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'.i " '. - V S ... a HE subscriber Irishes to contract for the following square timber, to delivered to him at , Long Creek, in graven County, two miles below Club foot's Creek, viz 'y. . 1 Stock, 36 feet long, 18 in. by J 8 in. 4 do. ; 36 . do. . 32 in. by 12 in. 19 do 3 do. 24 do. ; 10 in. by 10 in. 42 'do. 10 in. by 12 in 42: , do. 12 in. by 12 in. 36 do. 1 14 in. by 14 in. 24 do. 12 in. by 12 in. 26 do'. 4 10 in. by lO in.J 24 do. ; 12 in. by 12 in. 42 do. ; 10 in. by 10 in. 26 i do. 10 in. by lCfin. 3 1 5 16 3 S do. do. do. do. do. do. do. to be of the best heart yellow pine. THOMAS J. EMERY. May 5, 1827 '76 78. Clothing Store. rjl HE subscriber has just received per .1 , Schr. Martha, from New-York, an additional supply of SPRING and SUM MER FASHIONABLE CLOTHING; consisting of ' J ' ;-. : Superfine blue ciotb Gentlemen's Frock Coats, : i-r --.ir Vi- x :j Super, blue and black close Frock do. Angola cas'mere; Coatees, va's col's. Circassian and bombazette Coatees, Round Jackets, of all descriptions, . A! variety bf Vests, : . . Super, cloth and cas'mere Pantaloons, Angola and Denmark Satin ditto, V Bombazeenes, Sircassian, and Bom ibazette Pantaloons, , : Florentine and linen drill ditto, Silk. stripes and white drill Pantaloons, Tom & Jerry & stripes of all kinds do. Linen and cotton! Drawers, : Linen and cotton Shirts, Checks and flannel ditto, Dock Frocks nd Tro wsers, t Childrens' Clothes, Silk and cotton Hdkfs. ' :' ; Thread and cotton hose and half hose Stiflners, r ; .! - Suspenders, elastick belt, IVjen and Boy's Hats, bl'k.& drab, Men & Boy's leather & morocco Shoes, -Women' ditto ditto, &c. &c. The above articles will be sold low for Cash, by JOHN L. DURAND, A few doors below the Newbern Bank. May 1277 82. s. j, 50 RE WARD ! ABSCONDED, on Monday last, my indented Apprentice, JOHN MOR RISS, known also by the names of John Crutchfield and John Hatch. He is a bout 16 years of age, light complexion, brown hair, and wore, when he abscon ded, a brown short Coat, blue cloth Pan taloons, and took with him several other articles of clothing. The above reward will be given for his delivery to the subscriber, or TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS for his safe confine ment in Jail. ' : Persons harbouring or employing said Apprentice, will be, according to law, ri gorously dealt with. CHARLES STEWART. Tfewbern, May 12, 182777. i The Editors of the Wilmington Recor der, Raleigh Star, and Norfolk Beacon, wiH :inser the above twice, and transmit their ac counts to this office , " Vewbevn; SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1827. The following gentlemen were, on Tuesday last, elected Commissioners of the town for the year ensuing : . i ' JOHN BURG WYN JEREMIAH BROWN, : , JOHN W.GUION, THOMAS SPARROW '-' JOHN S.SMITH. COTTON PRESS. It has been for some time a desideratum with Cotton Planters to obtain a method ut once simple and expeditious", of putting into square bales this staple article of the country. Much was at one time expec ted from the Twjn Lever Press" of Mr. Williams, but confidence in its suitable ness for planters' use has'rauch declined n this part of the-state. Lately we have understood that a more simple Press has een invented by a . Mr. Jernegan, of u ayoe county, for which lie has obtained patent. He has. we learn, alreadv e- I rected one in v Waynesborough, which 1 Phases the proprietors better than a Twin I Uver Press which they had previously 1 employed.' We hope, befoVe: long, to S've our agricultural readers, a mote par l:culr account of the invention, and the ttfius oq which it may be obtained. . ' For the Sentinel. ' J i &esrs Editors i--lt is a common vice tfoon? mantmrt ' tnridiriilp anv thin Jjj o " . w aiwBw0B j Q Hch they pretend to disbelieve, or which contrary q their opinion, as it relates 't..!'" I : t - - . ' i.' V either to u men or measures much more so. must it be, when the objects aimed at are contrary to the interest of those who so fondly declaim against them. ' In casting my eye over.'your paper of Satarday last, my attention was directed to a communication which had for its motto, t 'w i Wr6nderful Jlnventibn'aOT then olio wed a string of hard words a bout : f Precocity of genius- Power "of plan," 'feCi--one half of which, ith all the penetration that I possess; I could see n6 sense nor meaning in ; but " supposed, like the index to a JjookV they referred to what was contained in the body of the communication, - ;; . ; ; ; , . ."' It has for its object the ridiculing 6f a certain " Cambridge Academy,'' situated near Kinston, and its worthy Teacher. 7 lt is to me a matter of. surprise, that our citizens (as Athenians" they certainly excel) should venture to dispute the point of learning or capability of teaching with a country school, master ! For my, own part were I in his situation, I should feel flattered with such a mark of notice from those . so competent to condemn and not to judge- -and as merit al way finds opposition to retard its growth, i would tend to confirm me in the - belief : that the statements of the " Visitor" were correct rather than the contrary. . j This Gull-ielmus; must be a monstfous witty man, of youth I rather think ; for no maturity of mind is visible in the pro auction, and throughout it bears the spir it of ridicule merely to gratify the pro pensity pf the author. ; - He gives us a view of what this " powj er of invention" would have been in the days of Addison and Johnson, and telU us thai the same. power ' would have, given rus" learned men,? and would have pre- vented the " Gr?at Bear" from grumbling; at : what ? why at book-learningj Pro-di gi ous I J .' Bears grumbling at book-learning why ? 1 can see no o-- ther reason for it than supposing that the; Bear patented this " invention of power" which, according to naturalists, he cer tainly does possess in his fore-paws, and was jealous of the interference of bipedsf He observes too that he has a tolerable head :" what an admission I !-l-how much modesty too in the avowal ! I Bless my stars were 1 to say such a thing it would choke me vox haerct faucibus ! 1 I feel . disposed to pity .the vanity of your correspondent and his doggrel wit but he goes so far as to fl itter himself that he has found the cause of such ex traordinary advancement," and then tells us. in one wo'rd, the 4 cause" or prime mover " steam " Spirit of Fulton de tend us PI i Is It possible that the Pre ceptor of Cambridge: Academy introdu ces steam" jnio his system of teaching I Pray, is it high or low, pressure? and what construction ? Bolton & Watts or u Perkins's"'riewly patented ' condenser? or does he allude to the omnipotent e! tects of Corn Whiskey and Yankee Rum in proportions commonly called 1" snake killers?"' I presume that the latter most be the meaning of Gull-us I beg pardon Gull-ielmus, and feel sorry that he should have taken the trouble to veil his meaning in so much mystery. ; . The communication alluded to above. Messrs Editors, is one among the many proofs that " man is prone to do evil ra ther than good' and that honest, indus trious men are discouraged from that strict attention to their duty, by the illiberal re marks of more illiberal men.: It would be happy for us were these contentious spirits subjected to the recep tion of a little of their own coin, and no doubt the render would have tlie effect of subduing the niggardly habit of opposing everv thing that is intended for the pub lic good We shall soon be in want of a Teacher to take charge of children in the higher branches of education generally tttpght in our schools, and if this base spirit of .Tsaircanilsrprteered. in, and the private chajracter of individuals sac: rificed on ' the altar of spleen, -we'shall find no Gentleman. who; is competent to take charge of the school, disposed to do so, for the paltry perquisites of thence and the laceration of his character. ; Permit me to tender 1 this1 proverb to your correspondent ; 'f Ride si sapis," and if he accept! it with the kimjly feel i ings with which these lines are traced, it s will convince him, that this cbmmunica- Jon has nothing more for its object than to expose that tollv which the pest or as ; ndulge in of condemning without- a hearing: : 1 ' ;; LUCIUS : Mil f '. J Messrs. Editorg.U has been remark-' ed by one acquainted somewhat wi th' hu man uature, that , . - : ' Base Enry withers at another's praise, ' And hatet that Exctlltnci it cannot reach. The truth of the aboveobservation is for cibly exemplified in the communicatio n of your erudilt correspondent,' Gutl-iel-mus. ' An' enemy to labour saving ma chineryt he has seen fit to ayow.his fond affections for the. plodding and unvaried round of instruction, as practiced by him self and other "'venerable and venerated scholars, " of pretty tolerable beads." His accurate acquaintance with his ' ver-r micuhr I mean vernacular tongue," be -ing the product, not of moderh'daysj- but of sage antiquity, fairly puts to the blush 1 he pigmies in knowledge of thi presen t age, and is a proof of the scarcity of learned men, sometimes, not unhappily termed u great bears." The examin a tion of the 6onderful invention? ' is 1 in deed prodigious ! the remarks evince thorough comprehension, and a practical "kill hitherto unequalled the " Power of tlan" would operate sensibly upon thf Jeelings, but more lastingly on the pock ts of parents the " perspicacity of the optic nerve" is indeed -;" ' Too like the lightning-, which doth cJease to be, Ere one can say It lightens." ; ,1 None possess sufficient physical or men lal powers to grapple with bis "tjHerc It an Intellect ;" all must shrink abashed from his mighty presence, for - ' When Chimboraro looks through tempests down, j - ; The mole-hill crumbles at his Gothic frown." To such a gigantic mind " Lind ley Mur ray is a trifle," and the philosophical u Diversions of Purley" are in verity cipher ! Oh ! ye shades of ' Addison and Johnson J" do ye not look v with a pitying eye of sympathetic. corapa&sioi upon the sufferings of your fellow r.tora panion, compelled to vegetate among the grovelling and withering plants of the present time? Ye " venerated scholars," infuse a portion of your energetic ardou ,nto the hearts of living men,; in. order, that your profound discriminate saga cious and perspicacious brotherGull el mus may, in the society and converse of kindred minds, pass many years of his fiie, "in the most deep and patient in Vestigation of the human mind," and hi length be enabled to arrive at this , ana- oioly this hitherto unknown conclusion that the cause of pktraordinarv mental " M . . - - advancement is the effect of ' Steam !" .-i ' .-'!;;- x.q z. From the Charleston Mercury. ' , We copy this morning from the Colum bia Telescope, a very r interesting correst pondence between Mr. Tnomas J7' Randolph,-executor of the lamented Jeppjrr son, & Dr. John Ramsay, of the Senate of this state, relative to the late appro priation of $10,000 by the legislature of this state, for the benefit of Mrs Ran dolph. The letter of Mr. Randolph (hanks the Doctor in heart j touching terms for "the -eloquence and patriotism which "communicated the spark to the generosity of .South 1 Carolina," and .gives a most affecting picture of , the pitiable state of destitution to which his mother had been ! reduced, and from which this very seasonable donation has j partially relieved her. The answer "of thej Dr. does infinite honour to his heart, and is in per fect consonance with the generous feeliqg which dictated his resolution nor is there a Carolinian who twill not cheerful ly respond to the t seutiment, th;it "jf 1 hs donation has enabled Mrs. Ran dom to save from dispersion some of the relics of rher illustrious father, it. will, from this circumstance, become; in '. their estimation doubly valuable." ' As proud as we originally felt of this noble act, this correspondence has shewn us for the first irne, its real value, 'and. Has made, us more than ever rejoice, that it was done iy the Legislature of South Carolina.- f From the Columbia Telescope. . CH ARLOTTSVILLE, (ta.) Feb.: 24, 1827. Sir: I am desired by my mother, Mrs ilandolph, to tender to you her grateful acknowledgments for the kind interest vou have been pleased to take in her af fairs, and to say to you. that " your 'elo .(ueuce, communicating the-spark to.the generosity of South-Carolina, has minis tered a soothing balm to her broken spir- "'if 'H' its and agonized feelings ; it has been enhanced art hundred fold by. the fact I qt its enabling her to preserve from th hamv merof the auctioneer the. furniture of jber father's bed-room &some lew articles 1 it themsevfcs of little value but rendered if intensemterest from their; intimate aso ciatibn with v her dearest . recollection? The onfortonate result to his family of life of devotion , to the public service, she never.suffered herself to regret ; she be lieved her country bad benefittedi : the consequent poverty to herself, she vould not'deplore. She believed it due Uthim and to her, country, that th reputation of a republican '.leader should not . be stained by a failure to discharge any just iebt. The beneficence of m'h rCaroli na has done much! to. insure this.. . v I j We ow it to ourselves to offer you some apology for delaying , thus long, the ex pression of our gratitude. My mother's absence in Boston, whither I carried her, to remove her from the painful scenes in cidental to the tearing 'from us those things with which our dearest reccol lec tions are entwined and mv.own continu ed absence from home, in the .discharge of -my! executoral duties, prevented my receiving her desires updn the subject: at .an earner day. . ; - , , j With feelings of the utmost gratitude and respect, your obedient servant, ; TH. J. RANDOLPH, Executor of Thomas Jefferson. Or. John Ramsay, Charleston S Carolina. Arch wood, Si Paul's Parish, ) r March 10, 1827- J Dear Sir, . -. ; It is scarcely necessary fur me to ex press the gratification I have received from your letter of the 24th tilt. I rejoice that the resolutions of our Legislature have been received in the spirit in which they were adopted 5 that they have been productiveof some benefit to your mo ther ; and I consider it among the felici tous circumstances of my life, that I wa permitted 16 call .the attention of my, fel low citizens to the measure which; could best testify to the family of Mr, Jefferson; our reccollections of his high character and distinguished talents, and our graii tude for his services.; N : If this vote of our Legislature has . fur nished the means by which Mrs. . Ran dolph has been enabled to save from dis persion some of the relics of her illustri father, which pre intimately; associated with her dearest recollections, and which, otherwise, would have been lost to her family, I feel assured that I utter thf sentiments of my fellow citizens, when I say, that it will, from this circumstance, become in their estimation doublv valua ble lr-..'-;;-:-: .: v I still flatter myself that the exampl: of Carolina will find some followers, and if report speaks correctly, Louisiana h-s also repaid some of the obligations she owes xVlr Jefferson. It may not perhaps be improper to mention, that an accidental circumstance, arising principally : from the adjournment of our Legislature on the very day the net wus ratified, occasioned a delay in me proper communication ot it to your family. Governor Taylor, I understand, has, within a few days, written to know in whose name the stock shall be issued. Permit me to add, that if Mrs. Randolph wishes to dispose of . it, Charleston will probably be the best market. Stock of this description will, I am well assured now command in that city, a premium of from ir td, 20 per cent.: and in any ar rangement of this nature, I beg you will insider my services entirely at command. T request you to make my best , respects acceptable tb your mother," and believe me to be, with a lively interest for the wel fare of herself and family, dj . i Very truly, your most obedient servant. ! JOHN RAMSAY. - "Of- ' v Washington, May 4. We understand that a Commission, onsisting of Commodore Bainbridge, pdmmodore Chauncey, Commodore Mor is, arid Loami Baldwin, Esq.' Civil En gineer, has been appointed, under the Act bf Congress of 3d March, 1827, entitled " An Act or the gradual improvement of the N?ivy' of the United States," to. ex amine ihoroughlv the several Navy .Yards of the United. States, and report plans for the improvement and for the preservation of the public property therein. ,y . In pursuance of the Commission, the three first named gentlemen proceeded yesterday to the Norfolk Yard ; and Mr. Baldwin is expected to join them in a day or two. " -: - ' Progress of the IFest.We learn from Pittsburgh, that orders, have been received in that place, for the manufacto ry of tight steam engines of twenty-one horse power ; . designed) expressly . for woollen factories.' ' Prom the Ovid (N. Y.) Gazette. Improvement 'in Steam Engines.? A gentleman of this village has discovered a principle oy wuicii iuc wairr anu air can be drawu from the ' condenser 1 bf steam engines, wnnoui me am 01 an air pump or any labor of the engine; except giving motion to one additional value. This mprovement will relieve the engine uen tirely irom thelabor of carrying a large pump with; its appendages, which' has heretofore been used with such engines as condense their steam, tabing one quar- ter of the whole force, - produced by - the condensation. Y nave seen a muderoa this plan :'inactuaroperaiion,Vand al though the motion Nvas yerv rapid,, beinp; about 240 stroker per 'minute, the con densation of the steam was . perfect, and the condensing water and air ; dra'wiv out so that a vacuum was constantly . mdin tained in the'cVmdenseir this improvement can be, attached to any engine in use, and will be'of great saving io high' pressure engines as well as those of lo w : pjrestattii'v.-lX 4U i '1 I Romantic 5ory I here is a cavern in the island of Hoonga, one. off the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean, which can only, lie entered by diving into the sea and has no other light than what, is reflected from the bottom of the water. A young chief discovered it accidentally while diving after; a turtle 5 and the use which he made of his discovery will pro bably be sung in more than one European language, so beautifully is it adapted for , a tale in verse;' ' There was a tyrannical governor at Vavaoo, against whom one of the chiefs formed a plan pf insurrection : it was betray ed, and the chief with all his family and kin,, went ordered to -be des- Stroyed. He had a beautiful daughter be trothed to a chief of high rank ; and she was included in the sentence The yuth who had found the cavern and kept the secret to himself, loved this damsel ; ,he told her thie danger in lime, and persua ded her to trust herself to him. They;,, got into a canoe ; the place ot her retreat was described to her on the way to it, (these women swim like mermaids,) she dived after him, and rose in the cavern r in the widest part it is about fifty leet, and its ruetlium height is guessed at the same, the1 roof hung with stalactites Here be brought her to the choisest food, the finest clothing mat for her bed, and sandal-wood oil to perfume herself; here he visited her as often as was consistent with prudence ; aqd here,' as may be imagined,ihis Tonga Leander woed and won the maid whom, to make the interest complete,) he had long loved in secret, when he had no hope. Meantime he prepareid, with all his de pendents, male and female, to emigrate in secret to the Fiji island. JThe inten tion was so well concealed, that they em barked in j safety, and his people, asked ' him, at the point of their departure, if he would not take with him a Tonga wife ; accordingly,1 to their great astonishment, having steered close to a rock, he desired hera to wait till he went into the sea to fVich herj jumpt overboard, and jusi as uey ; were beginning to be seriously al armed at his long disappearance, h ruse with his mistress from the water. This tory is not deficient in that which all such stories should have to be perfectly delightful!: a fortunate conclusion. The party remained at the Fijis till the op- , pressor died, and then returned to Va vaoo, where they 1 enjoyed a long and hppy life. This is related as aii au thentic tradition Quarterly Review. In this Town, oh Thursday morning last after a lingering illness, Mrs. MARY FOR GUSOiN, wife f Mr. Thomas Forguson , MARINE LIST, PORT OF NEWBERN. j 'ARRIVED, Schr Martha, Luther, New York ; Schr, Sally Ann, Ingalls, Savannah j Schr Philadelphia, Learning, Phil'a Schr Ann Maria, Willis, Hayti ; Sloop Prince Maurice, Tubman, Phil'a, CLEARED, 7 Brig Jane, Jones, Gaudaloupe ; Schr Wm, P. Ferrand, Childs, do. : Schr Triton; Hunter, St. Barts : Schr Martha, Luther, New York. Ten DoUars Reward. R ANA WAY from the subscriber, a negro man about 40 years of age. named tiarry, ,who was raised about Core Sound ; has belonged ; to Edmond Nelson for the last ten vears. Masters? of vessels and others are hereby forbid earring him out of the State under; the penalty of the law. . - ) , P. L. WICKS, &Co. May 12th 1827' 77-tf Fie DoUars ileviavd. STRAYED from the Subscriber, on; Sunday night last, at Gaskin's Fer ry,? opposite n Newbern, a young brighl sorrel HUKbE,. with a long tail and a spot i on his ' forehead. I will ; give the above reward fot. his delivery Ifp me in iNewbern,' and pay all reasonable expen- tiS. TH's, WAPSWORTH. May 11th, 1827. 77-79.' DRY GOODS. jTTENRY W. JONES has just return-! ILIL ed from Philadelphia mtQ fftoicV .' "j - assortment, of .;fV:'i';':vK':'- DBS" SDDDS, r Groceries, Hardware, ftc. which; he will.' dispose of, cheap, for cash, or cuuntry.. ' , May 12, 1827 77-tf. . Si V 1 V . r '1 1 h it m 1 i -41 hi "J 5 '.v. : , t 1 H - -x lit ' ' i: ' 111 V .-.. t s y. .f - '-If .. -. . - it j - ,i - . . , i
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