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i.- - . I it i - TP li. 1 i. ) i 5.- t t i 1 FIT 'i ' 1- v- - I- il .1:. 3 ' v.-- M .,' ' " - SONNET TO TIME. - AS; o'er thy courfe 1 cail.reflecied eye, And mcafure back thy flight ( impenfive tho't ! ) Fond men'ry dwells on hours of extacy, But fickens at whole years with anguilh' fraught So, in the -fld' fpmelucid fpots appear, . : While1 dark and difinaluoktihe gealralfphercIl; Haft thou, O Time, within thy future wombN No more of blifs than yet my foul has known ? Borne onhy wings have-1, no joys to come ; s And mult misfortune marke me for her own ? Then fpeed thy leaden flight, nor let thy (lay Prolong to diftant years my fenfe of woe ! Short be my fpan, till, in eternal dayr ,1 lofe lemcmbrance of thy lapfe below ! AUTHENTICATED ETYMOLOGIES. When the feamen on board the (Kip oFChTiftoplTer SOMETIME in May, 1793, Davis Bill, a .lad in the 1 8th year of his age, left his guardian in Newfane, (late of Vermot'tt, and by whac he laid to his mat cs"TeTore he" w e nr awayr -he wasu tica f y wit h h t s: fehrnbtrsirrerre . . . . , ' . "n . . 1 1 1 . 1 .1 . 1 1 1 1 1 . vi e was 01 age ; cuat no nau uieugnts e;raer or oing i fea, or to the; eailerrf parts of the' United Stales. But as almoft one year has expired luce he ,Vi been of age (if living) and no intelligence .has, ever- been gained oi the lau lifice tie went awayr -the .tftlconiuiate 'mother is St. Salvador, they bur ft out into exuberant mirth and jollity : " The lads are in a merry key,", cried the commodore. America is now the name of half the globe The famous Hannibal took his name from that of his mother, one Hannah Bell, a poor Scotch garter kniiter at Carthage. r - - Dionyfiuj Hallicaniafusdenves the wo.rdMedker-. ranean from thi event ftwo girles of Syiacufe ufed every mornmg to pour the tea and other, (1 ips from an upper Wi'idow into the (treet; Whenever, therefore,, ' the., neiglioou rs h eard the falh of their apartments life ed up, they would cry, " Maid or two rain on ! " ' The learned very well know how foon a word is combined, and becomes general. ' . Antiquarians fay , that an old negro at Cape Cod, whenever his' m after acquired any thirrg of him, would exclaim, " mafia choofe it.'' Thence in time the -Maffachufett... . The citV-of Albany wa3 bnginally "fettled by Scotch people. When (Irangersori their arrival there allied how the new comen did? The anfwer was. All bonny." The fpelling we find a little altered, but not' the found. . , V When Julius Caefar's army lay encamped at Ticon deroga, near two thoufand years ago, the defer ters " "e1re commonly tied up upon a battering ram a:id flogged. When any culprit wis brought out, th commanding centurion would exclaim, ' Tie on the rogue !" The name, we fee, has worn well. A fat landlady, who, about the time of the 'flight' of Mahomet from Mecca, lived between Ne y-Or'k-LiiB, and the Ciucafavy chfls, was fcarcely ever unfurui'lted with pigeon fea pye ; and thence got the name of Mr. Sea Pyc. - The enormous rivet Mifliiippi, -owes it's name to this fat landlady: " In die feigif of Dermot O'Mnllogh in. the king d'om of Coiinaught, about the beginning pf; the ft; cond century, a noify fellow by the name of Pat Ri ""otmade himfelf very corifpicuous ; the word patriot has come down to us i perfect and unimpaired. yjC1T isjcbutrhadneznr-todk the tcrtti-of- A fmrem ing to the.eaiterr. yirt of it, he was one' day afid bv the cook," ," If his 'Imperial majtdy could rcliih a. chine of pork ?" With a brow frowning dark as Erebus, and in a voice of thunder, the nktwdreriedH Chine ha !" The affrighted cook fled, and the ex: clamation became ijje name of the-firit kingdom upon the face of the earth. "' ' - The term hurricane, fuppofed to take ft's rife from one Hairy Kane, a turbulent' Itifhman who lived at AjOiaua. is now vvfirknQJML-tQ.be .derived from ail avarieiousld female planter, who once lived on thr ifland, and was- called by the Jailors Aunt hacerv -" When the French" firft fettled-on the banks ef the river St Lawrence, they were flinted by the intendant, UN IVERSITY. 'T-'HE fubferiber is readv in behalf of the Buifd- X ing CommilTioheis, to engage with fome furtable perlon, for railing the walls.of the principal cr main building "of I heUntveTfiTyrTSToTth vyill furnifh the jCont. actor, with Brick, Limp, &f. for tht purpofs ; would alio employ T.rickmaking duringthe enfuing..ft Takiiigin eirdfe'r their terms known before the 15th of April next. . . SAMUEL HOPKINS, March 8 ' Spcrin!:ii'aiit- N. li. I will jrive cnHi for hautiig Shells to this placc-enquire of CCarroljiLFjycttevUler 4 . AJLQ&TJ50R THE HIGH BRED IMPORTED HORSE m- anxious to gain information ofher foH, if pojiibitf ?s fhe has been bereaved of her huflraiid, and three chil dren with this one, and but one left to -condole 'i;l' her in her afflictions. , The lad was active and rprlglr lv, of middling ftatuFe,- daik. complexion, with brnwii hair and eyes. AMCjS E. STILMaM . In hth'-'lf .of the paren .. "DVERT . THE fubferiber iuttndis to lemove out of this Rati next fummer he tin refore reqtitfts all ' 'thoft indebted to him ;y make immeciate paymciit ;..th(f-. whohriveany demands wTU pleafe to make tlieni known that they may be fettled as fooiv as poflible. He of fers for fale, tht vain ible three llory brick bemfe. a two ftory brick kiu hen, a largs two I'oty rram ; ware hor.u;,' fm.l;e Luufe, a fitiall (tore hoiife aujuii" ing the biick boiife : Alio a large lot, fifty yaroY frm the brick houfea good garden a liable, ;iri' a brick houfe, fit for a ware.liouie, &c. Ali'j a houfc and lot on Bow lliect, formerly Tarbe-'s ; a houf'-. TKlAt:l-A3jr fcneTlyTjwniaiV's ; a Tot' in Rain fay It re el ; 50 acres of land on 'Bevcr creek. . He silo has on haiid a few goods, which h'p.wil! fell low for . c.. fh or produce, viz. Salt, Iron, Ciiil- Port Wine, Molal'es, occ &c VETER FERRY; N. B. Tlie brick ho'jfe may be taken poiT.ifion of by the f It day of MfShTutriAildr " ' Fnyetteviile, January , 1798. 04 if FOR A h E. P URSU ANT to a decree of the Court of Equi ty, will be fold in WiW'ngtcm, at public auc tion, on v -tunray.tlie 21ft iay of. April next ; all that lot -of I.tJid iii.Wilmiwgtcri '(rRci'uding the. wh'STf ornvr-ly the- property of-v-'Cl'ailc-Jwk'ST--deeand lately occupied by Ward- and , Lrmgdon ; being y9 feet in ftont with all the dwelliiitrhoufef!, ware houfe, &c. fitualt thereon. . ' ' ' A 1 fo a - w a t er 1 o$, 66-a nd-1 woWli i rd feet-ttHfon t , with the tar. fiieil, ;&c. thereon, adjoining the hbtife and lot now occupied by Samuel R. Joeelyn. - Alio that lot and (tore m Wiliniifcton'tiow inthe occupation of Maclollati and Lord Alio that valuable plantation, called Porter's Neck, fituate in Bladen county, on the vfccil - fide of th North WelF river, near to. General Brown's, contain- people thought thii jneaflire-ver y4ean t, and vcry-mo-J inent'articulatcq, c Can-a-day ! It would be un generous in any reader to dtlxre a more ratianatitori-' vation.or the word Laoada. A jolly Wefl-Iiidian, whenever the' neighbouring girles came to his plantations, infilled on theic fipping his choiceil fyrups, and reiterated the terms, " My laf fes thence the name oi.thatJfyriip. -Few words-vhave .aberrated from their primaries lefs than this. . A tippling huffey of Giand Cairo, in the reign of Ptolomy Philadelphi, wa.s for ever frequenting public houfes, and fipping gin and brandy, without paying a fingle farthing ; and by thispr.udcnt m,ariageincnt ob- tained -the lume. oLPollyjrick, 1 Duns Sco.tus, and Erafm us, all declare that the-well known yord politic or politics, is derived from this artj. . fid tro'.lon. - 1 7ruaWi!trT40 acres. r The abov.- lands and tenement,?, claiiri! the , attenti on., of all tlidfe who are delirous of laying out their T A ,.K E N O 11 C E. 'HE connection tinder the Firm of Wheaton "and lis dale, of Fayetteville, North- Carolina, 'is this day diffolved by mutfial confent. All perfons indebted 'to.jaid.Cpmp3ny, are de fired to makeimmc7 " diate pay mcnt'.to.Daniel Wheaton, and thole peifons to whomtniy are indebted,- are .reqerefted to call on C hmT fbr thar dueVr-- D AIEL-WHE-ATONr--...... . , ;. -JAMES TISDALE. A Variety of B .LANK S for fale at the - ; ' Vrinting-Office. : i ":. . arMxr y ears. fL-Upwrd sQ.f3 00 d olla rs a ri n u al re n t The terms of the fale will be, one-third, cf the p li tch rife money to be paid within tix months from the time of purchafc one other third, within twelve months :and the icmaiiliiig third, within eighteen months. The pur chafer, giving bond to. the mailer of the court, with good fecurity. . : ". A s tlie abd ve lot sod tenemen ts have been, already rented out, actual pofieflion of the lot, buildings, wharf, &c, now i;i the poffefiion df Mr. Langdon, will not be given up to the ptlrchafer, until June next, and the lot and flqrejodcupied by Maclellan and Lord, in October next :' But In the mean time, . the pur chafer will be entitled to all the rents in the fame man ner " as they have been, or could be received by - the executots or devifees of the late Mr. Jewkes. SAMUEL R-jbCELyN, C-, &M. E, r ?r;tem?s,r;7garjr ' -7"- 0 ? -g m : v S H ERIFFs SALE. : On the Sib of May next, wilt le fold al ihe Court-Hdufe . : ;, in Sylflury, ----- , 200 acres of LAND in the4 Fork of the Yd kin. f upppfed to be, the pr 0 perty of John Re noy, or fo much thereof aHvill difcharge the tax of fa id 4andatwl-alLaccrufe:c6JLforthe - . 0 t mi rriin . n i S I L V E R. Muchlcfe property of Lord Sackvillc, and whofc racing per-. Jormances at New-Mapket, was equal to any iu - England of his -dayl TTWas poited, froni Lo n - don, in the month of November lait, by JOHN -, DREW, feu . . . ' . lor the infonnation of Gentlemen that wifit to put Mire?, the ftdiowing is extracted from the Racing-......Cri-'cndars, for the years I 793; 1794, 311795. QILVERf;-in -the fecond October met ting, 1793, O carrying 8ft. beat the Duke of Bedford's Gold e:i Rod, S'X. z!b. one mile, for 50 guineas. '' lB-t.licccdXpr.ir-aeti4igi he beat W. Taylor's St. George, 8 Hone, ,;lb, 'if'6 miles, .for 200 guineas.- In the fecond Jpi-ing meeting, .1794, 8ir. -jlb. he heat Mr. liowoith's Anthony,' 8t'.. half mile, Tf0r 100 guiceas. ' ' r In the July meeting, 1794, he won 60 guineas two miles, . braiing the Duke of Grafton's Groufe, Lord 9 xtotd.Pmiift r , Lord Guofv'enoi's Fxcifeman, Lord Cleniioiu'ti Kayiiator, and Lord ' Jigr;tfiirntsea'guir..: ' - 1" thi- -;(t October meeting, 1794, 8:1. he receiv- . ed o;rs. from Lord .E?rm..,u- S..na..1l ' '1 ," otiC and an Jit miles, for . 260 guineas. In the fecond October mreting, 1794, 8ft. 2lb. he ran a dead heat wih Lord L'remoiU's Seagull, lifJl. ilb.:o;ie and an ludf miks. ' In :he fecund October meeting, 1794, he won a handiesT? r ton's Garla-.d, Lord Egrtmont's Cinnabj.r, Sir 'harles Bunbtity's Rcbin-Gtuy, Mr. Taylor's Hel- ; t, Duke of QuotH) -rry's bay iHy, by .Diomtd, ..'id Lcrd Ticliu-.: j s Qwitlavata. - - ' " ii. the Ciaven neeting,- 179", 8(1. he beat Lord Darlmrjtoirs St.' Gtdr.ge, Hi!.' 6'Ib. four miles, for 30 ) guineas.. . in tRe-firit fpring rrt etirg; 1795, he won the maia "f the O itland's 1 1 ,1 k s ,2 CCgaraJi i vtui-milc y-br a r .'; ig Mr.. "VVilfoa's Ptmniugtoii, Mr.'Delmc's Gabriel, -, ill.) the D'ikc of QueenrDerry's Pecker. , In the Houghton . meeting, 1 795, 8ft. 4Tb. receiv ed, forfeit from Mr Bote's Volunteer celt, 7 It. one 'iiii'c, for i"6o guineas. ' ' ' 's- ' The abote tioiTc will ftand the enfuing feafen at Scot land Neck, t wenty - fi ve m lies' Iwlow H alifax' tn wit, -X. C. at two and an half Guineas the hap, five Quneat thrfrqfiTnr and ta-Gittncas to hfirtv-ifmirvi. half -dollat to the Giooni.' The moiicy for the feaiVn oir -tufiiranct to be dift.haift?d in cafli, or aiy kind of coun try .produce at cafti price, either at Halifax or Scot 'aiid Nee!:, ll.e, id. of January, 1 799 "Tard the mo ney for the- Itap, together with that to the Groom, ta-'bea id at: t Ivrt rmc of each".Tna.re"bc i n g c o vie r e d Good and extenfive clover, and meadow paflurage, well fecured,'! r-2ird the greater! attention ptdtcT" Maresi bile will not be liable for accidents or epes of-any kind. Gentherrien-thatTvifhtheir Marcs fed, or. -to run on bat fields, will have it done on the moll rea fcnable terms. - S! LVER h a beautiful dapplcrgrey, five feet two inches high, b:ed by the Duke of Grafton. He was pot by Mercury, who was got by Cqlond O'Kelly's " Eclipfe out of a Tartar marc. His dam was the. fa in 0 u s PleronMare, bred by Lord MelnngtonlTi is grar.d damYoung H3g, Skim 7 his great gram' uam riag by Crab, his great grrst grand dam hbo- ny by Chi'ders, War greaf&reat great', grand -d'am. Ebo- jULacuid-ef&rh by the nyeriy 1 yule, his great great great great gicat grand-dam ,by Leeds Arabian." ! . , ; J O H.N DRE W, Juk. P.' S. ' Mares that- come more than fifty miles dif tancc, the -ca fir will he expected with them, 1 otherwife -v they cannot be covered. , 99 .' 6 -H(difa-x county, Scotland Necl Janunry 10- . - LANDS FOR , S ALE.' G N the 2 q3 of " April, 1798, will be fold at the courc-h.au fc. in Fayetteville, for the taxes due thereon for the year 179, or fo much thereof as will pay the fame-r- 224,592, acres of land, granted to : .David Aliifoii, and. uuw faid to be the property of IfobeTtMtrmfi Hundred and OneyThoufand. -Seven Hundred and ' Tjvirteyen 7cesMattd-r-edlplDa.vid..Allir :ToTra inT"Jo1' uTGrB 'era n t ,:-whirr was-verr-rRteh Fcb-uary iy 1 . L' A W S for- tar Jalt at this ijjift aM BiakKr as. taxable property for 1796. The fale to colitimie from day. to day until the amount of the taxes oil the above lands are r'aifed. ' P. HODGES, Sherif. Cumberland county Tclruttry 2 4. - 01 . . V - dv to be delivered to the feveral Clerks in the Tdiftrift'of Fayttteville. : t , John Winslow, c. s. c. -frayeUtKiutf-Mard) ':;;.:':;rv, 7 . . . ' -. . - ! . i. .; "' a ....; ,,.7--ff::::.rvA:.:v.LJ.:.;:r.:.v:;"'r'1-
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