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MJ H 'A PRINTED' BT H. S. NOBLE, SALEM, STOKES CO. lf6BTH-CAROLI5A..MJOHN C.BLV1I, PROPRIETOR. VOL. I. TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1829. NO. 10. If f K.I3TED AND FUBLISHED EVEIT TUESDAY MOIXIKC. TERBIS Ojtk Dollar per annum, if paid in advance ; Ose Dollar and 25 Ckkts, at the end of six months ; but if not taid within the year, the price will be Ohx Dollar and Fifty Ckkts. ADVERTLSE31ENTS will be inserted at fifty cents per square for the first insertion, and twenty-five cents for each succeeding week. All letters on business most be post faid, or they will not be attended to. , editor of this paper, with a trembling hand and a reluctant THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA. The Springfield Republican publishes a highly interesting letter from Doctor Howe, dated Malta, Nov. 3, 1828: We make the following extract : You know that the relict of the brave and chival rous Crusaders the Knights of St. John, after be ing driven from Palestine to Rhodes, and then to this Island, made their gallant stand against the In fidels here and I assure you, I started and a thrill CHEROKEE PH(ENIX, And Indians' Advocate. THE Subscriber commenced the duties of his station, as J start 10 d yourself surrounded by steel clad of pleasure mixed with a sensation of awe came ov er me, as I entered the armoury of the Knights. It is still in perfect order, and on entering the hall, figures with helmet and breast plate, and greaves most interest, if, as-is expected, it contains any ac count of the system of the heavens as known to or acknowledged by the Egyptians and Chaldeans, the authors of astronomical science. A small balsatic figure was purchased with the MSS., and it is supposed found with them. On the shoulders of the figure is written in hieroglyphic characters the name, with the addition of citric and friend of Sesostris. It did not occur to ascertain, until M. Champoihon was gone, whether the name on the figure was the same with any of those men tioned in the rolls- as belonging to the historian, or to others. Bidl. Univ. heart. He had no experience to aid him, and but limited in- I and shield and lance and sword ! 1 here they stand formation to recommend him to the public He has howev- 0 just they stood when living, with their armour polished bright the vizor down, the spear project ing, or the mailed hand on the ponderous sword ; all leaning forward and seeming ready to start and punish the intruder on their solitude. Seldom have I passed an hour so pleasantly yet sadly pleasant, as in this armoury. Here is no fiction, for it is the indentical armour worn by those gallant spirits, who shone in battle field, or tourney gay; and were ready to risk life itself, for lady's love or honor's call. I buckled on the ponderous breast plate of one, I put on the heavy helmet, girt around me the greaves and the steel bands, and lifted the long sharp point ed sword but felt like a pigmy handling the armour of a giant : and I put them off quickly, ashamed of my own weakness and with a consciousness that I was trifling with what should be respected that I had almost been guilty of irreverence. cr progressed so far, generally, to the satisfaction of his read ers, for which he is thankful. "As the first volume of the Pliopnlx is on the eve of closing, the' editor has thought best to advise the public that a new volume will be commenced next month, and that.the great object of its founders, the ben efit of the Cherokees, will still be assiduously pursued. It is unnecessary to repeat and particularize the principles under which the future numbers of the Phoenix will be conducted the principles will be similar to those which have governed the past numbers. The paper is sacred to the cause of In dians, and the editor will feel himself especially bound as far as bis time, talents and information will permit, to render it as instructive and entertaining as possible to his brethren, and endeavor to enlist the friendly feeling3 and sympathies of his subscribers abroad, in favor of the Aborigines. As the present policy of the General Government, the re moval of all the Indians beyond the limits of organized States or territories, is assuming an importani aspect, the editor will fee) himself bound to lay' before his readers all that may be said on this subject, particularly the objections against the measures of the Government. Particular attention will be given to judicious miscellany, rhoice nieces on religion and morals, domestic economy, &c. w:ll find a ready admittance in the Phoenix. The original part of the paper will be rendered as interest ing as the means of the editor will allow, i Owing to a want of an assistant, it is impossible to devote a large portion of the paper to the Cherokee language, as the whole must be origi nal The editor will however do what he can. . The friends of Indians are particularly called upon to as sist in this undertaking by their subscriptions. Thus far, the Phoenix has been a dead expense to the proprietors. It is highly desirable that there should be sufficient patronage to secure it from like embarrassment in future. ELLAS BOUDINOTT. iVc Plus Ultra of Musical Instruments. The Boston Traveller gives a description of 'a new Musi cal Instrument, called a double Counter Bass. , It is 12 feet high, 4 wide, and has but 3 cords, of the size of a small rope each. The bow, with its ornament, cost about 300 dollars. The performer sits on a platform 4 or 5 feet high It was invented by Mr. Gear, of the Tremont Theatre Orchestra. The pa per cautions those who are alarmed at thunder, not to come near the Theatre. Regal Friendship. Mordecai, a very rich Jew, resided in Prussia, in the time of Frederic the Great, and was in high favour with his majesty, and a very useful person to him. Certain apprehensions, how ever, arising in the Jew's mind, that a very wealthy Mihirr.t was not in the most safe situation wliile un der an arbitrary sovereign, he resolved within him-1 sell to get out ol the. Prussian dominions, togemer n with his property, as soon as'he could accomplish it. J But this he saw was not possible to be done till he 9 had procured the king's consent. He -t therefore, in. 1 the humblest and most cunning manner wrote to Frederic to obtain his permission, alleging, that both his health and affairs required his departure. But the more crafty king, who probably saw through his design, returned this short but affectionate answer: " My dear Mordecai, nothing but death shall part us. Frederic." Silence is the judicious ornament of those who have no thing to say. Interpretation of Hieroglyphics. Mr. Champol loin, jun. on his road to Toulon to embark for Egypt, stopped two days at Aix, with M. Sallier, and ex amined ten or twelve Egyptian Papyri, which had been purchased some years ago, with other antiqui ties, from an Egyptian sailor. They were principal ly prayers or rituals which had been deposited with mummies ; but there was also the contract of the sale of a house in the reign of one of the Ptolemies ; and finally three rolls united together and written over with fine demotic characters, reserved as is well known for civil purposes. The first of these rolls was of considerable size, and to M. Champollion's astonishment, contained a History of the Campaigns of Sesostris Rhamses, called also, Sethos, or Sethosis and Sesoosis, giving accounts the most circumstantial of his conquests, the countries which he traYersed, his forces, and de tails of his army. The manuscript is finished with a declaration of the historian, who, after stating his names and titles, says he wrote in the 9th year of the reign of Sesostris Rhamses, king of kings, a lion in combat, &c. M. Champollion has promised, on his return from Egypt, to give a complete translation of the manu script. The period of the history is close to the time of Moses ; and apparently the great Sesostris was the son of the king who pursued the Israelite: to the borders of the Red Sea : so that a most im portant period in ancient history will be elucidated. On the same MS. commences another composi tion, called Praises of the Great King Amehmcn gon. There are only a few leaves of it, and they form the beginning of the history contained inthe second roll. This Amemnengon is supposed to have reigned before Sesostris, because the author wrote in the ninth year of the reign of the latter. M. Champollion had not time to enter into a particular examination of these rolls. The third roll relates to astronomy or astrology, or more likely to both these subjects. It has not li been far opened j butwill probably prove of the M- The Steam Engine. " The rudest inhabitant of our forests the man whose mind is least of all imbued with a relish for the picturesque who would gaze with vacant stare at the finest painting listen with apathy to the softest mel ody, and turn with indifference from a mere display of ingenious mechanism, is struck with the sublime power and self-moving majesty of a steam-boat ; lingers on the shore where it passes ; and follows its rapid and almost magic course with silent admiration. The steam en gine in five years has enabled us to anticipate a state of things which, in the ordinary course of events, it would have required a century to nave produced. ih art ot printing scarcely , surpassed it in its beneficial consequences. In ' the old world, the places of the greatest inter est to the philosophic traveller are ruins, and monuments, that speak a faded splendor, and departed glory. The broken columns of Tad mor, the shapeless ruins of Babylon, are rich in matter for almost endless speculation. Far different is the case in. the western regions of America. The stranger views here, with won- ' der, the rapidity with which cities spring up in KITH forests ; and with which barbarism retreats be fore the approach of art and civilization. The reflection possessing the most intense interest is, not what has been the character of the coun try, but what will be her future destiny." Western Souvenir: JVhite Hoofs in Horses. Even in a wet soil and climate, white hoofs are more brittle,, and more liable to accident and lameness than black ones ; and, in the stony and more arid soils and climates, white hoofs do not stand near so well, and are much more liable to break and contract than those of a dark colour ; and in point of fact, horses having white legs and feet, do not bring so much money as those, of precisely the same description which have them not Quarterly Journal of Agriculture Roman Ploughs!- Few classical readers are probably aware (says the Charleston Courier,) that the ploughs stdl used in Spain, are accu rately described by Virgil in bis Georgics ; yet sueh is the fact. The instrument has been stationary in that country ever since the dqjs of Sertorius. Watering Milk. A Dutchman in Albany, some" time back, went 'out to his milkman in the street with a dish in each hand, instead of one as usual. The dispenser of attenuated milk, asked if he wish ed to fill both vessels. The Dutchman replied, suiting the action to the word" Dis is for de miU luht and dis for de waiter and I rill mix dexaso as to shuit mine sei" Berkshire Am. y i 7rm
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