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. -.. r . ..' 1 --:iJT.,. 1 " TfH E MINE -1 tf- . Vol.u.- RALEIGH, (N. C.) MONDAY, JULY, 28, 1866. - , - No; 537 Fcrrand hold the firat 'rank. Wdliairf, j The motive upon which Dumourier C twjn, Frederick. II II, Thomas P'oik, ant; jf I had written to General Miranda " to .hi IF nrv' Witters hoid the second rank in ' bun v.ois, a letter from a Member or, the i -'jm:rr.ttt's ot General Defence, informing ! hintftat Government had agretd to appoint r UNIVERSITY NORTH CAUOLIXA, T-fE CMTimittee oi visitation having dh charged, the duties of their appointment present the following, report (it the cxami nation of the students" belonging to this in stitution. 1. The Senior Cass, consisting of John A. Cameron', Jamks Henderson, D'jr nt Hatch, Jamvs Martin, . was "examined on IThhim's Lectures up on i,uir-J Pod-, sophs ,'r .Tgu.ion s Astro- : A class cr.nsisting.of J ,hn JLWrkciyJohn J and to actus he should think proper : -That r.OTviy, Hi iii'.i Lectures, llutciicsots Moral , Hill,- and Rulhi Tones, were c ; or.incu on j a frip.ite was waitir.f for him at Brest, and Pwilc lihv. Diincav.i Lo'iic-arid on Mar- ! 10- Fable VflJir' scl-ct'lM-!.-. rf .K inn. and : v-v .!?'d 'i:nmi-J'i:rti.li-.11 ?.-r - Th-.mN u J. 1 f t' .i . 1 ! . . ....... .... - ' " O r- v ivngnsn urummir iron tne tigtn rule i muca approved the tvo host arc decided- oljcct oi thia pln was.not disapproved (is to the end of Syntax. Tlliu chss .13 bilihlv . lv hi'St.aud uml. ' ' thut' ot'the llevohition of Snain had nrevi. . .. - -. , , Hf!y been) by Gentrul. Miranda, ytt he thought tha; the position of France at that moment war. not sale, and above all, not it-i s sanguine than many others in his ex- this united class. H-.jth were likcwije cx ainined toother on Murray's English Grammar. Johii I). J ones, Alfred Gatlin,' Simu-l J ickson, Vi!Iiam' Wilhaius, Leyi j Williams and ThormsWiU'unis, panicv.nr ly excelled. Many of the rest did Well. In the Preparatory Schal, Central Miranda, ConTfiaander in Chlf ol : the Frenc h Islands in the West-Indies, I -.vhere any army of ' 12, COO regulars, 15,000 j ; ..pie' oi colo'r, and a fleet of gome 'sail of I tlie line was r;lb-rti-d for lh nnrnnsi- nt i - - -- - - r. r maiiing the Spanish colonies in "America J hn A iil liiatoir was txa;nined-on , !rearnl independent: That Gen. Miranda readinsrin Scoti Lciisons, and a;provVd..: 1 was to be entrusted with this command, hiijhlv r.n:;roved ; and the committee r ;cc 'miuer.d ?ese mnca approv-.id-ly bt'St.aad qml ct t i-i conih. ina: of Richard 1 i- Tvj.i d.-if ::ri. tfrt.- Urown- ) oii'ig gtfotl-mcQ as being worthy to j rigg, J sep!i Fugles, Egbert Sheppard, and 'i tha h mors of this University. I II nry ..Sii.tppard, were examined on 15 jtcxiv DavicKHiy was exirnined with this d.iss inili i'.siudie ; but.navmg" b.rtti obliged t i omit at aiormor period some oi rho dies rcrj lircdhi a fuli an'd-rtgitiar course ol education. cotfUJ not be a t:a;niid.ae for the like, honors j tliotujh hiu e.-..tniri jon was hthly approved. "2. The Junior Ctm -coisisted of Fre leiitk iVxtoo, Gitt-n Camphxll, Stephen ' '-vt -vlohu p-ili!iell, Cayi 11., James (if amina'r to This . class much anprov- i nientaries--'20 patres in Sclecue e Profanis. tu- j -IOruk-s in Mairs introduction. 20 rules : in p )-oJy and Webster': j tht: 4'.h ruU- I eti ; ami the order in winch they .are nam j ed desigaati's their merit. . Tnesc two classes were cx-tmiurd or j reading in Scott's L-jisor.t. J ,ir: li-iker UhU i l tH '-a n d J t rr.hrir.TT; 15 r7T ;T A. Harrington, and John L. l'ayloy who ! rigg rc the n,::t best 2nd equal the rest a:- iii lull si.im'.in ;; togeth-r with ' JohivC.. 1 deserve much commendatL .n. M jntRomcry and iSarthti Yancy, who.a.rX . A class cuns'st'rnj I. onard Lvne, ot. These' were ex anined on Algebra, j lrnry Lynev F ed J-jk : jonts, Wtilur.-. (i onv try, Mensuration of heights, d'istan- j Polk., Chaili-s V,' , ;Vht, QJ.ct-A L. tewari ct s and .surfaces, and Munas's Knglish j and Sauiud P. A:Wrcv verc txamii.fd iroir G -.uinr.ar irom tne btginnmg to tht eighth j the b- girung to t!ie end of the tied personal -character ( -n title nim to, but as fully .convince the most cordial disposition in our civilmilitary and naval commanders to co-operate - -with, and assist him in, the furtherance of this laudable enterprise, and as must ultimately tend to ensure him the arriplest success in ameaslire so well calcti' lated to contribute to thetssential interest of the British West-Indies at large, while it breaks the enthralmeht of the people of i South America. ; Undtr those favorable auepices, we are sufiicit ntly authorised 10 state that the most advantageous terms are held out to any person who may wish to enrol, under the banners ot-General Miranda on this cxpe dition against the enemies of Great Britaig, and by ar application. to the Punter ol this paper, a further explanation will be given. Sir Alexander Cochrane, in the North umberland, with the Ethalion ahd Osprey, sailed last nieht to the Northward ; as did " . .. . :v. etations of the bent fi is to be txntrtsd the Dolnhin for Aniitrua. We believe the r.:m these political principles than began object of the Amiral to be the blockade of tr b:: propagated in Trance at that period: the enemy's line ol battle ship lateiy arrivea ti thereTore remonstrated strongly against at Martinique. His Majesty's ship Cyg t!: j underiak'n;' at that moment, and I net, from a cruize, arrived this nu-ruisfr. I -nggingthrni to postpone it for a better op- pctftinuy, l)cii)g a n atter ol too great mi ;.ortance ar.d ol tv;). iftu.c Jjucauauqi:R-tf TrTneTTo !e haaided i;i that indigested nat.ner, and at a period of much ,u.:cer-' ainty, coir.iusit n, ahd disagreement. The xrce of his reasoning was justly admitted, n.i his cMiu&el lollowed. 'Some people have, blamed ' General Miranda lor not having seized. t'liAt oppoi- rule i,i Sir-tax. The whole of this class is vcfv Jiighly approved. '' T't has given proofs ot much diligence and application to its studies. The committee however, deem , it proper to say, that J hn D jruicil, Frede rick Dec ton, Stephen Davis, Bant'.ett Yn cy audJ ahn L, Taylor, appear U be m.st accurate: and ol these, John Donnell is esteemed the best hobir. 3. The Sjphvnirt- ckt was as follows : John Babbitt, William Cowan, William Ferrand, Alfred Gatlin, William Hen'' r-s.-n, Samuel Jackson, John D. J -ncs, An drew Mu-dockj L. wis Williams and Tho uui Williams. Besides these, who are. in id i and regular standing,- the following persons a c attached to this tlas3 : John Br'own, Robert Campbc II, I.wis Duke, "W'iiiam Green, William Haves, John Lvtlt Fa.mer Moscly, John Paifer, Wiiuam Ki-'.uih.c, and J sines Tignor. They Verc examine on American Geography, having bceo heretofore approved at a pubiick cxa- iniuaiiun.,.on the Gi-oeianhy oi Europe. ! .0 1 1 1 - voia ana VTri-a. : Atter stating a general approbation, the cimmittee distinguis'i Jonn D. J :ies, Samuel Jackson, Andrew -Murdolk. Wniu-r; Green; "Alfred Gitlin, -William Cowan,. John P..ifer, William Per, rand, Lewis Williams -and Thomas Wild. j on 4th chap.Nvi John, in Greek a. d Ariti;- Cet;p.T and CABt.-'r.T or St. Cloud. In a series of Lrttcrt. m tic. to 'tne Ivuie oi 1 I res. O: these, Charles Wright ix!t(i(Jc('ly the best. Ga briel -Stewart and LnaU! hue c'cstivt : unity ot ext-jnamg ireedom and ir.de j'er.dence : to his native country. But it has 'suftcicnilv. -appeared, by u!..stquent cventr,, that if he'Miad f.'dpwed the line ol :oi!duct proiv-s'M!, i e might have been the much pra-.br -he rt xt are highly approved. , itnu ami-Mt of esiabbsliini- anarchy and dts- pvtipin instead cf liWeriy :.. and it must be a matfei ot since;e s.. islaet ion . to General Miranda, tint he v.'::s the means of prevent ing ir.c;t!pabie 't-vils both ty. 'Spain ai.d;' South America." In our lust we drew an hasty sketch of ihe progress of 1 1) is expedition' as iar as it aid The last' cld3-, -together w-.th luiius Walk- cr and Jrmes Hogg, Vtie Examined o;. Mairs Ii.ir''VdictiOn to tlie idii rrde- Wt b iter's Erghsh Grammar, and SerCt. Lis; sftns. Of ihcs?, Gabriel I.. Stewart, Gfia Wright, Jvronard l. ne and Julius WaiktY. are sc best ;he res: were appris ed. A class consisting 0 Julius Wa!k ;r anr, James II gg, were ex imined on th r f.; .v B ckof Virgi.'o & )ieds, and onJJte Greel lestamer.r, Irom the gospel of jfuhn to th acts of tht A.jostl.s. Julius Walker is con sidertd best. t Thriv, A-trust 1805. ' My Lord, I promised voi! not to pronounce in haste or. pei tons' ar.d tvi nts passing tinder my eyt s : thirty-one months have quickly pass ed awav, sice I became an aUcniive spec tator of t'ne extraordinary transaCt'iots, ar.d of the extraordinary characters, of the tX traordinarv Com t and Cabine t oi St. Cloud. If my tab r.ts to delineate tqual my zeal to inquire, and my industiy to examine ; if I 00 a.-, able a painter as I have been an inde-i laiigable c!tiver, you will be satu .fitd, & with your.appiol)atic:i at once sanction and rcva. d my labors. - ' : With most princes the supple courtier and the fawning favorite have greater influ- praceecel, ana tile transient nuscarri- t rtrf. ,1,,, ,rrff i.rd sit.sm'ari ar.d siih. un.i.s iiui dtu :npi j we are now en ibled to add swine more accurate particulars General Miranda felt the United States, in .he Af.Ki-icsn ship. ,L.-ander, on the 2d of cbruarv he t.o.mvh.td. at . Jacc.uemel, ex- WKSI-iMDIFS. 1 -- to tie minister; and the determination of-ca-biritts are therefore ircquently prepared ill dravng-rccms, and discussed in the ciooct. The' politician and the c uusellor aie ire que. ntly applauded or cer.surtd for trarr.ac- be iliieUNoy Other .inieiican'4 ,vKtVi tlv-r-.i.-mnt.c nf rti.rhair.hcri i in!r...- TrU I? 1 ri. 1 - r i dy are tutith.-d to the second. Those vvJio are stieil above to be id full standing, to-g.-lher with VVlliam Haves; Robert Camp. : , ' . J -c - .. ... .... . Bridgetown (Barbadoes) June 10 Gen. Miranda., We have been excited :V the interest which is "generally lelt ii General Miranda's 'expedition-, to S oud, America, to trace the ica ling princif ks &. origin of this audaTle enterprise ; and shall' endeavor, from time to time, to aff-.rd our readers such particulars as may elucidav l)ll:e.4nd convey-to-them. tsxty-vabtrJ- resting detail of his progress and .success. The history of the early part of the F. encii Revohitionary War affords'' ample proof oi Miranda's 'ability. ;as a General; and the confidence which the-moct experienced Ge-. .btiy, J unes G. 1 tgnerf, and William t. , , . u u- . V ",rr, im'i.Yi V. i v t-.1 1 ranee placed him, shews his capacity to . ...nmv wrc examined on the fsatires , , , .r. ri K -i-i7f"n . i undertake -tle most extei.siveand arduous t.p! les ol H j-ace, and on LicenJs j- . v ' e ()f.,Mr A...u-...M...i,..i. AK,.m.. joterprtz. J he project of bitaxmg 'he . . . - a.iiui v, ir An.ui ui tv. ijiirii .4Vr lr.;, J )lin D. Jonesv J"hn Babbitt, Samuel Jatk.son and William Williams, appeared" "most correct. - William Cowan and Palmer Mos.cly hold the next rank. : This whole classtogethef with llenry Lor.g, was ek ainined oh Aritiimrtic lromthe-Rule oi -Threc as far as Fractions William Wil jiamst Jirn-s .'Tigrtorv Lewis Duke, A!--"fred G itijri-and Joha D. Jones exceiled. Thc, whole are Generally approved. '. .' Iii the Freahmdn -Class, are John 'Cole- mati, B rj?min D jugias, Thomas Polk, "anil' lie nrv Waiters'. tVn'inT I it rh' ( o u .Kii.- u -K-l -A l .1 ...-. . . -ii - -nv-.i tr i r llLbp'.! 1 V 3 n c e s , r u : i e mon n a w Kins, r rc- iick,.HdpVit'iamH;pr::r,'HCn -J.JSr.7Iinam-; ahd William Williams. The Hvv.ole of this clasi was examined on .liurace's Satires and Epistles and art of try, 'ar.d was highly approved. , Tjic P ybke of. oppression wnich Spairf groaned under,juzas notvoriginally, confined to the revolutionising.. her colonies, . bat wc fi-i V that in October, JT02, while Miranda was engaged with Dumo.urieT'!n' a plan for the invasion tf Belgium, the Executive Power and leading Members of the French Revo lution had formed a design of attacking and revolutionising Spain itself'.' Tor' this pvr jise they sent by an express,' un order to General Miranda' .recallin'gi'qi. .'to. Paris ; -on his arrival there he was informed that an army "was collected towards the Iron; T'l . 7- r t i ixsk a;e in run ; f -iiwA-t,,.. fi;- LM.er5.oj v vJl'JU i4ur.. ui&.ymaWf s.. w.uuu" hesc SCh dars are WIHiani Hintr.n TrsHi t I.HII-4IIW. k v. i,i i v -rt - x . a i ' i ami -3 1 1 i-f it t t n i ;t - i m . - - - - r i ra w n':'7rr-lj T n . TaJtdc-he members ot the w,, h-... pronouaceu equal to Q( .. rcni:tJuisU the undertaku.2, - SJiU .;0-;:ci . - - .. sr-i L-llhLS6ph9re and, Fre?mzn c7cvV?j,tri' r . . ' i . . i ... .l. ' .. i i - i - oi t, iomi, were ex.mine.a on tne oreeK .T stararritr, Th-.- whole of them did v-:ry v!;-ll. AU'rud Gatlin, John D. Jones, Wil iiamWiilu:ns, Samuel Jicksoii-, & William '.""-' Hin rtni ;e t any niiy in the piaa of Tducatj'on, jUcs- ;wu-;'4ut yi ju!i t.uan,; " ',..- ducing liberty, into Spain, and that he was -i .. .1.' . . i - j-Tv.frl appoiatea to tne cniei commanu. iuiran lat however, at th i s ti me beginning to sus pect that the true principles of 'a -free government-were little understood in France, le.elir.cu the. command, from the' iinpoucy tidJinpTacticabiiity of the entcrprizet ititary vessels and troops, .and Pot ior the purposb mi engaging tne revoitea Liau;s ol that co ony in his enterprise, as some 'of the agents ot Spanish oppr.et'-iion (il courseH-nt mits to this noble design.) by resorting to false hood (the'miserablc subterfuge oi a weak head arul depraved, heart- for supporting a badjC.ause.) have endeavored to persuade the unfo; tunatc people cf South-America.. -lathe skiintisl) of the s'Sth April, upon JiUJ?l?r?H' brijj r cymhierced hefr fire upon the Bacchus, (one of the tenders) then close in shore, when she had been or dered to rcconnitre : no landing wasect ed. . As soon as. ti;e Ltaudtr could bear down (being then to windward, with a very light bfeeze) .an exchange of broadsides took place between her and the brig ; the lattcwavafterwards joined JUy; the Gtrimla' Cosias schooner, which gave two broad sides, without, however doing any iijurv to the ;Leandcr ; by whose spirited and .veil-directed fire the' were beat off, the orig having received several shot in her hull. ! She carried 20 long 12's, and the schooner i 5, both full cf men, having sail ed thepreceding day from Porto Cavallo. During the action, the two unarmed, pi'ot- boats (Bacchus and BeeJ'ftlll so far to lee- conceived,.and which cupidity and favour gave power to promulgate. I t is very generally im;g':nf d, but falsely that Napoleon Bonaparte governs or ra ther. tyrarihize's by..hin;tlf ; according t liis .own capacity, caprices, cr interest : that all his acta, all hi3chang(s;afe,the' scjciin sequence o! his oVn exciusiye,unrifejadiced wilf as. wt'l as .unlhnited authority ; thit bota 'hts greatness snd nis littleness, v,his t u'eegs? t trand his xtihtc s ; origitteentifely" with himself ; fhatthe fortunate herowho marched triuiifphar.t over the Alps, atid the dastardly murderer t'nat disgractd human nature at j aita, u 1 1 a n s e t h e s a me P't rfi'QtJi"' oved victory to himself alone, and by him- self alone commanded massacre ; that the Same genius,, unbiassed and unsupported, j - --l. -1 i'.. . - . . n . . U . m u -' o r I 1 erusncu laeiiuns, eieeieei -annyu-j constructed racks; that the same mind re stored and protected Christianity, and pro scribed and assassinated a d'Fnghien.' . ' All these contradictions, all these virtues and vices," may be found in the"S2ne per sen ; but Bonaparte, individiully, or iso lated', has T.o claim tolhem. . Except Oa' some sudden occasions, that call lor imme diate decision, no sovereign rules less by himself than Bonaparte ; 'because no. sove- ward as. to render it impossible for the rtcrx ;s niore currounded bv favorites-acd 1 shtp taprots:tthtm. . The Guarda Costa s, counsellors,' by needy advinttirers and era.J iii tut n 6vu uijn u iu (;viULl yard of the Leander, . in order to. secure uer.s, both of which were captured, and car- morerevils to repair,- rii ried huopoVtO Cavalip ihivlng on : hoard dread more dangers4f T ieatr office rs aifd forty soldfers: befconrhn?' tciK. I, ..L 11 " -Miranida.havihg iiiimieduttly after rejoin-" . . 1 ii A t. .wi-- . -- ... -t n .M; .r.m!nn. W.J m O S t 11111- -el his "aiimV, was pui suinc: the most unin terrupted successes iii favor, of Trance, and having entered, Ruremonde, was following he enemy to Wasseinberg and Bercheim, when he. received an ex'press from Dumou-. ricr, reqniring his immediate presence at ?W o.licers aifd fprtysolvl fe : rsJje tonriny tpthe expedition.Tr:l'fiTi circutr.starrcrLlQ-gsthe-r wit'h the - unexpecttd appearance of 4 naval forte .'upon the. coast sufficient! v strong to .prevent -his landing at the place- where hia friends and.adherents were as-1 ".embled to meet him, induced the General td direct hiyc,burseTqrrini d ad , tvcfi t had resources to furnish va naval and -mili tary reinforcement adequate to the execu tion bf h'i3 original-plan,; put having (aleii in with the Lilly sloop of war, vas induced to touch at ;Grcaada,-and-from thence to proceed here, whe,re We are" happy lo state h-has been receivecl 'willhat .attention arid respect t which- not -only-his owa high j- ty intriguers W hat. sovereign has more relatives to ces tar recompense ; 1 more jealousies :to dread nwr'ejdljcts to silence or stands more iq reed of in-" formation and advice? Let it be remtm- jvbered, that he, who now -.g-overns '""empires ! and nations, ten yers ago tomraanded only a battey ; and five- years ago was only mill t arycli It ftainzzf f h feniilfe r encei i 3 as immensei indeed, between the sceptre of a aanarcltand the'swcifdof a I'eueiahraS be--" twe.en.the wise legislator, who protects the lives i and property of his cotemporaries,"' diiu me iiiicmiiuwci o.u uducs liiruull rivers of blood to obtain plunder at the ex- peftse and misery of generations. The ; lower classes of "all countrita have produc-' ed persons," who have distinguished them- ' Vetoes aXWn V -' " j.......-.