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tire human race," are stan.hag with handkerchiefs! a state of dcfencc,!i!l you can send me tho final re sit their cvt, weepi.iir over the wrongs of the poor ply of Franc. I have nothing to say impugning red, a'iJ o;;.rei -'" the poor black men, at the ; your knowledge of ships and fighting. It might moment when cur fallow citizens of Florida are suf- be unpleasant to mention New Oilcans to yuu. fering a'i the horrors cf savage warfare, what-are Van Bureu send hit special respects to Queen Ad tlie Meu-stealers and Land pirates doinj? Exertiug ! elaide, and says he never shall forget her polite at themselves to alleviate these sulTerir.gs end prcveat ; tention at Winder Castle, their recurrence. Forsyth, Secretary. Andrew Jackson. Oi l Virgmi is routing herself t the re.vuc of ! The British mediation is therefore accepted; her brethren. North Carolina, Suth Carolina, J jt it dcs nut alter the position of the country ; it Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, nil " men-stalcrs and I merely rc-opeijs the negotiation through a third land-pirates' taking instant und efivciiial measures party. This, however, is quite sufficient to satisfy in ths sntne ho!v cause, and vwhinteers are every al tJ,-, U will terminate amicably. There is no diy offering thernselvoj to co-operate v.ith t!ic I'lu ' ridians in this blood v and dangerous warfire. And what are the Ab j!itiofii.t,-, tho "friends of the en tire I'.ama'i racy" about, at the ame time 1 SLmderifi" and calumniating those gallant and generous cavaliers; as-ailing their property, mena cing their peace, anl endangering their lives pe titioning Congress (lav after dav,ind week after week, to staler the fire-brands of dissent ioti and dimio:t among the Stares, and of servile war among i the people of the Jsouth. 1 he calamities ot theirj white brethren arc nothing to them ; tht y belong not j to the entire human race; tney are no objects of sym pathy to those whose philanthropy is limited by the colour of the Kjidermis; they would not give one cent of ths thou-ands they ex tead in d isseminating incendiary publications and pictures, to save all the men-: stealers and land-pirate in the creation. We Lear, of no movements hi this quarter, or in the philanthropic Eastern section of the Union, to ex tend succour and protection to the victims of the torn thaw k and sculping-knite. No, no ; the gallant Green Mountain bovs are content with ctitioningto rob them of their property ; the pioii people of Menthuen, rnd oilier chosen sanctuaries of philan thropy, j in in the cry of Men-steaiers and Land pirates, while not a singlo solitary votce is raised, not n whinner Ircaliiod in behalf t their own kindred and colour. They care not how many per ish under the arm of infuriated savages ; how many hlpl'.s women and innocent babes h ive the hair torn from their hf ids, by the crooked scalping knifi ; brv many fields are laid desolate and houses burnt to ashes, or how Many miserable fugitives are I oil without shelter or bread. No, no all this is but righteous retribution ; tho judgement of God, on the mcn-stealers and land-pirates :" one of the means of a righteous Providence perhaps, to bring nb nit more speedily, the Millenium of the Aboli tionists. Neither Lucretia S.vurtz, nor any of the pious femaledisciple, of Tappan, Garri wn, Thomp son and O'Connell, wou!d give a petition or a pin cushion to savo these nieu-atealers and Jaud-pirates from utter annihilation. Such is fanaticism when it numes the garb of Universal Philanthropy. It cither concentrates it self m nv.i single point or dissipates its sympathies through the wide circumference of t"ie world. Orje sect '.yccp over the wrongs of Africa ; anoth er over the delnsions of the Hindoos; a third over those of the Hirnian Einpiro and the natives of Polynesia; while a fourth bends all its means and its ' iij.ii... f" 'i i ijljii'liiii ii frorri the fitters of th- iCnmr, ii i.'- . . t mmwLi to the ' U' "'lilJiot- Of" ntrnfjy ' 'iiii, wit nc.ru cur l rr iiioi -,,.,. rm hive entnml n n rrn.i . H $ . rria!l as these, men.yfealers and land pirates, citizens who stand on tip-:oeto ruh to the rescue of their neighbors, friends and countrymen ; citizens e qtn!!y ready and wjJhng to defend their own rights und protect those of others ; citizens who do not linger at home, prating about the interests of "the entire !n:n:tn race," while they see their neighbors' homes in Uaaies, and hear the shrieks of murdered victim.. from the Itu'timore C'hronictc. Out of the most thorough philosophers in the world, is the IvJitor of the New York Herald. The misfortunes of his editorial career seem to have no other eO'iCt than to sharpen the edg'J of his wit, anl given more pungent raciness to. his humor. Ho is frequently ahead of all his contemporaries in th'- reception if important intelligence, and one would suppose even has access to the most private tscrutoir ot" the President of the United States him jsvdf. Witness tho following authentic version of the corresjondence which has recently passed be tween King William of Kngland, and (Jeneral Jack Fon. The f icts stripped of all diplomacy, are some thing like these. His ISritannic Mnjay has writ ten uu autograph letter (its autography, however, is doubtful,) to his Kxcellency President Andrew Jackson, greeting : Sim: s) lino rii i:n ! In consequence of the un toward scrape into which you have got with France, and tha probability that you may get at logaer hgads,yard arm to yard arm, before yoa could drink a pint of grog, I have taken the liberty to send from my naval wardrolw a jwirof Pantaloons, in the pickets of which you will find this letter, hereby oj'.'rinjj t- mediate ia your difficulties with France, an 1 to make yo-i friends again on such terms as bo no ra LI j xnn ought to accept. I have no desire to kji vwu a. id my brothers of France fill to and lick each oih -r. No ore has a right to fight on the ocean unless I have a hand in the fray. Besides, I doubt whether you knoy so much alnHit ships as I do, and let tne tell you, fighting at stn is a pretty devilish expensive lu-incss. I can't, " no v.jy I can fix it," as yc- i Yankees would say, got our tars julQ a scrape during the present reform mania. So vou will please t state by the bearer, whether yog accept my mediation or not. Compliments to Van Buren. ' Vjxliai Ur.x. Palmerston, Secretary, To thjs civil note the President replied in th most courteous terms, accepting the mediation, hut res serving to himself tho rbht to piefc a quarrel j reafter if he clirwses. It is as f ,jlou s : j he SiuK and. Brother : Yours in tho breeches of vour Pantaloons (nice tailors vou have William, ) have been duly received and nolo roti:.Mijs. wn indeed pqttjnj myself i.ito a p..rqrn oi'd -touco, nnd preparing furtb'mrprt, to ive L-u;s Philippe a good licking. However, if you say you can make us friends again, in an hi:ord)le way, I have no objection to accept your mediation. Vou must re member, Ijowcver. that, o:i my part, I havo nothing to mediate. All I want is the money. If France chooses to give up her preposterous demand about n;i explanation, I shall be very glad to find her sen, siblc aaiq. Meantime, William, you will please to consider fbi merely re-opsnjng the diplomatic intercourse; not the eftlemcnl, J shall give no receipt till I get tho moncj' in full. J shall not cease to urgo on my Congress the passago of the fliree milliorw appropriation to put tho country in ive entered -1 a general crusade to reform the , ",i ' ,mt: Lr.ii-erse.-n-l cannot descend to such trifle a J m Tr1''" ' eI.''J.r..,'-;-''.1.(.h,, ..ttf-r, any war appropriations. nXPr.PJMI'XT ON A DRUNKARD. We find in the Bangor Commercial Advertiser the following remarkable account of an experiment on a drunkard, performed by a medical student at South Berwick. The fact which it describes is a remarkable one, and is apparently well authentica- ted. It i? worthy the attention of the physiologist, and must strike terror to the drunkard, it he is fciisceptible of any feeling. Landmark" Ignition of Jlvinan JilooJ. We observe in the Morning Star, an interesting experiment which was performed by Jacob C. Hanson, a medical student of South licrwick, Me,, on the blood of a common drunkard, who was a resident of that village in August last. Tho circumstances were briefly these. Mr. Hanson had sometime previous to his trying the experiment, read in some of the physiological authors that on the dissection of the cerebrine of a defunct drunkard, a fluid was discovered in its frontal sinus, which on being extracted and ignited by the anatomist, burned with a blue flame. From this circumstance, Mr. II. was induced to draw the conclusion, that during a protracted fit of intoxica tion, the blood must be strongly impregnated with alcohol, and a favorable opportunity soon occurred lor testing the truth of his conjecture. An habit ual and confirmed drunkard, came staggering into the oilice of the physician with whom Mr. II. was a student. This object of pity and disgust was in haling an odor more resembling alcohol than the breath of a human being. His eve was inflamed and flushed, and his whole system had been satu rated with rum for a fortnight without cessation ; during the time he had taken little food, but had swallowed two gallons of Hum, in the course of the previous five days. Mr. II. remarked that there was some danger of his perishing by spontaneous combustion, and observed to him that he mirrhtde rive considerable benefit from being bled, "ivin it as his 'opinion that the blood was much encumbered with alcohol, and that he could ignite it, or in the words which he used to the drunkard, "set it on fire." This last remark was followed by a request from the drunkard that he should be bled, which was performed without delay. From tho odor which was perceptible to all present the moment the fluid followed the lancet, it was evident that it consisted of a mixture of blood and alcohol. This was fully confirmed by the experiment which followed. A pint bowl filled with this fluid was handed to nw of the w no ignited a match and bring J u itz Vniit-irt with the content of the bowl, a inun'jdiate?ly cusuej : burning vith a 1a ri r .1 l wi'ntv.ftti nr fill rfvr lp. c,,,jJs- -Mr. II. concludes his account of this cu- worus; The above experiment which resulted in a phe nomenon thus brilliant, and which I nad never no ticed either by observation or in authors, was not only witnessed by myself, and the subject of it who sat mute, astounded, and in breathless silence, but by several respectable gentlemen, together with a worthy and respected physician, my tutor, who were present and who in the subjoined certificate vouch for the authenticity of the fact I now submit to the public, Jacob C. Hansox. to the rciiLic. We the undersigned, residents of South Berwick, Me., do hereby certify that we were preseut and witnessed tho experiment above described. ClIARI.EK TkAFTOX, John (J. Wehstek, John Kennard. We cannot conclude our notice of this singular phenomenon without urging on the votaries of in temperance a serious consideration of truth which it devetopes. Can wc wonder that while a liquid fire is thus traversing the whole system, and scorch ing the finest tissues of the human frame that delicate sensibility should be lost ? With a scor pion, like alcohol, stinging the brain and firing the whole nervous system, need wc be surprised that the unfortunate victim of this cursed poison is fre quently impelled to acts of madness and despera tion. It would be strange indeed if the firC3 which thus smoulder in the system, should never sting the miserable suiferer into deeds of the darkest dye, anu jurge nun lorwaru in me maoenmg course oi debauchery and blasphemy. We trust that this ex periment will have the eflect o( waking up the phiU anthropist, and urge on the friends of temperance to wage an unceasing warfare with this overpower ing and desolating evil, until the 4 blue flame" which lias rien from the blood of a fellow being, light the repentant drunkard back to the path of temjerance, and serve as a beacon light to those who would a void the horrible life and miserable cud of the con firmed drunkard. The following article from the Tallahassee FIo ridian of tlje I3t)th ult., conveys the intelligence of the reported death of Qsceoa, the leader of the hostile Indians: " Twelve friendly Indians arrived yesterday from Tampa They will act as guides to the expedition which will march in a levy days from this place. They state that the loss of tljc S?m'mo!es at the bat tle of Witldacoochie, was onu hundred and four J killed. Among whom was Osceola or Powel ; who 7"c"' "" w-o.a o ut. , ttr' rctVcd lwt wounds, and died two day alter the action. Tiie reported death of Powell is not generally credited by our citizens." Cotfnit Sinco our last weeljs report, 20G2 bales havo I icon sfJd in this market. The prices are much the same, as they wore last week- We quote from 10 to 15 J. A few bales yestorday commanded IfL The roads arc becoming good, and if the weather continues mild, we may exject business to be pretty brisk for a few weeks. Columbia C.) Times. Sir Ashley Copper was one of the most eminent physicians and phyio!ogivts in England. lie said "that lie never su tiered ardent spirits in his house, thinking them to be iri7 jirits,'" and added, "that if the poor could witqofs the white livers, the dropsies, tho shat tered ne nous sy.-teins, the insanity, which I havo seen as the etfecU of drinking, they would be satisfied that ardent tpinu and distructive poisons are cynoniinoum." necessity for Congress, therefore, to make 11 (erna I 1 111 pro vemen I. for, tue westebs ca&uuman. BAIL-UOAD MEETING. Agreeably to previous notice, a large and respectable meeting of the citizens of Burke County was held at the MorganLun Inn, on the 17th ultimo, being the week of liurke County Court, for the purpose of taking into consideration the huhject of the contemplated Rail-way from Charleston, South Carolina, to Cincinatti, Ohio. The meeting was organized by calling Aiaj. Eiisha P. Miller to the Chair, and the appointment of It. C. Pearson as Secretary. After some explanatory remarks by the Chairman re lative to the objects of the meeting, Ccnl. (?ook, Col. Avery, Dr. Graham, li. S. Gaiiher, "together with the Delegates from Lincoln county. Col. David Reinhardt nnd Marcus L. Hoke, addressed the meeting, explaining in an able und satisfactory manner, the advantages that would be derived to the citizens of this section of coun try from the accomplishment of the contemplated enter prize, and the entire practicability of the route through or near Morganton, and across the Blue llidge at Mc Kinnie's Gap; after which, the following Itesolutious were unanimously adopted t lic&oheJ, That this meeting proceed to appoint suit able persons to examine the route from tiie Lincoln line to the State line, and that measures be taken to have the same surveyed and marked, and if practicable have a topographical chart made out ; Whereupon. John Sudderth, Esq., William Murphy, Jr., and Col. Isnac T. Avery were appointed. Believing it important to those persons who are inter ested in a llail-Uoad from Charleston to Cincinnati to have opportunities of a frequent interchange of opinion to cause concert of action; and believing tiie route by Morganton up the north Fork of the Catawba river to be the most direct, and quite practicable, therefore. Resolved, That a meeting take place at Chnrlotte on Tuesday during the second week of the Superior Court, and that.Burke and Lincoln counties each send two de legates, and that Ire.lell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Ca liarrus, and any other Counties in this State and South CaroIm.-t.be requested to send delegates to said meeting. JicsolvtJ, Thata meeting of delegates from the coun ties interested in South and North Carolina be h dd at Morganton on the 15th day of June next, and that such counties of Tennessee &tid Virginia as feel an interest in the purvey of this route, be reque&ted to eenJ dele gates to this meeting, at which it may be expected much necessary information may be had from the different de lejfatH, which may be important to our delegates at tending the Convention at Knoxviile on the -Ithof July next. Ilcsolva'l, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Salisbury pjpers, the Charlotte and Vorkville Journals, and the Joneshoro. Term., papers. ELISIIA P. MILLER, Chairman. R. C. Pkyrsox, Secretary. LixcoLNTON, N. C, Jan. 30, 1633. To the Editor of the Charlotte Journal z Dear Sir: I attended a meeting at Morganton last week, on the subject of the contemplated llail Road from Charleston to Cincinnati. As wo ex pected the people of Mecklenburg would take an interest in this important project, I was requested to transmit a copy of Peter S. Johnson, Esq's let ter to Col. I. S. Avery, for publication in your pa per. It aecompariieihis, and shows, verycleailv, tu,?7T?wlTtlo, its head, and along the connecting streams, offers the best, while it is perhaps not less thau 100 miles nearer than any route between Charleston and Cin cinnati. The proceedings of the meeting at Morganton will see that a meetfbgor file teiegales rroitrhifrRe and Lincoln, and South Carolina, is to take place at Charlotte on T ueslay of the second xceek of your next Sujterior Court at which meeting it is ex peeted Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Uowan, and Iredell, and other Counties in the State that feel interested in this rrand project, will have delegates. At the meeting in Morganton we had several intelligent gentlemen present, who were acquainted with the valuable minerals on this route. It was said there w as an abundance of the finest . Marble, (equal to the finest Italian,). Iron ore in the great est abundance, (some of which yields 70 per cent.) immense beds ot fctone Coal, Copper, (some of the specimens were sent to professor Cooper, and said to be very rich,) Lime Plaister, and Lead. A gentleman who -attended the meeting, said there was an immense quantity of the finest kind of Slate on the route, (enough he thought could be had to cover the City of New York,) that is now lying useless. A very intelligent and and experienced farmer, who was present, (who had tried the plaister on his Lands, which can b- got on this route,) said, give him the plaister and lime that can be had, and he could make his Lauds as productiveas the rich est lands in the West. In fact, the Itail Road on this route once completed, our farming interest will rise with new energies, and with our favorable cli mate, will not lie surpassed. These valuable min. erals brought into use, with the Salt, in time of war we would havo nearly all the necessaries within ourselves: Gold, Iron, Lead, Copper, Salt, Stone, Coal, Plaister, Lime, Slate, and it is believed Silver and Tin will br found in the mountains. With a Bail Road through these inexhaustible mineral regions, who can anticipate the change in this Stute A healthy region, with water-tow- er that may do the labor of more than five hundred thousand persons, would not be too large an estimate. Connected as would then be the in-; tercst of the West, the immense produce of that productive region would pour its riches into our Atlantic ports, giving increased value to our Ex ports, and consequently increasing our I nports. From the communication of Mr. Johnson you will sec there is no doubt but a Rail Road is prac ticable, and most so on the direet Road from Charleston to Cincinnati. We expect to send a gentleman from this County to make a Topograph ical Survey from the South Carolina lino to the head of Licking River. It is expected he will be accompanied by several ntlemen acquainted with minerals, to view the immense wealth that will he brought into use by the Kail-Hoad. The Survey to which Mr. Johnson alludes, was made with a view of making a Turnpike .Macad amized Road, and taken on ground that aflorded the greatest quantity of the necessary materials, (Rock) and the shortest Road was preferred, s that the survey mhdit bo improved for a Rail-Road Respectfully, Ax. I- REINHARDT. CHARLESTON AND CINCINNATI RAIL-ROAD. Extract of a letter from Peter S. Johnson Esq., of Ab- intoiuVa.to Isaac T. Avery of Burke Co., (A1. Carolina.) You do me but justice in believing that any ex ertion I cqn rpaHe in aid of the magnanimous en tcrprizo fcoptcmpjafed, will be most cheerfully made. I am apprehensjye, however, that my ig norance in relation to the construction of Rail Roads, particularly as to the highest practicable grade, will render my Topographical knowledge of but little avail at present. You recollect, that the examination of the country of which you speak, made several years a;o, by tiie party of which I was one, was had with a view to the construction of a Turnpike. - The tnarimtiin of the graduation was to be 4 degrees. That grade must, I suppose, be too high for a Rail-Road ; but how near to that point can you come, for the selection of the most eligible route, depends iiprn that,' the route would be Dreferable which would be shortest, and permit the construction of a r ad within that grade. That point constitutes almost my only didiculty ; and it is one that I do not know how to surmount ; however, all the information I can communicate, is most freely at your command. You say that if the Vallies of Toe and Doe Riv ers be practicable, you can rach the Ohio, via Estellsville, by a route from TO to 100 miles nearer than any other proposed. Of the practicability of those vallies, and the in termediate ridges, I need sav nothing to you, who knows the ground so well. I should apprehend, however, that the low gap of the Yellow mountain, and the ridge between Cranbury creek and the Toll gate, could not easily be surmounted, at less than 4 degrees. They constitute the principal (almost the only) serious impediments between the Blue ridge and Estellsville on the route. Let me sug gest to you another route, from Gillespey's gap to Estellsville, by which you avoid those obstructions; and I do not think! he distance would be increased ; it is, to follow the valley of -Toe downward, and pass through the Iron mountain along the Noeli hucky from the gap of that stream, (which atlords an excellent pass through the mountains tor that purpose) the country presents no ditliculties great er than those which occur between the Yellow mountain gap, and the same point. And along ei ther, I have no doubt, if 2j degrees is not too high a graduation, a suitable location could he readily found. The ditiiculty with me is, that I do not know whether that graduation be practicable. In my want of knowledge upon that subject I shall adopt as the maximum, and shall henceforth speak in reference to it. From Gillespey's gap to Estellsville, then, we can get easily enough ; but from that point, to the Cumberland mountain, the ditliculties along the route examined by our party, several jears ago, are more serious ; and indeed they are considera ble, and of frequent occurrence. The w hole space is filled with ridges, which are steen and of considerable elevation, and that elevation is very rarely inter- j rupied by gap-", the edges being generally very re-J gular and uniform in their height. Of this section j of the proposed route, my knowledge is minute and I accurate (with the exception of one point in it, of which I will sjeak hereafter,) not only from the ' num!or of routes examined by us for the Sandy I Road, but fiom the fact that is lies chiefly within my accustomed professional range; and I have of- ten rode over it in various directions. I do not think it practicable to find a location along any ofj those routes at less than 4 degrees. We had some j difficulty at two or three points on the route selec-j left hv Col. Lono- ns the nr-f-!.l,-. one. in finding'. around at that grade ; and there is no good deep ' gap in any one of the ridges we must pass. There is n route, however, which I think pre sents the only chance, and quite a gOod one, as far as I know it. There is a short distance, which lies between the head of Powells River and the . . , - V C.iS fJ- .rr vl.!i I say nothing ; but 1 am inclined to believe that ran no insurmountable ditliculties occur there ; the only ODjection is, mat it is circuitous; out t suppose that is unavoidable in a mountainous country. The route would lead us from Estellsville up Lit tle Moccasin Creek, and d .wn Troublesome Creek (along the valley of the northern base of Clinch mountain) and turning through the Copper ridge, ,,- ,--i . . , ... 7,- -L ... r.. ! cultivation. tioug int.- tuner creeH, up iyiiiicu uuer in me mouth of Stock Creek ; up that and the Buckeye Hollow, and Hunter's Valley, passing under the Natural Bridge, to the Flat Lick ; thence up the north fork of Clinch River, and the Wildcat val ley, to Powell's River ; theace down the south avy iiiv i KutLav "u.'a. vol o aiv Stone mountain (along the most eligible rou here I do not know the ground,) to the head fork, to the Big Stone Gap, through which the route, for of the Pound Fork of Sandy. If we can reach this last streamtall the difficulties will be passed. It washes tho south base of Cuirderland mountain, and runs into the Russel's fork, at the point where that stream breaks through the mountain, cutting it down to its very base. I suggest this route because it seems to me to be peculiarly favorable in every respect, except that it is circuitous. The gaps through the mountains and elevated ridges are all (except at the head of the Pound Fork, where 1 have never been) water gaps, and cut the ridges to their very base. Through such gaps we pass Moc casin Ridge, Copper Ridge, nnd the range of lofty steep hills between Clinch River and Hunter's val ley, Powell's mountain, the Stone mountain, and Cumberland mountain. But one ridge crosses the route, and there nature has constructed a Tunnel of ample size for the passage of a locomotive en gine. As far as I know the ground I think no dif ficulty whatever exists. Having passed through Cumberland mountain, at the Russel Fork of the valley of that stream, carries us towards the Ohio. I know nothing of the country from personal obser vation lower down than Pikeville ; that was the ex tremity of our reconnoisance in that quarter ; but I have no doubt, from the character of the country, that the head of Licking River could le easily reached. That section of the country is remarka ble on account of the deep and favorable gaps at tho heads (I believe I may say of all) the water courses even those w hich are small, the ridge in to which the country is broken, exhibits nothing of the regular parallelism which exists so remarkably on the south eastern side of the Cumberland. There is nocoincidence in their deviation ; they are crook ed, and thrown into high conical points ; but at the heads of the streams they are cut almost to the ve ry base, by deep water gaps. I therefore think it strongly probable that there would be no ditiiculty in getting to the Vally of the Licking. When 1 first heard of the project, I al so had fixed on the valley of the Licking as affor ding, most probaly, the best location upon this sec tion. On refering to Col. Long's report, the dis tance from Russel's Fork Gap, to Moccasin Gap, is 70 or 75 miles. The route I have suggested would perhaps increase it 15 miles. There are but two general routes, which are practicable one which will pass through Moccasin Gap, and the other through Knoxviile and Cumberland Gap. Clinch mountain presents a barrier very formidable every where else, surmountable only by n great degree of stationary power; it is a ridge which extends from New River, in Giles County, to a point near Knox viile, where it terminate and it remarkably evn in its height along its whole length, having its sum mit only slightly serrated by small depressions w hich are far too inconsiderable to nflbrd any fa cility for it passage. There are hut two deep gaps' w hich are passable for a Rail Read one is Mccasin Gap, and the other is more than 100 miles north-cast of it, in the Eastern part of Tazewell ccunty ; its height is generally about 10U0 iee!, end its sides very steep. Between these two gene;al routes, the country ex tends from Clinch to Cunibei l:;n J mountain, is filled with Ioflv Mountain Ridges, (CVpper Ridge, Moc casin Ridge, Purchase Ridge, IVwePs mountain, Walker's Ridge,) most of wluch are free from gaps, and all would any where else be called mountains. PowePs mountain particularly is dithcult, resem bling Clinch much in its character, and affording but one practicable jrap for our purpose that of which I have spoken near the Flat Lick on the route I have described from Etel!svil!e to Cum berland Mountain. That route presents the only line of gaps by w hich these Ridges can le crossed, by such an improvement from Moccasin Gap. AN INDIAN CURE or TOOTH-ACHE. jMIE established reputation and constantly in creasing demand for ihis (fUctual reucdy of pain and preservative of the Teeth, has induced the subscriber to offer it to the American Public. Arrangements have been made to supply agents in all the principal cities and towns of the U. States, so as to place it w ithin the teach f those sutler- ing, and likely to suffer, with the most harrassing of all aches, (tooth-ache.) When applied accor- ding to directions given on the bottle, it has never failed to nfird immediate and permanent relief. It also arrests the decay-in defective teeth and re lieves that soreness which so frequently renders a strong tooth useless. The application and remedy are simple, inno cent, and not unpleasant; and the large number of persons, in various sections of the country, that have already experienced such delightful and sal utary benefits from the use of the Balm, are rea dy to bear (for the public good) their testimony to its unrivalled qualities. It is an Indian remedy, obtained singu'arlv and unexpectedly, and may be regarded by the civilU zd world ns the most valuable discovery of tiie zed world ns the Red Man of the Woods. H. B. MONTAGUE, Petersburg, Virginia, Feb. 20, 1S:JC. U (fc7 A Supply of the above valuable PIedicine kept constantly for sale at THIS OI-'ITit.'I ;ii5i:iJIe J.1.IV.I JFoi Sale, rPIIE Subscriber is desirous of selling his Tract of Land, lying in the Forks of the Yadkin, Rowan county, l miles from the South Yadkin River, and one mile from Bear Creek, containing iyi Acres. Km me land is a new iramed dwell ing house, and all necessary out-houses. Most of the LAND is oY Excellent Quality. Terms will be made easy to purchasers. WILLIAM GOLDEN. Rowan County, Feb. 20, 13o. tf A Voluithlc Plantation ITTlTH'Good Buildings thereon, with a very " promising youig Orchard, well suppli ed with Springs and water courses in general, good Meadows, already cleared and fit to niow and a quantify of new Land cleared and under The above Plantation lies on the new Con cord Road leading to Salisbury, 7 miVs from Concord, containing 100 Acres. It is a very suitable place for a Siort , or to keep Public House,, as much so as can be fiuod in this State I shall sell the above Plantation on the first dav of March next if not sold before. Also on the same; day and place, some Bacon, and other valu able property too tedious to mention. A reason able credit and due attendance will le iven by me. ABRAHAM IIOLTOMAN. Cabarrus County, Feb. 20, 2p N. B. There is no doubt but that Gold may be found on the above named Plantation, because there is great appearance of the same. A. II. THE CELEBRATED HORSE, 3T Ml ILL stand the ensuing season at Lexington and Clemmonsville in Davidson countvand will be let to mures at the moderate rate of 810 the season, 815 to insure a mare to be in foal, de mandable as soon as the mare is ascertained to be in foal or the property changed. JACK DOWNING was ;ot by Marion, one of the most distinguished Racers "of the day, and as su redly combining, from both sides of his descfntk the most approved blood in America and England Downing's dam was by Alston's Gallatin, gran-dam by the imported Sorel Diomede, Sire of old Sir Archy. We pledge ourselves to the broad fact that every ancestor through whom his blood isde rived, are thorough-bred without question or ex ception. His racing career has not been equal in success to his descent : having leen badly broke, he most usually proved restifT and unmanageable i but he has done enough to prove him endowed with, superior capabilities both in speed and b.,;toni. He is a beautiful bay, of good size, and exhibit, ing tremendous energy in his points, His sire sold for S3.0Q0. The sire of his dam for 83,000 after his first race, also $3,500 were refused for a half brother by the same sire at 3: years old, which facts show that his stock is in. high request. The public ought to be satisfied that so favora ble an opportunity of improving the race of this most essential and noble animal the horse, by mix ing largely with the blood of Archy, Citizen, and Pacolet, has seldom occurred in the United States. S. di J, L. HARGRAVE. February 20," 1836, -tf a,oIs Ho wnin TV