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S.1JL, IS B Uil Y : TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1823. On Thursday of Court last week, the annual election of Sheriff for the County was made- Samuel Jones, Esq. was re elected, without opposition. Benjamin Sherwood, Samuel Lemly, and David IVl'Guire, Esqrs. were appointed Coroners. Governor Branch, the Milton paper states, has refused the appointment of Judge of West-Florida. He had been recommended (last year we suppose) to the appointment of Governor of Flor ida ; but the office was conferred upon an other. " If the pretensions of the citi zens of our state," says the Milton Ga :2ctte, " are not sufficiently high to entitle them to such appointments as they may be ple.spd to accept, we trust they will never fr humble themselves us to ac cept of such as the Executive may be Jilraacd to confer. Although we ask but little, and receive less, let us at least act with that independence which becomes a high-minded and honorable people." THE FOREIGN J'EJfSt Received by a late arrival at New-York, -cxtracts'fiom which will be found in our columns of this week, we think to be high ly important. War seems now to be in evitable. And who can calculate the con sequences ? Who can tell the changes it may produce in the civilized world ; or vrho can foresee the extent of its influ ence ? England and Austria, it is true, .have assured Alexander, through their Tespective ministers, that in case of a war th the Ottoman Porte, they will observe the strictest neutrality ; and it is possible they may : but will this lessen the danger that Europe has to apprehend from a pow er so gigantic as that of Russia ? Will this forbearance on the part of England, retard Alexander's march towards the Indies ? or will it prevent him, (in the event of the .fall of Turkey,) from con structing a navy, for which his important maritime acquisitions will afford him eve ry facility ? But while Europe has much to fear, ind little to hope, from a contest between Russia and Turkey, let U3 turn our own country, and see how it will affect us. On this point, we copy the re marks of the editor of the N.Y. National Advocate, who takes it for granted that war has already commenced. "Duiing the contest between Turkey and Russia, the commerce of the Black Sea must of necessity be suspended. The w'Ax which is exported from Odessa in tranquil times, will be required for the j SUppott ot those vast armies wnicn must occupy Bessarabia and Romania in push ing their hostile operations against the Sublime Porte. While the Russians, Turks and Greeks are at war ; while the Austrians arc raising a corps of observa tion, and the Poles flocking to the Rus sian standard, the agriculture of Greece, . nd the supplies of the Danube, the Dnie per, and the Dniester, will all be retained in the ports of the Black Sea, and a strong Russian blockading squadron will te sta tioned at the mouth of the Bosphorus. There are about 1 500 sail of vessels which annually arrive from the Black Sea with srain, for the different ports of Italy, France and Spain. Those resources be- . ins cut off by a war with Turkey, necessa rily must give employment to cur ship ping, and find a market for our flour and bread stuffs ; and this war, when once commenced, may continue much longer than we at present imagine. Hence the calculation is a reasonable one, that a war, which gives a fatal blow to agriculture in Europe, cannot but be of consequence to our agriculture and commerce, particu larly being neutral, and fcr removed from the scene of action." The Mecklenburg Negroes. Six of the eight negroes, who have been for several weeks advertised in this paper, were carried through town on Sat urday morning last. They were appre hended, we learn, near Old Town, in Stokes county, by four men, after consid erable resistance on the part of the runa ways. One of the negroes was wounded In the arm by a rifle ball, and received, likewise, a severe contusion on the head : tnc fellow was endeavoring to stab one of the company (a Mr. Martin Holder) with a bayonet, when the blow on the Jiead was given him. Holder had shot the negro in the arm as he was running off, when he turned and made a desperate atlach ttpon Ins pursuer. . Obadiah Vest Was ano thcr of the men who acted so en ergetically ; the names of the rest did not learn. M'OTIIER t The author of Waverly, CiC. has given another novel to the world, which is now re-publishing in this country by Messrs.! Gary & Lea, Philadelphia. It is entitled the " fortunes of Nigel London is the theatre of the story ; and the period, that of James I. It is stated to be not inferior to Ivanhoe. The facility with which this author writes is truly wonderful ; like Ban- quo's ghost, his volumes come upon us in rapid succession. If his object be lasting fame, he writes a great deal too fast ; but if for lame, combined with profit, he may speed still faster. " Our parting exhor tation to the 4 Great Unknown' must be," says the Quarterly Review, at the close of a review of his works, " that if he would gratify the impatience of his contempo rary readers, to write as much and as quickly as possible : if he would transmit his name to posterity, in such a manner as to do full justice to his extraordinary powers, to bestow a little more time and leisure in giving them their scope ; in concentrating those excellencies which he has shown to be within his reach, and in avoiding those blemishes which he can not but have taste to perceive It was a saying of Socrates, of that Socrates whom Plato reverenced, but whom the Edinburg and Quarterly Re viewers have recently endeavored to sac rifice to Aristophanes, that " Idleness de grades, and not labor." To the correct ness of this, one M ould think, the common sense of every individual would readily as sent ; yet, judging frcm appearances, it would seem to be the opinion of not a few of our own times, thai it is "labor degrades, and not idleness." It was another saying of Socrates, that " it is the greatest of impostures to pre tend to govern and conduct men without the requisite abilities' How fruitful, then, of impostors has been every age of the world ! And how many have strut ted their little hour upon the stage in this most favored nation, and among this " most enlightened and knowing people 1" on the face of the globe ! They have sprung up like exhalations ; and it would be better for the people if many of them had terminated like exhalations. A grand eruption of Mount Vesuvius took place on the 24th February, which continued with much abatement, until the 2th. Thcconcourse of people, natives and ! foreigners, assembled to witness it, was im-j mense. One of the visiters, whose curiosity led him to the very verge of the grand era- ter, thus describes the scene : " the ccui cVail was terrifically sublime ; the flames rushed out of the mouth and threw them- . . . . . . . i i , selves in the air in a broad body to the ele- vation of at least a hundred.feet, while many of the fiery stones flew up twice that height ; the flames fell back into the mouth, and then burst out again, as though impelled by a fresh impulse, like the blast of a bel lows ; in the descent some of the stones and lumps of cinder returned into the mouth, but the greater part fell outside of! , f. .i - r r I the flames, like the jets of a fountain. l An Austrian officer standing on the ridge of the cone, was killed by a stone striking him on the forehead. JJ'TEItESTLXG VIEW. From the Albany Daily Advertiser. In 1810, the aggregate population of the United Statcsvas 7,239,903 In 1820, 9,G25,734 The increase being about one third in ten years, admitting it to continue to pro gress in the same ratio to the close of this century, the result win ic as loiiows : In 1830, 12,833,555 1840, 17,'l 16,525 1850, 23,815,368 I860, 31,753,824 1870, 42,238,432 1880, 56,450,242 189C, 77,266,989 1900, 100,453,985 Making allowances for civil contentions and a dense population, suppose the pro gressive increase should be one fourth in each 10 years the ensuing century, it will stand thus : !tt 1930, 19G,007,533 1950, 306,261,768 1970, 430,969,012 2000, 937,260,416 Such a review as this should have a sal utary influence on all the busy actors who j now figure on the Arnericn theatrevr The probability is, that not a single mor tal, now at the age of manhood, will see the close of this century, although many now in infancy will live to witness that proud era of American glory. What a solemn responsibility devolves on the con spicuous actors of the present day. The virtues, vices, morals and corruptions of the present generation, will form a basis on which will be grounded the national manners and habits of one hundred mill ions of freemen 78 years hence. Extract of a letter, received at Philadelphia, by the brig George Beckwith, dated Havana, ?0th April. " A vessel is just arrived from Vera Cruz, in 14- days, which brings the news that the Congress at Mexico have met, and decided, by a great majority, to ad here to the union with the monarchy, of Spain upon the constitutional system. Yturbide has protested against it." Nathaniel Towson, late a Colonel in the Army, has been appointed by the President, with the consent of the Senate, to be Paymaster General of the Army the office he formerly held A. Intel. A gentleman writing from St. Law rence, N. Y. to the editors of the States man, mentions a report that a draft of one hundred men from each battalion of Ca nadian militia was about to take place. " What they are required for," he says, " seems to be a great mystery. Some say it is to relieve the regular troops at Kingston and Prescott, who arc to return to England. Others think it more prob able that they arc to be ready, at the call of the Governor in Chief of Lower Can ada, to discidine the lower house cf par liamcnt in that province Siecie. The Philadelphia Aurora of Thursday, the 2d of May, says " The quantity of specie, recently sent or send ing out of the country, is so great as to cause considerable agitation amongst the traders. We understand, that, on this account, yesterday, the purchases at auc tion were very limited." It is confidently asserted, that Col. Jo seph Dudley, of Roxbury, Mass. is a lin eal heir of the Earl of Leicester, and that the splendid estates of that house, togeth er with the title, are likely to come into his possession. Of the legitimacy of the pedigree, family documents, we are told, afford powerful evidence ; but as the pro perty alluded to, in failure of its being claimed by an heir, has been a long time transferred at the pleasure of the crown, to some other house, it must necessarily become a subject of much litigation, ere it can be attained by the rightful owner. The seat of the Earls of Leicester, was " Kenilwortji," that Castle so famous for its contentions prior to and during the reign of Elizabeth, and the incidents of which are so admirably illustrated in the novel which bears the name. In point of magnificence and extent it is the third in the kingdom. The lofty battlements en close five acres of land, and it has always been held in the utmost veneration for its antiquity and grandeur Its value is es- timated at S 1, 900,000. Boston Gaz. An old gentleman in Amsterdam re 1Tiaret to a stranger, who expressed his surprise at seeing the various odd articles that were used for the purposes of trade in that city, that such things would not as- tonish him after a little acquaintance with Holland, foPj said he, wc turn every thing to a commercial account, from an old j horse-shoe to a squadron of ships. Our Eastern brethren are quite as thrifty as the Hollanders. Take for example, the following items of a cargo which left a port in the state of Maine, last month, destined for Charleston, but carried to Bermuda from stress of weather : 1 7000 iresn oeei, """V"' 1000 lbs. fresh geese and chickens, aOO fresh sausages, 500 lbs. fresh haslets, 80 lbs. fresh liver, 169 lbs. fresh mutton, 1 bbl. fresh tripe, and 1 bbl. apple sauce all stowed away, for safe keeping, among a goodly quantity of ice. Mt Intel!. 41 .Vew fashionable Pantaloons--A wiiter j in the Georgetown Metropolitan stales, that " Our merchant tailors have returned from Philadelphia, with a new kick,' as it is termed by the dressing gentry, which consists of tight pantaloons, made to fit the skin : thus as the season approaches, which above all others, loose drapery is adapted to, this frightful innovation is at tempted be introduced." This mutation of fashion, it seems, has alarmed some of the worshippers of that goddess of notions. The ancient and honorable families of the Sheep-shanks, Spindle-shanks, Bandy-legs, How-legs, Knock-knees, Sharp-shins, &c. Sec huve taken arms against this innovation. They say that such ligaments are more incon venient and scarcely less indecent, than the fashion which immediately preceded the wearintr of fur leaves, when Adam and Eve were leaders in the otau monde. That to pinch and pinion with tight inex pressibles a rational and innocent body, heins in the United States, is contrary to the imprescriptible rights of freemen, which guarantee the uninterrupted enjoy ment of limbs as well as life, property, reputation, fcc. Bellows IntcL Fever and ague. Wc have been requested, says the Georgia Advertiser, to insert the following by one Tvho states that he has experienced its practical ad vantages. Possibly the first article in the re cipe may recommend the prescription sufficient ly to induce a trial of its virtues in the cac to which it refers. Recifiejbr the Iguc and Fex'er. To one quart of the best Cognac Bran dy (no Imitation, mind ye,) add a quarter of a pound of Rhubarb rad., half an ounce of Orange peel, and half an ounce of Car raway seed. Give, to an adult, half a wine-glass before breakfast, and the same at 12 o'clock. "When taken, " To he well shaken.- (i. c.) the Medicine. djA meeting of the Hoard nf Directors rf the Salisbury Bibh: Society, is requested at the Court House, on Wednesday evening, 29th instant. f'f- M.WRIED, In this count, on Friday morning, the 3d Inst. Mr. Josiah Elliot, to Miss Dolly Dancey. In this county, on the 10th inst. by A. Swice good, Esq. Mr. JoImJWizc, to Miss Elizabeth JTat tan', daughter of Dr. John P. Mattaw. In Cabarrus county, on Sunday, the 12th inst. by George Klutts, Esq. Mr. Benjamin Iioi!jerst of Murfreesboro', Ten. to Miss JXTary JXVGran; daughter of Majj. Wm. M'Graw, of Cabarrus county. DIED, At Lebanon, Ct. on the 12th ult. Capt. Bohn-t JVilco.Ty a native of Newport, 11. 1, aged 71 ears, tfapt. Wilcox was one of the few remaining lie roes of the revolution. During the whole war he was in the public or private ships cf the U. S. (except when a. prisoner.) lie was with the celebrated Paid Jones, during the whole cf his naval career. In the contest between the Bon Homme Iiichard, and Seraphis (British) frigate, when it was found necessary to board the Sera phis or sink, Capt. Wilcox, (then gunner of the ship,) was the first man who boarded the Sera phis. The Seraphis was the first English frig ate ever taken by the Americans, and perhaps no battle at sea was ever more furious and des perate, as the lien Homme Richard sunk imme diately after the capture cf the Seraphis, and even before all the wounded men could be re moved from her. Capt. Wilcox was afterwards taken" prisoner in the English Channel, and, as his character for extreme bravery, nautical skill, and zeal in his country's cause, was well known to the English, they refused to exchange him : he w as closely confined in the Fortune Prison, for upwards of two years, where he was treat ed with great severity, and from whence he ef fected his escape by artifice, and got over to France. He again entered into the naval ser vice, and in the course of the war was engaged in fourteen naval actions. For a few years past, Capt. Wilcox was affected with the palsy in his right side : his right side was entirely useless. In this situation he applied for a pension, (which he never received,) and when directed by the clerk of the court to hold up his right hand, he replied, 'lf I could hold up my right hand, I would never ask a pension." He always claim ed that his country was his debtor, and used to say that to such men as he was, his country ow ed its independence. Few men of the revolu tion, in his situation, did, or could do more, to secure the blessings of independence, and few received less of its favors. At Farmingtoh, Con. Mr; Johx HosFonr, aged 96. He buried his wife 27 years previous to his death. He had 6 children, all of whom were present at the time of his decease : the eldest 79 the joungest 55. His eldest grandchild was 43 years of age ; the eldest great grand child was 21. He lived to sec the 5th genera tion, but never buried a child. wump'ujjw. "IM 'm I'll CLOCK TV. ITCH REPAIRING. THE subscriber respectfully informs the pub lic, that he has again taken his shop in Sa lisbury, on Main street, opposite the State Bank, where he is prepared to execute all orders in the line of his business. Clocks, Watches, Jew elry, Sec. repaired on the shortest notice. He solicits the patronage of his friends, his old cus tomers, and the public in general, and assures them that he will do their work, and sell them all articles in his line, on lower terms than at any other shop in this part of the state. HUGH HORAH. Salisbury, May 2S, 1S22. 103 AdmimstYfttoYs iVoticc. A T Rowan County Court, May term, lS22,the j. subscriber obtained Letters of Administra tion on the estate of James Hilton, deceased. All persons indebted to the said estate, are re quired to make payment ; and those who have claims, to exhibit them within the time limited by law, otherwise this notice w ill be pled in bar of recovery. ZEBULON HUNT, id:nr. Jfoy 23, 1822. 3t5p Svxk oIl 2seYOS. S Y virtue of an order of Court, obtained at JjP May term, 1822, will be sold at the Court House in Salisbury, of the estate of Robert Baird, deceased, the following negroes, viz : Rachel and her two youngest children, Nicey and Man', to satisfy the debts against the estate. The term of credit one vear. "WILLIAM BARBEl?, Mnr. Jlfau 25, 1S22. 3wt'5p m f fHE subscriber is prepared to furnish families JL and others with any quantity of ICE, every morning at sun-rise, at his house in Salisbury. WM. II. SLAUGHTER. May 1, 1822.- 3vtlG4 4 State. ot XoTtA-Oaronis5 ASHE COUNTT. COURT of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, May Sessions, 1822 Elizabeth Humphris, Ad ministratrix, vs. John Humphris Original At tachment Ambrose Parks summoned as Gar nishee. -Whereas it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant is an inhabitant of another state, it is therefore ordered, that publication be made for three months in the Western Carolinian, that the defendant appear at the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, to be held for the county of Ashe, at the . Court House in JelTerson, on the 2d Monday.after the 4th Monday in October next, then and there to answer, plead, or demur, otherwise judgment will be taken pro coutesso. I, Tiios. Q-illou certify, that the forecroinsr is a true cepv or recora, as appears from ths minutes. I3wt'15p -TiIO. C 7TJOVA C. C. C. Stfc ot NovU-Caroiu. hb WAV COUNTY- In Ef:iity....;fyril Term, 1S2?. Jesse A. Pearson, Joseph Pearson and other?, against William B. Thomas, Alexander II. Tho mas, William Langhorne : also against Pleas ant H. May and Benjamin Chairs, executors of the last will of William Thomas, deceased. IT appearing to the court that William Ing horne resides in Virginia, and William B. Thomas, Alexander II. Thomas, and Pleasant H. May, reside in South-Carolina : It is Ordered, that publication be made for six weeks in the Western Carolinian, tint the said defendants. William Langhorne, William B. Thomas; Alex- ander H. Thomas and Pleasant H. May, do mnke their personal appearance at the next Court of Equity, to be he!d for the countv of Rowan afore said, on the second Monday after the fourth Mon day of September next, and answer, plead, or demur to the complainants' bill of complaint, otherwise the same will be taken pro confesso against them, and heard ex parte. StlQS Test. OF.O. LOCKE. C. T7". E. Stutfc ot Xovt-Ca.Yom. UOWA" COUNTY. 1,1 Eqviiv ipril Term, 1S22. The Executors of the last Will cf IJichrnDricT Pearson, deceased, 75. Benjamin Chairs arUi Pleasant H. Ma', Executors of the last Will of William "Thomas, deceased. fT .appearing to the court that Pleasant IL May, one of the defendants, resides in South Carohna It is Ordered, that publication be made for six w ccTvS in the Western Carolinian, for him to appear at the next term of the Court cf Equi ty, to be held for Bow an county, on the second Monday after the fourth Monday of Septemher next, then and there to answer, plead, or demur to the complainants' bill, otherwise the same will be taken pro confesso against him, and heard ex parte. 6V8 Test. GEO. LOCKE, C.JLE. Money liost. THE subscriber left between three and four hundred dollars, in Bank Notes, under a bed in the house of Boswell Bostick, ten miles east of Kutherfordton. He did not recollect of having left the money at said Bostick's until he had come on this side of Lincolnton, on his re turn home. He there hired Mr. John Michael to go on after the money, and directed him to the very spot where it was placed ; but it was not there. Bostick also knew where the money was, and it is believed that he now has it in his possession. Any person who will deliver said money to the subscriber, shall receive a reward of S50. Description of money lost 1 State Bank Note of glOO ; 1 Newbern do. of S100 ; 1 do. do. of S5U ; 1 do. do. of S20 ; 1 Cape Fear do. of 10 r 3 State Bank do. of 10 ; several fives on the State Bank of North-Carolina, and several do on the South-Carolina Banks. Marks and Nos. are not recollected. It is probable that the sub scriber's name is on ohe or both of the Sl notes. I am w illing to make oath to the above statement. JOHN TKAVIS. Concord, JTay 11, 1822. 2wtl03 - Stop tfc Tirf STOLEN from the stable of the subscriber, residing at Caswell Court-house, on the night 1 ot tue th inst. a dark chesnut sorrel HOBSE, j marked with a star in his forehead, bis back somewhat rubbed by the saddle ; is abo-it 5 feet j high, nine years old, and a good pacer, although . a little stiff in his movements. The thief is sup j posed to be a man calling himself William Lewis about nye teet nine or ten inches high, dark: complexion and dark hair, features prominent., particularly the nose, countenance expressive and open ; the first and third finger of the left hand marked with a black ring indented in the; skin with gun-powder, and one arm marked with, an eagle in the same manner ; had with him a new suit of clothes, coat of light blue bomba zette, nankeen pantaloons, and black striped Marseilles vest ; also, a drab surtout, with capes. It is supposed he is making his way to some cf the Western or Southern states. A liberal re ward w ill be given for the apprehension of the thief, and lodging him in any jail within the limits of North-Carolina, and securing the horse so that he. may be recovered by the owner, Doct. John Garland, of Milton. Information communicated to him, or to the subscriber, will be thankfully received, and promptly attended to. " THOMAS GRAVES. Casivcll C. IE JITay 12, 1822. Swt'4 J?v "TROM the subscriber, (In Cabar- rus Countv) a few days ago, jti-, a bay horse, about 15 hands high, tJ&C.A 8 years old, and in good order he btis a star on his forehead, one hind foot white, and a switch tail. Any person that vi'l deliver1 said horse to me, or take him up and give ma information where lis is, shall be paid all reason able evnensrs SILAS 1 1LA IS. Mav 9, 1822. 2wtl03 RuiuiYfay. AN AWAY from the subscfi ber, living4 in Chester dis trict, South Carolina, on the ?th of this inst. a negro man named Jacob, a rough blacksmith, aged twenty-one years, of dark com plexion, stout built, about five feet eight or ten inches high, his apparel not recollected. He has been lately brought from the state of Virginia, and it is be lieved that he will try to make his way back: through this State; it is also believed that, if ap prehended, he w ill deny his masters name : therefore the Jailers are requested, if the aboift described negro should fall into their hands, to drop me a few lines to Chester Court House, and oblige, JOnN S. KICJE. JSIcy 16th, 1S22. 3wtlC4i I'
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