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VOL.. 21 i ' - . EDITED BT EDM. B. FREEMAN! AND P Jit If TED Br JOHN CAMPBELL. : . l 7 01 XT PUBLISHERS A?fD PROPRIETORS. - " . : ' I The Advocate will be printed, ev bry Thursday morning at $2 50 per annucu'in advance, or $3 if payment is nut made within j months. ' " No paper to be discontinued until all ar- rearage3 are paid, unless at thei option of tj3 Kditor; and a failure to notify a cis- i-oatinuance will be considered aa a dew f",rarement. Advertisements, making one souarq inserted three times for One Dol ar. and twenty-five; cefnts for every subsequ ntf insertion, longer ones in proportion. rUl ldvertiscmcnts will be continued unless L Dtlicrwise ordered,; and each continuance chajfred. ' A LIST OF LETTERS, Remaining in the Post Office at Jalifax, C, on the 1st day of July, 1830, whicl N. I if not taken out before the 3lst ofl bept fa ber next, will be sent to the General I Office as dead, letters. j 'A Jones MaryjB. r Alston Erasmus . James Jeremiah Vrinton MatildaMrsJaniesBenj.J Adams Dancyl n Jones William .lisobrook .41icc ! K B Kelley James st p.irf John Keter Uriah or J a e.3 Bishop jlmenda If. Kingsbury Emehn Branch Jesse I Binford Jno. .4. Z,itchford James Burget; Thomas 4 Locklayer Samuel fhrues George Long N. M.I Bitchelor James W Long Mariah M. Miss Bailey. Matilda Mrs. Lales John 1. Barges Jl. S. II. 3 M Bruce Jama's Montford IL Q. (j ( McXemore J. IL Carson Thomas II. fbry Green o Clanton Jno. T 2iurjjaii i tier Pcttway Ml." Powell. Jesse Clark Frances Mrs Cull urn William ' Cbavis Henry I Coleman Joel Purnell Henry Clerk County Court 2Pearson Charles Crovvcll John . Powell .sa I jy Ponton M. T. Daniel George C. , r80" ?rlln : Dicken William : Pntcbet anson Button Francis r ; Durm R. &, J. &. Cc. Royal W lute hut 1 E Eiirc E. II. . Edmunds Lucy N. Eaton B. C. Eaton N. M. Ellis Benj. r Fuller. Jos. Reese Geo. R. 2 CI Rutland Drusilla Read Eliza A. Miss ' S Sheriff Simmons James Simmons JfJYL II Sarredr. Jovial f G Spar John C. ary Tjos. vi ' Smith B. . fiKlwin Sarah Miss 2Sniith John !A. Grey Elizabeth; Mrs, Smith bsolem B. drtt'ii Joseph . Smith Jesse R. Cru n Thomas! 1 Smith Nat. M. . ' Vj Vaden Coles M.. Vaden Jos. M. ; Vaden Thos. J. 2 ! w Wilkes eriry JFest JK M. Wilkins Edmund Webb Ilen JTitson. JosJ J. JFatson Mary A. Willcox iittleber JTUlis Tho. C. TThitfield Trevis Cilovor Willis Glen Tyre 4i- Garrett Stephen j . . ' ; " - II ayes Clayton Ilatchins Rob't ! Hawkins Wvatt Hawkins Howell Houard Miles 1. Ivey G TV J 72 Icnes R. A. '" . JOS. L SIMMONS, P. J. I- i 19 3w $50 nBX7iXIlD. 3- RAN AW AY) Irom subscriber a yegr past, ne- ero man I - HARRY He is a bright black; ab out five feet 10 inches h 30 years old; wears w ers; has and impediment in His speech, ol a down look when spoken to. He is by profession a fiddler, a ditcher and ver. I purchased him in tiaiuax, .u shrirTs sale, several years past, solclj as the property of Wilson Carter. He ha& lately been seen in Bertie county, cm pbyed both as a ditclier and sawyer. He there passed as a free man. I will ive lis above reward of Fifty dollars, to any Person who will deliver him to' the j;iilor i Halifax, by the 15th October, or fifty to arc if delivered to him any time tnere- : B. C. EATON Sept. 1, 1829. V 30 tf Superior Court of Law Hilifax Countv Spring Term. 1030 IT is ordered by the Court, that the STATE DOCKET be hereaftek- ta- lcTi upon Monday, the first day of the term. that publication thereof be made ii the Roanoke Advocate. j Witness, ' i ELISH A B. SMITH, Cle rk. BLANKS Neatly executed at this officeL! TIMBERTOE'S LETTER. New York June 23 1830. Dear Tim, : When I rote you last I hadnt been able to get a place then, but as luck would have it a few days after I fell in with a man from our town, you no old ben Strickland dont you? well tis his neffu Jo, pretty cute cnap i tell you. lie looked as natu ral as the hogs. He keeps a lottery office in the broad way here, after a little, champenng together we struck a bargain He is to give me 3 dollars a week end board, which is hot so bad considerin. The fact is it costs a pla- gy site of money to tret alopfj here, I tailers bills are as long as a snipes and j they; dont think nothing of charging a ninepence iist for mendinc a button hole, thats a fact. Tell Nancy Nolton the woman that made my gotomieeting trowsers shed jdo well by her needle here. ' ; I guess youd laugh a little at a ven ter of mine tother day. I was going along green wich street (I spose they had withes here in old times as well as salem) and sein a short iacket!uo in a tailers winder I stept in anq axed hini ; the price. Says he, I ax lars but sein tis you, 3'ou shall for $2 50. I thought twas 3 dol- ave it plagy queer the fellow should take sicti a liken to me all of a sudden, wli en Ide never seen him afore nor he me, and so I thought Ide just inquire the price of some othr things to see it he want tryin to cheat hie.-' At fir&t he answer ed me tolerable civil though I thought he didnt seem to relish it cause ! didnt take the jacket right off, but Linieby he got kind of wrathy and said that I didnt want to buy and; he. wauldnt show me nothing else nor tutch :o. Rut I spose you will give i. body your prices, says I, wont you. j No I shaiit, says he, for let me tell you I con sider you some pretty little taile tryin to find out "my prices jist to under sell me. Ha, ha, . ha! roared I, tiats a good one Mri Snip. What do you mean sir, says he, stepping ujpj to me with sich a sharp look as though he was going to cut me rite up into' small- cloths. Oh nothing, says 1, only that you should mistake me for a tailer,' the ninth part of a man. Gorry and bean-poles! what a passion .he llew in to. Rut I stuck it out for all tliat and cave him a bit of wholesome advice, the next time a yankee wants to know his prices I gues he'll be a little more civeller. I found afterwards the fel ler was an irishman and thats what made him so full of wrath and cabbage as old Joe Rrown used to say. Ive hit on'a plan to save washin, for washin come plagy high here as much as four pence happeny a piece, and they charge the same for a pocket handkereher as a shirt, j 111 bet a gaose -you cant tell what tis if you guess a week a Sundays and so 111 tell yon, it is 'this: J ware a blue check shirt which will keep clean a month loficrer than white ones. The plan was invented last summer by some of the proad way dandies to save expense and they was all the rage; for a time. The washer women complained terri bly and threatened to have a regular built turnout jist like the gals at Do ver factory when your Sally lost her nlnrp there. But the dandies stuck it t in them till at last the colored jr,ri;PQ rnifrcrefs took up the fashion ; and then the others left it off quick 1 nuff, and the washer women gainea the dav. . , . . f Some say twas all a trick of the wash er women in getting the darkeys to ware the check shirts, but I dont think; so, cause why? dont they ware sugar loaf hats and square toed shoes and false whiskers as much as the white dandies. I 'wish you could only see themofasabber day afternoon strut ting up and doun the broad way here, massaCuffy and missa Diner,! arm In arm, he with his white k,d g Uves and white bat on and she with her short eown and pareasol to keep her from P onin Oh dear lis dreadful sicken r?bus?htoutalaughinthe "me I saw it, but Cuffy whirled his cain round through his fingers and says to missa Diua that I was a noor ignorant fellow from the country, and didnt know whar was manner there's for you by thehoky. IHAXIFAIL, 2V. C. JUXY 22, : 1 guess the kolonizashun society , would pet themselves into a pretty pic- tkle Jf the V tried to knlnnirp some of the niggers in new vork.twiit vou and me: tis all fudge fo think they will go oack to Uinny and turn into orang o tangs ageii when they can cut sich a snine nere. ive heard tell that in the southern states they icoot let the nig gers go out after dark cause being mark they cant see them. Now tieres some reason in that and I think the southerners bought to manage their own concerns without our interfering however Im no polly tician and therefore 111 say no more about it, but wind up this letter by wishing you a pleaiant independent day and plenty of fcider. Yours with A steam, ENOCH TIMBERTOES. The duties of an Editor, his res ponsibility, the difficulties ; of his situ ation, and the toilsome nature of his occupation, though subjects bften men tioned, and often talked of, are not rightly understood' by the generality of the people. Perhaps no man in a community occupies a station so en compassed with perplexities, and so beSet witii vexations, and in which more patience is to be exercised, more caption used, and more self command practiced. jUesides all this; if a man of jfeeling, he must necessarily suffer noj little, from the rudeness and vul garity of some of his own profession, with- whom he is often brought jinto contact. Hi . late writer observes, that the newspaper pres3 is, undoubtedly, one of the great powers of society, a pow er 1 constantly interfering with, and control line every other. It has an .omnipresent vision there is nothing too! Ihigh for. its grasp -nothing too minute for its attention. " Its impor tance may be calculated from reflec ting on this fact. The danger too, of placing such a mighty power in the hands of weak or depraved men, is sufficiently evident. They either are not : competent to judge of the extent of its influence, or are base enough to wield it for the Vv orst of purposes. ,To elevate the standard of the A merican nevvspaper press, should be the effort of every intelligent editor of the country. They have the power, for they can mould the opinionsjof the people; certainly in matters ol taste, if not of iutlcment. A commendable exhmnle is shown bv a number of our journals, although, perhaps, it would invidious to particularize. The T . . . part of an editor is to be faithful and fearless in the expression of his senti ments on public matters to scorn to uphold vice, no matter how high may be its seat to plead the cause of virtue and injured innocence to 'raise the crenuts and to mend the hearts" of his readers to stand by the liberties of his country- 10 uphold morality and religion and to be foremost in every effort made to enlighten the public mind, and diffuse the blessings of edu cation. His path is a plain one, and although. it may be difficult to walk in it J that circumstance arises more from the temptations on the way side, than frpm the road itself. (The time is not far distant, we trust, when the American people will frown down every attempt made to convert the press into a vehicle designed mere Ivi for the dissemination of personal a- . recrimination and when it be, the greatest of all blessings (Qi a ffee people.aandrtfl uaz. An amusing incident occurred on bdard of a steamboat leaving New Bed ford, thus related in the Providence Journal. A market man from Tiver ton boarded the Chancellor while at the wharf, for the purpose of selling his vegetables. The steamer was on the eye of her departure; the bell had announced her intention, as a warning toj those on board to go shore. The market man, lost in wonder and as tonishment! at the magnificence and splendor of the steamer, heeded do lliing but what he saw; the sound of trre bell made no impression on him, and when be awoke from bis reverie hf found himself "a sailing all on the mighty deep." As soon as he disco .u r-. Fir reclaimed. what shall I do! land me, land oc: Z havener wretchedneif. Jt appeared that I8DO. six ousueisoi peas in my cart, ana my tne cnija died on Wednesday old mare stands unhitched on the the night of that dav the nrnn .-1 rit ? j- . ! 1 . i... . . J r,,uu Muan. nis uisiress increasea as me lost ine watcii went in in It boat flew majestically for her destina tion. Vhen he was informed that to land him was impossible, what," he exclaimed, "will my wife think has be come of me' besides,'! have promised to supply the IS ew Bedford market with veal for the 4th ol Jury; you roast, you shall land me. His situation, it is-true, was rather unpleasant; but.be was soon taught to-accommodate him self to circumstances, and his trip to Nantucket, wic was "free gratis for nothing," was in fact made delightful to him, by a voluntary subscription a- mong the passengers, which ministe red wonderfully to his relief. . Caution to Tipli.Vg Busbands. We have, been informed, that during the severe frost, which : took place a bout a month ago, a lively lass; who had been married about a year and a half before," to a young jfarmer, on the borders of Romhey Marsh, was much candalized at her husband s going rather too often" to the, public house, ahd staying rather too late when he was there. Several little conjugal expos tulations having failed of producing an alteration, the lady In ta moment of passion declared positively that if it occurred again she would throw the baby (an infant 4 years old, of which he w as very fond) . into the military ca nal, and herself in after it. Not drea ming she would carry j her threat into execution, a few days only had elaps ed, when the; . I ; Iron tongue of midnight had told twelve before Mr. knocked at his own door. His wife let him in herself, and without saying a syllable, set down the candle, walked deliberately to the cra dle, snatched up the unconscious lit tle innocent sleeping within it, and rushed out of the house. . It is hardly necessary to say that ttie alarmed hus band ran hastily after,, but so sudden and unexpected had been her move ment, that she had gained a consider able start, and the canal being but a few yards from their dwelling, reached the towing bath before he could over take her. Hf was Vust in time to seize and save her; from self-destruction; but the poor little thing was already in the middle of the water, at that spot above four feel dcep and he could wit ness its struggles by the light of the moon. In an instant he threw him self in and, grasping the night-gown which had prevented fits wearer from sinking, brought safely to the bank the cad dressed in little Polly's bed-clothes, exceedingly wet, and now mewing.piteously. His spouse, in the mean time, had regained her own door, wliich was not I opened ' until he had plenty of j time to enjoy all . the comforts of his situation. Before, however he Was quite an icicle, ad mission was vouchsafed, but ,the story of his self-inflicted duckiug having got wind, no farther stratagein was necssary to wean the swain from nis symposium, the jokes of his convivial acquaintance beinc sufficient to prevent his again far taking their revels; the impudent iltle post-boy himself cries :neic when ever hel rees him. K , Thej New-York Courier of Satur day, describes .a scene of misery (3nd crime) rti real life,; wljich. is little if at all exceeded by any of the fancy flights Sof Bulwer or Maturin: A com plaint had been lodged at the Police office of that city, by a person who had lost bis watch against one whom he suspected of having stolen it- On inquiry it was found that the watch bad been pledged with a pawnbroker. The latter accompanied by an officer proceeded in quest of tbe person who had pledged it: "On arriving at the dwelling of the accused, a cellar in water-street, they witnessed a scene which could scarcely be believed to exist in a city Tike this. Stretched on the floor with nought to protect them from its damp, save a course j piece of canvass, lay the accu sed and his wife,, and at a short dis tance,' stretched also on the floor, lay their dead child! -The room was without anv thing that could be called furniture; the cellar noisome: every thinn- 1 around bore evidence of ut- WBIOILE ISO. 73, and o1? who bv the corpse as a neignoor; he having go! asleep during the night, the wretched4 parent, driven to desperation under the circumstances in which he as siti uated, purloined the watch, and plrdgt ed it for a trifling sum of money. The Police officer sent to the Alms house Commissioners to have the necessary arrangements made for the interment of the corpse, and then conducted the parents to the : Police Officer. The mother was permitted to co. and the ' 1 r T father committed to prison, to answer to tne ctianre. "I lath Froin the Southern AiTlculiiir4 urn AfiV if , Raise a platform of the earth on the r- i.i-ui 1 : ft 11 nurr head-lapd of a field, eight (Vet wide, one foot high, and of any length, ac cording to the quantity wanted. Oil this first stratum of earth, lay a thin stratumj of lime fresh Irom the kiln; dissolvej or slack; this with salt brine from th rose of a watering pot and; immediately another laver of earth. then liine and brine as before carry ing it to any convenient height, iu a week, it should be turned over, care fully broken, and mixed so that lha whole mass: may be thoroughly "incor- poratedp This compost has been used in Ireland; has doubled the crops of potatoes and cabbages, and is said lo ue iar superior to stabreinanure. f; Gard.JHag. FR05 TI1E PORTLAMyXTOfJRIEn. llie Sea Serpent at Tonnsend Harbori We are informed from unquestionable authority that one of the monsters of the deep (for ihey are seen so pften, there must probably be more than ne,) about a week since paid a social visit at jBoothbay harbor. He passed the aftej-noon rather lazily in the neigh borhoo ofl the Burnt. Island,' oni which he light house stands1, some times approaching within two or three . rods of the shore and anon ! boom ing off straight as a mill-log, acl then turning and cutting a circle thro the waief as broad pud graceful ja? that of a seventy-four. lie wasdis tinctly seen by Mr. Chandler, who ' keeps t ie light house and his family and several other persons. He (lid not raise himself much out of the wa ter, though Mr. Chandler judged that the part which he saw of him at one time was a bundred feet in length He is Jescribed as having the usual appearance of 'bunches or undulations upon his back, which all of his family are represented to have. From some? of his sudden and quick movements it appeared as though he was now anil then nabbing a fish. A row boat wtu'cli was coming to the island, loaded with-1 potatoes, approached rather near him, and whether : his snakeship smelt the potatoes, and tho't he should like a mess to go with his fish, is not known, . but from some cause or other, he jmr ned himself very' , leisurely towards tlm . boat.: And the' boatmen with a cour age like that of Putnam's men ac thp battle cjf Bunker Hill, let the enemy approach so near that they might havo seen the while of his eyes, if he had on ly lifted his head out of the water Jnod then they began to pelt him with po tatoes. I The Mogul of the water how ever, paid no mofs attention to them than if lhey hadbeen a few light drops of rain. Hej appeared to be onf the-' whole very peaceable quarrelledj witu nobody about politics; and so far from electioneering, he did not even give any indication whether he was aIIun tonite or a Smithite. fn siiort nb ra tional account of the object of his vi&n it could be assigned, unless, he might be an aent of the general government sent along the coast tc see that the light houses j were kept in good order and properly lighted. I r ;: - jj ; v -FfeeL cf U PfHitentidry -We jfeayo had twoj extensive fire (i New Vorfe) this weslc, which consumed upward of thirty boildingsl 31 at of the property was notlinsured. and the low falls kjpoa that portion of tbe ci!ixcos ho arc) tbo least able to bear it. Both fires arc. on noestiodaUy. the ork of vilUin. proba bly, fro4 thi Btafe Prrsoo, whose fecdmgs of revenge, lor pamsbmecis inmcted. prompt them tcj every kmd of excess up- on society, in return ior wn-i mcv ajr . ,. caster iajcsUce asd cie!ty. 1 ' i i
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