tal.l s .iiifii Mould not iniiii1;; the lea-' vl* liCi-'iii iii? an* .>( jiroi. i.i-i.j; n I o.torma | tlUII. H> illC tlMll'ip .Cation .it pu|.tii?l pipCl* tin m nit? -it tt.e rt i-.iple of ilnj. l?%onn tl ??? uii j tr_v hi*r t'M'ii enli^l'U iit'd the *>r e..ce ol jt,ni*rmif ii ahotc a I tin- nations oi tin* earth. "!"?:?*? >4<k: li tiit- s?n?e ir.e.?n? i? ?( not. rranuiiahle to c\ >? ct (li t iiitiTuI t'nik. cm ii ay ? tii as.. (> jt ' il, Jl.f lt>\ f i?; iv h^ioiihi inc'ilciti ii, and , a w.irn.'h lit- > > < ( ti ?? < 1 1 1 ? t . > ilif linrisi'i hciirv :ii? ehl iit.*ii% %?*???. Ii wonlil nijre thrill to ??t 1 1 j; rt ater txiTiioc*' For tlion/h we a^c ph a si tl ?? Col. it'll. plat ii^; tin* gem tal <titvar. Co me nt o| thiiatian ki.ou .i-<lt;t , ami me nteh. ? :? t *_t I cond iuii ot maiik iiitl; v * .it timl much t'i lament ulicii ?c look around mm and |>Cr Pei?e how in?il) art- a' m t-|i\ eS;>e tl ii.M^htuI i^iios aiirtr, n.c victnri!> \ ,Ci ,ii.r....r.ilt\ . I ittmgii 1 1 v ?i in at iit'itiuii land t: crt are a: (tic, ala? loan), who i.co-r entrr a t.'iorcii, \?ll llCVt l l?|l II .t limit* Wt|n |il\t'V IfllfCt on lit' c? .<i- oi 'hf ,;ii. | o*? ot their fsislenve. *l?. iiot tin tl I'ii*.. n o| religion* iiiirltit?enee h iui o r? ino. e iina lis .? .<,snt *?' Max il no < X itt to iii(|>;ny M?v it oo. iiml iw c< nx iC ii<-o' io rftoi ii..ttiiin: 1 iie coii?ni*iaS ?ir,ip;'uij;s ol ? alcr *?'a! s tot n, nit fit ??? in'ii r?iH> not . ?? kty ailiroint toiis and ujesuil ?'Xa*i plea I mel hearts 1 stone' Siir?*i\ there is room io li< . |/C- that the em ten pi. .led work, it ptojicrU ? ncotir*?f it, rinurthiiU* m ni-ire small decree, t* *aida haatt ii.Htf 'hai ?;ii riou.s |h n Oll, Willi " tilt' ttl >lilll.tlO t.f tlit* l/Oill's IlllOSf sln.ll I t c ahl she.l in tin- top oi the moun tains, ami ml* Ik- \ i l ? tl aoote i lit i ? ? 1 1 r?; and all nation* ? 'all tl? v? i.n ?> ii " In pn-i-nt ?){ tin-, pn ^peetu* toik pnblit. it is iiihm'O -h~ a la i her te ?. xp1.?ui tin na'ure 111 tllf plllj tiM'<l |MI' I < .1 .I'll III its CO?ll|llCt| all pog^iblt r.tn w ll *'* taken In select such in ti ti r ?< ii, a he mns .n eir -lin^ .tiiii Kis'tiiC me.. i'iI : :.i pr nisi n .oxo^tanee ot nvrral t-nt n -iit tlitiiiPs, it i?> . ( t .I, will a-'tl use. i ii I ii' st anil reapi ct at mi) to i ,ie work. ( ON hi I lONh. The r.-. finpclicul lntrllim'Wcr v ill be pub lish' tl i- ici a crk, Siul contain n^lit quarto neatl) printed paper. ? l.< pr.cc w ill be tluve dollar* a vc>r, if paid Mi Advance; otlierw i?e lour dollars will liC (ll'iiiumli >1. No s-ii'Ht iiptmnn rcccved for lean than one t ar; a.<d no stibscr p. .01. will l>e discontinued I until all an p*>d Mulct* at ilir option .?I In- pobloher. \ tailuri to jfiVr nuiirt be fore the ctxl of ihe vcat ot'a wmli to di con 1 nine, will be connidei en as a new t- ngavt?,oicni To pi rnonk procuring e ^ht nobac.i <l?er?, and remitting the amount of 1 lie aubacriptiona, the paper will be t>ent gratis. Tin public*) 1 m will commence us soon as sotHeicnt encout agcmt lit 11 obtained ode lr.?% ibe etprn*e I )" /' T?on* hohlinrr *irF'irrif<tion* arr rr/jtint fit to fu 1 wi ill I'j f/ii'v iijfirr thf </?W4 uf ih- ui'' tc-ibrr* thru 'n^t, /"it r obtmntil-? retaining tht profxit '?/? thifii-t'irr ntlite. * BLANKS l OR SALfc Al' Tlila OlliCli. Kuvuy WV ww " Anil your rich soil, Exuberant, nature's better bleatoingB pour OVr rvvry land.*' Krom the A merit en F?rnier. TO CURE BACON. TIHGIM \ r?. HI ni.lNGIOI. Kchmonrt count v, V* "> Novcn.btr 24th, 1323. J Mr Scimnrr: lifting svwn jn the 20th N?>. of ihc 3<l V> I. ot your Aineiican Fanner, a refu sal ot oiit', who has Ix-en epecid iy called on to communicate his Uftowlrcge or j mode ot curing Burlington hams, 1 can- _ not Ion,*- r refrain trom giving such in- t foruta'.lon as I posse?*, n ruling hams accotding to cur Virginia m< dc, as' p*act?scd hy me lor nuity ytars, a> d i w lii< h on l>ia! 1 am induced to btliivt, J will he found fully e<pai, il r?ot *u|>f.ror, : to the B m lington or even the c? Irbi ateri ? Westphalia. This I do w.t plu?.Mire, '? having no serrct to |?r<.s i ve, b-tng no ( " yj irkei or trader." practice is 4*1 follow?: first salt the poi k i.y ;t 4 pretiy ?0011 sailing, and park 11 ?\v?y un boards or p.ai.ks, with * ?<opt- sufftrn m to I t the brine tun i ff. In tins situation 11 lies t.-n or ittrivi 'lays, when it is taken up. and each pun. wiprd diy, with a toarse ih.tU, and to each liaiu is added a heap ing tea spoonful of tiie best cnrys'alized all pe r; , h\ Hpnnk.mg uvcr it, nu ru'? bi?K 11 Mel ii: w.ih the hand. I is then ie-s3it< d well again, atiu packed away '?n planks or boards la d horizontally, or tn ti^ it ca^ks i( you nave them conve nient, as it m <y thin oc an advantage to rcaiu 01 picser\e asl lilt brine >ou can; 1 w.irnas, the fi'st Urine 1 have fou ?d liotn cx, ci i> nee lob' of ^i<lt injury, a> j; ten? s? to pnne?cfnce and should by no means .#? 1 eab?>rbcr*. by the meat lay ing in it rtltt r being ?xtr.ictcl by ihc safl; as 1 cofic . ivt u tube that which ;?:o.uce.s '.it* bu^s and skipped in tne uuat ai'?i 1: 11 ?. ?> hcen snv?ked. ? The tune <.| pu't;':?; on tin* s it poire is .0; mu? b m r?- ni?po;tunce th-n is supp >s ed l?y those w.10 hate no' made tfie tri al, lor ii pu. o>' at tl * lir?t sailing, the ? neat is j.wjvs dr>, hard anu too sait, but why .t nas this clfc. t, I am not chy mis' cix'ii^h 10 dctcintine. On giving tl.e meat a second salting I add 10 t .e sal' as much brown sugar 01 molar.-es as will m <i?.e<' 01 damp ;*.,and as imicn nl the (on. mou red pepper at will ?rive Hie sal* quite a red appearance. Tlie , poos are firs*. dried b-. fore a fire or on a g'ld IL. and men pounded tolerably tine 111 a mortar. The meat then lies abou 5 or 6 week*, wncn each piec- should he lunoid well with hickory a?hcs, and iiung up to stnokt with the hock down wards, whit .1 prevents i'.s dri. ;>nig and liic'chy r- ?-.tins i;s juices. The Liver p.'Oi sj< k ?all, is what I iMve generally u >c l, an 1 1 Hunk it is much to be pre lei red 10 any ether. The smoke is g. ncrally made from chips raked up irom the wood pile, with a iitVicol the dust, doated, or r->ttcn wood wuh 11, 10 pi event a biaz^. or clear Br' and too great a heat, saw d,?s' of hicko ry or oak is still brttei to make th<' smoke, to whit h is added two or thrte pods of red pepper each day. After H is Miihciently smoked, which it will be in 5 or 6 weeks if regularly attended to, it is taken oown and pack ed aw^y in ca^ksur boxes, with hickory ashes, covering the meat entirely with them, and between ea?. h layer is put some t!nn slip-* ?| lavhsor b >atds 10 pre vent each layer of meat pressing down an<t touching each other, and in the course oi tne summer it is taken out and sunneu o-.ee or twice. H it Is intended for exportation, bran is tne best thing to pac k it in, foi ship pt ig, especially if it is intended for a southern market. By this mode of cu n. i ;, my bacon has got the reputation (by those who have eat of it.) to bo equal i< not superior to any tiny ever U?ted. Hot 1 concur wi.h Mr. Cuxc, the wri ter in your 20th No. of the 3d Vol. Fiiat u a great deal depends upon the natuit <d the flush of the several breeds ol nogs" and the mannt* ol tailing and feeding. From the experience which 1 have had, i think a cross of one-fourth ol the Cmnese, on our common stock, whit h is a mixture ol the l'jngb*h breed including the Parkinson, which we have imoiigs us, is the most delicate in fla vor and ta?te and easier to be raised and kept fat, consuming lesi gra.n. The meat ol (hose which are sufloiedto Iced in the fields auJ woods, with a little te oing with grain un il they are put up to laticii) ai c lar tuperior to tho?c which arc raised in the sty,and fed on grain am! s!op? ?s is tl.e northern custom. Their rmat i? much ta'g-.r and coarser than tui ?, and may unkwt r very well for sail ing and burn limg up pork, but by no mean* answers a* well fur biicon, be ing too coaisc and strung in fl ?vour. ! he mannrr in which our ho?s arc rais ed and fed, and their ?izv , 1 consider as the prituipol reasons why out Vuginia hams have b< en so much appioved ot, hoili in tbisruuniry and Europe. I have tried various ways to fallen hogs, after l hey Lave Ik cu pnt up f?>r iloa-- fatten ing, hui nave never found any .ning to < qu.i Indian com or corn meal; turnips, p Autoes, ptas, pumpkins. Sec. Mill do v?iy wtli when ih< y arc fiist put up, but must be ieti ? fl some *e? ks betore they are killed, in oider to harden their lai, -ml give u a superior fl ?vour by u. ing Indian corn Alone, with a liitle salt water, or a salt herring once or twice a week. , To make t lie most delicatr fl ivour^Bi^j^^^^st.ould not exceed I60ib^^^^^^^^vtr.onths a^c, and is the great econo my l^HQH^HTd (ceding* as pi ei^Bnngtneir becoming mischievou? andflR'oubie^umc or a farm, that 1 cp pirnc of Ci.l. Tayloi'b system of killing cfir) hug on the farm every year, tliat is It; ii mnnib or upward* old, except the hncdrrs. 1 havt- followed, tins prac tice tor a .out seven years, and liavc found a coi'tidcrsblc piofitin it, as hogs kt.pt over two winters are veiy unpro fitable, anti linir fl< sh by no nitaiis as delicate and sweet Hogs ftom 10 to '21 inomns old. with a utile more than orui nary keep wu;, us (winch is vety ordi nary inoeed. as we generally leate t.eui mucii to prog au ' t .ill f"i thru. selves) will weigh Itum 1 >o to 18 lbs. and tnc s .ieus and most delicate flavoured hon?? will no' be loond to exceeu from 10 id 1 51 in the w-.igiu even ol hogs of thcii age. auo when older they aie much coarscr and less savuuty. These, Mr. Skinner, are ?ny ideas, obtained troni experience and thrown together in a very home-spun manner, and should they on trial be found to please th' palates ol others and be gen erally adopted by them, 1 may be bene fited instead of injured a=> was appre hended by a Burlington dealrr, for as I sometimes tiavel trom home, and am fond of good bacon, 1 may the oltener get a rut of ham alter my own mode of curing. And with very great respect, and ni) sincere wishes lor your success o r very useful paper. I am your most obedient, J NO. DARBY. From the Baltimore Morning Chronicle* *1H1? GREAT RACE. Through the politeness ol a gentle man, we lain night received by onr ex press, i he following particulars of the great race at VVj&!iing:on yesterday, be tween t<.e horse Eclipse of New Yoik, and Sir Ciiariesof Virginia. Before the hour appointed for the staM, the course field was thronged with spectators ol botn sixes, and Iroin al most eveiy state in the union; i ? the m.mbtrol from six to eight thousand. ? A rumor having reached many oi those upon the road iroin Bahimore, the eve ning previous, lliat in consequence ol the lameness ol Sir Charles, there would be no race, many were induced to remain at thr taverns, until the National Intel ligcncer of the next morning expressed no such doubts. Every public house on the road near the ground, the night previous, was titled to such a degree that many were compelled to he on the floor, or in the stable lofts. One o'clock was the time fixed for the start- ? ten minutes before that time, the horses made their appearance. As ru mor had nearly established the opurion, that there would be no race, and the lameness of the V irginia horse being ap parent to every spectator, it now became asourct o! loud expressions of regret and disappointment. Nothing, however, ap pearing, from the conversation ot the owner of Sir Charles to warrant such a conclusion, and the horses and riders preparing for the start, it was again believed that the race would take place. 1 he drum was beat for mounting, and the track cleared, when the owner ot Sir Charles proclaimed to the judges, that owing to the lameness of his horse, he coul. i not run him, and rather than the large sums which individuals had bet, should be hazarded, he would give up the forfeit money (g 5000.) To give all) idea of the mortification which this intel ligence created in the crowd, is impossi ble.-- I hose who felt any interest in the success ot the easteri home, appeared to exult in his signMl triumph, more espe cially when his rider walked h?m around the course; while the sad countenances of every Virginian seemed to mark his regret and disappointment. The spectators were now about reti ring, when it was again announced that a puiwt ol hticcn handled dollars had been made up between the two owner* and the distance of four milts fixed for the race. At 15 minute* past one, tho riders were msumeo, and ttu word g? ven for theni to start. The star: wax ft pretty one, and * very one now felt inte* rested for the fame horse: The first cour>e Eclipse can.e outcome paces be fore and continued to run ahead, until the four miles were completed, w ten it was adjudged that Sir Charles was beat en nearly double distance, Eclipse not the least worsted, and clearly pioved that he is a horse superior to any other known in this country. The whole tour milts Wiie run in 8 minutes and 4 se conds. How Sii Cnailesgot lame, whe her he would have run better had he nut been lame, art questions to be decided. A* sou* blander*, wc regret thai the reputation which Virginia bis so ?ong and d?-*erve?l|y maintainc *. of rait ing the best horses, should have bccu risked on the boastings of aujr individual. Eclipse is a horse whose speed and bot tom have m vcr been propei ly li sted, and we cannot conceive how any man in bis senses, could have uppored him by a horse like Nit Charles; taking the issue into consideration, it will almost lead to the conclusion, that so lu avy a purse was offeree! with a view to raise the va* luc of Sir C harles, in case it w as not ta ken up. Ail such speculations, however, wc leave loi the Virginians, and oiuy la ment that wc have neither a ,4 po?t boy," a ?? Maid of the Oaks" nor a "Potomac** to oppose to him. Neither Sir Char.'e* nor Eclipse is a beautiful hone, nor would t...j one, judging from t;?cir iock>, be w illing to ii*-k m?irb upon ei Uu r. They are i.otli uat k sorrels an. I are very well ma <:!>ed. Thus has cntfect, and thus may ever cud such cout? sis, in which thai specie? ol poliie gambling called belting, re ceives such countenance and support* VV hile phiiantnropisisarc exerting e?t, y effort lo rtptess (hit means ol making families wretched, it is for all to reflect, w ether there is any necessity to add tresh fuel to those north'- rn and sou the its distentions amongst ?he members of this migtuy and powt rlul republic, wnencou federated by nati.iiial feeling, as well an by tiie constitution of our country. If this species of competition most be indulg ed, let L be done with a dignity suited t? the occasion? let the race be run, and premiums he .-warded to the owner of the victorious autinul. ? If this que stion had be?n so disposed of, and a p emium awarded, tne crowd collected on that occasion, would havo cordially separated oy a farewell snake of the hand, and a cordial interchange of aflk-ciion. But betting pollute* every socia tie of the heart, it forces enemies into an unnatural alliance, and scatters the ?eeds<?f hate intothe hi>soins of cor fi dence and friendship ? it btcaks up a 1 1 the endearing ties of suciai intercourse, beggars families, introduces discord to the familv hearth, and a man's own uiio and children are made the victims of the dxmun of avaiice, and if-;: gambler's iport. Tl?u? do our jo*?, nod thus our sorrows go! lUrsta or empires move ambition ??< Wlule man, the stave ol headlong passi'm hurl'd, . "Now sees a bubble burst, and now a world/* Kajcueville, Nov.24. Wc sincerly congratulate our towns men on tlie truly buMiing aspect <>ur streets have exhibited, during this and the preceding week. Business begins to revive apace; and tue melancholy stillness of a southern summer, now gives pla< e to the busy stir of trade, and the enlivening rattle of the numerous vehicles that daily appear, laden with the products of the fainicr. YVe arc also happy to observe that our brethren on the sea board, appear to be equally stirring. M ?ny vessels are now regularly dispatchcd from the va rious ports in the state, f: eighted with the products of the field and the forest. That new opening for enterprnr, the West India Trade, seems to attract a large bharc ol commercial activity; and we trust, the benefits that must natural* I) result trom an extended mat ke> and a prosperous trade, will soon begin to be substantially feu. Car. 0f>?. We learn by the Richmond Knquin cr ol the 19th inst. that Mr. JtHersnii, on that day week, on putting his foot upon one of the ?teps of his bouse, in* step gave way, he tell, and one ol tho bones of his left arm was biuken.-? As late as Thursday night, he was doing well ? ai.d was likely to austain no ma terial ii. convenience. The New Orleans papers of the It h* 20th, 3 1st, and 33d ot October- an nounce tho continuance of the yellow fever with unaba ed violence. An im pressive fact to show the desolation <<{ the city, is, that the Federal cour. i..ere w?s opened, and neither parties, law yers, jurors, or witnesses, attended?* and tho court was closed witnaui hav ing actc4 un a singla ease*
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 4, 1822, edition 1
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