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y. f'':--i M;py. - : 1- ' . ' ; ; :- . t-:y-- ' I'- !: -' . I ' -. -! . . 1!" THE HARBINGER; ; . 4 .,-. . ,: v ;!; i :;: : . 1 r . I ' . . , . ' 1 I ,' I M ' " . ' :. "J Mr J Tucker entrusted to him for my use Had they been faithfully applied, they were inadequate to my decent support; only $il)0 per. annum. For what cause I know- not, Mr.' Randolph put into my hands, by way of preparation for a course of law, Hume s metaphysical works. I had a great propen sity for that Sort of reading. .The conduct and conversation of Mr. Tucker and his friends, such as' Col. Jones and Beverly Ran dolph every other word an oath had early in life led me to regard religion as the im position .of priestcraft. I soon became a deist; and. by consequence, an atheist. 1 shudder whilst I write it; although my inten tions wer pure, and I was honestly seeking after truth. I say "by consequence," be cause I am convinced that deism necessarily lcails, 'by the fairest induction, to that con- t ciusion., iuy laieinenu, josepn Ljryan, .wds j placed by Major Pierce Butler, then in the Senate from South Carolina, also under the j direction of Mr. Randolph, to read law. lhe Attorney Oeneral had no office, ana we fi'cre to read at out rooms such books as he 'oojnted out. After getting almost through j the ' first book of Blackstone, Bryan and my J sell abandoned aprolcssion, tor which nei i thr of us had been qualified by a regular education, and commenced men of pleasure I plunging into the "gaiety that fills the mouth with blasphemy, the heart with woe." j In; July, 1792, I returned to Virginia from wani oi means ior remaining in rnnaueipnia. ilithis town, on my way to Williamsburgh, I was taken ill with the scarlet fever, and ) brought to the brink of the grave. So few charms had life for me, so strong was the , disgust: that I had taken to the world, that ; a jvas inaiiiereni as 10 me issue in me uis ease. Reachintr Williamsburerh, If saw for I the first time, Mr. Tucker's new wife. 1 1 shall never. forget the chilling coldness of my reception. "In a few days I set out for Bizarre, and was once more -restored to tlje society of-the. fondest of brothers. The eyents that soon followed are those which I fiave already related to you, and which you . say, most truly, can never be forgotten. In July, 1793, 1 again returned to Philadelphia, at my .'guardian's instance, to while away the time of my minority; and after.encoun tering the horrors of the yellow fever; which broke out a few days after my arrival, and . drove rar friend Bryan to Georgia, I pas- i sed the winter, less unpleasantly than the I r: two former which I had spent ther, and I left thej right angled -city in April or May, 1794.' In June I came of age. The crop of ' lat year was destroyed andalso that of 1795, by "the flood. My" guardian" showed me no accounts, paid me nothing ton the profits of niy estate duringa minority ofnineteen years, and I found myself overwhelmed with over seers,' blacksmiths', .and sherifiY claims of several years standing'. This reconciled me Enclosed is a drait for 300. ford vou nleasure and) profit. were a cypher more. I am as ever . your fond uncle. .' I U ' V: j' . - JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke. 'May it aif I. wish it Internal, Improvement. y WILMINGTON &, RALEIGH RAIL-ROAD. 'From the various subscripfion returnsj it is ascertained that Upwards of four hundred thousand dollars have been subscribed for thV Rail .'Road' 'from Raleigh to this place, by the way of Waynesborough. We con gratulate the friends of this measure on the certain prospect of success that awaits them, and the citizens of the state on the approach ing change in ie destiny of North-Carolina. We look upon this but as the opening of a cheerful dayr as the ! first step towards a long course of improvements, that shall de velop the rich resources of our state sand place her in a situation, to which her intel- ligence and wealth entitle her. ) ; ; ! (Wilmington) Peoples Press. PITTSBOROUGH CONVENTION. ; We have not received an ofiicial account of the proceedings of the Internalimprbye ment Convention which assembled at Pitts- borough on the 29th ult. but have collected the! followinir ! oarticulars of the meeting from a gentleman who was present: It was attended ; by about 150 persons; many; of whom were the most respectable citizens of the adjacent country.. Governor Swam j of ficiated as President. ? Resolutions were pas sed directing I that immediate measures be adopted for the improvement of the Cape- Fear above Fayetteville; and instructing the members of the Legislature from Chatham county to vote jfor a subscription by the state of two-fifths of stock in any incorpo rated company for the purpose of Internal improvement, in which the othei three-fifths have been taken by individuals. ; Liberal subscriptions. Last week; 15,000 dollars were subscribed at Pittshorough ; by eight individuals, aiostly' residents of New Hanover, who afejspendihgtKe summer: in the vicinil of the former place, to the stock of the contemplated Rail Road from this city to Wilmington.- 2a. Star. . j ai se- couhtryj;'. that locomotive" engines! are ifre-i or that, be the watchword. If thq body be I . "You will see in the PreCurseur, of Lyons quently disabled, and of course do tpeir vigorous andihealthy, the limbs will partake work at a.great expense. Thecompany has of the general energy; and that which be- imported all its ehgmes lrqraEnglandj tney stows prosperity on ine wnoie otate must are irom-me iaciory oi me ceieoraieu ivuu- iitjucasaruy yc ucuciiuai iu us cuiupuncui ert Stephenson & Co. of Newcastie-upon- parts. JMewbern spectator. Tyne. There are now, and have beeri all , I if CERTIFICATE. this season, three of them in use on the N e w- . ;r Beaufort, 2d Scpt. 1833.-Thc undersigned have rnctlp and "Prpnf htnivn Unil Rnad a fourth this day examined tke bar and harbour at Beaufort, arid r.r-A ; cKJrw nloroUp from after accurately and repeatedly sounding, have ascer has justamyed, m the ship Delaware, trom the mjwing gL: That thre is at- high ' The Company was a good deal annoyed, ' may be relied on, at flood tide; arid as the tideisually for a lime; by the emission of sparks from j rises and falls bfat fcet; there will at ho timei be less ' i . . ii . . : i f tU,.n IB (oat : Thar tho ha la n a rrnw trnm coi in the smokeoines of their eneines; but that e vil has been entirely overcome by the i nuity of their engineer (of locomotive pbw- er,) Edward A. Young, a native off Virginia, who has procured a patent for his invention coun PETERSBURG RAIL ROAI. jj ' We have already informed our readers of the completion of the Rail Road between this place and Blakely on the . Roanoke. The arrangements for carrying the mam south-. errMail and passengers are now-in full op eration. As this road has become a very important link in the chain of communica tion between the north and the south, ; we haveobtairied from a friend, for the informa tion of travellers, the following statement of its advantages. 'l hus the oreat desidcration in tins ' of burning woo'd in locomotive engines been attained. ' It is estimated that one hundred thousand persons have been transported a cross this road since it was put5 in operation to not one of whom has the ; slightest! apci dent occurred and it is a remarkable Jiact, that in the whole nrosress of this work frcim : j. . .o j . '!..-. it the commencement of its construction tojthe present day, riot a single human being: has suffered the loss of lite or limb. and fifty than 18 feet. :2L That the bar is narrow from seam ward, probably ri t exceeding a quarter of a mile. . 3rd, That the width from breaker to breaker, is about half a mile, affording room to beat in. 4th, That the channel is straight, ; and immediately after passing the bar, has not less hah. 5 fathoms, or 30 feet, up to a fine; road stead," sufficiently capacious for i fleet of 300 sail to moor in safety., 5tb, v That the harbour is well protec ted from tempests, and has good anchoring ground. 6th, It is protected by . lortirication; tne uenerai uov ernment having just completed a work which, has entire iu ' i if i .f "'.. i , I. :!: ' Branch Riots. fit coihmand of ASA CANADA Y, WSM. R. BELL, j AS. MANNEY, OTWAY BURNS,! JNO.P.DAVES, WM. R. SWIFT GiHOUSTON, jr. B.! A. ATKINSON JOS. B. JUDKINS, The undersigned were present at the examination j ana sounding pi tne oar at tne entrance oi inis naroour, rnadq to-day, and are satisfied from personal observa tion, ; that there i at high water, not less than 22 feet. The facts stated above in relation to the harbour are also correct. I ! ' l K ,. .. R. M. KIRBY. Maior U. S. Army, ) j Carteret.r j Craven.!.;! f f t t i i': oi me in instant, which 1 sena you vere attack upon our government on tht subject of the honrpaymenl of ibe indemnity due' to the United States. The; manufac turers and the people in general, are very much exasperated against our ministers for that delay of justice. They have acted very ill, undoubtedly,. but I am convinced, . that the king is sincerely disp.sod to cause -the bill of appropriation to be passed at the next session."iY2. Gaz. r Somcstfc. im m -!. T V J ml i reaw witn iapies.--. he I i trf l t f . tVashi mgton eame this c GEO. DUTTON, Lieut. TJ. S. Engineers. Intelligence r. The arrangements of this company, ;for the transportation oi tneir Dusinessjare neur ly perfect. The precision as to time with which the passengers are dailyr cpn veyed across their road is matter, of .' .won der; the variation is rarely, iff ever! greater than five minutes the time fixed being from 55 to 60 minutes; the djstanceis 16J mies. Guards are placed alone the road at conve nient distances, and signal staffs erected, by means ol which information can be transmit ed from one end of the rdaej to the other : in three minutes. This is a great security as well as comfort to the traveller: for it is the duty of theso guards to keep all hprses and cattle off the road; and in case of detention, from any cause, the telegraphic announce ment of it would bring immediate succour. It is believed, however, that with the ex ception of a delay, caused by a snw storm, there has been but one instance ol deten tion upon this road worthy of being men tioned, and that was when the engine parsed over a cow.; 1 he recurrence oi sucn an ac cident (no injury was sustained even then by any passenger) is rendered a most im- march iffainst Col. Valacios, one of the re possible by the judicious precautions above beI chiefs, had occupied Cuernavaca and to it We received advices. by yesterday juorn inp-'s mail from Vera! Cruz to 3d August Tampico 4th, and from the city pi 1 Mexico to 27th July, by. arrivals at New Orleans No cholera at Vera Cruz, but it-had reached Zacatecas, and Aquas i Calientas, wliere had proved fatal, f I The Federal army under the command of St. Anna was advancing in the division., of Gen. Arista. The former was at Arroyosar ro, and the latter -at Juan del Rio where they were fortifying, as they could not advance ianner in any uirecuon. . uen. vuencia who had been directed bv the Governor to 'The mail and passengers are now trans-i to the sale of Motoax, urged bv your father. I ported, bv aid of the Rail Road between I 'made, his house at his request my home, J Petersburg and Fayetteville in 36 hours,1 and lived the life ofa mere lounger. I distance 2l9miles from this town to Balti- jThe society of your father, the cohver- more, by the way of Norfolk, by Steamboats, land Susquehannah rail occupiet tally defeated (the division under Col.i Vala cios. It was presumed that but a few days would elapse, before St. Anna would strike a decisive blow, at the main division of the faction under the orders of Arista, which would put an end to the present struggle, and establish the constitutional authority on a firmer basis than ever, ; and pregerve the same form of government. ji The military movements against Tampi-. Baltimore & sysuufciiAJMSAi sxjal co, had been suspended, and order and tran ine locomotive engine on uie iDaiumure i quuiiy enurejy resiorea, in mac quarter io c iiupuricu in- mentioned. A single locomotive has frequently con veyed over-this road upwards, of jtwoj hun dred passengers, with their baggage, j The train of cars is often thirteen or fburtecnj in number, and the sight of them, all in motion, conducted by the gallant little steamer ' is highly picturesque and interesting. ; f . . ' . Nat. Gaz. Iroad, came in on Sim- Provisions were allowed to be importi enrinti- in. rnmnanv nf J. Thnmnsiin. (for in 9Q dnnrc frnm Rnltim.irp to Phi adenhia. dav evenino- a little before 7 o C10CK.1 With to 1 arnpico, ior 70 aays alter 1st August on - r J - . f " ' m a j n i .j i , . f- i w T was half my time in Petersburg,) did not ' rouse my. literary ambition. I rode about from one race field to another: and whilst at New-Market race3 my earliest friend, t (your father excepted,) Henry Middletorf Rutledge, and nephew of, the celebrated John Rutledge, of South Carolina, . called at Bizarre, on his way. to Charleston, -and not finding ne at home, left a letter, infor ming me of his intended voyage to Europe. I knew Rutledge in New York, we were in f college together, and I burned with desire to see him once more. My guardian had al . ways frowned upon my wish to travel; and jiow I had not the means of indulging the in dictation to any extent. I borrowed, howe ver, as much money as would defray the expense of my journey; and in January 1796 went to Charleston, (leaving you an infant iri the cradle,) arid then to Savannah to, see Bryan. I returned in May; and a few weeks in 9 hours: making the whole time .taken in fourteen cars in its train; averaging, as near- paying a1 moderate duty on some articles travelling trom rayeueviiiej murin aron- ly as we couiu juuffe, iiuriy jjersuus iu,cauj whuc uuicjs pvcic; aiiuwcu ucc ui uuiy na, through Petersburg: to Philadelphia, but car making a total of 420. These per 73 hours: and such is the arrangement of the line, that the passengers are not distur bed of their rest but jbne night. . The road from Blakely to Fayettevjlle, is kinown to be the best in the Southern plates and the horses and coaches first rate.j We are not aware that any route of communication from the south to the north, presents as ma ny comforts and conveniences to the trav eller as the above." ri The.Rail Road Company's locomotive en gines are the admiration of all who witness their operation , Their speed and power when "gliding along the levels or ascending the plains, were never more manifest than on Monday last on which occasion the "Liv erpoo,, brbught from Jlakely, and the in termediate denots. the heaviest load winch sons were mostly those who had been to the Camp Meeting, near Reistertown, and were oh their return. The sight was truly grand! The movement of the long train, as itf were by magic, at an easy speed, at the rate of j 16 Next advices must be interesting. Congress advertised to jsail for this port from Vera Crfcz, 1st inst. N. j Ks Daily Adv. 3lst kilt; The schooner Bonite, which arrived this morning from Tampico, whence she sailed on me om inst. nas orougnt papers irom miles to the hour, around the sputs of hills, that place to the 2nd. They are barren of following the serpentine course oif the wild political news but mention that the cholera and tumbling stream, the banks and rocks of is raging with great violence in. the interior r .' .j.i.i.j -i.'.l. engine, vve are maeuieu to me uuenigeiii agent of the company for the f-'llowing par ticulars: Pet int. To the Editors of the Petersburg Intelligencer. Gentlemen The following account of the perfor mance of one of our engines, will no doubt interest you and many of your readers. I On Monday last,: the Liverpool brought in a train," consisting of 15 cars and one coach, carrying 127 bales of cotton, 364 bushels of wheat, 162 bushels of corn, and about 30; persons including passengers and agents of the company; The gross weight iri motion, may be .summed up as loliows: - ji i . ; : -Produce and passengers, - j 83,620 lbs. i Cars, Coach and Engines I ' j ' 67,500 - ' i r ' ' k - ' 151,120 or nearly 67J tons, j The weight of produce alone, Was upwards of 35 tonsi This, oad was put in mo tion with great ease; by the engine, and on level grades was carried at a speed of 15 nules per hour. It' was set iri motion on ascents of 30 feet to the mile1, (on, wlxich we had occasion to stop and set down passen gers,) and carried them up at a rate varying from 8 tor 1U miles tne nour. afterwards, whilst I lay ill of billious fever, has as vet Been drawn on this road , by 'one at f etersbug, your lathery wno nau leu me , convalescent, although I. immediately re lajpsed was, in the most strange and myste rious manner, snatched away, from us, not a Week after he reached his own house. He . left considerable debts of his own, (produced as I have before explained to you,) and my father's whole estate was under mortgage " for a heavy British debt. Unpracticed in businessignorant'of the value of property, 3 I made a compromise with the creditors, apd saved much of the estate, that must otherwise have been sacrificed. On you arid St. George riny affections and hopes centered; arid inyou I had the sweetest' companions arid most dutiful children. In 1799, chance threwvrae into puouc ine. me rest you . probably know. , ' ; 1 omitted to state, that, . in the winter of 1792-3, 1 spent some weeks at William and . Mary's College, and rnadq a slight . begiri- jng in mathematics and natural philosophy, i. These are but hints and dates, air outline that I Will," on some other occasion, fill up. ilWilh this superficial and defective education . I commenced politician. I caa truly saj that, except from my mother,' who taught nic to read," I never learned any thing; from orie of my preceptors. :' I must make a far ther exception in favor of. Cochrane, with ' whom I was for a few weeks orilv; I think nbt more than five or six. The little Jhat ' I kiiowhas been self taught, picked up from tne most desultory reading, and chiefly from ah . intercourse with the world. When I took up mv pen; nothing was farther from my thoughts than fj dash off this loose and imperfect sketch.. Take it as it is. - Of the books that I have read with most - pleasure, and prufittoo, I reckon Shakspeare, Milton, Pope's Homer," Don Quixote, Chaucer and Robinson Crusoe. This last was I believe the second book I ever read. Voltaire's life of Charles the XII was the firstand ought to bave' been Earned above. My mother which, in the vicinity of evSry settlement, were enlivened by .spectators the younger with smiling faces and the older, vith a kind of wonder and "astonishment, at the reflection no doubt, on the change which two or three years, with industry and enterprise, .had ef fected in their rocky and woody neighbor hood. The salubrity of the atmosphere wag beyond all comparison -and thej pleasant ness of the day the mild refreshing breezes and the quiet and orderly conduct of eve ry passengerf-rendered the scene, and eve ry thing relative to it most truly delightful. of the country. The disease has totally sub sided in, Tampico, but nevertheless business was' dull. J' ' .,:: -ill :-. 'U:i ..'.'-' The only article of importance that we have found, we have translated, and , publish it under the impression that it may be ;.of in terest to our commercial friends. It k ade cree from Thdmas Bossell, political chief of the Southern Department of the free state of Tamaulipas and is in the following words: -"The authorities of this placed having de termined, in consequence of the scarcity of provisions, and the great difficulty of having them conveyed by land, so as to supply the i s nvnms oi uur ltuiow ciwzens, wno are uireai- Lihcrality of the South. -Thel( railrqad ened with famine, tojpermitthe introductipn irom nanesiuii lu numuuig, iu ouuiu ya- uipuuutc, suun us uuur, corn, fueuus, laru, olina, is one hundred land forty-wo Smiles; onions, rice and potatoes, from the- exterior long. In its course it passes through some on payment of the following duties, to wit: valuable plantations, and consequently th-p' Onions, $3perbbl; on lard, 5 reals per ar some very valuable land. The proprietprsj of roba; anid one real iper arroba oh ricie; 1 the j these lands did not charge the rail road com other articles to be free of duty itbeing well pony with one cent ior the right oi way, understood that for each barrel of flour im Globe of Friday contains a copy of the Con- venuon iormea dv tne government of the United States rind the King of ihe two Sici lies, in relation ; to degradations inflicted up on the American Commerce by Murat, du ring the years) 1809, 1810, 1811, and 1812. The first and most important article of the treaty is in these terms: I "His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies, with a View to satisfy' thn aforesaidLtreclamations, for the depredations,' sequestrations,) confiscations, and destrue tion of the vessels and cargqesj of the mer chants of the jUnited States, (and for every expense of every kind whatsoever incident to or growing out of the isame, inflicted bv .' Murat during the years 1809J 1810, iBll, and 1W155, obliges himself to pay the sum of two millions one hundred and fifteen thou sand Neapolitan ducats tD the government of the United states, seven' thousand sixf hun dred and seventy-nine ducats, partUhcreof to be. applied to reimburse thVsaid Govern ment for the expense incurred, by if, in the, transportation of American seamen from the kingdom of Naples, during the year 1810, and the residueto be distributed amongst the claimants by the said government of the, Upited States m such a manner, arid accord- ing to such rules as it may prescribe.1 lhe manner and time be as follows "The sum of two mill anu uueen inousana moapoiuani aucats greed on in the article 1st, shall be paid in Naples, in nine equal ins alments of two hun dred an thirty-five thousand;; ducats and with interest thereon at lhe rate ofiour per centum peri anum,' to be calculated from the date of the inter'charige of the ratification of the convention, until the wljiole sum shall be paid. The first instalment shall be payable twelve month after the exchange of the said ratifications, and the remaining instalments, ; with interest, j successively, onc4 year after another. The said payments shall be made in Naples into the hands of such jberson as snail ue uuiy authorised jby the government oi the United fetates to reeeive the same." of pay ment are to ons one 7- ' hundred Right Rev. Dr. England. This distin guished Prelate, arrived in' Dublin ' on the ' V 17th. of June, leaving that ci from Kome, and purposed y for Cork on tlie 21st of the same month, previous tV his 'departure for the United States.1 The Cork Register, adds that Dr.l Enfflandts recention bv th Pope was of the most flattering description, iiuiH ivuum iic rcceivea several marKs of favor and dignity. olumcs we ob- onging to Friends.- In glancing over the v of printed evidence o-iven in th rncn serve that the relative numbers I hplnn the Yearly Meeting of Philadelphia; in 1829 which WaS taken shortly after the separation. oacoctuuwu asiojjows, Viz: rRIENDS, 18.- hodox Friends, 17,314; jNeutral, 429. !f,258. In New York ' Yearlv Mpm. ing, taken about thesanie time, there are sta ted Friends, 12,532; Orthoo OX; Frilnnrla fi.. 913; Neutral, 857-Totaj, 19,302; Some few small meetings are not included in the . New Bait. ChronJ Au;. York estimate. 9 nown, which hundreds. : their numbers not beintr migly vary the. results few A rA Rnt of Yale Collkhk We are told that the Chesapeake and Ohio ported, there be two fahegas of corn. ; This nav seven tv five mcasurc ,s piovisional; and will be in force . I . T it ham fr Hiofnl rr hi - . vt vn. o n - Canal company had to line ofthat caml-lVash. City Exam. "wf0..! "Penous neces sity. 4 1- 1 M I wril'n fnta Tint ol lrttr 1 no i rv-i a tcitKviit t the Supreme Government for their approba tion. We havfe sent them Information there of. Therefore this document is made pub- BEAUFORT HARBOUR. The important facts contained in the 1 an nexed certificate, though not new to those I He, to the Tins is the largest load which has ever been on the conversant with the coast and chart, may so to do, road at any single time and when we compare it with the small size of the engine, and consider the various ascents on the Rail Road, it may well be called im mense The Liverpool weighs, about 5 tons, and has 9 cylinders, with a stork o 18 inches, and drives fcur wheels. Her general working pressure .is 50 pounds, ranging up to U0. at which the lock-upjvalve blows, off I add the technical details in order that the perform ance of this engine may bejustly appreciated by pro fessional men. i ours, Kespcctmiiy, I HENRY D. BIRD. NEWCASTLE-& FRENCHTOWN R. ROAD. ' Tbis road has been in operation since the 2d of February,! 1832. In September, 1832, locomotive engines were permanently em ployed on it, and the use of horses for the transportation j of passengers entirely dis- pensetr with. .The first locomotive used by the company was called the Delaware, fewas not be generally known, and we take plea sure in giving them publicity. J, he: gentle men who completed this opportune and sak isfactory examination, met without previous concert, and were led to the subject merely by the desire they felt to promote improve ments by the diffusion of correct informa tion. As far as the entrance at the oar and the harbour within, are concerned, :n0 pdrt South of Norfolk, with the exception, per- United bates is postponed. 1 never ceased haps, of Pensacola, can compare with Beau- to Iremind the Government of the noble com fort. Kail roads connecting thisj. noble har- duct of Mr. Crawford. The Sovereisrns of oour ana outlet wiui ine interior, wouia Europe, irom ine weaKest to the strongest, place our State at once nearly on an equali- did not spare us when tiiey had a footing in ty with others; and although most of them our country. "The Minister of the United of North btates might have preferred his claim like to action, f other crenitorsi but he thousrht there was lit- cnd,;thatall those who may! choose ..: . .. t . J .1 .Li - 'i i may Dnngi me aoove mentioned articles, during the above stated space of time, beginning from this day.-' , r 1 his document is dated Tamaulipas, 1st ol August lood. iV ! Urleaiy Coun ; FRANCE & THE U. STATES iixtract of a letter: from a ii distinguished gentleman at , Jfans. dateti 4tn-July. . ! "The payment of ihe indemnity due 1o the of two lines per dav across the road both ways-sixty-six miles. This fact is striking pointed myj attention to the Czar, and I may in as much as it confutes an erroneous idea sav. "Video meliora, etc.! ' , which has obtained too generally in this are years in advance, if the spiri Carolina were once stimulated i with adequate and attainable rewards of tie generosity in crushing us down as ouren- used seventv davs consecutively, without enterprise in prospect, we .know that her emies thought they miffht have done. I losing a trip, although a considerable" por- honest pride and proper ambition 'would urge hope this grateful moderation will be ac tion ofthetimeUt conveyed the passengers I her effectually to redeem the time she has knowledged at the, next session of our Legis-I i os i. ine nrsi great siep luwarus mis ue- wiuic. ue mujicu oiaies migm nave oeen sirable renovation is, to eradicate the; petty paid in 1818, if they bad chosen it." : ! and ruinous sectional feeling which exists to Gen. La Fayette, pri the 13th of July some extent. Let the State, not this county J writes as follows: y lhe Commencement of Ya 1 - 111 . 1 : ' '..J . - 4 I . . was ceieoratea on Wjednesday last. The concourse of visitors, it is said, w as unusu. ally large. On Tuesday, at 12 o'clock, an oration was. pronouncetl before the Phi Bc taJCappa, by the Hon. Edward .EveiettU. The subject was education: itsr influx ; giving power (and dignity to man. In the Vif evening an .address was' delivered bv the ., ( - Hon. "David "Paggett, on entering upon his new foundalioh as Kent Professor of Law. The degree of A. M. wjas conferred upon 31 " I ' of the alumni. Eighty-six bavc already f been admitted to the net frPTiV.i i, 1 argest number ever known at the Com mencement. The honorary degree of LL.D. was. conferred on his Excellency Henry Wi Edwards, Hon. Edward Everett, of Boston and Hon Esekiel Chambers. that ol JJ. Ptfon Rev President of Hamilton 3. Wheaton, Presiden Hartford. Nat. Int. Sereno College A preacher hearing he cry 'I- of Md.: and E. Dfvight, and Kev. N. of Washington Col, of an infant among bis congregation, commanded . that tne child should be removed observing at the same time, that a drying child in a nlace of worship, was like he tooth-ache there was no 'cure biit by having it.ouL Quick Letter Delivery. -The late Dnke of QuQensburry uhdertotik for a heavy bet to convey fa teller fifty rktles within an hour.' The letter Was inclosed in a I cricket-ball. and thrown from one to the nthor four expert Cricket-players, and delivered within the time. AOjjartfir7,, pt-W i i l.i ' '! Mf-.-f ; " Anecdote. --Vfhzi arc vou doinr there. Sol omon, (said the patrori of a BYoad river boat. a fe w evenings' since, is he had made his ca ble fast jto a tree for then iirht.i I'm nnlv iist . driving a nail in the bbatat tho ede of the r wjll riie cnyfnvVs w. water, to seeif the river . "! " I morning to prolon pic or ic ; Tiisd ticc ol p ages of i i ved that., and final first lrot Mr. Kni; ral Socitt 1795. fWixat and pear taininjj tl and othf r rence at 1 beep ctyc only the u duccd by ; not certaii ajpearanc rIt will f ricties of n tury agor that now i seedling ti 2. It is very fcjw i any consii colour siz . which the was taken "M. Poi French va the urgent formed us that notwi been niadt ages, pv th and vafuali . having twei culted in 'a look cl?wl vkcre else but more r The nam ted Duhatn career, Iai were eaten a finale fru Others ic fcion of gei Slanting th ctter f urce Jt would apjilg and 'iierationH cl less origin", i five or kix ' fruit, it can urc, if UKr( trogjtdc cou Truats, whicl but the w ot position, M. several auth tien always haa poxitivei fertiliz d by twl one, wil 5nclierateJ If! f, r 1 H f I:' ' i
The Harbinger (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
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Sept. 10, 1833, edition 1
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