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MOETH - CABOLINA SENT I WEIL . n THE FARMER AND THE COUNSELLOR. A Counsel in the Common Pleas, Who was esteem'd a mighty wit, v Upon the strength of a chance hit Amid a thousand flippancies, And his occasional bad joked In bullying, bantering, browbeating, Ridiculing and maltreating, -"Women or other timid folks, In a late cause resolved to hoax J. clownish Yorkshire farmer one , Who by Kis uncouth look and gait, AppearM expressly meant by fate For bein quizzed and play 'd upon. So having tipp'd the wink W those In the back rows, Who kept their laughter bottled down - Until our wag should draw the cork. He smiled jocosely on the clown, And went to work. " Well, Farmer Numscull, how go calves at York?" " Why not, Sir, a3 they do wf you, But on four legs instead of two." 'Officer t" cried the legal elf. Piqued at the laugh against himself; t: Do pray keep silence down below there, Now look at me, clown, attend, Have I not seen you somewhere, friend "? '; Yees very like I olten go there." a Out rustic's waggish quite laconic," The counsel cried with grin sardonic J (t I wish I'd known this prodigy, This genius of th3 clods, when I On circuit was at York risiding. Now, Farmer, do for once speak true, Mind, you're on oath so tell me, you Who doubtless think yourself so clever, Are there as many fools as ever In the West Riding? " Why no, Sir, no ; we've got our share, But not so many as when you were there." i 'GEORGIA vs. DOWN EAST. y Scene Bar Room of a Tavern. Nuimcg. (Addressing Cracker, a Geor gian) I say, Mister, you haint seed nothing of n6 umbrella no wheres about here, haint you! Cracker. Now, Til tell you what, stranger, If yu'll jist untwist that and say it over agin, I'il giv yc an answer. Nut Now do tell; I guess you are about as snappish as Deacon Holmes' new invented sheep shears; they not only took the wool clean off ; but shaved the ears and tail with it! Crack. You're a screamer! Come, figure in with me in a mint-julep, if you know what that is. Mint's rall the go South and if you want to .get the first chop go to the grave of any southern nullificr, who mought have, recently ' died, and there you'll find the mint, as they say, shooting up spontaneously. '.Nut. .No! you don't say so? Well, now, that's a gooll one. Howsoroedevcr, mister, I r guess you never drink'dno blackstrap, did you? 'Sposc you havn t. Why, bless your good sioul, its the sweetest drink that ever streaked down a common "sized gullet. 'Lasses and rum with a little dash o' water. Why, do you J know, when Deacon Snooks died he was buried tn farmer Greg's old lot, justbehind Major Stake's grocery and liquor store; you know where it is ? Well ever since he was laid V, there, which may be, I guess, about twelve months ago.thereV been a spring of blackstrap running. Crack. Well, stranger, you can take the rag off the bush,' about a leetle the cleanest I ever heard tell. I reckon you'll beat our old 'nigger Coot, who once run agin a lawyer, and lias never been able to tell the truth since. You can come a huckleberry over my persimmon to-daw Wc can think of nothing more ridiculous, than the scene which is said recently to have allegiance, by the members of the Spanish Cortes, to the infant daughter of Ferdinand, as successor to his throne or rather, we ought perhaps to say, that we know of nothing more ridiculous, than that full grown men should thus bow down before childhood, and with farcical and elaborate mocker)', swear to it homage and allegiance,'and proffer unqualified devotion to its rule. The scene is thus described: "The poor little princess, to whom each of ihe deputies in turn bent his knee, and kissed her, hand as that of his future Queen, was alarmed at the ceremony. A letter from Mad ridpublished in the London Times, says The young rnncess, not accustomed to such bustle, became irightened at the number of times her hand was kissed, and frequntly burst into tears. There was some difficulty in ap peasing her, and thisivas always done by giving Scene in New Orleans. A gentleman in- lormed us that he overheard the ! following con- versation at a hotel one morning m New Or leans, during the prevalence of the cholera. "How are you to-day?" Only so, so Bar keeper, give me a stiff Julep." "Do you know that our particular friend J -kick'd the bucket, last night?" " You don't say so will you take an anty foermatic!?" " Don't care if I do. Miss E also has gone by the board.' ' The deuce ! I was engaged to be married to 1 hei! What's the price of Cotton thismor. mngV1 'Vhe yalue of Married Men. A little more animation my dear," whispered Lady B. to the gentle Susan, who was walking languidly thro'a quadrille.) "Do leave me to manage my own business, 'Mamma," replied the provident nymph: "I shall not danre mv rinrlets out of ik Trtied man" "Of course not, my love , but k was not awarfi who vniir nartnpr was.- rSF?-L---Th,e difcor of the Ohio State juuiuai i namea Uailihachi le. Sport. " I have you get any thing?" been gunning." "Did 44 es;lgot tired r At the close of a sill v bonk. , v J. amor, as ltsuaif pnmeu iuc wuru r ifis : a wit wrote-un dex it the following couplet " fFixis ! an error or a lie, ray friend ! " Irt writiirrj fool&lbooks there is no trrf Office op Commissary General of Subsistence, Washington, July 1st, 1833. SEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received fy at this Office, until the 1st day of October next, for the delivery of provisions for the use of the troops of the United States, to be deli vered in bulk, upon inspection, as, follows : At New Orleans. 480 barrels of pork 1000 barrels of fresh superfine flour 440 bushels of good sound beans 7040 pounds of good hard soap 3200 pounds of good hard tallow candles 160 bushels of godd clean salt 1800 gallons of good cider vinegar At Baton Rouge. 240 barrels of pork 500 barrels of fresh superfine flour 220 bushels of good sound beans 3200 pounds of good hard soap 1600 pound of good hard tallow candles 80 bushels of good clean salt ; 900 gallons of good cider vinegar At Fort Jesup, 25 miles by land from Natchitoches. 400 barrels of pork 840 barrels of fresh superfine flour 375 bushels of good sound beans 5950 pounds of good hard soap 2700 pounds of good hard tallow candles 135 bushels of good clean salt 1520 gallons of good cider vinegar One half on the 1st of May; 'remainder 1st December, 1834. At the public landing six miles from Fort Toicson, mouth of the Chiemichi 270 of barrels pork 560 barrels fresh superfine flour 120 bushels of good sound beans 4920 pounds of good clean merchantable rice 3960 pounds of good hard soap 1800 pounds of good hard tallow candles 90 bushels of good clean salt 1000 gallons of good cider vinegar The whole to be delivered in all the month oi April 1834, and to leave Natchitoches by 20th February, 1834. At Fort Smith, Arkansaw. 65 barrels of porX 140 barrels of fresh superfine flour 60 bushels of good sound beans 990 pounds of good hard soap 450 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels of good clean salt 250 gallons of good cider vinegar The whole to be delivered in all the month of May, 1834. At Fort Gibson, mouth of the Verdi grise, 150 mUes above Fort Smith, Arkansaw. 650 barrels of pork 1350 barrels of fresh superfine flour 295 bushels of good sound beans 11,800 pounds of goodclean merchantable rice 9500 pounds of good hard soap ' 4320 pounds of good, hard tallow candles 220 bushels of good clean salt 2430 gallons of good cider vinegar The whole to be delivered by the 1st of May, 1834. At Jefferson Barracks, 10 miles below Saint Louis. 360 barrels of pork 750 barrejs of fresh superfine flour 165 bushels of good sound beans 6570 pounds of good clean merchantable rice 5280 pounds of good hard soap 2400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 120 bushels of good clean salt 1350 gallons of good cider vinegar At Fort Leavenworth, mouth of Little Platte. 270 barrels of pork 560 barrels of fresh superfine floor 245 bushels of good sound beans 3960 pounds of good hard soap 1800 pounds of good hard tallow candles 90 bushels of good clean salt 1000 gallons of god cider vinegar One haiflst of May ; the remiander 1st of October, 1834. At Fort Armstrong, Mississippi River 135 barrels of pork 280 barrels of superfine flour 60 bushels of good sound beans 2460 pounds of goodclean merchantable rice 1980 pounds of good hard soap 900 pounds of good hard tallow candles 45 bushels of good clean salt 500 gallons of good cider vinegar The whole to be delivered by the 1st June IW4. At Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien, Mississippi Rive 335 barrels of pork 700 barrels of fresh superfine flour . 310 bushels of good sound beans 4950 pounds of good hard soap 2250 pounds of good hard tallow candles 110 bushels of good clean salt 1265 gallons of good cider vinegar The whole to be delivered by the 1st of June 1834. At Fort Snelling, 'Saint Peters. 200 barrels of pork 420 barrels of fresh superfine flour 185 bushels of good sound beans 2970 pounds of good hard soap 1350 pounds of good hard tallow candles 65 bushels of good clean salt 760 gallons of good cider vinep-ar The whole to be delivered by the 15th of June, 1834. jfo Fort Winnebago, on the Fox River . 7. n VA J7 i ' at the portage of the Fox and Ouis- consin Rivers.. 260 barrels of pork 580 barrels fresh superfine flour 130 Bushels of good sound beans 5120 pounds of good clean merchantable rice 4100 pounds of good nara soap 1865 pounds of good hard tallow candles 90 bushels of good clean salt 1050 gallons of ffood cider vinegar bv the 1st of WW MWAW WptW SW V Jfme, 183.- At Fort Gratiot 120 barrels of pork 250 barrels of fresh superfine flour 110 bushels of good sound beans 1760 pounds of good hard soap 800 pounds of good hard tallow candles 400 bushels of good clean salt 450 gallons of good cider vinegar. One half on 1st May, 1834; remainder on 1st October, 1834. At Fort Howard. Green Bay. 270 barres of pork S60 barrels of fresh superfine floT?er 10 bushels of good sound beaus ' 4920 pounds of good clean merchantable rioe ; 3960 pounds of good hard soap 1 1800 pounds of good hard tallow candles 90 bushels of good clean salt 1000 gallons of good cider vinegar The whole to be delivered by the 1st of June, 1834. At Fort Brady, Saut de. Ste. Marie. 140 barrels of pork 290 barrels of fresh superfine flour s 65 bushels of good sound beans 2550 pounds of good merchantable rice 2050 pounds of good hard soap 935 pounds of good hard tallow candles 45 bushels of good clean salt 525 gallons of good cider vinegar. The whole to be delivered by the 1st of June, 1834. At Fort Mackinaw. 135 barelsofpork 280 barrels of fresh superfine flour 60 bushels of good sound beans 2460 pounds of good clean merchantable rice 1980 pounds of good hard soap 900 pounds of good hard tallow candles 45 bushels of good clean salt ouu gallons ot good cider vinegar. The whole to be delivered by the 1st June, 1834, At Fort Dearborn, Chicago. 135 barrels of pork 280 barrels of fresh superfine flour 125 bushels of good sound beans 1980 pounds of good hard soap 900 pounds of good hard tallow candles 45 bushels of good clean salt 500 gallons of good cider vinegar The whole to be delivered by the 1st June, 1834. At Hancock Barracks, Houlton, Maine. 280 barrels of Boston No. 1 pork 580 barrels of fresh superfine flour 125 bushels ofgood sound beans 5100 pounds ofgood clean merchantable rice 4100 poun s of good hard soap 1860 pounds of good hard tallow candles 95 bushels of good clean salt 1050 gallons of rood cider vinegar The whole to be delivered in December, 1833, and January and February, 1834. At Fort Sullivan, Eastftort, Maine. 60 barrels of Boston No. 1 pork 125 barrels fresh superfine flour 55 bushels of good sound beaus 8S0 pounds of good hard soap 400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels of good clean salt 225 gallons of good cider vinegar At Fort Preble, Portland, Maine. 60 barrels of Boston No. 1 pork 125 barrels of fresh superfine flour 28 bushels oi good sound beans 1100 pounds of good clean merchantable rice 880 pounds of good hard soap 469 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels of good clean salt 225 gallons of good cider vinegar At Fort Constitution, Portsmouth N. H. 90 barrels of Boston No. I pork 125 barrels of fresh superfine flour 55 bushels of good sound beans 880 pounds of good hard soap 400 pounds of rood hard tallow candles 20 bushels of good clean salt 225 gallons of cider vinegar At Fort Independence, Boston, Harbor. 60 barrels of Boston No. 1 pork 125 barrels of fresh superfine flour 2200 pounds ofgood clean merchantable rice 880 pounds of good hard soap 400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels of goodclean salt 225 gallons of good cider vineger At Fort Trumbull, New London. 60 barrels of Hew York mess pork 125 barrels of fresh superfine flour 55 bushels of good sound beans 880 pounds of good hard soap 400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels of good clean salt 225 gallons of good cider vinegar At Fort Wolcott, Newport, R. I - 60 barrels ol New York mess pork 125 barrels of fresh superfine flour 55 bushels of good sound beans 880 pounds of good hard soap 400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels of good clean salt 225 gallons of good cider vinegar At Fort Niagara. 120 barrels of pork 250 barrels fresh superfine flour 55 bushels of good sound beans 2200s pounds of good clean merchantable rice 1760 pounds o good hard soap 800 pounds of good hard tallow candles 40 bushels of good clean salt 450 gallons of good cider vinegar At Governor's Island, N. York Harbor. 240 barrels of New York mess pork 500 barrels offresh superfine flour 220 bushels of good sound beans 3520 pounds of good hard soap 1600 pounds of good hard tallow candles 80 bushels of good clean salt 900 gallons of good cider vinegar At Fort McBenry, Baltimore 60 barrels of Baltimore packed prime pork 125 barrels of fresh super Howard st. flour 55 bushels of good sdund beans 880 pounds of good hard soap 400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels of, good clean salt 325 galldne of good cider vinegar At Fort Severn, Annapolis. GO barrels Baltimore packed prime work 125 barrels of fresh super Howard st. flour 55 bushels of good sound beans 880 pounds ofgood hard soap 400 pounds ofgood hard tallow candles 20 bushels of good clean salt 225 gallons ofgood cider vinegar At Fort Washington. 60 barrels of pork 125 barrels of fresh superfine flour 55 bushels of good sound beans 880 pounds ofgood hard soap 400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels of good clean salt 225 gallons of good cider vinegar At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort. 480 barrels of pork 1000 barrels of fresh super Howard st. flour 440 bushels of good sound beans 7040 pounds of good hard soap S 3200 pounds of good hard tallow candles 160 bushels of good clean salt ' 1800 gallons of good cider vinegar At Bellona Arsenal, near RJchmond. 60 barrels of pork 125 barrels of fresh superfine flour 2200 pounds ofgood clean merchantable rice 880 pounds of good hard soap 400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels of good clean salt 225 gallons of good cider vinegar At Fort Johnston, Smithville, N. C. 60 barrels of pork 125 barrels of fresh superfine flour 28 bushels of ffood ffood sonnd beans 1100 pounds of good clean merchantable rice 880 pounds ot good hard soap 400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels ofgood clean salt 225 gallons of good cider vingar At Fort Moultre, Charleston, S. C. 240 barrels of pork 500 barrels offresh superfine flour 220 bushels ofgood sound beans 3520 pounds of good bard soap 1600 pounds of good hard tallow candles 80 bushels of good clean salt 900 gallons of good cider vinegar At Ogtlethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia. 60 barrels of pork 125 barrels of fresh superfine flour 55 bushels ofgood s'ound beans 880 pounds of good hard soap 400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels of good clean salt 225 gallons of good cider vinegar At Arsenal, Smiles from Augusta, Ga. 60 barrels of pork 125 barrels of fresh superfine flour 55 bushels of good sound beans 880 pounds ofgood hard soap 400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels of good clean salt 225 gallons of good cider vinegar At Fort Marion, Saint Augustine, Florida. 60 barrels of pork 125 barrels of fresh superfine flour 2200 pounds of good clean merchantable rice 880 pounds of good hard soap 400 pounds of good hard tallow candles 20 bushels ofgood clean salt 225 gallons of good cider vinegar Note.' The periods and quantities of each delivery at those posts where they are not spe cified, will be one fourth 1st June, 1st Sep tember, 1st December 1834, and 1st March 1835. The hogs of which the pork is packed, to be fattened on oOrn, and each hog to weigh i not less than tw hundred pounds, and ucept where the quality is otherwise designated, will consist of one hog to each barrel, excluding the feet, kgs, ears, and snout. Sidcpieces may be substituted for the hams. The pork to be carefully packed with Turks Island salt : and in pieces not exceeding ten pounds weight each. The pork and vinegar to be contained in seasoned heart of white oak or white ash barrels, full hooped; the rice in air tight barrels; and the soap and candles in strong boxes of convenient size .for transportation. Salt will only be received by measurement of thirty-two quarts to the bushel. The candles to have -cotton wicks. The provisions Fort Armstrong, Praire du Chien, and Saint Peters, must pass Saint Louis! ior meir ultimate destination, oy tne lotn April, 1834. A failure in this particular, will be consider ed a breach of contract, and the Department will be authorized to purchase to supply these posts. The provisions will be inspected at the time and place of delivery; and all expen ses are to be paid by'contractors, until they are deposited at such store-houses as may be desig nated by the agent of the Department. The Commissary General reserve the privilege of increasing or diminishing the quantities or of dispensing with one or more articles at any time b fore entering into contracts ; and also of increasing or reducing the quantities of each delivery one-third, subsequent to the contract, on giving sixty days previous notice. Bidders, not heretofore contractors, are requirea to ac company their proposals with evidence of their ability, together with Jhe names of their sureties, whose responsibility must be certified to by the District Attorney, or by some person well known to the Government ; otherwise their proposals will not be acted on. Advan ces cannot be made in any case, and evidence of inspection and full delivery will be required at this office, before payment can be made, which will be either in drafts on the Depart ment at Washington, or some Atlantic city, or in Treasury drafts, on specie paying Banks to the Westward. Each proposal to be sealed in a separate en velope, ana raafrked Proposals for furnish ing Army subsistence." GEO. GIBSOU, C. G. S. July 5, 1833. 12 w. JUST RECEIVED, A FEW kegs fresh GOSHEN BUTTER, of superior quality. JOHN POTMAN. KXh May, 1833 FAMILY STEVES tnSM the Counter "fteni Craven, Jones, Carteret & Hyde CELEBRATED FAmu.. . For Steaming BeDStEADS, Roosi. fL. article admiral. "TJZ 2. X": c' . ---'J upicu 10 tn ms uses for find it u.UM,KC iu avail thomci ves of jfc :hase. "perauon. Newbern. .isEPH.BELL. RICHARD m1SS his , and friends, that he mi I! customers make to order all articles in his i .e still continues to ness and despatch. Ord ne, with n.. friends will receive mAr AT" m! trY ers - - -vol. rom his tinn r i"uucareiul air."- Newbern, July 19, J833 lunnuMANT TAILOR MAS the pleasure to inform his cuL, and the publick, that he h s u rec? ved from New Ynrfc k Juilrece- , , uuuuer nnim.. noauti I WENT OF SPRING AND SUMMER GOOB, f Among ithkh aretke following- Tmblet Bt and BIack " Black BOMBAZINE. A handsome assortment of A Marseilles and Silk VESTING?. A HAVTlsnMr . I the S17 f 0theras suitable to June 21, 1833. MAS just received from New York an fet. tensive supply of STAPLE AUD FAJJCV which Ie will H at reduced prices. ALSO ON XHAND, A few bbls. Prime PORK, ami" LARD in kegs, suitable for family use July 26th, 1833. TREASURY DEPARTMENT April 12th, 1833. ' IN the late conflagration of the Treasury . building, nearly all the correspondence of the Secretary of the Treasury, from the estab lishment ot the Department to the 31st March, 1833, was destroyed including, as well the original letters and communicationg addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury, as the records of the, letters and communications written by him. With a view to repair the loss, as far as maybe practicable, all officers of the United States, are requested to cause copies to be pre pared, and authenticated by them, of any let ters (excepting those hereinafter alluded to, which they may at any time have written to) or received from, the Secretary of the Treasu ry; and all those who have been in office, and other individuals throughout the United States, are invited to do the same. That thi corres pondence may be arranged into appropriate books, it is requested that it be copied on fo lio foolscap paper, with a sufficient margin on all sides to admit of binding, and that no more than one letter be contained on a leaf. It is also requested, that the copies be written in a plain and distinct or engrossing hand. Where the original letter can be spared it would be preferred. The reasonable expense incurred in copying the papers now requested, not ex ceeding the rate of ten cents for every hundred words, will be defrayed by the Department. The correspondence which has been saved, and of which, therefore, no copies are (Hsired, are the records of the letters written by trie Secretary of the Treasury to Presidents and Cashiers of Banks, from the 1st October, 1819 to the :0th February, 1833; all the correspon dence relating to Revolutionary claims nder thti nrt f 15th Mav. 1828. and to claims 01 W V V mr J f Virginia officers to half pay, under the act of 5th July, 1832; and to applications for the be nefite, of the acts of the 2d March, 1831, and 14th July, 1832, for the relief of certain insol vent debtors of the United States. Copies of some. circular letters and instructions, written by the Secretary, have also been preserved; ani it is requested that, before a copy be made of any circular letter or instruction, written by the Secretary of the Treasury, the date and ob ject of the circular be first stated to the Depart ment, and its wishes on the subject ascertained. LOUIS McLANE, Secretary of the Treasury- April 22, 1S33. SPRING AND SUMMER (B (D D IS) 8 P"nHE undersigned begs leave to inform Li his customers and the public generally, that he has just returned from New York, is now opening at his Store on Pollok-Streel, one door West of Mr. Simpson's corner, A WELL SELECTED ASSORTMENT OF SPRING l SUMMEE GOODS: Together with a , general supply of HARDWARE, CUTLERY, CROCKERY AND GLASS WARE, GROCERIES, &c. 1; case Gentleraens' fashionable Hats 1 case Satin , lin And Arprv nther Article usually kept w assorted Stores. All of which will be soW low. JOHN CHARLOTTE. Newbern, !9th April, 1833.
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