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The o riffinal proprietor of - the .Potowome MilFshad recently soldout to Greene's father, (his copartner and younger bro ifter.yto pursue a mUitary career as - nffirpr in thcCahadian war. And whatever mav have. b-the .severity ! fathpr'a tenet .cr'a was no onV of the sons who a t ed at brav jpr the anathemas , i the meeting, vhon summoned kay by the sound of the drum. -r:"-: . v; ' In the midst of such society, it would h?ve been wonderful, if the ardent mind and warm feelings, or cur hero had not become deeply .interested in the discussions of the 'day. Ite soon became firmly convinced f the jtrf . rrss of the American cause, and a rrolv resolved to take part in the op position. But, as yet, theeBcts ol earlv hab'.t and education h unp ton heavily upon him to admit of his aspir- ip to military command. It was not long before an event oc cmrid, which wholly changed the-direction of his thoughts, and pointed r.yt to him the career for which heaven had des'ined him. The sons were now geneihlly' well " rrflnn,4nd'tfe vifrour, skill, industry r-d fidelity of eipht s.ch labourers, showered down wrath upon the vene rnble parent. He resolved to. extend his business, and accordingly purchas ed another mill-seat at Coventry, in the fame neighborhood, eight or ten miles distant from fotowome. . To the charge of' this establishment Nathanael had been advanced, and he was admitted to a participation in the profits of the concern. This to' him -was a most enviable change ; it gave . him the command of money, and that was the command of books. In a few tears, he accumulated a library, nf two l undred and fifty volumes ; which, at tliat tin-.e, in that remote place, was viewed as a prodigy. It alogave him, cc;rrparstuely, a. command -'ir time. And ore of the uses he made of that time decided his fate. In the rear 1775, the states had be gun set itfusiy to organise ai'd. discip line their militia ; andva grand parade was arwounc.ed to .take, place at Plain field, in Connecticut, not far distant fron the Coventry Mills. r f Military parades, 'and assemblages leading to idlecess, had alwav been prohihifet! to ' the sons, as sternly as "carls ir dcr.cit g. lut the da v arriv pl, :'o f tiuntiy was all moving towards the sala scene, and Gieene could net res. the impulse. IIe mounted his Lor e. and galloped away with the rest An!, here he first saw an assemblage ofrrn, "in ajl the pomp'and circum s'arce of .glorious war." 'From -that ti !te, he c.uld think of nothing else. It was in Vain that the father repri manded severely; and the Church threatened to thtow him over the wall ; n iJliiiig could afterwards prevent him Irom devoting his thoughts to a milita ry life. . : . Military bo k$ became novi a nere-; faiy of liJV, fce i; was nntbe to Vspect fd that his early Iriend and mentorj I'r. Stiles, could direct him, or. would eittnuiagc him i in "this study; he v3 hit to grope in the;jdark. Accidtni 'i cv in his way Marshal Tuiennc'i .wi.ikb, and Sharp's Military Guide a.ti ni.der thrse two precepiois i he enf Itieil !.insell a disciple of Mars. Froiii tf;ese books, I is attention was directed . . - . - i'c.u.eis on (he sme suljtct,;r.iid by he aid ol his Iriend in New York, ami 'occasional trips to Newport heas f-ih.'t-d to make a rsptrclable collect j-n'f tMlitai j b:i;ks. Pj march how hscan.e his bo(m companion'; 'i transi laliun or Cresar "also avoided hini a treasure of amusement and tnlornia l'tu; and with a military eye, he read and studied. thV history of all the wars yf ecltbrity, both a n c i e n t a n dt m qd e i ti. ?iut the vigilant eye of the peaceful d'Kiples of John t ox did. not let the it to Coventry pass" unnoticed. - lie as duly sun.moned'to' answer for this preach of ecclesiastical rule, and warn- Alt 4 1 a. . - ' . -y iuai ne must discontinue such prac ,s, or be debarred thir privilege of J mingling his dot with theirs,. The charge against him, as it stands on the I -.1-.. .f il. l-iLI iiTirtMt-s in ini"-inniHiy ?niePTing, is that of. 4 attending: a place of public resort, where he had no proper busi ness ' A committee was duly appoint pn ro vis 1 1 nun on me suoject, -ann that. committee reported, that ,tJiev had treated with him, "but he had not given any satisfaction as vet " Still, however, the door of repehtence was kept open" to him ; but, after: holding the subject. for several months under advisement, the meeting despaired of recalling the prodigal, and entered in their minutes the f-dlowing record of his fina! doom : " As he has net given the meetinjr any satisfaction for his outgoing and misconduct, therefore this rreefin? doth put him from 'under the crf of the peering, until make satisfaction for Ms misconduct " , Such satisfaction; wag never made, for in this' conflict. of duties he wisely decided to obey thf calls of his coun try. Yof he alwavs" entertained the most ptou' veneration for the sect, and never let pass an opportunity of doing towards them a civil or benevolent ac tion. If p, -always; in fact, professed hinvself.n Quaker, but modelled his du ties as such, to the state of society in which -God and nature haf placed him Yet he not unfrenuentlv afterwurds had occasion to charge some of the sect with making their peace principles subservient to fheir political or avari cious views. Of what sect are there not hypocrites r Tie had ben established but a few years in Coventry, when-he was elect ed to represent the county in the state legislature. Thi was in the year 1770. And from that time, even until after ;he took command of, the southern ar my, he was uniformly returned as a ', member from the same county. His military. engagements vwhilst in the ar my, of course prevented his attend ance as a member, except on;extrnor dinary occasions ; but he had. by that time, acquired a ' popularity in the state, and a distinction as a command er, which made his constituents unwil ling to give him up. ' At'the Coventry Mills a genteel es tablishment was prepared for him ; and he led. for several years, a 'studious and retired -'ife. Yet order, neatneW, industry,. and hospitality reigneil in his house : and the fame of his acquire ments and of his lihrarv,rwas already diffused through the state. There, is still living a highly respectable gentle man of that State, who has filler! seve- ral conspicuous offices, who remem bers to have visited him in this place, in search of some rare hoqk which coal' not be procured in Providence. tfi fhject, was his onlvjritroduction 5 but the social -converse of one evening fastened his affections on hishospita; fje and interesting entertainer. Tor the residue of his life. He is himself a man of liberal education, and at that time filled , the place of a professor in the college. Ke was, therefore, com petent to judge of the mind and ac quirements of fiis new acquaintance, and was often afterwards heaui to de clare, " Mr- Greene was a verv extra ordinary man." Of his habits of early rising, he well remembers this parti cular. That being under the necessi ty of reaching Providence.-at the poor of recitation, he apologized over night tnrhis host foe the necessity he wa-un-der of lraving the house before the fa mily would be up in the : morning. But what w'asiiis surprise at finding in tlie morning t)e table neatly set, his break fast ready, and Gieene at; the fireside, poring over a "ixtok, before daybreak. This habit of early rising had been early' inculcated on him b his father. He 'invariably 'adhered to it through life, and the consequence with him. as with all early risers, was, that he was always beforehand in his affairs. . Few then "have prospered in the world, or enjoyed vigorous health, good appe tites, well ordered houses, and un clouded tempers, who were not early jriseip. " ltie morrnngeeds the tra j ve tier and the plough.?' G reene found, ( or made Vsufficieiicy : of time . for. la, jbor, for'studyi" aud.for the society of jnis friend3 ; nor was he inattentive' to ; his duties to society. Thejrst school ! ever estabUhed at Coventry vVwas s'et ; up under hisauspicesf anil ifwas his ! constant habit to persuade and assist all around him to improve eyerjr op portuniry vol Acquiring Vsefiil knowl . ledge 'of every kind. Thus occupied, ihe advanced to his thirty -fourth year. I But there is a yoid in the heart of man that Vpm'an only can. fill up." His circumstances now admitted ofK hip marrying, and the object of his choice yieioeo rn nis.soiicuanons. - . - - In July, 1774. he married Catharine Littlefiefd, th?n in her eighteenth ye'a; A lady orrespefctable connections, an agreeable person, sprightly, interest ing and intelligent, and altogether an exceedingly engaging woman. To the. substantia) enjoyment, of life,! vthere was now nothing wanting. But the polifical horizon bore a portentous as pect.and publicduty was soon to claim him from' the arms of his family. "As a member of the legislature, he had taken a decided part againstthe royal government, and the firmness, public spirit", and great good sense which he displayed on all . otcas,ions, had acquired for him a highly respec table standing in that body. Tie sel dom spoke, for a consciousness of his want of early education hun?5 upon him, and rendered him diffident.. But when he did, his manner vftfs bold, commanding, and unembarrassed, and hN,was" listened to with marked atten tion. Yet he was often emploveti on important committees. At.ul on one occasion, when envoys were to oe sent to Connecticut to concert measures preparatory to arming for; defence, he was one of the '.delegates, selected. Thi was a delightful opportunity .to Greene to visit his early and venera ble friend,' Stiles, Then President of Yale, and he gladly embraced it. An entrv on the minute, of the Legisla ture shews, that his expenses --on this mission amounted to ten pourtds.. about thirty-three" dollars. Such were the frunal'habifs of the men of that cay. It was in the Kentish Guards, and in'the year 1774, that Greene first as sumed the panoply of the soldier. He had now thrown off the respectable dress which, with many excellent qua lities and correct opinions, covers a few tenets not adapted to this sublu nary world. The corps that he had joined, was organized under a law of the Mate, in imitation of the JJntish Guards, nnd; their captain took the rank of colonel. It was composed ofj the most respectable young men of the country, the sturdy - yeomanry, the companions of his youth.. And nevf r, p.rl aps, in the sam1 nntiib'r if men. did there exist more excellent mate rial for a military corps. More than thirty of them bore commissions after wards in', the revolution, and several became highly distinguished o;Tcers. Greene' proposed himself himseif as a candidate for a lieutenancy, but. dil not succeed. Mis.. Quaker, education most probably prevented him. Yet, unabated by-this -'defeat, his military ardour felt nothing of 'lie dampening influence of .disappointment, but dis played itself in a devoted attention to excel in ail the discipline and nnr.ou vresof a single corns. Xropporf uni ty snon presenter! itself of exhibiting a specimen of that daring and decisive turn of mind, tempered with proper wariness and caution, which so emi nently qualified him for military com mand. I The year 1T74 was a year of very extraordinary ; excitement throughout the United Stales. ,Greaf Britain had wnoiiy mrown on me masK, anu tne it! A t f .1 I .. I .1 necessity ot 'ojen resistance was ob vious. -Arming and disciplining was the order of the day. It was the a- musemeritof the young, and even the hoary head, assumed the casque and plume, in a late novitiate for the ap proaching contest. '.Good. fire-arms were very scarce, and as every indi vidual provided for himself, it becanie an object of soldierly .pride to procure the oest. j he KentisJi .u arris,, in common with other corps, felt them convenlence, aitid Greene lyure parti cularly, found " it impossible - in the cou n try to eq u i p U i nisei f i h' a suitable manner. ; Nordid any place but Bos ton offer a prospect of supplying "his wants) : He soon i formed jhiresplu tlon, and as promptly carried? Jt Into effect. 1 An old account due by' a cus tomer , of his fatherwas the pretext ji and an old coat 'and Uatf the- true quaker cuf, well marked with the evi? dences of his ca 1 i ngf' f u r tjished the passport wiich introdaced jjiiraihto the-' streets of .Boston. 7iili'c' v Here a new - afid interesting object caught his attention. kThe; town was fulr; of British trods -Morning and evening they vvere tegularly paraded , and here were lessoflS to be receiyed , ; that could be.acriuired.no-where else in the'.lTnitedfdfes.' A protracted and perilous Residence5 in Boston was iue; . consequence J every morion anu ma n ceu v re a s. cjre fu By. observed arid noted down f;arid infew days heac quired a stock of m d i tar k no wl edge, that as many montks yfufd not haVe taught him in any otheplace. ';Tif the mean tine, he had found mean's to pu rchasea m uske t t nd accoutre m e njtsj'; proDabiy from a deserter ; and as the inrercouj;se Detweer;: tne town and country was stdl kept up, he managed to bribe a waggoner to conceal his pur chase in fthe straw in the bottom ofhjs waggon: Thus were they safely trans ported beyond the British posts, whilst ne cauriousiy loiioweu at a distance, anxiously watching the success of his auvemure. fortune aiso inrew in n?s ;way another boon, which proved of no small utility in training the corps of wnicn ne was a memuer. , ins was an experienced Briti sh.serjeantV a deser ter whom he either brought outot Bos ton with himVor met witlv on the road, which, is now forgotten. Jiut the man is siin iemernoereu,ano nis excellence as a Yuglemauy gave a taste and . style to the discipline of the guards, which is still the subject of eulogiura. ? ' On the next parade Greene made his appearance" with? jiis hew; musket and his drill ma ster, an il the ad ven ture being soon noised abroad, acquir ed hi in no small eclat among his com patriots. ThCc musket is still in the family, after having , been faithfully used, and almost superstitiotisl vguard ed, for more than forty years.. ... w-; ' Y1o be concluded in next week paper. J -r- TliANSYyANlA UNlVEUSllY. . . ; '':? ' s ". ; MEDICAL LECTURES. " ! THK Medical Lectures in this Institution, will commence on the First Monday in November, , next, and end the 1st. Week in Mhrch JoUoU'ing". The Course of Inst ruction will be on 4 A' Anatomy and Surgery Innittftes bfJledicine ) I & Jltuteria Jtedica.$ . by Dr. Dudley . Dr. Caldwell! - . V l . .1. u Dr. Brown,' V" t Medicine ' . . Obstetrics &t Diseas ei flVonen& Ghii y " Dr. DIchardson. aren. Vhemisiru August " D.r. Blythe. W: H. RICHARDSON, Dean, 10. 99 4t ; j, , FOR SALE, ' '. A Tract of Land in the county of Warren, I. s,ltailung, by aoold survey, TOO acres, um lying1 'near the Stae road leading from Warrenttin to Petersburg about?ten miles from the tbrmer jdace., and five from Robing ons Ferrr, over the Roanoke. SThe . above Land is well calculated for the production of o.i it a comtoruiDje tiweiunsr-iiouse iora . A .il i . . ii 'i small family, and most out-houses usually found oh a. farm in this country. There is open land enough to work eight o'r ten hands to advantage, on the three-shift system ; at this time well inclosed, and in a state of im provement. I will sell on a credit or make an exchange for young Negroes. - 'M '. VILL. MILLER. Warren co. Aug. 15. " 96-tf FOR SALE i ' The Premises occtipied as the "I WAKRENTON FEMALE ACADEMY. A GRF.EABLYNo an award oT referees, I being duly authorised, shall on the 14th day of October next, proceed to sell on the premises, all the Lots of Ground, and the Buildings ; thereon, jointly belonging q Joseph Andrews, Thomas P. Jones, and A chilles Plunkett usually called die Warren ton Female Academy. ' ' T :-; The Premises will be sold on a credit of twelve months, the purchaser giving bond with approved security, w ; : il 1 JOHN ANDERSON. August 23. . -ww- 97tds ,N. B. The above sale will be : made ' sub ject to an existing-lien on two thinds of the pwpertyi Vnd lien vvflf be required on, the-' otlier third, in addidOn to the bond and se curitv.. -"."wi -.'.: ! STATE OF NORTI-CAROLINA. Y :-.;- : -; Gates County. ' ,: f Superior Court of Law and Equity, Timothy Freeman, ,. ' 'v-'W.' ,. . V". - : . Thdmasr Fryman," .lob.WirisIow,' jand Hannah Hurdle, Ex'w. ST appeaTingtoheasfaction of this Court, thaCl'h'omas Freeman is not an inhabitant nf this state on motion: tberefore, it is order-' ed, thafpublicatiop be: made in the Raleigh Register for three months, that unless the said Thomas Freeman shall appear at the' next r.onrt of Eoaitv. to be held for the CoutntV of Gatesi at the Cioiirthouse hi (jates, on thel . m -a. :i a' I : ! Cl'. .1 first Monday atter tne louitn wonuay m orp tember next; and plead answer.or demur, the same will be' taken pro coiifessd as to him, and heard ex parte, t .,' ' . ' -, JOHN -V SUMNER, C. Mi E. ' : Junel5j l822. ", ,' '. J . , -89 vV;". , " - . ; i'N NOTICE. f ffeN Monday ,thel 30th ;of Septemher : next, at,(heXourt4Iouse:m Greens borough,, will be sold at public saU,; One vt LOT in said townNo. ar north west from" . ' ? nic vourc-nouse Known Dy.tnejiame or ; Patrick's, Lot, of so much thereof,s satisfv' the tax thereon for the vear' 1820. which i$ eighteen dollars & eighty ceh(i beside cbst. ' v i'.iC'or':' v ' VVM. ARMFIELD. SUtT. . 14'.- August 28. 98 3t ffHATat the last 'Countv-: Caurt: Held In I LfHiisburg, Franktin ebunty, N. C. June V Term, 1822, Letters of Adm inistration Jjav, mg been granted to the subscriber on-the Estate of Wilson' Dehsan Ksa ' decM. v ThU is therefore to-notify all -those . indebted to r: said Estate to come forward and make, pay-. ? Estateare tequired to brnir them 4 well thenticated within the. time torescr bed hv? Uw otherwise they will be barred of reco-7 V. SILLS, AdmV. ; August t5. i rif; ' -99 3tT. : UEVV: ANl) FASIIIONAULE Q BQXD hs just received a fresh supply - ; Cj of G'oodv suitable fir Uhe present and,.n . approach ihg season.:- He will sell them .at ? very moderate advance for Cash, ' dr.on a cre; ' dit toipunctuat fcustoihers. , ; I J , " i,'.'l' " Among his assortment; are Superfine Clotbs t ; and CasMmeres, second qualUy dittri, Flan-! V, tiels,Silkf Mmsiillesiind other'Vestingsi; V White & brown Iinens Sheeting ditto, LonRV Lawn, Thread Cambrifcs,' ilandkerchieni and' f : Diapers, 6-4 and 4-4 ColtoCamhrici, plin, t' checked andstriped MusVm'iRbbes, Mhllj f -Jaconet, India and Book. Mtistiifg, Chintz ar.d w Calicoes printed Jslms.' Domestic Sheet ' ing, Imported ditto, Dimity " and Jeans, Sen 1 :' suew,vbafsnett ana Levantine SilJcs, Canton v Crapes,' fiat ditto, plain and figured Bomba 1 2 et t s. Lady's and G entlenn;ns S i Ik, - Cotton : and Lambs-wool Hosrj ditto Bearer, KldSilk" and BuckskinsGiove's, Cravats, Silk, Flag and Cotton Handerchiets ; ; Straw Bonnets and; Ribbons, Morocco1' ' k Retticules.1. Domestic' phecks and Plaids, Oznaburgs, Lady's' Pru ne!, Morocco & Leaf her, Shoes, Men's Slides,4.. ool i Cardlireafid Hair . Sifter; Coffee,"?,' Loar and Brown' SUgar, tpwder and Shot; V '' Hardware and Cutlery; assorted. Pots, dv ens; : i Spider and Oven Lids, Cart Boxes, ChairtV : , Traces, Writing aper, Bed Cords and PloV Lines . witli a variety of Articles" too tedious j io enumerate .-v i. Auerus' 13.. r953t:G9tf CARRIAGE MAKINGfv A ? IN ALL ITS BRANCHBS. f w '-v.-. -- i Y ,.i - i ' . ' iffa.: , .- 't .' fTHE Subscriber begs leare fo retunt h4 v 8. : grateful ? hanks to those; ho have favor- " edhim wltK their patronage since his com- ? mencement of Business ! in this place, and to V inform them and (he Public; that he has re- movedvhis Vorkshpp td a most, central imci ; -eligible situation dnH i: bout 60. 'yards from the sdutheastyciirner of,! .,. tbeState-House Sqnafei1 wherhe will con- w I stantly keep an assortment of C0ACHF.Sv CARRIAGES, GIGS and jight yLKRYS fof iravsningpi . the -most lash lonable, and ' -convenient construction; made from the bet 1 materials that ean be procured,"andiof a'su-1 peripr style of workn'iushiplrVhfth -'.W'wll'' sell at very moderate priteandon aCc6mmV.; dating terms-. Yi'Y':-i (7V',V:vW". ' Having made arrangements to be Constant Y ly prov ided with a complete stock of Trjnv mings and all other necesaty. ''Materials of. (he best quality ; he most respectfully sdli' .-' . cits that patronage from the public, which it has evexbeen his earnest wish to deserve, . JOHN RORKE. Raleigh; Sept; 10 - 99 fiw- WrT ww w BY. THE GOVERNOR 'A OF THE STATE OFORTH-CAROLINA A PROCLAMATION. T7HEREAS by ariAct ofthe'General y Asse m bly of th e State; of North - C-. r, foliha the ornof; lof the' State is aiu-v thorised to cause the unsold. Lands lately ' ; acquirjed by Treaty from the Cherokee ' Tribe of Indians, to bei offered forcSile. : Now; therefore, L? Gabriel ':.ttociiEiiC';V Governor of the State of North-Caroliqat'i ' f - do hereby dectre.3nd make knowi that ;' "V : a Public Sale. for the- disjwsaL, agreeably1 ; w to law of' the said lands shall be cm-; !.--" mfemse&'at WaynesvHle, in the County of .; Hay wood, on Monday the 28h of Octoljef - -next, wider; the superinieodance of acorn-' missioner appointed for, that purpose, wh C is authorised by my ..letter of iastructions to adjrd ithe said sale to or. nenr the ; ; '-. scifce which .shailJpreviouslybe laid off for : a Town on J he "said jands, should itich ad-i jourririfient be V deemed:-- advisable. , One eighUf part of theptirchase money ill be i t , inquired off the purchaser at: the time of;; . tlie sale, ,andtid and secutity for -tffe ;".'V;; pikyment -of the balance, in the following .T" instalments', viz : one-eighth at the expi- .5 ration of one year, one-fuurth at the expi- of th ree years, and the remainder at tht. nd: of four years. ' The sale to contmiie for two wreks and nh loneer. i i :,v -i Given under my hand and the beat ot J - the State', at Raleigh, on the :X0l"j V 1 "iy.ofp'mber'1822.;.;. C oo ts t GAB'L HOLMES. ' Blank of all kinds for sale be 3 1 - I i a :W".: , ' At t-, n Jl
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