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PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BV- WATSON1 &r. MACKEM, ' tS3 Pr nnm-hlf payable ta d.n.; THE LAST HOURS OF WASHINGTON.' ; . . Recollection, and Private Afe- "V Character .M- ; ' 'ingon.:, -i . :r.:l ; y..;.;. r.vJ .:,"K' ":i Twenty-eight years have passed away, , since an interesting group ; were . WdJJJf Death-room, and wUnessed the last hourtf Washington. So keen end unsparing bath been X scythe of Timev that. filUo matched over ihe PatriarchTscottfth, n he ..iee.t in making ' some Ma.prowm.DU n front of Mon Vernon. A was Mm; carried own, coni no edhu obserrat oas, and maraea am if B;y---. aV-me rainy, yito sleet, and the opro ;ver remained so long eiposed to I be ulelemen, c y of ihe weather, as to b constderabl y wet ted liefoi-e bis return to the honse. S; About one o'clock, he was seised with chillneisand naw aea, but haviiig changed hit clothes; he sat lbVn to his in-door woTkthere being no mo ment of his time for wbicb he had not provided it appropriate employ ment. .. , . At night, on joining his family circle, the Ceneral complained of slight indisposition, and, after a single cup of tea, 7 repaired to bis Xibrary, where be remained writing until be tween eleven and twelve o'clock!; Mrs. Wash ington retired about the usual family hour,, but f tecoraing alarmed at not hearing the accusto- mt cnunri nf lh T.ihrarv door, at it closed for the night, and gave signal for rest in. the well zvgidaied mansion, she arose jagaln, ana con- i tinued sitting up, in much anxiety and sUs-i pause; At length the well known step was ! beard on the stair, and upon the General's en-! terin? his chamber, the ladv kindlv cbided bim or remaining up so late, knowing . himself to be unwell: to xhich VVashiotton made this memorable reply : "1 came so soon as mv bu- piues ; was accomplished- '.rVou Well know, that, thro1 a'.lohg life it has-been my unvaried ?' nerer to put off till ike morrow the.dufUt which V. should be vet formed to-dav " t ' no IDg urSI COrTCU up UlC UIC .whu KIC, I fu ' fiira.jr a, u uiiuuuuicuij 19. the man pi mighty labors at Iat sought repose ; .'..will,. when officially declared, depress or ele nut it came not , as it had long been wont to dovate the hopes of holders and speculators, de to com furl and restore, after t be many and ear- r pends, in no considerable degree, on the know nest pccupailons of the uell-tpent day.: The t ledge,4he forecast, the very temperament of sight was passed in feverish . restlessness and the individuals, whose attentions lias been fixed pain. .'Tired u a! ore's sweet restorer, balmy. ' on the subject, and who have made, it a matter sleep,'! was destined" no tnore.to visit his couch; ofniinute examination t the past, and of yet tbe manly sufferer utteia Vd6niptoiii.t;iprotoW the would permit no one to be distarbedi ibrj f;' The great, the ngrosing qneion ret.'on his account, andtf-wasoniy t uay- iers were despatched to summon Dr. Craik.the family, and Drs. Dick and Brown, as consul ting Physicians, all of whom came with speed. The proper remedies were 'administered, but without producing . their healing effects, while the patient, yielding to the anxious looks of all around -him", waived bis usual objection to me diciuesV niid took those. vhich wereprescribel, without hesitation or remark. The medical gentlemen spared not -their skill, and all the resources of itbeir art were exhausted in un wearied endeavors to preserve this noblest work of nature. ,' ' 1 Night approached the last night of Wash- anc rou ; the weather Became , severely com, hil. th- rWr. thrd nrer to the couch of the sufferer, watching, with intense anxiety, for the highest dawning of hope. He spoke but r. -.. - jr: : .! ries ofan old family servant, sis she smoothed , harm, may, in some degree, tend to the eluci own his pillow, how he felt himself, be an- j dation of the interesting. topic which will, to. -r.,i ! .m rV in To Dr. Craik. his day, engare the almost exclusive attention of v.. , . . .... .--- --. eariiest companion in arms, lougest tried, and bu-om trienii, be observed : u I am dying. Sir but am not afraid to die." To Mrs. Wash ington, he said : " G-j to my escritoir. and in the private drawer you' will find two papers bring them to me.' tt They.w,er.c brought. He continued : These are my willspreserve this one, and burn the other." Which was im mediately done. Calling tb Col. Lear, he di rected : " Let my corpse be kept for the usual period of three days.' , , . Here we would beg leave to remind our rea ders, that, in a former part of this . work, we iave said that Washington war bid fashioned in much of his habits and manners', and in some of his-opinions ; nor. was he the less to be ad- ; m-red 9 those accounts-: The .custom ot kee ping the dead for the scriptural period of three days, is deriyea from remote antiquity, and a rose, not from ear of premature interment,as in more modrn limes,' but from motives of . veneration toward the deceased ; for the. bet ter enabling the relatives and friends to assekn- , ble from a distance, to perform the funeral ' ites j . for the pious watchings of the corpse ; 1 end lor the many san, yei enaeanng ceixmu laials with which we delight to pay our last du- ities to the remains of tho?e we have loved, l. :. The patient - bore bis i acute i suflTerlngs with manly fortitude, and perfect resignation to the iDiyine will j while, as the night advanced, ; it 'became1 evident that be: was sinking,' and he seemed fully fcware that his ?f hour was nigh:." He inquired the time, and it Was answered, a few moments to twelve. ' He spake no more tjbe hand of death was upon hi uV, land he was conscious that hisj-' hour was come." With aurprisiog "'self possession, he 'prepared to die. Composing his form at length, "and' folding his binds upon his bosom without a- sigb with out a groan the Father of bis Country expi red, gently as though ;an infan died. Hot pang or struggle told, f when the noble 'spirit Cook its noiseless flight : 'while,' so tranquil ap peared the tnanlv 1 features - in ib repose of death, that some moments had passed ere those around could believe thai the Patriarch was' no It mar be asked, and why was' the, ministry. of religion .wanting to. shed its jeaceful and be- nin lustre upon the last bours pf Washington? Why was he. to whom the observances ot sa- r . ' 1 cre.J things Were ever primary auues, mruugn life; without their consolations ip Jus Jast mo ments? Wes answer, circumstance did not permit. t was but for a little while that the iiese assumed so threatemng a character as toibrbid the encouragemeni of hepe ; yet; stav tkat ,mmnm which none may refuse, to fi've stM farther length of days. to him wljose -ime.bono-d lifa". was so dear to manmnu, iyrayer wsj ot wanting to tae l nrone f m ui Clos to the: couth df thei'uffcyer; resting l&r ad upot tkat ancieiit book4 with which lite I er I had been wont to bold pioqa communion, a jortioqof leyery 'ayj for more than half fa .it AddJr& for waste,, i centurr. was the: venerable consort absorbed . Spinner's wares " 1 in silent prayer, knd from which she ony arose t when the mourning group prepared to bear her; from the chamber of the dead. Such were the last hours of Washington. , ; - ' 1 - ' ' ' ! " ' JJOTE. We nnderstand that the pn-Wlca- S .tl a - - I J . ..1.L rLwir o rmm tion of Recollections- unit Pk-iviif MptnoirS f 4 the life and Character of : the Pater , Paiiae, which has been for some time exported by the ' American public, is delayed from the author not being as yet enabled to avail himself of the kind - and paternal invitation of General; hn fayette, 10; visit L Orange where the valuable memoranda. Vo be obtained from the .lips and papers of the"good . General,4' have; long., since been Tendered' to the autbiur's acceptance. When We recollect that the venerable Patria rch' of La Grange is the only survivor ol the mili tary family of Washington so far back as 1777; and, with two exceptions, of the whole miliary 'family of the Chief is th war of Ihe Revolu tion, we can duly . estimate the importance of the truths which Lafayette can divulge, touch ing the life 2and character of the Pater Par rise in the momentous period of our days of trial We learn; however, that, in the mean time, the Recollections are progressing, and that the work receives contributions from various and venerable sources and consistina'of details, an ecdotes, and, private memoirs, heretofore un published. ; COTTON. , ' Froai the Liverpool .Albion, December 31. s Present state and future prospects of the Cot ton lAfarAef. We; purpose,; according to oar annual custom, to make a few remarks on the above interesting commercial topic. The siaiemem oi . tne Droaers win ne made up in tie course of todoy ; and the announcement of the atock is looked for by the, holders and speculators with an . anxiety commengirat? with the interests which they have at stake. , On the favourable or unfavourable character of those statements, much is generally siippos ed to depend, i That the stock on iiaud will be fonnd to be unprecedently large, no man,' who. 'has noticed- the imports of cotton during the present year, and compared them w ith the ut goinrg, will feel the least surprise. But whe m Mw.-ivMiM H'wwiuuuu - - 7 a mr . to solve' this all-important question, the decla ration of the probable.stock m the ports is sup posed to be indispensably necessary, although the loose and unsatisfactory manner iu which that stock is ascertained, renders that state ment scarcely more to be depended on than the private calculations of individual impor ters, brokers, and speculators. . Still, the. de claration of stock has 'a powerful effect on the market ; and, however its accuracy may be questioned, its influence is universally felt and acknowledged. . ' ; ' i , On a, question. which commercial men are the most competent persons tb form a decision, it would be the height of presumption in us Ito t bacard n opinion.' We shall, therefore, con i tent ourselves with making a few general and I uesaiiory ouservaiions on me annjecs ; ooser- I vationa which, whilst thev cannot no&sihlv Ho - . . town. :' In our last article on this important subject, we stated, that the comparatively low prices of cotton at that peiiod, were not likely to check .production : on the contrary we anticipated thaUt would increase it, because, cotton being, forChe most part, the produce of slave labour, the dVficience in price would, most probably, be made up by . quantity, (the season being propitious,,) untU the cravk of . the whip had forced from the slave that effort beyond which his physical strength could realize nothing more. This position has .never been doubted ; and recent experience confirms its correctness. Whether the superabundant crop which the V. States yielded during the years 1826 and 27. was the consequence of such forced labour on the part of the slave, and whether the utmost has been extracted from the soil which bis la bour can be made .to , produce, : we have "not the means of judging. We are informed, that, in addition to the large plantations, it is com mon for even children to clear strips of land, and to soar them with' cotton seed ; that they weed the plants and gather the fnut, when there is nothing else to emptor their time ; and, such is the accommodating character of these little crops, that the picking can be put bffunlil all other necessary labours are at an end. Th is class of producers may havespruug up in consequence of the high prices : of the year 1825. But, be that as it may - the system continues, and the'annual amount of the crops, from whatever cause, is greatly augmented. This is evident from the crop of cotton in the United States, during Jhe three preceding1 years, for which the returns were as follow ; Total Crop of 1824-5 569,240 bales. Do. , 1825 6 720,027 , Do. . , , 1826-7 , , 95781 w i The vast and increasinj? consumption of cot ton, in the manufacturing states of Europe, re quires, it if evident a correspondent'' augmen tation in the production ; and, although prices do not appear, at present, t keep pace with the increased consumption, no other article of general use can be fixed on which offers grea ter inducements to speculators and. capitalists than 'the'' staple. Whether or not! the prices which have been current have remunerated the i planter we know not ; but we know, that too many of the importers have lost, this year, money on most of their transactions in . cotton. And, if- the following' statement,2 which was handed to us iii October by a respectable spin ner, be correct, the manufacturing department of the business has been equally unprofitable: A wr I seventy.four-hand-loom calico,, in Oc- j tober. Was sellinr at 5s.!'l0d.v' The nrice of ' Cotton, bowed R1A' nd Pernm4 Ol! ' The DrODOrtinn.oftKo.o H.rrinlinnt for i - - - - . ;a5d; weft make an average'of 7d- per lb. , The i ad .weft make an average of 7 calculation, then, ii ai follows : I I Cotton 3i lb, at 7d p?r lb 2 0 5 ft Intapocf aI Mimta Interest of capital in machinery, cacdsy - incidental expenws; &c.U ? il -4 I Weaver's wages. 1 V .-- - it : Carriage to market expenses of sale, tc. 0 10 !3 Leaving a Iota of 6dV per piecMr 7 percent.; 1 .per cent mere than the duty on tne coiisn. ; ,t Having made these general R eservations on 'be incr eased production of cotton, pat'ictilr y the United States of America, and show n thasciJjeocTease was required'to supply the augsnenting cnsUnpton of the staple in Eu rope, we proce'ed to 9e facts T81"8! imports. Drices"andj8to?k, i The import Into Ihe United King . during the present y f ar ,: is Stock, 31st December, 1826, 880,000 842,500 ;:";' Total.' '-".'! Estimated consumption in f Great Br train, t 725,00 l,22i,500 Export, , r 78K 803 000 Est imated stock in the kingdom at present, I; ' ' r 1 : , - : ' c : Prices, last year. Uplands 6Ji r ; i f Pernam$9 Prices, this year, Uplands ,6d to to to to 7H 10id. 6id. rernams 8d 6id. The nrominent features in th ahne .,e- mentj are tbe great increase in the consump- public measures which inflnencesthe demand lion; the, heavy stpek remaining ; ; and the, and the supyly of Money.' ? great disparity between the prices at the pre- i ' . sent and at the correspondent' period of the! IRISH BANKING, last year.- The consumption of 1826 was 176,- The Bank of Killarney. In the town of 00C) bales less than during the current yer. $ Killarbey was one of these banks, the proprie This great in crease may be partially accounted , tor of which was a kind of Saddler, whose for, by supposing that more . than ordinary whole stock in that trade was not worth forty proportions of Brazil cotton have1 been usi d. shillings ; but which forty shillings, ifeven so ivhich are Only half the weight of American much, wts the entire amount of his capital in bales. If this be the case, the great bulk of the. thf banking concern. : present stock roust be of the latter descripion ; l once accompanied a large party of Eng thus cnMitutingit really heavier than at first Jhjh ladies and eentlemen to that enchanting it appears j r; spot, where, having amused ourselves for a lew The question, however, whether or not cot days, w e were on the point of returning to i'iii wui auvance mtprice, curing me ensuing year, requires u.to consider the subject on a wider sphere than that of the British stock and consumption alone. France and Germany are making rapid progress inthear of manufactu ring cotton goods The former wants annual ly a supply of upwards of 300,000 bales : it is estimated that she consumed, last year, 310, CKK) bales. .The supposed consumption of Eu rope and the-Uited States is - I Germany, Switzerland, and tbel Neth- 1 ' erlands, 100000 700.000 England, . , . -. r. France, . t '" America retains for her own use, .300.000 ; 130,000 i s- ;I- T"'; :A 1.230.000 . i The supplies are supposed to be as follow s : North America, j Brazil,;' .'-"." ('' East and West Indies, Egypt, he. .9KjQ00 250,0001 lOO.tfH) h:-.-, '. I 14250,000 Those woo have watched the market during the present year, must have observed, , at dif ferent periods that a spirrt of speculation has occasionally shown itself ; but np sooner had a suiall advantage' in price leeii 'gained, than languor ngain seized tbe deaKri, ,and prices drooped belo the currency. Capitnlists were too doubtful, and importers too necessitous ; and the improvement was not 'sustained. V. certain, however, that notwithstanding the heavy stocks in the ports, some bold operators entertain a favourable opinion of a speculation in cotton i and, looking at tbe production and consumption abstractedly, vvecan read i'y tup pose these persons have befor tbem a flat tering hypothesis as to the caiisef . which mav tend to increase the value of thejarticle. The only doubt in our minds on the' subject, origi nates in the unprofitable character of trade in general, . owing to the action of a combination of causes at which we can' only glance Among these may be enumerated I The great diminu tion! of capital by former overtrading. V'Fhe weight of taxation. 'The multiplicity of com mission houses, wbose,system of advances, and accommodation to consigner, has inundated all the known foreign markets with goods to such excess," that years wiilbe required to run off the stocks, and to restore prices to a remu nerating level- The increase of foreign ma nufactures, as shown by the consumption of cotton in France and the Netherlands, C The present heavy stock And, lastly, the sys tem; jof national legislation, which partially shuts the English merchant out of the Indian m-irkets- and closes the continent of Euro dp against our manufactures. out, in spite of all we think, from the thee drawbacks, there is, detail we have givn of the stock, tht consump tion' and the supply , better ground' to expect improvement than to fear, the decline.' A re vival in the foreign markets is, . however, es sential to a permanent improvement ; and we trust that this indispensable. support to the Cotton market will not be long delayed. j -. : We anticipate no reduction on imports du ring1 the next year. . The same sources will, we doubt not, continue to yield the same supplies! The cotton 'must come to Europe. It is the chief payment which the Americans and Bra zilians can make to us ; and, if they exported every pound of their wool, tiey would still be in debt to the Europeans' for manufactured goods. V: .H"-sv 1 Whatever may be the futute prospects of the cotton market, and he must be a bold mau who will undertake, after the experience of the last two years, to pronounce a ' dogmatical oninion on the subject, on fact is certain, that there will be no scarcity of cotton during the coming year, there will b; " enough and to spare.'; E&yp. as was predicted twelve months ago,' has ceased, for the present; to afflict the hol ders of cotton' by sending hither , an v of her plagues in the shape of cotton t and the Pacha of that country is too busily engaged in war and politics to attend to. agriculture and mer chandise.: But America will continue to poor her myriads of. bales into Europe,' nd . make up. from her superabundant storfS, for any deficiency in tbe imports from the Esst. : i -V : In conclusion, it must be expected, that th)s article, like all other descriptions of property, ; oat of the Havre market alone f ir the last tea years 12I7 62.168 1891 152.89A isnvia ISIS 1 90.049 1822 129.221- ! ; 1828' . 186.4SO i ' ' I KM 112525 IZ7r lbO,O0O 1819 95.82t? 1823 w ww' i uk a i srM . -t mm mn . kamit , . ja russx Uv 71 '.wi i npwsrds of 0,000 bales. - j t tiaermt least remain undisturbed, and -that the nominal value of all commodities wiH be will; be 'sensibly affected in - price by; the acts bf this , legislature in I the ensuing session 1 of Parliament. If the Government, as at present constkbted, would continue to rule the desti nies of EnrJand, it is possible ' that ' the rigid J cottrse of legislation adopted last year, with t reference to what the economists term; the mo mentary system of the country, will,; for some thus forced down to a point of unexampled de pression. If, on the contrary, any material, change of. thp ; ministry should occur, or any attemnt .be made, by the present cabinet, to soOen down that i inexorable policy which mits the smU-note circulation to ' April, 182,; we may . look fox a . immediate and a very per ceptible advance in every secies of property The tincertainty which is felt on this subject. airv iiir, tiviu revoueciion oi xne ruinous con sequences of freifueat -.changes in the, money arrangements of the. kingdom' have, by crea ting a strong disinclination in the mimls of ca pitalists to invest their money in articles f commerce, produced an effect such as might have been expected from any circumstance . ,' tantamount to the annihilation of half the un- 1 employed capital of the kingdom. The atten 419.500 ' tfon of ' importers and speculators should, ' therefore, be strongly directed to the position i which ministers take with regard, to this all-im- port ant question; and, abstracting teir minds from the more obvious considerations of sup ply and demand of Cotton, they ought rather to watch with an observant eye those ereat Dublin, when one of the party recollected that he, had in bis possession a handful of tbe sad dler's paper. Accordingly we all set out, by way of sport, to have thm exchanged, our principal object bei.ig to see and converse with tbe proprietor of. such a bank. Having entered the shop, which barely suf ficed to admit the whole company, we found the banking saddler hard at work, making a straddle One of the gentlemen thus addres sed him : . . - ; i . Good morning to you, sir: I presume you are th" gentleman of the house.' -At your sarvice, ladies and gentlemen, re- turned the saddler. - 1' It is here, I understand, that the bank is kept !' continued my friend, v , j ; You are just riht, sir, replied the mechan ic; this is the Killarney Bank, for want of a better: My friend then said ' We are on the eve of. quitting your town ; and as we have some few r of your notes, which will be of no manner of use to us elsewhere. I ll thank you for cash for them." ' ' ;:' The banker, replied, ' Cah ! plftse -your ho-, nor vat i- that ? is it any thing in the leather line I have a beautiful saddle here as ever was put across a horse ; good and cheap upon, ray say so. How much of my notes have you, sir, if you plase V This question required some time for an an swer, calculation being necessary ; at length my friend counted them out as follows : Three notes for 3d. each, 1 0 Two do. 4d. each, 0 Two do. 6 1-21, each, 0 Two do. 8 l-2d. each, three fourths of a thirteen, . O Two do. 9d. each, 0 9. 0 0 1 8 . 1 1 1 0 d. 9 8 1 1 I- 6 1 ' 8 o ; nnrdo. Is. Id or one thirteen, 0 One do 1 6d. .0 ' ne do 3s. 3d. or three thirteens, 0 One do. for Ss. 9 l-2d. or three thirteens and a half, 0 91-2 0 15 9 'There, sir, said he, ere no less than six-; teen of our promises to pay, for the amazingly! large sum of fifteen sbillingsand nine pence, sterling money .' By the powers, then, it's yer honour may; say that thing; for. if sterling means true to the back bone, its the Killarney notes will keep but for the year round, without no changing at all at all. " No doubt; no doubt,' said our spokesman ; but we are upon the eve of departure, and shall require change on our journey. , ? Ye will require that same thing sure enough; but, I vow to my God, I. have no more silvur motley in the place nor these four tinpenies and a few harpurs, as isn't worth yer lordship's notice. .. , , ; ,;. ,, : : ' , . Good Heaven, sir,' returned the gentleman, how is it possible tbat you can carry on the banking business on so slender a capital ?' 0, by the hokey ! aisy enough, my dear replied the banker.; 'the craturs are delighted to have my beautiful notes ; for there is very little other money stirring in these parts, and they buy their potatis and butter-milk; with them ; and may be a sheep and pig or two, now and then ; and so the notes pass . en from one to the other very comfortably. ; But you are continually liable to have them sent in upon you for their value observed one of the company . '''' ';f. V '-:J '; f That's true enough, yer wurchip ! whenever any one of the farmers wants a horse collar, or a straddle or other harness, they brings me a handful of the paper : and it's myself niver re fuses to give them a g bod article in exchange. Db yoii mean to say, then continued the genl legman ' that your notes are never required ;..to be Cashed ?, . U. i :'V ," ; Cashed !' echoed the banker ; is it changed ye mane ?' r ' :;'-',i"";'; " "; ;a; ' ,;-r.-y- ' Certainly replied the querist. ; J c k ;it!sthat same sis a great expense' to met The craturs bring me back the notes when they get ould and ragged ; and it's myself never, yet refused to change them for beautiful new' ones, fresh from Dublin city ; and I put's my name to them to make them go the faster. i ' . Here the whole party ,', finding it impossible to restrain their mirth, set up a loud shout of laughter ; upon which the banker thus continu-, Upon ray say so, I'm right glad to find so' worchipful's company enjoy their merriment ; j hut's myself knows welt the power o' mon ' it costs to get tnem cugrarea so ocauatui, aa tl get them printed on sucb nice thick paper- aye,600at a time.? .', ;." Do.ypu naean to say, then (said the first Gentleman, V that the holders of vour notes ne- rver demand the lawful money of yoor country iu exenange inr mem .'" k , , j . jJ . : 'Sure, yer Lordship, is'nt the n9tevthem selves lawful enough any how ? ' But is it silvux yod mahe'r ' t"v ; , , ' T. ; Certajniy, returned the querist. ' ;.' 't f Qh, by the; powers,' ; replied the Banker,, ' the, people here about s wouldn't-insult me by axing the 'question; if they did may be (ha bank Would jjtbp payment nd thenJ1hee would be no moary at all at all. No, ther would be. sorry to do any such fhing ; lhey eiv, Ihe; note; to one another, whet,rthey,reS(ltiredV o'keeping them, or when tfiey wa( o buy ahjr thing.. I get more . bodher,. exto? ypor Hon our's pardon, ' in changing : the' notes for the gentry as comes to see the Lakes, than from all the rest o my paper put together. -. The , big Devil fly away with the Lakes of Killarney 1 .ay I.' - , ; j; . ! ;; V ' Then, I presume. Sir, said the gentleman, holding out the notes. we haVe no occasion to waste mre time; in endeavouring to obtaia payment for this parcel of paper of yours ?' , I should be sorry, most noble returned the . Banker, to waste any more ' of your Lord ship's time or of those sweet beautiful ladies and gentlemen ; but, I have an illigant bridle here, as isn't to be matched in Yoorup, A.ishy, Afrikey, or 'Merikey ; its lowest price is 15s. 6jd. we'll -say 15s. 6d.tn yer Lordship. If ye'U'be. pleased to accept of it, there will bo two pence half penny or three penny note co ming to yer Lordship ; and that will close the business at o ce V . j j Really, Sir said the gentleman laughing, ' 1, have no occasion , fnr the bridle , it would , be an incumbrance to me. - 1 1 May I have the bouldness, then, to ax when your Lordship will lave town?' Inquired the. . banker. ' Our carriages are at the.door.of the inn, replied the gentleman, and w only wnit for the adjustment of this affair with your bank. How unfortunate !' exclaimed the banker, scratching his head : ' but, as neither a saddle nor bridle lie in yer Lordship's way, if we could but Just delay yer journey till the Cork mtil comes in, I expect, by the Coach, a thirty shil- j ling Bank of Irelander; and their we'll settle , the business in a jiffey, though upon my deed and deed, and double deed 1 yon have no oc casion to be in the least dread or uneasiness a bout the notes ; because, d'ye see as how, there is not a banker from this to Dublin, ayor to Galway, that would not be proud to take Jack Ryan's paper.' ? ' 'That U not so very certain, my. good fellow, returned one of the gentlemen; the people on the road know' us to be strangers, and they vill require payment in the legal coin of the realm.' " Pray, Sir,' said the banker, eagerly, does your honor mane to take the road to Mill-street? because, as how, you must go that way any how, there being' no other. Oh! then, it is there Mr. Cotter will be glad to see so fin- a company at hi aligant hotel ; and joyful wiU he be to entertain you with the bot, both foi man and horse, fo- the notes of the Killarney Bank.' . ' . ;. ' : . It being in vain (o think of any exchange, of -this non-circulating medium, the English gentleman not attaching tbe same importance to it as the banker, the party wished him a, good morning, and took their leave ; laughing " heartily at the adventure. I It is an ill wind, however.which blow nobody good ; when the party arriyed at tbe inn doorr they found the carriage - ur rounded by nearly 200 unfortunate mendicants ; amongst whom the gentlemen let fly their notes, in order to have a passage cleared; and took their depar lure whilst the miserable creatures wre scram bling for the alms. Clubs of London. . IRVING'S COLUMBUS; The following is the first chapter of the 2d book ofthe Life. of Columbus, which is now in press, and will be published nex mooth by Messrs. G. fe C. Carvill. It relates an incident in the life of Columbus not to be, found in the common biographies of that great man, and being told in the agreeable manner which is characteristic of Mr. Irving's writings, will be perused with pleasure by bur readers. First arrival of Columbus in S)fln. It is interesting to notice the first arrival of Colum bus in that country , which wa to become the scene of his glory, and which he was to render ro powerful and illustrious by his discoveries. In this, we meet with one of those striking and instructive contrasts which occur in his event ful history. The first trace w e have pf him In Spain, is the "testimony furnished a few years after his death,'in the celebrated lawv suit be, tween bis son Don Diego and tbe crown, by Garcia Fernandez, a physician resident in the little seaport of Palos de Magues, in Andalu- . sia. ; About half a league. fnm tba town stood, and stands at the present' day, an ancient con vent of Fran tiscan friars, dedicated to Santa Maria de Rabida. According to the testimony ofthe physician, a stranger, on foot, accompa nied by a small boy, stopped one day at the gate ofthe convent, and asked of the porter a little bread and water for his child. Whi e receiving this humble refreshment; the prior of .. the convent, Friar Juan Peres deMarcheoa, happening to pass by, was struck with tbe ap pearanceof the stranger, and, observing from bis air and accent that be was, a foreigner, en tered Into conversation with him, ' and iooa learnt the particulars of his story , That it ran ger was Columbus, accompanied by bisypunf , son Diego Where ; lie had come from does ;; not clearly appear ; that he' was in destitute circumstances, is evident from the mode of bis wayfaring S he was on his way "tothe neigh boring town of H'ieloo, to seek his brother-in-law.' who had married a sister of b'is deceased' wife. . .. Xe" - The prior was a man ef extensive iotorma tion. His attention bad been turned in Some measurb to geographical and nautical science, probably from his vicinity to Palps, the inhs bitants of which were among the most eiter prising navigators of Spain, and made frequent voyages to the recent discovered .islands ahi ; countries on the African coast. He was greau ly interested by the conversation of Qolumbus, and struck with the grandeur of his views' It . was a Temarkable -occurrence in the morfoto , nous life of tbe cloister, o have a man of such singular character, intent on Yo extraordinary . an enterprise, a pn lying for bread pt water miA -the gate of his conveat. He detained bici o . .i 1 -' f ' I -;-. ,'.' 'v.' - :,.-;:'";'.:- :K;::v
Newbern Sentinel (New Bern, N.C.)
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