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Miscellaneous
For the Free Press.
ENIGMA.
When Israel murmured at Horcb
'twas neara,
And came with the water spoke
forth at a word";
Was placed in Eden when Adam
was there, :
And grew with the tree of knowl
edge so fair;
Was giv en to Eve the mother of all,
And exists with the serpent who
tempted her fall;
Was whisper'd in Rome, seen in
Kochelle,
Rose with Switzerland, died with
Tell,
Flourish'd with Caesar, conquer'd
and fell;
With us in life, attends us in death,
Plows in each tear, heard in each
breath;
In every whisper its being is found,
And in Gabriel's trumpet its accent
will sound.
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TOR THE FREE PRESS.
When shall we four meet again?
When shall we four meet again?
Oft shall glowing hope expire,
Oft shall deatli and sorrow reign,
Ere we four shall meet again.
Though in distant lands we sigh,
Though beneath a hostile sky,
Though the deep between us rolls,
Friendship shall unite our souls:
Still in Fancy's rich domain,
' Oft shall we four meet again.
"When around this youthful pine,
Moss shall cross and ivy twine,
"When our burnish Yi liKks arc grey,"
Thin'd by many a toil-spent day,
May this long-lived hour remain,
Thin may we four meet again.
When the dreams of life are fled,
Whi n its worsted lamp is dead,
When in'old oblivion's shade
B vi ty, power, and fame are laid
Wh; i e immortal spirits reign,
There may we four meet again.
NORTH-CAROLINA GOLD.
Extract cf a letter dated Washing
ton, Dec. 17.
I have just seen and convcrs
cd with an intelligent gentle
man who resides in that part of
the State of iNorth Carolina
where gold has lately been dis
covered. From him I have
learned several facts in relation
to the subject, with which I was
previously not acquainted, and
which I presume may be inter
esting to you. You may recol
lect that when first found, this
precious material was picked up
in the bed of a brook; it is now;
found on higher ground. The
farm on which most has been
obtained, is situated in Mont
gomery county, about sixteen
mises from Montgomery Court
House. The farm of about
-450 acres belongs to a widow,
who has several sons. The pro
perty was equally divided a
rnongthem; but by an amicable
.arrangement, it is agreed that
whatever gold may be found on
the portion belonging to either
brother, it shall be equally par
ted among the rest. The me- j
tal is found in lumps of vanou j
sizes: the largest lately piciced j
up weighed lour pounds ten
ounces another, three pounds
and two ounces. You may re
member that some years ago, in
the brook first mentioned, a
lump was found weighing twenty-eight
pounds. They have
not yet gone far from the surface
not perhaps above twelve feet;
but the lower they go, the more
gold is found. The morle by
which the metal is obtained, is
by patting the soil into "rock
ers," that is, -boxes placed on
pieces similar to those under a
cradle, where water is poured
0l it, and the dirt is constantlv
ag'Uted till hv
gold sinks to the bottom, and is
tne" Pcked out by hand. The
wu waich it is found is of
rather poor quality, raising say
! twenty bushels of corn to an
acre. There are aooiu. one
hundred and fifty hands at
work: though the number va
ries, as few of them are hired,
but consist of persons living
near by, who arc permitted by
the owner to dig, on condition
of yielding up to him one half
of what they may find. A ne-g-o
lately found a lump worth
one thousand arid fifty dollars.
The sold is of such virsrin nu-
rity as to require two carots of
alloy to brintf it down to the
Vmerican standard for gold
coins. A ffentioman win nve
me the above particulars h:is in
his possession several small
lumps of it, which he shewed
ms. In shape, thev look much
like pieces of lead which have
been dropped in water; thev
are of a deep yellow, but with
out anv jrliiteriiiir brightness.
Some of that found on the high
ground is paler. The surface
ou different parts of which this
precious metal has yet been dis
covered, extends about thirty
miles, within which space there
are cijrht diggings, some more
and some less productive. The
poor people who adventure gen
erally club their earnings in
companies of three and four.
When they come to tough clay
they throw it on one side, as it
requires too much time and la
bor to wash it to render busi
ness profitable. Yet it often
happens, when the rains have
washed thestf heaps of clay, that
mall yellow points are exposed.
There are, z vet, no pors-vm
of capital embarked in this
search; but should this happen
as doubtless it soon will, we.
may possibly have a regular jjold
mine; an event wlrch in my
judgment, is a matter rather of
regret than congratulation.
A: V. Com. rfdv.
Centals It appears from
an estimate recently puhlidu'-.l
in the Albany Daily Adverti
ser, that the value of the pro
duce brought on the New York
canals from the west and the
north to that city alone during
the last year, amounts to two
millions three hundred and
nine thousand, two hundred
and six dollars anil 13 1-2 cents.
In making the estimate, the
value of many articles have
been omitted, such as hops, but
ter, cheese, lard, wool, paper.
timber, &e. which, if calculated
in the account would swell it
to nearly three millions of
dollars.
Painted Tea Common
Bohea Tea, worth about three
or four shillings the pound, is
sifted, and the largest reserved
'for painting, as it is called.
Dutch pink and prussian blue
is finely powdered and united
together, which forms a fine
screen powder; the tca'anu the co-
lour are put-together into a long
leathern bag;, and gently shook
backward and torward by two
persons, until the tea be
comes charged with sulhcient
colour to assume the appearance
ol line bloom Hyson, and is then
sold far eisrht or ten shilltnr3 the
pound: occasionally the leaves
of the black-currant tree are rol
led, dried, and broken into fine
pieces, and which imparts a pe
culiar and agreeable flavour.
Interesting law Decision.
....Before the Inferior court of
Chatham county, Georgis, a
case of considerable novelty in
this part of the county has been
decided.
Thomas Franklin Hall,
who now lies under the sen
tence of death, for the murder
of a negro belonging to John P.
Williamson, in December last,
was sued for trespass, at the in
stance of the owner.
The plea set up by the defen
dant, by his counsel, was, that
Hill being capitally convicted,
was civililer morlvus, and
that the private injury was mer
ged in the offence, committed
against the public; to which it
was replied, that his appearance
before the court, by attorney,
invalidated this plea, and again,
tlvit the doctrine of merger was
inapplicable to the institutions
of this country, putting out of
view the fact, that the English
law meant to create a disability,
and not to invest the offender
with a privilege. After the Ju
ry had retired for a few minu
tes, they returned with a ver
dict of 500 dollars damages for
the plaintiff.
ALEXANDER SMYTH AXD THE
APOCALYPSE.
''.Ingcls and ministers of
grace defend us!" The hea
venly rhapsodies of the divine
bard of Patmos, are no longer
inexplicable the visions of the
rapt seer are made plain as chil
dren's lessons. All the gorge
ous and glorious figures of ori
ental fancy, arc brought down
to tame explanations. No longer
will the pale horse of death,
with hell i.i his train, strike us
wi'h dread and consternation
nil is found out; not by fasting
uui pra cr, not by a pilgrimage
to thr kiy laud, not by saint
yi'c'?d cell, but by a com
mon sinner one who has
l.r.i 'dished his sword and cried
1 .l ui for war; one who, instead
'of passing his davs in divine
; on. templalion, in the isle of
" itmos, or other dark solitudes,
ie.s been bustling in the halls
j of legislation. Ilohenloc, where
: ;eyou? this miracle is as far
beyond thine, as heaven is
.higher than the earth. How
ntjeli are the world disappoin
ted; Tor it was believed that he
to whom tire key of this revela
tion was given, would come
with horses and chariot of fire,
Not so God mortifies the
pride of man, in using humble
'means to bring about great ends;
j for all this great book, as it were,
into heaven this unfoldinjr of
eternity, may be obtained by
sending to Washington, a sub
scription to Alexander Smyth.
Oh! quackery, thou art mistress
of the wot Id!
LIST OF LHTUlis
Remaining in the Post Office at
Halifax, the 1st January, 1825,
which if not taken out by the 1st
of April, will be sent to the Ge
neral Post-Office as dead letters;
Allen Thomas Ivy Rob't M W
A vent Mi.rvan Kelly James
AlsobrookJ-kC.obSMontford HG 5
lHnum Jesse A 2 Mathews Gilford
Bryant Alary II Medlin Martha
Priwn Elizabeth Michael Mary
Pert So In me tU Myric Edward
Pntlti John KineJno
Cluntan Landon Polock George
Cheely Drewry Pucket Lawson
Coeper George PurnellJno
Carter Richard Pepper John
Chranblers Jno $ Powell Daniel
Curtis Henry Pcttway M II
Deacons Edmund Poots Joshua
Dicken William Perkins Rob't
Daniel Judge Rhodes Mary
Davis C T N Smith John
Dempsey Charly Skiles William
Eaton Cha's R Stith Albert
Falcon Isaac N Stitch Albert
FalconMarfhaW ShowJno ScIIenry
Gee S H Turner James R
Green Thomas PM Tyler's Store
Grinsted Tho's J llrych& A A 4
Gardner CaJebM Ifalker Henry
Gilmore William Wilkes Henry
Hardy Henry 2 WhitakerDudley
Hart Tho's Q Weaver Jarred
Horton Tho's Whitaker Rob't
Harp-r Rebecca Waller .Leartes
Hunt Nathaniel Wilson R H
Hays Jesse Winborne Henry
Hawks John Williams Turner
Jones Rob't C Yellow lv Charl'u
Isbell P B 80-3t
JAMES fUMMO.YS. P, M.
Will he Sohl,
BY the "Subscriber, on the second
day of February court next, to
the highest bidder, .
Tiventy-three likely Negroes,
Belonging to the estate of William
Burt, deceased some three or
four of said negroes will be sold for
cash, the balance of them sold on a
credit of ninety days for paper
(with unexceptionable security,)
payable and negotiable at the New
bern Branch Bank at Halifax.
Among said negroes there are ten
fellows, most of them young and
likely, of which there is an excel
lent gardener, a good house car
penter, a first rate ditcher, and an
excellent hostler or body servant;
the balance consists of young wo
men and children, one of those
women an excellent seamstress.
Henry Garrett, Adrrrr.
Jan. 11, 1825. 43-6t
mi. II. HARDY,
HAVING removed his office .to
Halifax, offers his serv ices to
the reoi,le, and hones to receive
apart of their patronage: He has
taken the house formerly occupied
bv Dr. Marrast. next door below
the Farmer's Hotel, and opposite the
Bank. He promises hdehty,promp
titnde and moderation, in the prac
tice of the profession. He has on
hand and intends keeping, a general
.hxovlment of Medicines,
Which he will cll at reduced pri
ces for Cash, or on a short credit.
In addition to his former supply
he has received the following,
which may be bought at the sub
joined rates:
Epsom Salts, per lb. $ 25
Reiined Salt Petre, do 25
Allum, do 20
Brimstone, do 12
Cream tartar, do 75
Sugar lead, do 1 25
Orange peel, do 75
Arrow root.pulver'd, do 1 25
Pearl ash, lo 25
Bora"x, refined, do 1
Copperas, do 10
Glauber salts, do 12
Rochelle salts, do 1 25
Sanford's bark, do 4
Common bark, do 2
Fol: senna, do 1
Turmeric root, do 2
Orris root, do 1 50
Lump magnesia, do 2 25
Calcined magnesia, peroz. 50
Gum camphor, do 25
Oil peppermint, do 75
Mace, do 50
Cloves, do 25
Cinnamon, dc 25
Ginger, do 12
Nutmegs, do 37
Oil amber, do 25
Essence lemon, do 75
Essence peppermint, do 37"
Carbonate potassc, do 25
Prussiate iron opt. elo 40
Bole Armenia, do 37
Verdigris, do 25
Castor oil, per bottle, 1 25
Lemon acid, do 37
Opodeldoc, do 37
Best London mustard,do 37
Sal Eratus, do 50
Cologne water, do 37
Stoughton's bitters, do 1
Best sweet oil, do 1
British oil, do 25
Swarm's panacea, do 4 50
Soda powders, per box, 50
Rochelle powders, do 1 25
Cajeputoil, per drachm, 50
Oil cloves, do 25
Oil caraway, do 25
Oil annis, " do 2"
Oil worm seed, do 25
Oil juniper, do 25
Essence burgamot, do 15
Tincture musk, do 15
;17'l,hose who buy medicine at
his office will have all prescriptions
gratis, unless required in writing.
January 6.
LOST,
ON Sunday, Jhe 2d inst. between
Louisburg and Halifax, a
lied Morocco Pocket-Book,
Containing some promissory notes,
constable's receipts, and two pat
ents for land, one to Jane Bayard,
and the other to Mr. Bogue.of Per
quimans county, of no use to any
person but the owners. Any per
son returning the same to W. P.
Little, Esq. of Warren, W E.
Webb, of Hyde Park, in Halifax,
or at this office, shall be reasona
bly rewarded.
Jan. 4, 1825. 3t
(1 The Warrenton Reporter
will insert the above three times,
and forward the account to Robert
M'Caulley, Hertford, Perquimans
county. 1
NOTICE.
AT the late May term cf Hap.
fax County Court, the Subscri-
Muainuu aummistrator
EDWARD O. RHODES, decea"
sed. All persons indebted tr. ,
estate are requested to make im
mc-uiaie payment, and the credi
tors are herebv notified
their claims duly authenticated
wiuun me lime prescribed by law
otherwise this notice will be'plcai
111 UUI .
Jos.H. Bryan, Adm'r.
Nov. 25 1824. S6-2ra
MARYLAND
University i.olteru
THIRD CLASS,
To be drawn on the 2 7 h day
of January, 1S25, and b$
completed on that day.
SCHEME.
1 Prize of $1 0.000 is
1 do of 7,000 is
1 do of 5,000 js
1 do of 4,000 is
1 do of 2,500 is
1 do of 2,340 is
6 do of 1,000 is
12 do of 500 is
156 do of 50 is
780 do of lo is
7800 do of 5 is,
K763 Prizes 697,110
15G00 Blanks 5 24,360 Tickets.
Wrhole ticket, QO
Half ditto, 2 50
Quarter ditto, i 05
Certificate cf 10 whole ticketa,S53
Ditto 10 half ditto 16
Ditto 10 quarter ditto 8
pr5 Orders, enclosing the
cash or prize tickets in any of
the Lotteries of Maryland or
Virginia, for tickets or sham
in the above brilliant Lottery,
will receive prompt attention
if addressed to
nhyleis Lottery-Office,
PETERSBURG VIRGINIA.
January, IS25.
JV OTIC ft.
AT the late November term of
Halifax County Court, the sub
scriber qualified as administrator
to the estate of JAMES W.
ALSTON', deceased. All persons
indebted to the estate are request
ed to make immediate payment,
and the creditors of the same are
hereby notified to present their
claims duly authenticated within
the time prescribed by law.
JVillis W. Alston, Adm'r.
Nov. 6, 1824. 35-3m.
1
Masonic Notice
THE Officers and Companions of
Koatiole Royal Arch Chcjitcr,
A"o. 4, will attend a spcchl convo
cation at the Masonic-IIall, in the
town cf Halifax, 011 Monday even
ing, the 31st inst.
By order of the M. E. II. P.
S. M. Johnston, Sec'y.
Jan. 12, A. L. 582J.
Union cademy.
THIS institution, at which spellr
ing, reading, penmanship, arith
metic, English grammar, ar.d Ge
ography with the use of maps, are
to be taught, will be open fcrtnq
reception of scholars on t ier
Mondaij in March next. The situ
ation is healthy; the building i'
be new, spacious, and convenient
and the Tutor, who is to svpenn?
tend the school, has had six years
experience in teaching at a respect
able Academy in this state. '?
character and qualifications may
known by applying to David ClarK,
Wm. K. Smith, S. J. Baker, cr
Geo. E. Spruill.
The year will be divided in
two sessions cf five mcnths eacli.
Board in respectable families, ani
in the immediate neighborhood 0
the Academy, can be obtained at a
reasonable price.
PRICES OF TUITION
For Spelling, Reading, Pen-
manshift, and Arithmetick,
fier session, --5J
English Grammar and Ge
ografihy, do. - r r
Jno. II. Purrington,
Thomas Vaughan.
Scotland Neck,N.C
Dcg. 19.