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"I ' :'" V '1 . Tie following rery Angular occurrence happened dur k . ,iflg the American ReTohBcicWy war. -Extras of la Utter1 from -Drf"fflrr ' Alban jr, ' ' December 27, 17 7 8.7 ' BuGnefs having called ihc hither, I Vent to 'vie the Kofpital, where many of our army were Tick ;. I ob ee re J mlh ykafurc that ao epidemical difcafs prevail , cd among them.. . '."' '''.' '. ,- :"'-.. "'.-' Palling through the large hall in the middle of the " hofpital, I perceived a foldier Mlrhofc countenance firuck roe ; he viewed me very attentively ; finally called me. I drew nigh to him, and having feated myfelf, Iiftened to him. I am a (hanger, faid he ; however, can you not believe the words of an American foldicr ? The term of my engagement is alrr.ofl expired : I have an extreme defire to return to my'.family, becaufeT have heard that my brother is dead, I have found a man to take my place in the regiment. My father 'poffetTes confiderablc eftate in Virginia ; what would you think of me, fhould l.requeft-of you an hundred dollars ? With, that money I can pay the film which 1 have a -greed to pay,.-go from this hofpital and again join my relations. 1 have a. great defire to quit this itatc before the fall of fmw, which is very nigh : we have no pofts- cbnfequcntiy;tjcre remain no means fin forming my relations ofmy'unhappy fituation7 Struck by the bold but honed req'ieft, 1 examined the traits of his countenance Very attentively ; I con-, fulted the fecret imp'reflion which his phyfiognomy pro-' duced upon me, I thought that I faw the character of queued of me. The furprifc which my facility' 6cca ironed, cut fhort hia words for a moment ; butrtefoorj fhed tears', which relieved him extremely ; they Were thefe of the moil lively gratitude ; ht-Jjathed toy hands with theraand thanked me in the moft-ener-getic rraaoer. . ' -- . ... ; Some day6 after, he came to fee me,infotmed me .-.more particularly of the Hate of his family, and re newed his proteftationsof payment the firft day of feb ruary following. I 'had no uneafinefs, and had he ne ver returned the furn Which I had lent him, I fiiould not have loft it ; tor I enjoyed an exqaifite pleafure in the ad which I had done, and ftill enjoy it, whenever it occurs to my mind. Methinks I ftill fee all the ges tures of the young man, all the traits of his counte nance, cxprcfllng the return of hope" and ''happinXfs. Methinks I Rill hear the o y of his gratitude riling to waidjUhcXetiefa&arni Five weeks after his departure, I received-a lerter from his father, his mother, and his uncle, a copy of -whiehTfer long as I live.) Tell me, 1 pray you, what yon think of the offers they have made me, and what I ought to do. If I accept this allunilhing returtTof their gra titude, I fhall be confidered as a mercenary, who has obliged only with the view of augmenting his fortune. If I refufe entirely, may they not accufe rae of pride ? I know not what to do ; fhall I go to refide and live among ftranger3, by virtue of this finguiar adoption ? . I may perhaps expofe myfelf to the reproaches of my friendsfqr irij not the opinion ef the public I dread. Tell rae I pray you, your opinion. , ' Virginia, Culftpfer county , Noixil 1778. V I had two fons, one had already perifhed in thefe boiftcrous time?, but he died defending his country ; the other was a!foabout to difappear, and you have favM hi J'fet)y "giving." him. th means by which he might come and rejoinjiis relations. ' ''-"' ' - " AlreadyralTlided by the death of the former, I became each day more unhappy, through fear that I fiiould never again fee the latter. BiU for you, per haps this day we might have been child'eft. But tell us what was the motive which determined you to that generous action ; to choofc oar Son from among fo any-otherSirwlro-equalljrineHtcd yuur attenttronr" Jjlelled be the lnvruble hand which conducted vou fe- crctly-towards Jiis bed, and make you liften attentively to his propofa!. - , " He has infermed us that the day was the 14th of October i let it be hereafter and epoch of annual joy in our family I confecrate it, that it may be difiinguim ed from others by the mod fcrvenr thanks to the Su preme Being, by a fufpenfion of labor, and. innocent pleafures. My fervants fhall partake with us the joy infpired by the fweet recoiled ion. . Suffer " them to ... fliarc in the general gratitude do not dafpife the part which they nlay take, for they are -men, and 1 have Vatwa8irrw ". You have procured for our fon, health, liberty and the pleafure of again viGting his .relations: what benefits ? Happily the young man has many friends , and relations ; had he hot, the weight of his gratitude " would. be too much for him to bear. He has told me that you never have betn a faihec ; you cannot then conceive the .joy, nor-, the' paternal' fenfatioris which . tranfpdrt my heart ;-whitc--caturQ;. has bidden them as a trcafure.from thofe to.whom fhe has not given chil dren. .:,.v-. 'v'' ;'', . ." We are-unacquainted with each other, it is. true, but virtuous men arc united by the bonds of intellectual confanguinity. Hereafter confiderrmc as your friend j 1 will Begleft nothing to merit that name : by the law of nature, I am the father of that fon whom you have relieved : you are the adopted father whom nature hath given him in the critical-' moment when he was abandanfcdiAndaw t-f-w-af g-tht-4nothetirund neaven grant this new union may laft forever ! Co!e and join us, come and partake with , us the poffeffion and enjoyment of all we have.l You are already incor- -porated la our familyXcome chair which awaitu ycu at our "table. ' , " My wife fBut who can exprefs the chagrin, the affliclion, the joy, the furprife, the love and all the different movements of her maternal fenfibility 1 It was only by the mod vehement wringing of her hands, by ter tears, and by her fighs, that you could conceive the whole extent of her gtatitude : Not only our, whole family, but all bur neighbourhood,- torwhom your name has already become dear, will receive you as you deferve, and will convince you that there are ftill fouls which have not loll, among the cruelties. of this war, thofe fentiinents which diftingwifh virtuous men. " To convince you that, tj;i etttr is not formed of vague words, ufpircd by the fudden joy of fentiments which will foon evaporate, and be forgotten ; to con vince you that the imprefSon made upon our hearts by your gencrofity, fltrl be a durable as the fervicc which yoa have rendered us; the bearer of this letter, who is my brother's fan, will deliver you an authentic and legal contra'ft of one half of the plantation of , accompanied bya negro which I give you, a fecond earning from my fon, a third from my wife's mother, and a fervant from each of my brothers. 4t This contract as well as the bill of fale as you will fee by tha indorfement, arefigned, fealed and record ed according to Jaw. This new property is irrevoca bly youre- Happy if our foil, our government, and pdii r clifiisl-cari per fwde v dit to rc frde Tuieti or w I-- 'Join this fmail prefent-to your fortune ; cpmc- and dwell in Virginia, where your talentsyyour mercy and your humanity are already known, and will procure you all the advantages which the eP.cem of a grateful family, and an enlightened neighbourhood can pro cure. May the meiTenger which I fend find you fafe 1 r .. 1 . . ' - -.. ana louna, ena unn you to our aras. . W- A- : NEW YORK, July 25. In the ftores of fomc of our dry good merchants, we obferve a neat tribute to the memory of the illufbious VVASllINGTOisT It is a pocket handkerchief, late ly imported from Glafgow in Scptlind, on which is wrought a fceae repfeltnting the deaiif of the Gen", attended by his two phyficians, Mis. Wafhington, and oe f-h-i domefttcs'-' Oscaclr -fidrtjf" the"t;btr"f are appropriate rnfcrrptions, of which the f'o time fits are fo impieflive that we caanot deny ourfcives llic plea- lure ot copviRff tnei w NORTH CAR.OLWA. Comptroller s urtiCE, lUult 10, t?ao. nPHE Cleiks of the fevfral Superior and County X Courts within the Uate alorelaid, ana the Matters in Chancery," who have hitherto failed to forwardto this Of5ce, their Returns or Accounts of Tax Fees, ana Fines, for the year 1799, are hereby inlprrr.fd, that exprelTes will be difpatched after all fuch as ihall be found wanting on the firft day of O&ober "atxt, a-' . grccably to law,, in whch cafe the Clerks will' bear in mind, that the expence cf the exprciTes muft be defray -ed-by-themr t jOH!fRAYENrw NOTICE. WILL be fold on the 29th day of Auguftncxr, at Rockford, or as much thereof as will fan'sfy the tax due thereon for the year 1799, and the charges for advsrtifing the fame : A tracY of Land in Surry county, lying on the North Spring of the Double Creeks, containing two hundred acies, fuppofed to belong to the heirs of John Dyer, dec. faid land has not been given in for taxation greeab!e to law. LEVI JARVIS, D. S. Surry county, July 16, l8pO. ' STATE or NOilTH.CAROX.lNA 7 - HlLLSIOROUGH-DrSTRlCT. j In Ecluitv, Afril Term, iSco. William Littlejohn 8c George Al!on,--Survivii:g Partners of Young, Miller & Co. - .'. . V3. . . .-. - ,.iTlKtK as G i itcher a nd-othr?f".; -mAs N thuca ufe the Court ordered that publication be made three weeks fncctfOvely in the North-Caro lina Minerva, That unlefs James Critcher, ThoMa. Critcher and ; Nathaniel Rochefter file their anfwers within the three firft days of next term, the bill as egafiifi: them fhall be'taken pro inrJefo and decreed ae ccrdirigly. ROBERT BELL, C M. E. 15TATE or NORTH-CAROLINA, HrLLs6RouGH District. IS XCIMTT. rtPait. 1 ERM, William Littlejohn & George Alflon, Surviving Partners of. Alfton, Young & Co. I On- otic fiac. " He united and adorned mariy excellent characters ; at onc the patriot and politician ; the Inldlet and the citizen ; the hufbandmaa and the hero; the favorite of the Geniii3 of Liberty; the Father of American Independence ; the promoter of her extenfive and bro therly union ; tlie pillar of: her conftitution ; the Pre fident of her the Senate ; and the Gcncralifiimo of her .amies. . . - " j --" He was great in the Council and in the Field." Ou the other fide, He BoffeiTed and difplayei extraordinary abilities, I 52, 53, 54, je, 56, 57, , 53, 59, 6o, 63, exalted virtues and uaexatDpled felf command and fclfr denial ; moderate in Profperity, undaunted amid dan ger, unbroken by adveifityy" firm aud unmoved tmid th? violence or reproach of faction, unpetverted by greit and gencial applaufe. .. " He was great in Artj and in Arms." Under the tvl'oU. " Firft in War, firft in Peace, and ul in the hearts of Americans; firft in the eyes of the World; he was unrivalled 'as a Statefman, as a Soldier, as a Senator ; and he is embalmed by the tears of America, entombed ar the Lea;ts of his countrymen, admired by. the en lightened of Iand3,-imrrtortalized4y-jiifr-own-great actions, and the regrets of mankind." .TAihia print is a. us of Liberty weeping over the Urn of her Hcf6rT - .' : Over it. . ' " How are tg, mighty fallen, and the weapons of war pcrillied ! . " Hew lov'd, how valued once, avails thee not, &c. , - On one fide. ' ... Why doth America weep ? Wy are "her courts and her churches covered with funeral black I Why are her fons clad in fable, and appointed toloog mourn ing ? " . . . " - : " , Seftaf6'i Wel1anYenrhimwto our conftitution and enei gy to our councils. ' ' - CitizenThc guardian of our rights and liberties, civil and religious, of our peace and profperity is with drawn." '' f On the other fide.- " Know ye not that ih'cre is a prince and a great man fallen in Columbia ? The immortal Wafhington is gone. He,. to whom all eyes were turned in the hour of danger is gone. v ; "- Soldier. And have we furvived ? Mud we no" more Jbehoji him who led"u3jforth to Viftory: and to Glory"? r:'-::'"Z:::- ' '??r:;.. " " Sai'on H who protected our trade, and reared our Navy, and made our ports the refort of the world. Thomas Critcher and others. N this caufe the -Coujt 'Ordered that publication he teade three weeks fuccclTively in the North-Caro- lma-feemyfar-ctrhrfr jAnurfMrehfrr-Tomsi" Critcher and -Natbsnitl Rochefttr, file their anfwers within the three firft days of next term, the bill as asaiLijLth cordingly. ROBERT BELL, C. M. E- SHERIFF'S SALES. ON the 20th day of September next, at the.Court Ho ufe in Kinftcn, will be fold far the taxes due thereon, for the year 1799. the following Town Lots, being part of the town of Kicfton, in the county ot Lenoir : . No. 5, 6, 7, S, 9, 10, ir, 12,13, M T5 17, .18, 19, 20, i, 22, 23, 24, 34, 3"f"36 37 38, 39, 40, 4t, 42, 43, 44, 4f, 46, 47. 4 49 75, and half of 76, 77, yS,"&4, .83, 8, 87, 83, 97, 98, 99, ico, 101, 102, tc3, 104, 1 1 5, 121, 128, 129, 13-1 3C i37 ''.38'i r39 123, I2471J5, I 20, I2-, i32 -V33 l3b 35 13 141. 142, 143, 141.. , Alfo 1 28 acres of land, the property of John Low ry, lying on the South fide of Neufe river, on Jofbua creek. - The above lots -and lands has not been gives in for the year aforefaid. " . WILLIAM GOODMAN, Sherif. . - Lenoir ceifrty, Auguji 1 o, ; i 8 CO. : - RAtIGtt-SiiOObr f SCHOOL will be opened; at Raleigh on thtf 28th iaft. for the inftruAion of young Gentle men atrd Ladies, in tne"mol!ljtcFunnd"rie ches- of Educatiortjviz. The Sciences, ClafTjc3,. A-T rithmetic, . Englifh Grarainar, Rcadnigj Writing, Needle-wot k, kc. ... The tuition of the young Gentlemen, to be con ducted by Mr. German Guthrie j that of the ycung Ladies, by Mrs. Langtey, . . . '-;:-.- TuRMS. For Reading, Writing, Arithmft.ic, and NcedktWOik, Nine Dgilars per.annum jor Tvc P?ijnd 1 a hairjLqua a year. For Engliili Grammar, the; Clafacs, and Scicncts, Thirteen Dollars per annum, or Three and a nali Dollars peruquarter. is no rnore. r Under the whole) it- S'iC trahfit-gloTia-tnttndi,J- The reputation which Mr. Guthrie has acquired as ateachcr in the Pittfhorough Academy, renders u un ncceffary. to fay any thing irPliis favour ; and Mrs, , Langrey.'s ,talcnt3 in this line, have already .been expe rienced to be fuch as deferve patronage. Mrs Langl y will f eceive-Byarder at 50-DoI!ar2-. pej annum, or 121-2 Dollars per uaiter, ids Boarders finding their own bedding) and to fuch as fhe may be favoured , with, fhe engages, to pay t the ftriceft attention. Boarding may alio be had at other hoiifes in the city. - Applications to be made to Petir CaiTo, Raleigh, (if by letter, the poftage mud be paid) of whom any further parucular9 relative to this eftablifhment may RaUighf-JJy
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