Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-08-25


duels, they take the risk upea themselves,
But che practice is de,estable. Jfone falls.
is the survivor more honorable HAS he
wiped off the stain upon his caat of no.
not9 And suppose the injured receives
the winged ball, and dies, is he sure Ina,
the world will applaud his conduct. Does
| he not risk much, and what if gained will
count him nothing. VIII offended Del
ty pardon him the crime! And when men
pronounce Eulogies, and invite the strict
examination OF character, let the tenden.
cy and the example be such, that even the
critics eye shall find no fault. But above
all, look to the rising generation. Ifyou
| praise the dead, who fell ingloriously, the
most pernicious consequences may follow.
lie youth OF our country will initiate the
dangerous example.-They will think it
mertorious to fight duels; the point of
honor will be too frequently settled at the
pistols mouth, and the cnsanguincd plain
VIII cry out it is enough, enough Let
me be no more polluted with the bloody
corse l am satiated and full-Cive me
back my pure and virgin earth, and take
your sacrllegous bodies to your own bo-
soms--,hey are mol fit for me. We can.
not pursue this picture any farther, for
tie tears How while we write. lbs
The Importance of Louisiana interests the rub,
lie mind in every discovery which relates to the
country itself, or the parts of North America adj.
!aeent to 1t. We have seen only the first part of
MIR lunbar's communications on the subject of
me Mississippi, but we find il contains original
and useful information The MississipDi is sun
posed by its branches to extend upon 90 degrees
OF latitude, by so ofongitude, and therefore must
have higher claims 10 notice than any river of
North America. Supplied with streams from
such extensive regions, 1t may reasonably BE- ex.
peeted that Its waters must remain s,voln for 4
long time, and it is found that its nuhds ions
continue Tor nearly half the year, from January
i to June. AT Matches. or nearly 400 miles from,
lis mouth, the known rise of the waters is calcu
lated at 50 feet, though this does not happen in
| the same degree every year. At 200 miles from,
rs mouth. the same rise has been observed, and at
30 miles near New, Orleans, the rise is about 10
teet 'front.' the many discharges which the river has
into the Bay OF Mexico. The observations have
satisfied the settlers that no axaG calculations can
be made tor every year. and only upon 4 more
perfect Knowledge of the sources of these waters
can more accurate calculations be made The
inhabitants on the banks find it necessary 70 Gle
vate their entertainments against theriver, though
/ they do not find any continued overfowinps
I winch make the same Cautions necessary every
year. During the swell of the river, the waters
| appear turbid Much of this appearance is at
tributed TO the falling of the banks A disnp-
Ton at foint Coupee has cut il is said, ten leagues
| and another at the Homochito has formed an isl
and of seven leagues in Circuit, and similar ef
rect has been produced at Yazoo. The obserya
tons OF this enquirer, who is now engaged in
these researches. have been for o7 wears and from,
these we may expect great assistance in future dis
coveries a letter from Matches in MAY. exbi
bits route to the ChIckasaw Bluffs and thence
between ST. Francis and the Mississippi, as far as
New Madrid and Cape Girandeau. By This ira
weller we are assured that some 90 I'd bottom lands
are on the Yazoo That IN going to New Mad
rid IN winter he avoided an eastery course on ac
count OF the hills, and wesIeriy course on ac.
| count OF the swamps, and passed by Cumberland
river. That so miles below New-Madrid. a,
the settlement and brige - miles from little Pra
ria, on the Mississippi, he found a large tract of
rich SOL, OF which he took particular notice, from
the DISAPPOINTMENT he felt, having expected no
lands fit for settlements near the MississipDi lie
expects that the district of New-Madrid will soon
be IN a very Rourishng situation From the
! town toward ST. Louis he found the Country
beautiful, and rich CHAMPAIGN for 10 miles -
Near Cape Girandeau he found the distri0 hiy
but the lands valuable being supplied with springs
lit for wheat, tobacco, corn and grass a few
families had settled near the mouth of St Fran
els, and the country near was hilly but verv lev
el beyond the first heights. Such are the out.
lines of the first communications. Those from
Mr.. Dunbar are known to be derived from the
best authority. (ib1
The late unfortunate Duel is viewed in the
Boston papers somewhat differently from what
the N. York editors consider it, II is supposed
that the parade and ostentatous tokens of grief
l fnrt hn d.. e. IL