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J 1 1' WESTON R; GALES EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. ' - -r TEI15I8, ScsscarrTioH Five Dollar per Wnjum half in Jvtncc. i,x- . ' ,,, - ' t . - Adtkrtiskxiiitk -For every 16 lwe,1irs iner- ioo, One Dollar; each subsequent insertion, cent. KrtiwabTth yea. Advertisements, inserted in the Semi-Weekly Rib- rirS will ajso appear iu iuo i ccij j scr, irco oi charge, ,4 -" -... . ., ' Letter to! the Editor mutt btipott-paicL -a THE WinttMrMOWlTOEl. : : - " - r - - ,.' NO. XXXVIl! " L, TI( urri.utjrcf of BTiauiiurT ox ths xokai. , i5D 1U18IOCI CBiKiCTIl. . Of all the various means, which" have been Ucommended for the cultivation' ; of the un derstanding and the improvement of the lieart, I know not, of one more deserving of our adoption; than the,- habit of "occasional retirement from the world.- . It has received the sanction Of Iongtried ; experience ; and the wise and the good of all ages hare borne funess to its salutary ettects, in ue school retirement hare been reared those stupen dous monuments off genius and wisdom, rbich continue to draw, forth the admiration rf mankind. There,4he poet "builds the Oily lUJ 1UC, IUB VIHI IBIUkGS U1C Olll tf eloquence, aud the devou soul trims her iofty fires,' ana . rises in contemplaUou to ihinga above. . ' ''..' ';'''" Dnt ,m ltKtt nf rttrmnt crk cbIiiIspv In n.i.l. U will, .rsMid lu reli.in;. V Jarch, went to-ineditlirAeyeaitide'-:- Comraune, says the royal fsalmist with E Our UWH AlCA', uuu J vui uu, ttu u cym, talah, with his usual energy calls to us, ; irf the aame of , the 'Most High, V Come, wf people, enter thou into thy chambers,' ana chat thy doors': about thee 'ami our .Lord himself, who- came down ' from Heaven, to teach os the, things that belong to our peace, bs added' to these . 'a4monit!onsthe force of bis own example, TVVhen he had sent the Court Order and Jdieiar Advertisement win vm mis neigiit,inis steepness, lares are a Heavy iarged 25 per cent highers hut a deduction of 33 load "and uneasy ;. these mast be laid down j cent, will be made from the regular prices, for ad- at the bottom of the hill, "if We ever look to vi . a- i- , . r i iin ine iop x nou ' art ? loauea wun anlUtude aayhe wentuplnto a raonntain, v " was, a lull convicUon ol these, lmpor art, to i pray Often; 'indeed, did the tn( troths that raised in the mind bf the great liountaih Wai wifness to the fervency of his poet of the Seasons, the following jost and erotion , iuf ihe bour of his agony, he chose he solitude of the garden,and the dead silence Mthe night; to prepare himself for the dread- M scenes ; in which he was about to en- To him, who is really desirous to improve I'm ill the graces of the christian character, the advantages resulting fromHheyseasonable performance of this dotyv are incalculable. It fills him with more just and awful concep uons oi tnesairpreme uei ng, man ne ;can pos sibly imbibe, who holds an uninterrupted commerce with the world."' Surrounded by the attractive pleasures' of life, the objects of sense fasten upon'our' imaginations, and, too often entirely engross our hearts. 13 ut no w, that the doqrs are shut abdut us and the world b excluded,' ideas of, Deity rush upon the mind. The soul, as a bird escaped from the snare of the fowler,',' mounts up to Hea ven, converses'with kindred a pirjtsr, and feels that she is destined for another and a better mid. ' ' . A . The hour of retirement Is aTsottiat of self- lexamination. Here are no partial: friends to I flatter us, no pleasures to seduce us, no ever changing vanities to distract our attention. ow is the time, to commune with our own heart and be still ; to call ourselves to account, to review our past life, to see that our pre at conduct is under the direction of reason Ud relieion. and to strenirihen and renew lour virtuous resolutions for the future. This1 u the moment -to tnrb our head-strong pas- iions, and listen lo the still, small voice of Qnscienceu Are ybu . wounded by the darts, of calumny, and does, nature-prompt you to enget- Fly from" the object t)f your an fr, and enter into vour closet; xThe scene changed, other and better feelins.will acceed and you shall experience Ube de- tofforving an enemy, and overcoming wil with the irood. Are vou a pre v to the Im ?V wJv" r":?" Znt. f g 1 V I ? ? T 1Ta raents of another! Retire from the world i..4 j- - . . v . - hat disturbs you. and call to mind the words of the Psalmisi-uPret" not thrself. becautal ofth odtyi leave off from wrath and let CO disnln. Unn ,V ,u Lord, ar, a!; nAi lt,.ii t,- Iu. ti2liteoUSnp. . ..i lui,.? .kt m dealinsa as the nonrud.v J- Let , him. . BM VlbOl BVS . IlEllSt SlsSAS til V before, who ornnld thi. wttld a,r,t Jbosinr it ;i nnn n :h. ri.l irV nr,rrt-T.t "n who is ehgagedfrom "morn to night in Portion of his time to the acquirement of-the Par of trrtni nrirmi and thm Kokspnoinn . of the- .for onr-i. hnnr r;Arr oii apncnal .n. J'ynienu, are the calm and dignified plea - I. "oi reaection; and let the ,tliougnuesstiwrB , uc,currcucjf, ou unug auwi ym ujv. dissipated, andhegayi check for awhile leninm. ;We listen to Mr. Slick ;with sad ;, resuess wanderings, ana uit uuwd ? feast)' which nature and reason provide t reatlA.. rrlriir ortri ai t ' rirt wn 1 - "1 imwever. na rememuercu. . uiat uu I'repare our . minus, ana jeis .wswu 1 "TO our thoughts, in- vain shall we expect to y tne aUvantaees, of' retirement.'1? When ??lcr our closet, we must "shut ouf the w .tia otherwise, to use words of an old bo 1 f f V lt i- ,lke coming'to God's flaming With Olir ihna. An Coat Thou the bird, whose feathers are limed, unable to take her. former flight ; so are we, whett our thoughts , are clogged, together,, by ' T 1.1-.- 4 . ; A tf toe woriu, unauic w soar upu uur , ncaveo iajxreditatton. The pair of, brothers 'must leave heir nests.if they , will followbrist j J r.uina nis oxen, n no will auenu a rropnei. It must be a free and light mind that can as cend this mount of contemplation.overcoming household cares ; perhaps' public I not cast them away : Even these h; bid thee have their season, which thou canst not omit without impiety. . I bid thee lay.: them down at tliy closet door, when thou nttemptest this work. Let them in with thee, thou shalt find them froublesome dompanions, ' ever 1 distracting thee from ihy best errand. Thou wouldst think of thy Heaven ; thy barn comes in thy way, or perhaps thy count-book, or thy cof fers ; or it may be, thy mind is beforehand, travelling upon thy morrow's journey : So, while thou' thinkest of many things, thou, thinkest of nothing, whilst thou wouldst r go" many ways, thou standest still. And, as in a crowd, while many press forward at once, through one door, none nroceedeth : So, when variety of thoughts tumultuously throng In upon the mind, each proveth a bar to the other, and all an hindrance to him that en tertains them."'-. ' r . . . : . -. . j ' And now, ' let me "entreat my readers to bring this subject home to their own bosoms, and to reduce to practice the,lessons of wis dom and experience You live, my friends, in a yorjd of depravity, and you know that evil cpnyriunications corrupt good manners ; escape, then, while yet you have strength, before the contagion . fasten upon ure . ", r" ! . ". i n tlie calm " haven of retire mentfthe storm will soon blow over, and thou shalt pursue the voyage of Ufa in .safejy. Soldier of Christ 1 when the battle rages, and thy -spiritual eneeuies wax stronger and stronger. Withdraw awhile from the field, fend, recruit thy weaned spirits So shalt thod , go forth conquering and to conquer. - i'The Lord himself shall be thy: strength, andhaU de liver thee from the peril of the sword.5' " It was a full conviction of thes& solemn reflections, which I have selected as a suitable conclusion of the present numb er : N6w h3e the drovray world Ee lost in sleep. Let me associate with tie serious night, hxA contemplation, her sedate compeer : Let me shake offth', obtrunTe cares of day, ?'And lay the meddling senses all aside. Where now, ye lying vanities of life! " Ye eVer4empting, ever-cheating train ! . , '. . ' Where are yu nowl and what is your amount! ; .Vexatbn, disappointment, and remoree. , 8ad, sickening thought ! and yet deluded Man, ' A scene of crude disjointed visions past, And broken slumbers, rises still resolved' With new-flushed hopes, to run the giddy round. M Father of light and life, thou Good supreme ! O teach me what is good ! teach me thyself! : ' Sare me from folly, vanity, and vice :. From every low pursuit ! and feed my soul ' With knowledge, conscious peace and virtue pure; Saored, substantial, neverJadmg bliss J I , PROFITABLE PATRONS. Many persons, appear to have an idea that an Edi tor should t m general alms-giver that his tivx, ssbticc and kokxt should be freely and gratuitous ly rendered to every man ami body of men who ope rate upon the . public mind. We ijavejaeea amused with an instance of this fact, which we find recorded in a Country Paper. At a meeting last week in Barnstable, the town voted that the report of the School Com mittee. which was read to the meeting, " be printed " in the ' Barnstable Patriot and Tar month' Register, Drdvided that those' papers win pumisn it lomoinmg. Now we put it to any liberal-minded man it the town of Barnstable might hot, with as much propriety and fairnes, have passed & resolution to mis eneci i " Rtsolvedt That we will, on Saturday nextf 'dine on venison aUhe hodse or Major TomfrgiOT;atlheBuiraHeadePromhe :n ii 1 ,w:i Minnr Whv is not one proposition quite aa pre-i posteron and nnjustifiable as the other ! I P"!1 . . . V . . , .... - . .. i , i4nnif snnnid do uisaoaseu oi uiese eiro - ! feoPie 8".ul?i , f- iLr..J.". .u.s Wipressioni m raru .u.. .mh.. M te paiUaa wen as cooa, papcr-acr. i well as butchers, ed well a grocers and vintners. .And yet, from ;4.nd yet, from S . . - . . " : 1 ' 1 ST i A - cxac '?ns 10Uen COOi, W ff! n6.(.VooW t wpposo au: tteywerc qotte 1 Willing lO lOll ana SOI11 ur UW UBMOU w o- I willing to toil and spin TV body except themselves. 3 ;Mr. Slick Invents a Tiew waiihlng machine, and. wliolv regardless of time .and , convent- Unce,, brings . it lumbering into.oux editorial 1 office, and I insists i rjnoa our devoting, an 4 hoar or two to hearing Iiis eXDlanation ' of 1 " the reasons whv" it must, in a few "years,' 1 revolutioiiize the world, abolish slavery, re- 1 civiuiv. auu si vo lonirinz eiances uie aoon At last our Tisuor comes 19 me point. 1 If ydu' would a fiule puff,Mr.JIditor,:youw the cause ;jof science." , -'. ' Wheir, after he has swindled us out of an hdur of brecious time, we inform Mr. Slick that we cannot advertise his invention with out being paid for At at the established rates, he pretends to look astonished,1 says we are not the maa -he took us for. and walks oil with his washing machia tinder bis arm. Scarcely have we resumed our pen when the Secretary of theSociety for the Diffu sion of Useful Knowledge and the Promo tion of Everv Thinw" uroitr. ; -a us to call attention to the grand meeumr which is to beheld at Humbug Hall the next even- msr. Yon should leave Tonr adverliaement in the publication onlce, Mr Secretary.'! . . y bless you, sirf I do. not mean to adver t?eu 1 i a public object, ybu know; and you must find your reward, sir, in the satis faction or having done a charitable action forwarded our object, sir, which posterity' Stop, Mt. Snooks. Our time is pre cious. We have all possible regard for that very respectable body ; posterity would not raise a finger to help ns ; we must ber absol ved for the present from diverting our means from immediate and more pressing claims." " Very singular remark, sir ; I' thought that an editor'' Yes, sir, you thought that an editor, by his vocation, was one whom you and every other bore were privileged to bait with impu nity, to fleece of time, and impose upon by gratuitous advertisements. Mr. Snooks, it will not dq. .Here is a communication three columns long-from the President ofohe Soci ety f for the relief of indigent females," which fe tells us he will allow us to publish. Inestimable favor! Wonderful generosity ! And here is a letter from Mr. Pallet, request ing us to puff his new picture from Mr. Star, calling attention to his benefit from Heaven save the -mark ! from Mr. Green, indignant because we did not notice his mam moth potato md now. air. here are von with a plea for the Useful Knowledge Soci ety. vWhy should you apply to us for char- Lity, iany more, than tQ a Broadway mer- thant !;;; - You amaze me, Mr. Editor" VThat was our intention, sir. Good morn These rough hints, snch as they are, we respectfully dedicate to all the Messrs. Slicks and Snooks who .may be in the vicinity of these diggings" 'not forgetting the select men of BarnstaWe-iV7w World, - , AN EXCELLENT KEPAKTEK. )A certain female, in one of the Atlantic ci ties, war prosecuted for keeping a disorderly bouse. She engaged a professional gentle man to -defend the suit ; but -when the trial came on she appeared in court.and possessing a termagant spirit, she commenced a flka of justification inpivprta persona l he counsel whom she retained for the occasion, expostulated With her in vain. - The oppo sing counsel, hoping she would commit her self, encouraged her to proceed, and begged her to go on. Her lawyer trembling for his cause, Renewed his expostulations, when she appealed to the Judge. - Sir, said she. have I not got a right to be heard in my de fence t The Jndge, who enjoyed the em barrassment of the lawyer, replied, O, cer tainly ; pray proceed. She then went on. May it please your honor, l am accused oi keeping a disorderly house, which is fre quented by such gentlemen as, Mr. , and Mr. !' naming several eminent merchants, and adding at the 'same time the names of a number of lawyers. The court was convulsed with laughter. Upon which her counsel, who could contain hfmselfno longer, begged, in heaven's name, that she would sit down. What,' exclaimed the archly smiling Judge, you are not afraid I hope, Mr. .V No, may it please your honor, he immediately1' replied, with inimitable self-possession,' I have no fears for the bar, but I tremble for thejeneh. If there is any station truly enviable, it is that of an industrious mechanic, who by his own unaided exertion has established for himself a respectable place, in society ; who, commencing' in poveny, nasueeu nine uj ma skill and nerseverance, to overcome every obstaele, vanquish every prejudice, and build ud for himself a reputation whose value is en hanced for others. And let it be remember- . .. . - ...-4- ...:-J k- ll ea uiaiinia aiuauuu uj o.. . have health and practical knowledge of their l J !. Mtlc.t.n i,t.. liot- rrinnA business lkS a mistaken dea that tortune UeT T fc.n.l Tntrv SiSZ bition arefel.aom extiteu i deals-about her favours blindly, tnd with a and virtuous am- in vain. TTMPORTANT DISCOVERY edge's cele brated Rheumatic Plaster, an infallible cure for At . a i K4.n,t5-m k .nni; 1 ,-,"xu4 . n 4 in aiU e to the eolesi of the feet. Recommendation CIcreTmen. Merchjinta and others, with fufl di ' above is forsaw at the oi liarouna jKjre, TURNER & HUGHES. ; "July, 1840 61 1 " . . . . . ,mm fmHW UA PUBLISHED, THK KKlKxa I Jl CArgued d Ta ai nail ' in" K rt" . f a 1 14niltf . " December Term, 1839. TURNER & HUGHES. June. 19. 18 RS. G0RIT8 NEW WOKlL-Prelerment,. or Uncle the Earl, by Mrs. Charles pore; this it received at - . lUAiiiiA . uuuuno . ' . . ..- : nV.7WU U TT47 U Ij.d' August 88ib, 1840. 'T. "l ' ' 70 TfT ANNY, with other Poems, by Haiieck,' re-pub-1H lishedfrom the Edition of 1821, this day receiv ed br : TURNER 4- HUGHES. . Augostaxtn, laiu. w T OLOGNE. A fresh supply of the teal genuine Vj German Cologne, a superior article. ; J urt call . at No. I, cheap side. ... August T ; TKW COMMISSIoar, Hsatt Cottos Bae U 1 eiao bv the quantity, and first rate Ciar at .A fresh suppIv iust to August 25UC1840. 69 BLANK DEEDS FOR SALE AT THIS OrFICE. ds GRAUD CAPITAIJsV FOR SEPTEJinEn. I) -8 Gregory it Co. Managers. $40,0001! TYTIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY, fothe bene- ' V finof the Petersburg Mechanic Aseodatloii.--' Ulass Wo. 8 for 1840. To be drawn at Alexandria, V. on Saturday, September SthfTmoTC SRIUIAHT ICHIMK. - $40,000 $15,000--$5,0003,0002004i2r K 29760 rJl.00050offi300 Sfi of 9:2001 A.i,f TickeUooly $10, Hakea $5 Quarter .,,$2; CO, Certificates of Packages of 26 W hole Tick's $ :. Do-: . do ; .26 Half.tdoeJSff uo. i . ao . 26 Quarter da.- XTI RGIN I A STATE LOTTERY,For the benefit V. of the Petersbarg BeneTolent Mechanic Uon, ClaW No. 9. for 1 840. To be drawn' al Alex- anuria, Va. on Saturday, 12th September, J $40. - GRAND CAPITALS. 1 ' 20,000 $10,000 $.000$ 3,000 100 Pize of $1,000, &C.4-C 66 No. Lottery 10 Drawn Ballots. Ticket only $10 Halves $5 Quarters $2 50. Certificates of Packages of 22 Whole Tickets $ 20 60 SO. Do do. 22 Half do Do 22 Quarter do 30,000 Dollars!!! 03 100 Prizes of $1000 ! JTQ TCTIRGINrA STATE LOTTERY, For the bene' I V fit of the Petersburg Benevolent Mechanic As t n 1 nr in e io. m i i ' . suuuivu uiua iiu, iv, iur toiu. loot drawn ai Alexandria, Va. on Saturday, September 19th, 1840. SCHEME. $30,000 ! $ 1 0,000 $5,000 $3,000 $2,500 $1.017 50 Prize of $1,000, &c &cJ Tickets only $10 Halves $5 Quarter $ 50. Certificates of Packages of 25 Whole Tickets $130 Do . do 25 Half do j 65 Do do 25 Quarter do j 82 40,000 DollarsS!! . j TTTIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY Fdr the bene' V fit of the Petersburg. Benevolent Jfechanic As sociation. Class No. 11, far 1840 TO be drawn at Alexandria. Va. on Saturday, 26th September,-1840. L . 1 Drawn Nos. out of 78. : ' eaivs scasxif ." $40,000 $12,000 $6,000 5 000 3,000 2,600 $2,000 f 1,769 $1,600 $1,500 2 of $1,50 2 of $1,20020 of $1,000 20 of $500 20 of $400 40 of $300, &c. &c. . j' Tickets only $10 'Halves $5-Quarters $2,80. , Certificates of Packages of 26 Whole Tick's $130 Do do 26 Half do 65 Do do 26 Quarter do 22 69 0Cj For Tickets and Shares or .Certificates of pack ages in the above Splendid Lotteries, address , D. 8. GREGORY & Co. Managers, -lT i Washington City, D. C. . Drawings sent immediately after they are over, to an who order as above. 68 A LEXANDRIA BOARDING SCHOOL, p. C. W'- The sixteenth annual examination - of the4 Stu dents of this Institution has recently closed, and,' there is now a vacation until the 1st day of the 9th month, (September,) at which time the scholastic duties will be again resumed. The course of study in the Ifisti lotion, besides the usual brancbes of an English) edu cation, which are taught with great care, embraces a complete and rigid course, of Mathematics, both pure and mixed,' including analytical and descriptive Geom- etry, the differential and integral calculus, the calcula tion ef Solar and Lunar Eclipses, Transits, and all other Astronomical calculations; and the application of 'Mathematical principles to Mechanics Engineer ing, &c ; the Latin, Greek, French, and Italian Lan auages, Logic, Rhetoric, Mental and Moral' Philoso phy, Chemistry, Geology, Natural Philosophy, Phys iology, Mineralogy, Botany, dec Full courses of Lecture are delivered to the students on Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, and Astronomy, in which the principles of these, sciences are illustrated by a great variety of experiments. The Institution is supplied with a good collection of Philosophical and Chemical Apparatus, a Cabinet of minerals, and a well selected Library for the bse of students, i . ; .. 6 In teaching every subject, care is taken that the stu dents understand the principle of thes ciences they are studying, they are then able to apply these principles to particular eases. One means adopted for accomplishing this object is, to have the students each day in classes explain every part of the performances of the preceding day, by which they not only become more carerui, when pursuing their studies, to impress the principles upon their minds, that they may be enabled to explain them when called upon, but the constant exercise of their reasoning faculties, m explaining principles and conducting mathematical investigation; has a1 great tendency to strengthen and expand the mind-one important end of educations I ' The student are treated, in all respects, a part of the) family of the .Principal. 1 bey are expected reg ularly to attend some place of worship, at the discre llu" w l""""" " -u"uu,u " "'V ,J I ta'e week,4dtd every care is taken to gsmrd their mor- I g promote their comfort, and effect - their real im- I . .- - ! ! ' provement. : Terms for board, lodging, washing, atd tuition,! 89 dollars for the school year of eleven months, from the Ist'of the 9 th month f September) to the last 7th month fJuly. . More particular information respectiivg the institu tion canbe obtained on application to the subscriber, or those in the Southern states may obtain it j by ap plying to the following gentlemen, all of whom have had sUfdents in the Institution during the Term that has just closed, and most of them for several years , Henry R. 8adler, General D. L. Clinch, and Ltmis .Dufbur. St Mary's, Georgia. . ;: . Hon. JosepqL. omxtn jnu Jonn Urysdale, sq. ot Angustine, East J londa. M. D. Xiamarr osvannan, jooria. I IViaiSCllLl XlaUKUWU, UUCUWI4, viut vjsu v.Litm. , - Isaiah . Hart, Jacksonville Florida. ; Samuel A. Roberts, Galveston, Texas. It Hon. John BelLTenneasee. Hon. Walter Coles, Piusjlvauiruounty, Virginia, i Hun. Geo. W. Crabb, Alabama. ' j : . BENJAMIN HALLO WELL, 2 -I . . V .Principal and Proprietor. Alexandria, D. C Aug. 8. : 71 l6t t Jl DMINISTRATORS' SALE. On Tuesday, the ! 22d day of September, 1840, at the late residence I of Kobkst N.' JsnaiTS deceased all the perishable . part of the Estate of the said intestate, consisting of about 60 or 7u uaneis ox ujuu uuttiv , uais and ODDER, HORSES,THULES, CATTLE,! HOGS, and "SHEEP; Farming utensils, HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE. Thebropetty wifl be sold on a credit of X wetve months, bond tyid seen rity required of the'purchasera.'':':-,'c:'-(': j . Auffut31.W? - ; :l71.3t 1 J ( JOB PRINTING . 1 Withnea4ne$9 and despatch. RALCIGU AltO OASTOIt JXAtL. ' KOAD. H v . or Expedition increased and no ddentioti yrnHE Raleiah arid GastonRaU Road is now com Dieted and in full operation jThis-roadtdn- necu with the Greensville and Roanoke Kail Koad at Osston. which road unites with the Petersburg Kail Koad neat Beifield. A continuous lufe tf Rail Road and Steamboat communication is thus formed between Raleieh. N. C. and Boston. Passengers travelling 8outh ' leave ' Baltimore at 6 o'clock, A. M. and arrive at Petersburg at 1 A. If. next morning ; leave Petersburg at A; M "nd arr me Kaleigh at 5 P. M. the same day making only 32 hoars, including' stoppages,'' from Baltimore to Raleigh 338 miles. From Raleigh to the South, There is a daily line of stages 'running In connection with the Rail Road Cars. To the South West and West, there is a daily line of four horse post coaches, which leave immediately on- the arrival of the train, and run via Hulsboro. and Greensboro, to Salisbury from thence" a tri-weekly line via Yoik and Abbe ville, S. C. to Milledgeville, Gai. There isalso a"! triweekly back line from Raleigh, Via' Pittsbore and Asnboro to tsalisbury. From , eaneburr there is a tri-weekly four horse iiost coach line via Jbincolnton and Rutherfordlonrlo Ashville, and also a tri-weekly hack line from Salisbury, via' 8iatesville and JWpr ganton to Ashville. From Ashville to the Warm Springs' there is a fustr horse post coach line, six times a week, and from thence a tri-weekly line via New port and Dandridge to Knox ville, there is also a semi-weekly line via Greensville to Knoxvil)e At Greensboro1. N. C. a tri-weekly four horse coach line branches off and runvia Salem, N, C. thence across the Blue Ridge to Wythe Court House, Va- where it intersects.with the Valley . Line. From this line there is also a tri-weekly hack line which branches off at Salem, N . C. and runs via Huntsville, Wilkes boro , JeQerson, N. C, Elizabethton and Joneaboro, Tenn.' tcKnoxville. , ; ' .Uw . - It will thtis be seen that there are three stage lines connecting: Tennessee with tb central parts of .North Carolina, and two, connecting' Sooth Carolina andr Georgia with North Carolina. All these lines finaW Iv concentrate at Raleieh. the Southern terminus of I the Rail Road Travellers from the upper parts o& South Carolina and Georgia, the middle and Eastern portion of Tea- nessee the oouth Western part of Virgiola, . and the Western part of North Carolina, wishing to go north, will find the route by the' Raleigh, and Gastoq Rail Road cheaper and more expedition .than, any ether. 1 be following able will show the distances, the time of travel, and the rate of fare on two of the routes leading from Knox ville to Raleigh, te wit : -frtm KnoxviUeto Raleigh, by ttMry . of Abingdon ana viyinc tJwrt.siQuac wirgvma. , -;i V Miles. Hours. Fare. Knoxvilfe to Blountville ' 110 29 $10 BlountviUe to Abingdon, '. 20 . 4 2 Abingdon to, Wythe CoutHoaso 68 t. 1 2 ; ; 5 Wythe C H. to Greensboro'N. C. 1 18 ; 29" T 10 Greensborough to Raleigh, :7 84 ; 21, 6, - 390. 53 .$33 Prom KnaXvilie to Raldeh, it way of the- Warm Sprtngs, Ashetnue and ausoury. - -. ; -v Miles. Hoots. Fare Knoxville to Warm Springs, , 75 16 $6 4 10 10 Warm Springs to Ashville, 38 7 Ashville to Salisbury, 136 Salisbury to Raleigh, 136 A ' 385 94 $30 The above rates are believed to be -"accurate or nearly so. Tbt route from Knoxville, by Jonesboro , Wilkesboro and ealem, to Greensboro IN. ,U. is something shorter than either of the above routes, and the fare perhaps a little less.- " . - Crr Fare on the Kaleigh and Gaston Kail Koad less than six cents per mile. " , Cactio Jr. Persons travellingjroni North to couth by the way of (he Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road should be Careful not to enter their name or procure tickets further than to PetersbuieVa. Raleieh Gaston Rail Road Office, August 1,1840. CTr The American Sentinel. Philadelphia s Na- tionjl Intelligencer; ubSrleston courier r Augusta Chronicle : Nashville Banner, and Knoxville Times. will publish the above 'weekly fo IwoJ month and seuu meir accfuau 10 nu omiur coiiecupa. Augustll yiZ. '-. ' t TrrrAMlLTONIAN,"SX8TEM the fepuh lill Language taught in Ftfy JLesson. Mr. Hamilton, a native ol f ranco, and son oittne late author of this system, respectfully announces te the inhabitants of Raleigh and its vicinity, that be is notgr ready to meet the classes ojf . Ladies aqd Gentlemen, for the purpose of commjbnicating a knowledge of the above useful and fashiopahle taaguage. Mr.H. does not deem it necessary to enter into all toe detaijs of this system in an advertisement. He has brought J some of the most respectable families to (he place, I U :it ik.f,... k. Mnn.k tn that m lhi4n.lnin with him upward of twelve letters ot inuoouctioiw to it will therefore be. enoughvto say that en this yslem such a knowledge nf the rrenca Language .may be acquired a . to enable i the pupit to read, prouounceand understand any Trench author with very nearly the earn facility and pleasure as if in English, in .twenty four lessons, to write it with arammaticat accuracy and t speak it if not with the Tl m m ' a . a . I flufency ot a-rrenenmao, at least witn correctness andJ parity in fifty lessons. VM. . T 1 , - . t . 1 ne course is aivmea tnio six secuons, nu io eacn section aofresponding degree of proficiency ls-attn bated. ' The first secUoa comprehend the bospel ol St.' John, in which: if the infieSHohs ufjtheerbs be counted there wilt be found nearly nine thousandths fcrent , woruswiEvery. pupil will arthe Cod of eight lesson have perfect : knowledzeof it, so not to fear the eoraptition of an adept in the language, In translation and pronunctationi . A proficiency equal ly astOR4shie is attached to the second section and in the third, or 10 twenty four lessons the learner : .-"- - k v 4M4i " " V av !ssV '..uLh .L will ne eaanietf 10 reao-aua Tcansiaw w ncai iy mio same pleasure as -In English any book in "the Ian- guage. ' 1 ne ionrtn nun nu mui mw. ic voted to writing and speaking, which Mr. ti. pro; misea his do nils thev shall USea Uwilh parity. The Hamiltouian svstemhas passed as severe an ofdealas an Improvement of so greaJw; importance demanded, it hits, been pronoonced by the Edinburgh Review i one of the most useful and imponanMli- : '.f ik. a4 hw thA Westminister Review kutsim u j . I tim most extraordinary improvement in the method f IiMtracfivtt which the lngenaitrorth LOman mind raw hitherto djvised." , The Alia ays of the system that it abbreviate the period" of study, re' dace. the amount of .labour, "And increases - beyond alt other systems the actual, acquirement ihe'pti viU Tbe Americaa Journal r Education,- the Tiraes. 8tc. dcc- . " ; - - Ladie end Gentlemens classes wiUbe rmmedlali Ty, tot med . and be met by Mr. Q. In any part of the tewiror vicinuy. ; - . - -1. .Teims, (5 per section, payable aMhe end of J jeelionv ' -T. 4uguis7rA f; r each Bbbfrs snoEs Aub iincaAns j The Subscriber woold avail fcHseJf of the pre. sent opportunity .of returning his thanks to those who hve extended.to him that liberal patronaa which he ha so Jung xeceitedand hopes iy a strict attention to business, to merit a cdntinuan.c of the san?e . He has just returned from the riorth,aftef having visited the ptineipaT snanQfactories, and flatter btm- -elf that his selection is tuch as will enable him to sell ppoavery reasonable Urms.,, He would tespectlully , invite bis friends and the public generally to call and examine his stock,which consisU of the following. In IMvV SL .3,000 pair men's coarse pegM Btogans 6 to 1 1 9,000 .do do . , r I dn , do . 8 to 13 1,000 dodoi "do 'Russet do" 9 to ti fi00 tlo Tdo r , do ; ' do do ' 6 to 11 1,000 do do lined and blltdo " 8 to 12 55,000 do do Im'd & h'd peg'd k!p do 5 to 11 1,000 do' -do do do do do do 8 to 12 1,000 uv , uu uo ' o oo uo uo 9to U. ,000 do -do do- JJrr svd do do ft to II do do fine cjdf V do f do Kk' 6 to 10 de i do ' do So 1 8 to 13 lfiOQ 1,000 2.000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 600 8,000 3,000 1.000 1,000 do do do do do do! do '2M do do do do boy's Tlned & bound do do' " "9 to 5 do US - 66 egtf do -1 to' 5 do- oar6 : .do "dd ' 8 ii'S women's pezHl we!ta ' V v 7 .4 to 9 8 do . sewed do , ..8te v-do.-''. - 8o do f 4 to miss peg'd and sewed Welts ' children's brogans . women's sewed 'di peg'd boots 4 to. Ladie' PinTaj $ewed walking shoes do .- .,. AovHo a to; 4o kid.4 morocco da ' , 1,000 606 do do do do . - do buskmi ; 600 do 500 da 1,000 da 500 do uu uu supper - Hi AloVocco do A--.- Li. Iff. ' do Miss seal walking shoe" do kid and M orocco do do 2 bales shoe thread !)? 'J- V. do No. o do do 100 Ream ruled writing papcf -Wi-500 -do wrapping' - :&tt:f A. r r --1 f - -Jfi-- i T f. j mt. i. .ww "VOW 141 14 IHU KlllUUk. . , -. . 50 Cases calf and seal sewed hooU o;-to uo tio -peg a xio oo ac o coarse1 kin Sewed fcnd ueeeei 50 oxea bridles, martlfijalei and filling . ' 30 giosS toackiriir' ' t? DAVID R; rE WSOlfl. : Petersburg, Atfg; 1840c fi w afUi i Qis is to warn wi persons in jjtjviu-. onConhty and elsewhere to ba' on the look 6s t. for' Thieve; and from Wading for the following . Not which were stolen frm ttij 'house on Ihe i, 16th" fnstl , together ifi.rtty pocket bdok. coif Uining one dollal fn cash my name is written ohlt-whilst myself iOd family were absents One 'note WGebrir Tucker, of CabarYus county, for the sum of $243 10 c&ti tfiif . On Josfah Brundy, of Moqtgomery county, for $10, with a credit of $ 1 5, 1 believe , obe'on Cornelia JU, , Birtkhead for $27 ; one en Archibald Mosef Moore . county, iotiu; one oq rcier oroua,, oi x'aviui i, 4ur ,-uns on ouu anw, John Worth, of Mtatgome also sundry ulher notes; at none of which 1 ndw rfecofiect, (ogethejr with, (hoibt-t lowing receipts one receipt in favor of jjamet. 6' Birckaead, for $76, 1 believe, glvea .by .Jesse Lewis, Consteble of RandoiDhouniv : one olhei kiven bv Kinchon Stokea in favor of Alexander Smith forjL . . 4. -4) t4. . . ,4J !.4 note len is ni nana, ami wnicu receipi saiu ormia . Ieff in my hands until be returned from the"-Wester ri". ber of other ooDer in the pocket book of no Value to-V an V ofte hut myself, such as receiptf and memo njf am. a quantity of weaYm appiref, via: one mixed l close bodad coal, covered buttons j onestnpeu mTxed j vest ; two pair ef pantaloon, one a final thread pair f two pair oi uraws, two one saiiu, ' auu uue stocks.,,. I wilt give the shove feward for the-deteciOR "and confinement or deuvery jbf the Ttuef. tAnan of verv susTjidoos'spbcarahcef w'ii foend efriy on the morning of last Sabbath, the lettt IrtsfVin the piazta of Nwio.nf dc Spencer's Store, two and ' half mile from the residence of the Subscriber. , Mr. -Ne'wfom had a .conversation with him He say he is about 5 feet 10 of if Inches bigS, sfdut built, with . IarnaAiiUckrwhlakers, and that he had on a blue broad .. doth coal. sbmwhat worn'i'witEt i white hat rsifrer hrsVUmm, of Cbe Ruism fur, and i dark colored pair of pJCntaloons. He carried, nothingj with, him 'bat a' blue umbrella. He stopped at the Store with the pre- . tence'of wishing to purchac some shirts and pants-'; loon; but on being informed he could ool get them' . en Sunday, beiadwred the wy to Pay ettt ville, Stokes . I Ferry, and other places, and then went off in a very J anxious to know about. " Hi whole manner, appear- apce and behaviour, left the strougest Belief on the t mind of Mr. Newsom. that he was a mirnof verv sua-'" niciou and -doubtful chara6ter 11 8ometim in the j eourse of the morning of the same day, he was again seen a half milejrom the Store above tnehliooed; but 4 on tbe reverse end in which he left the Store', by Mr. Bsverry 8ura(U of whom he alta got breskfrtU After 'T he left 8uratts he as seen a half mile front his boo ,' on the Fayettenlle read. Nothing TnorH has been f seen of butt since. 1 . - "' - ; v v t -. wILLAM Ai maCKHKAD, Daviisotf County. N;C.V - r ' q1. r I t ; August si,.iou. . j TT-Wmrv B Tnrt Tni)it of Cbnt fnm finnA.ct Jj? jrior 43sUrt in- September next, t shall Offer for 2 sale on the premise, tu nouse ana xjotih tne i own f of Puuboroagh, recently tbo residence of Mrs. Sarah. ." a. , a 111, . J 4 1 T Mil S .J 1? wauaeit, aeceasea; Asa,tv noo wi muu sujoimng the' above, end on which ere aitoated Stables, Nesnra Houses? Ac Also, 200 Acres of Land, or thereabouts, ' situate witbin a mite ana a quarter oi tne y uiage ; part of it cleared: and tne naiance verynneiy umbered. ; Tb Lot is pleasantly located on an eminen c oVer V looking , tbe VUlage-has a eommodioui Dwelling Ifonse. and all necessary ont-house. end with a fine" well pi water and excellent Garden. -The 40 Acre adjoining may be laid officio small Lou to suit pur- chasersv Thi property is a desirable as any in Pitt. or a Summer retreat for MntWmen from the low conn- , irv. It wtll tm ttnM ott Arit nr 12 months. DUrCna sers giving noon,- wnn approved seconue, . .. . S3TAGE Fateieaocea irooi unn., iS clsato 7af rtesboro jiBtfCalSi.). niiTCirfwn irmm ins usw imivuu v . LARS only will be demanded rrom raw -f r wr ; boro.'- Thi Bug iee Raleigh thr i a , weeWeia SmilhfieW, vision Monday,, V -JV E.P.GU10::.. V RaLighV April 4, 1840. ; ' j-jutTES rzEiinojr, CIYIIjmENGIKKJSK, Inventor of the improved construction cf rail-way. AddmMtBaUimore9it:r.znd-;.' M. m a v n n 4f X rt -tjj M IU, BMUUUI,4 .UIPIU,WI 4Ut f . 4 '-
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 4, 1840, edition 1
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