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, A SKETCH OF OSCEOLA. , The. following sketch of the -celebrated cbief Osceola , is from th e pen of Mr. George Catlin, and 'appeared; ih the N Y. Star of the 1st. ! ! ' ! r'rhieC fit the "nailniV Wnrl 'mencerWent of the war the ownerof j an Jitoiidrecl. pe.jgr6'py".:is ' a" ta .e)yr-and'-digni--,.fied man, proud of hia superabundant flesh, and equally so of his title of-'" Gene ral," as he i? fjmiliarl caljc'd. This fat dignitary, and also Cloud, and several ; ojthers,; aeem tolerably quiescent, and not disposed togrieve avay their fat in their j present' confinement ; but there is ' one. f restless spirit amongst them of a different : castone. who sits nd broods over; his ; nation's calamities with a broken -heart, I rand pines ;tnd sickens fn in agony which I ; hone bur himself- can know or, feel I 1 mean Osc e o 1 a , ( Po v f 1 i , ) or, a s .. h e and! all . the other" qjiieff distinctly, ."pronounce it, r As-seo-h. .. , j. . - ' .7 ; - From the time Milave spent with this N CKief; and thelfaraiiijar interviews I? have '"pi haji y jtrf fiim in coil iersation, 1. ha ye been rv I enabled to form a rlrettvl correct notion -"! Whilst a bo v. and amongst the. Seminjojes nished foeUrcrpssei'.. his ieft shoulder, to which is attached bis bullet pouch ana horn. Around his waist he wears a blue sash of exquisite! workmansb i pV n ter wo yenAvith white and blue beads his gar ters, whi ch are very broad, and efribrar cin the greaterj part of the calf his leg; are of the same material, tightly bandaged over his leggins of scarlet ploth; and his moccasins are of buckskin, ornamented with beads aind hawk bills. Such, with his rifle in his hand, and. his khife in his belt (his only weapons) is As-se-o-la, the. fallen I? I the 'rihce and Kero of Florida. history, of this- extraordinary man. A Creek by birth, hej lefijlij oavo' tribe sought an asvlum where he -has been reaped, and wh ere he has.flouri shed . since. ! I lis fit her j was a, Avlijle man'by the name of Iovvell, .vjip abandoned; him I a n.d sent h i m , a ya gjra n t upon the worl d ' to catr for him.?ejf. :Ile soon became a ' favorite amortgst t ie Seminole's ; and from his fo rce of c i a racie r a'nd genius !. a lone, h has risen .o ihe highest hon ours 'of the. natjion. ' . ,j At the bal ', plays', and., oiher manly v sports Powell was reputed .first, in the nation ; and! his name was changed to : As-se o !afrom the fact that he could drink a creator quantity ol the r black drink (called as-se-o-la) .which was prepared t r q m f- om e biUef.'-arfd." nauseating'.' herbs, Ehelish I' snd in his actions, and feelings is as ever v an In and drank preparatory t6 '.'the last and), 1 m!ml ;inPs organize, anu eninrai.ea From such factf j it app'-ars he is en fi rely a "selr-rnde (nan, f extraordina ry cha ract e r, I ciusi ve J y p r q veu by t fi e I flCk n o w ledgcd, j a n cf j -ol lo;wbd, bya 1 1 t he j chiefs of the natioh, as tpeir head - war chief, i 'houghlie its but a demi-savf ge virt blood: vet'he so daks not a word of and one of an which is con- fact . that he:' is ian as any .man. I k hb is about the features- there. to stamp liern saw. In stature middling size;" and in his :is!no striuins;- pec u I a r lty out of mediocre, but! alp da sing, symnl try of proportion,, upon which Jthe lights and' shadows of ' pass i on and feel in :are ;i eenlio"p!ajrtvith pprfecHeflVct.. There I is at ijrnes spread ; over. I hem'' the raqst t benighant and expressing' smiles," even to' perfect effeminac'-.; i nd, Vat others, they are darkened with the sternness of a jTru)us,,oT- the agojhyf la dying gladia-:-tor.. In' fact, he-is te perfect beau' ifeal of an! Indian priAjee- graceful in bis i rnjoyeieht, and mrldl al mos f. to ' ch i 1 dish j '.ness, in his intercourse whth the world; His .harm is small and Uelicrte Ao tli ! "o I th e n are contin u ally ffoc King aroiin d him iri groups to'feel itsehtle grasp, and have listened much. and faithfully to narrations of this man,, and drawn other information from those who have been longei and jn ore intimately acquaint ed with him,- and 1 am fully' convinced thlati there is something of the most ex traordinary nature in the true character ob this man a something that hears an impress' which can never be forgotten or erased.; He has a mind (?f a wonderful ponjstructioji, calculated to fortify, and yet, destroy itself a lurking cunning, capable olj gilding with the warmth and glowing pleasantness of sunshine the whirling jiejmpest that's racing in his souj.and even i nj h is 1m i r t h a n d c h i I d is hness destroy i n g him. He smiles, and fawns, and languish es before the gazing world; but in his so litude, orwhen he" tells-in confidence his tulles of grief, though mild and smiling Irjiw drop3 moisten his eyes "at onW moi- m e nt, yet t!i e jb u r n i n g h e r 0 rushes t h rou g h jtHeir sockets the next his black brow? j"t over their balls, of fire- his nostrils and! his bo?mn swell with impatience f and his clenched teeth are set in silent oaths of irretractible revenge. Naturally of a restless and impatient disposition- in his captive interviews with the civilized world jie smiles7-but in his 'solitude he prieves and pines with a broken heart The world, who barely see. him, . shake the hand of a laughing fawn: but those who listen to his grief as 1 have done-, see the sternness of a Roman, and in his agony a ben-mi fuT statue of vengeance such circumstances as have .fallen to his J lot, musf soon (destroy it.s tenement. rl here are elements' in such aispirit that wage' a deadly wa t with the bodv when thwarted and chained down to al prison hfs j spiritual strength is rapidly giving way, and-1 would be very much surpris ed if he shotild survive many months, of even ; week's in- hi' present confinement, a 'id under 'hip present agony of feeling., j I The U. s House of Representatives has at last dis)osed of the Mississippi contested .Election" case, bv refusing- to 1 .. ii - v ' ' I !.' ' B . ; recognize I lie right, of either party to a seat, and refejrring the whole ma'ter back toil thd people J of vMississppj. Messrs! Gh'olson and Word passed through here a few days a;;o', on their way home. ' ; The amount of advertising done in any or town,,, is an index to' the amount activity jof jbusiness.- According to rule of judging, which is a fair pne, niiln'son as one of the most flpurisfe ing- towns, of its 4ize m the Oarolinas. t rom twelve; to thirteen coluinns of the last Nd. nf - A 'Jt'i$Jirr nnbtisherl in that town. asNhat of a feniale.-and the loveliest, a jej filled' witjh advertisements... If it liVes n are coiitinuajly hacking a roiiiul on tar. and turpentine, it fattens on them. '" the Janguisiiing 'iloplw Lrom his down -cast eye to bestow Iri in soine ; beautiifVir tinsel or plume, aim levy upph ijsl ra'ven lock for- ajsrnja loind preqrous ' Ueepke of As-se-o-l,j. ".v . j .'' ;V 1 thought at first, like thousands Jof Mothers who take but a glance at tvirh.' that 'Ii' he was efleiiiiiiate1. and wi)m'an'jsfi.but. on" i t! ni 1 i it le-acqua intilnce and familiaritv with 'iIJirm.jpbecame fully convinced, Uhat the j iiiivuutuv 1 i uio nihil 0 UU4 IU UKT but a momentj and in. th;it moment a pri soner, withering under a roken spirit, endeavoring to raisti a smirk and a srrf :le to! meet the gazing iwbrld flockingj to see in operation in itieh j. Falls of him i Tjhese smiles are soft and beaiiti those who', like pour forth his tears of actual instantly rally, ignant sternness will ea'sily see fuli ahd are many J but myself, have heard him grief i in 'the simpering jlchildishness, ' and thep rouse himself into tjao ih' '0 the warrior and liero. that those smiles are based upon an agony that regularly preys upon his substance. 'His face is certainly one of the most ex pressive kind-1 ever have seen capable f Jhei most vivid and sfrSktng exhibitioii or tne numan passions that can -possibly be ; Injiagi n ed, bear! ng u poh i ts front the jpiredorninant chr4cteristic"r ;?m:pre$s'.;-.6.f aternriess and reserve, and excessive ner- 1 severance in me pursuits ot me. His manner of drest and ornament is such as greatly to interfere with the full develoDement of his true character. li s hair, is cut 'close to thej head, except a superabundance wich it left oh the fore Jiead, flowing down to hhi eyes, and large ktifts protrudjngf frorri his temples in front ot n is ears, ana aown near 10 tne ciavicie, resembling ibr in all probability origina ting (for Indian f fashions never change) the nresent falshion which the rrentlemen pew York are aoptin'g, of cultivating iocksorer tne ears, w men mignt oe yro pcrlyltslyWd " a la SoipelU1 'Back of this is passed around jhis head, with ' rreat taste, a richly embroidered hand kerchief or shawl, in the form of a Moor? ish band ora Turkish turban, supporting two or three ostrich plumes, which fall jquite back in a horiionfaj position. ' j The anciehVand j native . form of dress he still adheres to;; tho tunic and man fau, the leggins and moccasins; but the iapproxtmation of this tribe to civilization has substituted the! material .of calicoes and fustians in place of skins so that the baseo his dress iVof civilized manufac ture, but adorned and ornamented accord ing to their own whimsical taste. - Silver eaT drcjpslare pendant from hisl ears' sil ver breast' plates, in form of crescents, and a proftision of beads and trinkets fall orer the breast aibroad and beautifully gar-; ar.iand turpentine, it fattens on them; j Cheraw Lazette. Fhm the lillsbo rough Recorder, ; C O T Toy !FA C T6XIES IN OkAXGE.S ' We- havej much pleasure in stating that there are now three Cotton Factories this : county one- at the I law - River, owned by Messrs. McCuistin, Trolinger, & Co. one on Alamance owned by Messrs. Holt & Carrigan, andHhe other by the Cain C'leek Alanpfacturrng Company f allof wli:ch seemjto promise a-liberal return to tlieir enterprising owne'rs for. the capital I tiiey i have invested in them. Each of these - establishments is about equal in sjize, and is calculated to. hold about 2000 spmdtes. There are now running some- inmg murei iuau ouu spinuies in eaco: ajn'ld .from the known perseveranceand iidustrT ol their owners, there is little doujit trrat the whole area of these build'- ingsl will sqon be filled with machinery. anu the luilj complement or spinuies put into operation. We had opportunities of elxatnining lilie yarn produced at each of these- establishments, and hesitate not to say that it ii fully equal to that frorri any qf I the Northern factories. . We under stand that the Cain Creek Company in tend lin the Spring, to introduce looms into their factorjy, and thereby be "enabled to convert their yarns into cloth. - "iWe pre sume the others also contemplate doiag ine same xnvng. Mr. G. concluded by moving that this document be laid on the table, and print ed, and was so ordered. j u v ice f resident presented from thje 1 .v. paniueni abstracts of the general rPlU7iV iHlia of United StateL for 1837, their arms, equipments, &c. Iteferred, and ordered to be printed. j . Mr. Buchanan I presented four memo rials, and Mr. ft McKean several btheris of the same character as that presented yesterday by Mr, B relating t6 the clainjs of Pittsburgh to one of the six hospitals to be established on the Western waters. Referred. ! J ' . j Other petitions and Memorials were presented and Referred. By Mr. King from the Legislature, df Alabama, asking the. passage of a gene ral pre-emption law; of a law graduating the price oh the public lands; of a law authorising the relinquishment of I6tji sections for schools, and the entry of better lands; and of a law ceding the refuse lands, found unproductive', to the several States where they lie. Ordered to be printed. ' j .By Messrs.Tallmadge, Merrick and Linn, on individual claims. Commonwealth Bank of Boston. Mr. Webster moved that the report of ine oecretarj'ot tne 1 reasury, jq answer to the resojution of the Senate, calling for miormation respecting the amount of the puDiic maneys in tne Uommonwealtl Bank at Boston be referred to the Com mittee on ti nance. a ; On this motion a debate arose, In which Messrs. Webster, Nilek Wright, Crittenden, ' Clay, of Kentucky, and Buchanan -participated. J T The report was, for the. present, laid on the table to make way for . j The Sub-Trcasvsy BillS The Senate resumed-the corisideration of this bill, and Mr. RiVes resumed the floor and ad dressed the Senate about two hours in conclusion! of jthe argument, which hie commenced yesterday, in opposition tlo the bill. and iri jsupport of the plan coirj prised in his substitute. After he conclu ded, - . ) .. , t j Mr. HubbarI intimated an intention fp give his. j viejrs ,on the subject next. He now, ; hovyever, merely offered an amendment; and after some incidental re marks by. Mr. Clay, the Senate adjourned1. . no use op rephesknva tives. The Speaker , laid before the. House-a letter fromj the JSeeretaryiof War, in obel djence to the requirements of the act' rlf March 2, 1 803 transmitting abstracts. df the general returns of the militia of the United States, and of their arm, accoii- irernenis, ana ' ammunition lor tne year 037. .,: ! ' ,.-'' . The Mississippi Election. . The rules being suspended for the purpose, Mr, Rhett moved the following-resolution : Resolved.: That the Clerk of this House pay to Messrs. Prentiss and Word the same com- pensation-per diem and mileage that is alloweil to members of Congress, computing; the. per diem fr&m the day of. ptesentire:. the cl&iai to seats in this Hoijse.l . -'j . ;-"! ,: - .'' :" " Mr. Drorngoolei objectin?, " . j .He moved to suspend the rules to allow him tio iiiove it, which .motion prevailed-r-Ayes 100. .noes not counted ' ; After a 'somewhat extensive debate, in which Messrs Duflcan,. Adams, Wise, and. Bouldin participated, I JVlr.-Hopkiris, of Virpima alluding tp the amount or time already consumed by he debate, moved the previous question.j The mioion 1 was sustained' by- thie House Ayes 171, nays 61 ' , f The Previous Question was then p- If, and carried, and the question on the resr- lUtion decided l by yeas ana nays as 101- ows Yeas I06 and nays 41. 'j y Brig Alva, McLean, 'for Sl Lucia, by Dickinson & Morris. I I ! . - ." " Brig Napoleon, Stevens, for HaTana, by Dickinson 6t Morrir" J I 10ih, Schr. John, Misins, for Martinique, by dj. v ; . j f- " " Schr. Reindeer, Coonibs, for SL Domingo, by do. .'' . ' . - I. " Bri Juan, Maclooae, for Jamaica, by A, .Lazarus," & Son. . '. ! , ' Schr. Coninierce, leaser, , for C"ba, Uy flt)iaway & Peckham. J I liiin, IJrig Havana, Gould, for bt. Vincents, bf II. R Savage. i i ';. lolh, BriCora, Good winf-for Guadaloupe, by Barry & Bryant. S - 1 r . " Emerald, Pinkliani, fr Cuba, by Barry &i Bryant. ; ' j f : " 1.6i, Schi. James, Cbdsei for Porto Rico; by Dickinson & Morris, . i f, , " President, pugle?,for Georgetown, D. C. by CO. : ; . : ' ij . j -'" 1. 'y J " Brig Elizabttii, Stariles for dp. by do.. t Memprdndum. J5 The Brijj Grand Tuik M'as boarded off Cape Fear, br the U. S. Gutter Washington, CapL Jluntc,rj cruising sulli Feb 7ih. SB Me ward. Medical notice. oa HOBSBT r. PUZIZ722U HAS located himself io Wilmington with a view ofpursuing the practice of hii profes sionj in its various branches, and hopes, by'undi- vided attention, to merit a ahar of natmnae. tie may at all limes be found at the store under the Railroad office, unless professionally engaged. The poor will receive attention gratis. N. B The Doctor has connected the jDRUG BUSINESS wuh his profession, and has opened a general and well selected f ASSORT3ICXT Olj Drugs and Medicines, Paints, OiU, Dyestuflfc, which may at all times be procured ajt his DRUG STORE, between the Couit House and the Market. Country merclrants and physicians, Avhoare in the habit of sending their orders to the northern cities to be filled, will find U toiheirad vantage to purchase lere j far the subscriber feels confident that he can supply them on "as good, if notBETTER terms. The following is a catalogue in part. - fZjCall and examine. f-TftPAN' away from th pi l jLscriber, in Onslowl co lantaticn of the sub- county, on baturdav nigiit, the 'Jih ot January last, a ? JMbtir MAN, named' Adam, aj,ev about twenty fix years, of vury black completion, aboyrt.fivr. fa: ifine or . tjn inolias hizli.f He has avac.nc;y ir his front teeth, boih abovd and below, as it a icotft had been extracted But! hf says he never had a tooth where; there seems to be the two, missing. Said negro was raised jjnr; Sampson or Duplin county, perhaps partly in caQh. ! He says he has acquaintances in Cumberlaiid County, .a,nd that he has at sonrie previous tirne been Yun away, and was fed" in FayetteVille, by a negro by the name of Willis, 'who atj that ilme belonged to! n hotel. He will no doubt be lurking about in Cumberland, Sampson, nnd Duplin counties.. 1 will give the above reward for his apprehension And confinement in;j ul, jso hhat I. get him. 1 purchased Adam of Mrs.jjulia A. Bunting, now of Wayne county, and formerly of Duplin. Any person apprehehdirig ; said nesro will please to aodress m'e at French's Mills, Onslow county, N. C. j i j' . PANI'EL L. RUSSELL. Poubte Canula Bone Forteps Dissecting do Dressing Forceps Breas Glasses and Air I ' Pbmps for drawing "j iNe breast, in case SilTerJSulet Probafi?s Silverj Probes - , Tourniquets, ; Xrocajrs ; ; y -.. j Scarificators, Am. L I" German Tpotrl Files : ' Oum Lanctts Tcntaiculums Abscess Lancets $eton I Needles Silver Mats Chti - i FemaU M Flexible MtL Cathtttra Curved Needle Scatpe's - 1 rep nines Amputnung aditm - . -. Bcwri . . Catltne " Harelip'Pins Spring Lancet'Bladt Toa.h Claws I vory nuising Tubes, ; j new article Metacarpal SSawa ' Hay's Sawa .Stethescopet Maw's Uomeatic lastra-2 menu glass Ware, Onslow, February 1h 1W33. 109 6w fjThe- Fa-yetteville Observer will ins.rrt the above six weeks, and forivar the account to this office. (Pigkrs. 30j000 Curacoa (Sifars, just received ; . I FOR SALE. r - BARRY & BRYANT. Wilmington, February IGlh, 1838. 109 tf ' - f.n.KT i , Y thebscriber, THREE, NOTES, the dates of which are ks follows : one dated Jtly 13ih, 1837, made liyjJohii Farrow, for ninety four dollars sixty five cejnts,given one-day after date,, one given Nov. 2U, made by the same, "lb r taiQ hundred and forty dollars and seventy two cents, one given Ftjbruary 7ih, 188, made by S,. Harverson, for one hundted and twenty six dollars and ninety fii'e cents, made payable one day afterdate. j j ; All persons are hereby warned againsttrading for the said notes. ! ; 1 JOHN T. HEWLETT. ' February 15th, 1838. j j 109 3 w iVAJS TED TO KENT ' COMFORTABLE DWELLING, for which a liberal pricVwill.be given. Apply to I i ; I Jt- F. PURNELL. i Wilmington., Fb. 14th. 138. : 109 tf SIDE OATS. rpHE subscriber jintends consigning - to'Mr. Elijah Dickinson small quantity of SIDE O'V-rtS, wlich he recommends to. the planters as superior in point of prductive ness, to any .other kind which he has ever planted, .y ' -,.x I J. A. AVERETT. a ( .1 i t Antimony Tartrate, Alcohol, 30 deg. Aqua Fort is Cihi op's M i n eral Arsenic, white put v. 'J'. Fowler's, solution Ammon. Carbon. Acid Benzoic Citric Mitriatic . Nitric. Oxalic Pyrol igneous Tartaric, in,cryst " i'russic jfither, Sulphuric Aqua Ammo. : i Anodyne, Hoffman's Argent. Nit. Blue Pill, Eng. Blacking, Paste Bole Armenia Borax, reined, Brimstonev roll " flour Bismuth, ox ids -5 Blood Root Beeswax Bedpans, fnrthen Burgundy 'Pitch Barbadoes Tar Balsam Copaiva, -. " Peru' " Tolu Blaek Drop Cantharidcs pulv. Cobalt ' pulv. Cayenne, American " African Cera lba Caustic Potash Cream Tartar pulv. Creta Ppt. Cort. Peru. flav. - Richfonds,; (Onslow, Jan. 24th, 1838 V Charge to D . & Mj 1084w In the vicinity'of Salisbury, oir the 7th ins?. by the RevjMr. Davis, Mr. Jon'x B. Lord, for merly of this town to Miss. Ann Fkrranp, daughter off the late Dr. t errand, ot Kowan couniv. i t -.. . - TWENTY FIFTII CONGRESS. I SECOND SESSION. . 1 IX.SEyATE. " Tuesday, February Cth, 1838. Mr. GRUNDY 'rose, and add rested the Lh'air as follows. "j ! , Mr. President; have received, and now present to the Senate, the preamble and resolutions ot the General Assem ply of Tennessee ;. by ope of ! which resolutions their Senators Fare instructed, and their Representatives requested to vote aga ins any; jaw of general finance, such as is je commended , bvj the President of the Uai ted States in his Message of September last. J understand the bill now before the Senate on this " subject, and under discussion, to be such as is embraced by this jesolmion ; and believing in the right of instruction by the. Legislature, 1 feel no difficulty in declaring that I shall cojnply with. t'Hiese instructiotis in good faith and verity, voting: against the bill ; and aa it respects questions which may arise in tbeVourse ol its progress, I shall, without aldvisihg withor consulting any body, give such Totes as, in my judg ment, ought- to be given. by a fair and honorable oprjonent of this measure ; and I design promptly to communicate to the Legislature of Tennessee the course -bf conduct'which I adopt on this subject j . J PASSESGERS ' ' , IN THE STEAMER NORTH CAROLINA, . CAPTAIN REYNOLDS, ? Prom Wilmington to Charleston, 'February Sift Messrs.! Ripley, Miller, Graider, Davis, Towns, Blount, Bleek, Judson, Thorn p son, Horn, Watson, Grunt, Peters, Pur- dy, Miss Horton, and servant, and five seamen.; m ! ;:. . . I Erom ckarleston to Wilmington, FeVruary 110. , Messrsi Downing-, Brithafn, Lewis, Hazrl,'S.V. B.,'Morden, Mitchell, Bon- he r, Scott,! Keen, Baldwin, IVVard, Horn; Horton, Hobart, Kinsey. VWIiiamsop,'! Goldsboroup-hi'Mtes Horton and servant. j i From Wilmington to Charleston, Februai y r 12A. Messrs! Word, Gholson, Bleak, Rus sell, Kidder, Hubbard, Morein, Gochrap, Arringtori and lady, Peden and servant, Edmond and servant. ' . j From Ckarlestonto Wilmington, February 14A. Messrs Brooks, Morrison,, Mclatyre, Little, De Gracy, 1 Crane, McLennan, Mclver, A. DufourJS. B. Da four, Wat son, VandenhofT, Bull, .TrotU r, Gause, DickerSon, Merritt, Miss Monier. arid servant, f ' .-j ' . IX STORE, FOR SALE, EIIIDS. Molasses, VV ints. Cordials, Alimonds, Irish Potatoes, ' A .SO, - ! ; . Leaf Tobacco, Fayette villc Flour, Moutitain Butter, Manufactured Tabacco, Feathtrs. i ' i ? , Wm. O. JEFFREYS. Wilmington, Feb.. 9th 1836. ; 103 tf The Weekly JIetropolilaii, A ; GEX EltAti LiterfiT yj Historical, Congjes jfi sionaratul lisceIlarieousJournal,'published at Washington, D. C.in its departments aims at the highest character;! Printed in good clear type, on a liarge sheet of fine white paper, the whole of it being devoted to valuable and inter esting reading matter., j Terms one dollar arid a half per annum, in advance. ' j ( ' Four papers will be sent to tho crder of any person acting as agent for the collection of sub scribers, inclosmg five dollars j nine' for ten dol- htrs , nineteen for twenty tlollars; hlty ror fifty five dollars. The enclosures by mail at the risk of the Editors. The receipt of ; a number of the paper will &e a sufHcient receipt for the money transmitted- . - j ' ' Postmasters, booVselliers, and in. general, all persons inlerested in tjie success of such' an enterprise, are respectf hllyj requested to aet as agents for the Metropqlitan ; the above terms being of the most liberaj character. ? , All letters, (pos'paid,) to be addressed to ' LANGTRE& sa Q'SULLIVAN.' Georgetown, D. C. I838.f , it ic ic cc JUattia SUM JLmfZ:TE-S. 2f ,'.!' r ' - ' M iORT bp WILHIINOTOX. ARRIVED, ; . Feb. 9th Brig; jVirginia,. Burgess, from New port, R. I. to J. At. Hood, bound to New Orlcaps, Put m here m distress, with loss of sails, rigging and spars. ! . ' t , ' j 44 lOthBrig Adamant, Barnes, from Goatla loup-, to.Dickiosn & MorjW , ; ' ",Jonn Crosby,, AV heeler, "from Savanndh, to Dickinson & Morris. ; I " Elizabeih,j Staples, f.om Charleston, to Dickinson & Morris. 13th, Schr. Alfred F; Thorn. Sahford. frm New York, to C C. Stow: . 14th, Bri Alexandria, CoreUi Apalachicela, to Barry A'Bryaint, in distress, bound for Nfw Yorkj having experienced severe gales off ihe Capes of Virginia, and lost most of her sails, damaged rigging, and got out of provisions two days before shfe arrived. r ' ' Schr. Pan Matanzas, Foster, '.Havana, (to A. iazarus. ct son. . . . ; 4 ; CILEARKD, . Feb. 8th, Schr. David Praii. Pratt, for Jamaica. by u. W. Davis. - " rrench Language. A YOUNG Gentleman, who is a native of jBLFrance, having cotne to 1 the United States with the view of accftiiring a knowledge of our jLanguage and institutions, ir.ontemplates to spend a short time in Wilmington. He would be happy to teach, the French Language during his stay. As his object is not somuchi pecuniary emolu ment as personal improvement tn the English Language, &c. his term? will be liberal- Satis factory assurances of capability can be given, t For further in formation, j apply at JSo. 25f Market Street. )' Wilmington, February 9th,' 1838. 08 2w " pulv. rub. " " " pulv., Canella alb. ; Cascarilla Cort. Anchusa " i Angustura " " Sassafras " Aurant. " " . ground Cochineal Cowage down Castor Fib. Colycinth pulv.-' Cloves ' . Corros. Sub. Charcoal pulv. Corks, vial : bottle common Chlorine Tooth wash Dover's. Powders ; Essence of Spruce, for beer " Rose Ergot Emp. Epispastic ,! u Hydragyri ! V RAsbo rans -Saponis " Adhesive, sup. " Diac. cum Gum. " " Simple Extract of Jalap ' " Logwood Butternut Hyociami Gentian Belladona Taraxici Rhubarb ; "Valerian Rhatania : Bal." Copaiva uicuta Glycy,opt " refined Flowers of Lavender French Chalk I Fol. Digitales J ' Senna Alex, best " India opt. Uva Ursi i Gum Tragacanth Galbanum V strained Arabic, Turkey " . India ' bcammo. Aleppo Opium ' Camphor .". Myrrh, Turkey Myrrh, India AssafcEtida, best Benzoic ; ' Kino Ammo. opt. ' Guiac. Aloes Ginger Root j " " powdered ", " Jamaica Clyster Pipes, Hor. Pearl : i Honey Lint, English I Lemon Syrup, opt. lisnglass, Russia sheet Iodine Ivory Syringes Iceland Moss Morphine Musk Magnesia Carh. calcined Manna, Flake " sorts Nux Vomica urns Koot, opt. " " puly, Otto Rose, pur Oil Anniseed L " Wormwood .-" Cubebs Valerian " Copaivi " Peppemint " worroseed! " Savire " Fennel " Almonds " Olives - " Lemon, pure " liergamot, puro Kicini opt. Cassia," Juniper Organum, pure Caraway " Cloves J Spearmint Tansy . Puleei Amber, rectified Spruce " Fir ' Croton, in vials " Orange " Sassafrss 1 " Linseed ' Precipitate, led Phosphate of Iron Cassia Wood, !ra,sped tduicksilver Rad. Gentian c tt II II ii (I Breast Pipes tye flasss Cupping do Funnels, assorted Vials, from tf-flft 8 Assorted Vials Bailsman's dot . ' British Oil Vials Turlington's do Essence PeDDsrtnint 4. Godfrey's Cordial YiaW Hssrlem Oil do' . Opodeldoc, Stesr's do Graduate Measurrs, 1, 1 3, 4, 6,8,12, and I . iS'-i. : , VippIb Shells ' Nursirg''Bottlcs ITJrinais. . PERFUMERY. Florida Water, 1 Urgs 'sits Do ! do jHair Powder -pearl jPowdr r -" . ,jVege!b' Rouge . jMilk pf Roses . : Cold prcam Naples Conip. TUlet Poniaium, French; in pots do do in rolls sraaB Lavender W atsr, faasf : ; Do l 2 pint bot. Mapcsar Oil, jsnuias . Do imitation Bear's Oil, lage siia . Do." small df I ' : I DYESTVFFS, Nut galls Fig BlU4 Amatto : iLogwbod Fiiftic . ;;' Nicaragua ; , Ground Logwood ndigd, Bengal " I Spanish float PAINTS, $c rrouriq Madiler TJmbro Blue Vitriol ' Oil Vitriol A lum j Copperas. pulv. " Colombo Intlia ."' '.- pulv.. Ipecac. " " pulv, " Rhei India opt. ' " y pulv. " Gallenal .' " Hellebore! it .i ii ii ii ' ''' District and Port of Wflmlingtnn,'N. C. ' h Collector fWBce, 1st February, 183a fTIT-lF.RanV of Cane Fear havino; refused to extend the arrangement heretofore existing between it and myself, respecting the reception of the notes of said bank, in payment of dues to the Governme"nl, NOTICE is hereby given to ail concerned, tnai irom; anu ncr inis aaxe, no thing will be receiveoTin payment of, duties and 'dues, but srecie, the notes of specie paying banks, or Treasury Notes. - k f L. II; MARSTELLER, ' 107 3w . i i Collector. IMOTICB. frnHE subsciber has placed his notes and ac 1L counts in the hands of Mr. J. Ncho'.s for colloctioa ; persons indebted will pi ease call and settle. He is led to do this inasmuch as he has closed his old concern , and as it is out of his pow er to attend it himself. ' ) C. WALLACE. January 24, 1338. 106 tf. r ' ; ii i ( i' it y n it U . Ii II (( it " pulv. Giyey Scillss' " Serp. Verg. ". Seneka i Spigelia,ro6tsonly Jalap' Sarsaparilla " Golchicum " Aacliusa ; Sponge, coarse line bleached. Sem. Cardamom " Colchicubi " Cliouapodji " Fenuel - , " Coriander Sinapis Carui'. . Sal SoGcini I " Nitre, refined " Diuretic ' " Tartar - " Ammo. Ind. , I " " English " Soda " vRochelle " " pulv. -) "Glauber " Epsom Sugar of Lead, white ; Sup. Carb. Soda pulv. bulph. U.uinine Sperm Ceti Soda Powders Seidlitz Sago Slippery Elm park apirits ot J ar Syringes P P female 1 oz 2 oz 10 oz 16 oz self Mi oz in boxes 16 oz 10 oz" 6 oz " Spatulas, from! 3 .to 12 mches,assorted Trusses', common patent 1 in J- oil Elixir Vitriol Tamarinds Tonqua Beans Turpeth Mineral Tincture Mwilron Ungtramonltura ,l Basil icon i . " .Merc. Fort. a Mir " . Citron " Simplex " Carb. Zinci Wafers opt., 1 iWhitf Lead, "dry . j ground m oil b Do No. I and2 Red Lead j31aekjLcad: prance do r jSpajah Brpvn jVenei. Red, Eng. u " ; Ani: . ' - 4 . IFrenoli Yellow Ochre ' lAmerjitan do. do. (Clirorjic do ' Kirigis do . , : prus. Blue, Efig.No. 1 j 4d2-' I Do . Arrj. do Verdigris, dryt: - Jlotteft Stone j Ivory! Black Rose Pink, Eng. -" ' Whiting. FurniC srtiele Coaah Paris White Turkey Umbw Guna Copal ! htdle Spirits Turp. Copal Varnish, Do sub. to Venetian Turpentiai Bropre, assorted PuimiceStohs . Red' Chalk . , Blue Paint, ground Putty ''":. - A' -. . 'Tarmine, No. 1, 3, & S . 'vftromc i enow " : Green Flake White Lampblack,, Eng Am. , small papers GeimantowB ALSO, I The following articles, which are Very popular anrfsaleable, and extensively psed wnerevsr. they have been introduced.; Carpenter V iComipound Fluid Extract of S?iriapari.llit Compon u d F 1 u id .E x tract of Bachtt, vompounu cyrujr hi ijivcrwon, . Oil of Cantharidin, Saratoga Pcwdf rt, Prpcipitated Extract of Bark, iCorrpoiind of Saranparllla, Cubebsy Copaiva, , ; Corrtpound Fluid Extract of Pink Root, Tonic ;Ezi ract, . v Oil of Copaiva Oil of. Cubeb! Compound Cerate of CopVivia," Compound Extract of Bonetet. v Wilmington, Jan. 20' h, 1833. ! . 105 tf IJank ofCiibt FK) January 17ih, 183d. Y fpnE late Meeting of t be Stock bolder! ol this Bank adjourned io meet again on tha H6di of APK.IL, when the new Corporators ara t to be Admitted.! I S ' v IK)5 12w j JOHN? HILL; Cashur. . ; i f 1 - '- t i " ' ,- . IC tt tt IC CC CC cc CC - j WftOLESALB PRICES rPltRBNT.. j Wilmngton, J1. licorrecled weekly Jot the AdfrtifT Na!vl Stohkb- f '-i . ' . " jTurpj't soft, in;the water per brli jl ar do . do do scarce, Pitch at the bulls, - Kosifir uo . - r . - j 8pirja i TurpieVitine, do gaU ' Varnisii, do - .do. Lc!BKft-- - "--J t 'i Pitch Pine boards arid Scantlin 1 i l2- 62 s in -js 151 1 0 33 a 30 a J Steam Mills, acording to lengths, r g. sawed at lW 15. 8 , IO , 6 -. i per ii. .. . - ' - R, Ljimber. wide Boards 4? r loonng do. f Scantling ' Timer, . W. t). 11 hd. rough, in the water, perM. aaai. doclo dressed, on the wharf,' J& do do JBbl. rough in the water, .. R. O'. Hhd. rough, in the water, 13 ' t 9 18 (Do. 4oltaves country dressed, ido do dressed, on thef wharf.! Heading, W. O. Hhd. rough in the A American PA TEN T MEDICINES. Pills, Anedrson's Eng " " Am. " Hooper's Eng. " " Am. " Rush's i Opodeldoc, Steer's : " Liquid: Itch Ointment; Haarlem Oil Balsam, Turlington's riritisn UH Bitters. Stoughton's Bateman's Drops Cephalic Snuff . . Dolby's Carminative EssenceyPeppermifit Godfrey's Cordial ' Gowland's Lotion dals of Lemon Wormseed Oil Effervescing Magnesia, Patent Barley; in papers; scarce SURGEONS INS TR UM E NTS. Amputating Cases- Trepanning Dissecting " f Couching Pocket Cases, 12 inst's. " 16 do . M 22 do . Amer. Spring Lancets German :J " ' Ivory handle spring bolt ; tooth keya i (vory handle pivot bolt ; tooth keys Ebony ha ndle spring bolttootk- ksys lrory handle hinge ful crum tooth Keys Common do do . do Suspensary bandages Evan s Laacets, oest j j " " jimitationj Common do. shell handles I ". ' J Gum Elastic Catheters i " Bougies 1 " Nipple Shields I ' Pessaries f " Seton$ f " Stomach Tubes ''Recrtvni bougies water, - -:! SiiiNGX.es,. M. i - - f Cottok. new. 100 lbs. F40DR,' per barret, Fayettevule super. . -f canal Rice, pc 100 lbs. TpBACco, leaf, Merchantable, fdo . . do llcfuse, Cbax, per bushel; - ; HiT.DerCwt. j - 1 Pease, black eyed, per bushel, Cow or Common, do Ground, do- Tallow, lb. Bees' Wax, do Bacow, hogs round, u IiiftD, I do:-Y-;- . r Hams, do ' ... S,alt, coarse, . Limb, Cask v - j Poait.Mess bbl. j Prime, do - , l Bkep, Prime bl. , Fresh, lb. f': Candles n. c. man. Ib. Spermi - .... '' do -Oil, common, whale, gL SchmEr, ; do ' WtTEB, - , J $PIB4T8, Ii t. BBM. ! AjnGiM, . . - ' ..j Apple Brivdt, - ! .WH18KET, -. .-" 3.' Soip, brown, Scuab, brown, .-. - CorrEE, - Molasses, gl. - 1 Mackerel. No. 1, 39 2 60 8 A 40 nn. 8 lay 10 3 62 cs 4 60 3 60 I S $0 1 1 1 20 0 ts 10 ? -23-- j . ) 30 1 35 24 s W 11 so ft 8 87 1 II 1 1 i 11 ;:. 1 ST c - ;-' IT I do . I do Cheese, Butter, -Wood. Oak, Pmrt No. 2, No lb.. Ash" 8 .3 65 1 I Ms. noh. 50 4 SO 7 0 Is 10 (S 30 10; 5 60 Id '. SO 3 4 9S5 If 19 It 35 it 3 p ! I. A 1 9 ' " j A
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