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ODE ON THF.
EaiANCIPAIION OF SOUTH AuEPTCf.

* fO<f Of SOOIH dmCEHt'f.
Star Of the Southern pole
That IrUm the Atlantic deep
Rose, aud On Andes steep
STONE with a he;,con-li,,li
Aud woke Trc1 moral night
I nc Spanar.', naughty soul
they started from their sleep. and tore
cha,hs inst hound them To their t,rants throne:
oncheer'd, maideti, they alone
1her banner reard on Plata's shore.
RIsi in the dam ming light of Liberty
oNore 'hey~ouid live and die united firm and free
Where rising DER the silver tide
hat rolls il host OF waters wiie
tsenstics.h rs q sen,
AIR shire their city'shappy wnlls
ton'end within the sacred halls
pt infant Liberty
They banded round their 1,r and c,v.
Redemption 10 the fetcrd slave
AHd Der those plains like ocean snrend
Ana DER their mountains lev head
Ahd Der their full majestic river
Ati'i thro' their halls, their fancs their to,v',.
1hey Lii a lame, shall burn Tor ever
Nor tyranny with nu her poy, RS
though batiled in her hoiu lrnyre shall dare
ihe statue they haze rcard from It's i,h cnumn reAr
sister in Freedom q. 'er the main
we send our hearts 10 thee;
- ne or ma, kings and monks again
Suiin with their Steps thy fvwery pl,riu.
NoT vcN the brave aud free.
men 'ar,h beside was wrappd in nsht
ieIe ireedoa III her qucnchlsss light
-:'i'i hence its rays shall ALWAYS beam
pnd Europe yet shall hear the ,oicr
AMI make from her ingoriou, dream
xnu 10 hrr nc" i"und strength rrjo;, e.
IN one irttetn IL ndDd, let NIL
me Nations, who would spurn The chains
mar Hrants Jorge, would burst their ti,raii
ana AM, wash AWAY their serilc stnins,
And, proud of independent worth
IA honest dignity go forth;
LII al, who viii not how the knee
i N9r humbly hiss The tramplimg heel,
" no swear 10 perish or be free
Unite, and draw their flashing stssI
ana proud and daring in their SccoIsl birth
sio" Us CROWNS and thrones the ovatcd Earth
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GOIncnIN

Nns James FIRST coined his q shilling pieces of po,d
80 JGeot"'c', here, his head he wore Crown al
a' ne coined his rnty shulnss aud wore the laurel
vi crown upon which mutation Ben johnson said
mat poets being always poor baycs were rather
s rem oil VII Than wealth. since the King James No
began 10 wear them, he feH t.ro snrs 10, RE
f'"" w P"oi'YUs UalrGfion." Fragmenta Aulica 1862
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4 NEW TURESIiING M,cuIvr

NEWTON, IN. Jl August e-Wrn. RibhIe. Eso or Oh.
RI, oi oxIord IN this county, informs that Rober
iaiely from England, has built for HIM machine fo
tnreshng Wheat, Rye, Oats or BuckyIeai Which, bc S
~ great advantage TO the farming interest the coun
from 70 to so minutes Ii is turned by two horses and %
about two hundred dollars " M anu eoS'
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DISJNTERNIENT

IN pairing ofthe rising ground for the purpose of
Sraduation on tie avenue, in front of the president
house the abourcrs came to spot where five graves
were opened. One OF the collins was in perfect pre-
servaiion and the remains of corpse was exposed,
folded up under the scuIl II is said to have been the
buying ground of The Peerce family of Bladensburg
and that the bodies have been Inferred about 40 wears
Their remains were gathered together, and put into
coiin Tor re-interment. WaSh. c. Ga=
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ALVAN BETTS

BOOKSELLER 4, STqTTOgEP
al COOKS new buildings six doors above tie Bell Tavern on
Main Street, ' W
y ESPECTFULLY informs the public that he La, rec.,,,
received 9y the Virginia, Polly & sylvia and Haxaii
from New fork, large supply TO his extensive stock on
hand--which makes his assortment very coupefe
Country merchants, and gentlemen who wish TO SUNNY
themselves with books, will 6y caIling or ss,lia ,r &
dcrs, get supplied the best terms and enerail 6nd h
books as they may want. e' '"" OUT"
IRA quantity OfPRINTING WRITING 7 I-.r-rrD -
WRAPPING PAPER on hand - - ' anu
Richmond, August IL. 90 4,
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Escaped from Me JtiI Of TTenrjco co,,,,J 49,, n

iS"'"TC't J'Vm Ht 1ut " flenTICO COitIItU, on The
higt ~ tie 26h M. TIC fotoiving SL,fYESo III,
DELPliiA runaway and belongs she SAYS 10 William
- Royal or Loyal, Of Prince Edward county She is 81
dark complexion about fleet inches high and about is
or ~ years Old She had when made her cscnpe
her ears. 10Y ''' '''V mugs III
MOSES, bright muatto man. the property of Alexander
rulion; he was committed runaway and removed AT
mr' futons request from the old the new iaiI for safe
Keeping Moses Is about q % years old and about n
o0 lUihchs nigh ain not able say what description
OF clothing he had on whenbe away as he only orc
Srtand brown linen pantaoons whilst in jail but had Bun
,HumPIREY Of dark complexion, about % or q ye,rs
saie-keeping and '' W
JESSE dark complexion about 40 years old feet or
~ inches high with very bad wound on his efi tph put
mby William Finney for sac-keepng. -
Others escaped at the time but have been reater
nave received Information from boy that GOT ont i
them that he left Moses Humphrey and Delphia In New k
county about miles below Bottoms Bridge. Moses prcur
ed pas from white boy n jail but the boy says only to ~
20 mr arfs factory think probable from lon
received that Humphrey has crossed the Janes rier AZ H.
Terry above Osbornet on bis way 10 Petersburg.
All masters oivesse forbid hprbOtine l Of ho ehe
ans way. EEUBEN TtNtCflge 81 tt5- y, ~ ~
august .. LII TOH nv. MIN
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NITCHILL,S CAVE.


SALEM, NY. Aug. 2.--!n the town Canaioha-
ne, Montgomery county, in this State, near the SUM
mt OF prccIplous, rocky mountain, called "HIhe
Nose, on the south bank of the Mohawk river there
hasiaely been discovered, and partially explored,
remarkable cave, OF which particular account was
published IN the Johnsown Republican of the flth
uii Dr. Barlow, and - 10 other gentlemen, visit
ed this cave on the la Of July They descended by
arQpe about 10 feet, to room ] feet by 80 about
10 feet high and arched AT the cxtremity Of this
room, thcy found narrow passage, too small for n
corpulent man like the Doctor The rest ofthe party
through this PASSAGE which is about 90 feet long en-
tered second room more spacious than the first
lhcy thence descended, at various angles with the
HORIZON, through narrow passes, from room TO ROOM
tIl they reachcd IN regular succcssioD the tenth a.
parmcn, besides several lateral rooms, leading out
Of these several apartments
They supposed the whole depth OF their descent
was more than 500 feet and much Of the cavern
probably remains nncxpored. Innumerable staac-
tncs arc suspended from the ceilings Of the rooms
ana from The projecting rocks in the walls. The
menth OF the cave is about 10 chains south of the line
of tie Eric canal
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y inc season is now commencing which carries Off tbous
nn Sohg and oil! with the disenery adults and sum
nj, Complaint IN children, is hoped that those afflicted
w. those complaints will forget thar lyrtcerrv
GI' f9red many cures when every other remedy ha.
ne medicine is cheap and simple; and il il doe.
m soou IL VIII do no harm he obtained in most al
INC apothecary shops in this city, Tp;st,b,,rr c. "
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BUFFALO, July 3l.--The American Agent, Sur
yeyors, and party employed in running the Boundary
Line between this country and the British possessions
N Canada, under the 9th article of the Treaty of
Ghent, arrived on SATURDAY. last, at Black Rock, in
The schooner Hannah, having completed the surveys
under that article.
we learn the surveyors will be engaged for seve-
raj weeks in the neghborhood of this place. in com.
Board for final decision and report under this ar
Gle, will take place in Utica
we anticipate, with much interest, the publication
oil the correct and splendid charts which this survey
will furnish, Of all the navigabIe waters channels
and bay between ST. Regis, the ST Lawrence and
Lake Superior; embracing extent of more than
lOOO miles, and cOmprehending, as we are Informed
not less than250O Islands.-Tlcsc Islands, many Of
whIch contain from 10000 to 100000 acres of land,
ana are extremely valuable, will be divided by the
Commissioners, and il is TO he hoped that the TWO 10
vernments viii Immediately take possession of such
as may ial to them respectively, and put them in
Tram Tor sale and settlement, by which means we
shall get rid of'hc hortes of smuegcrs and renegodocs
who nowihtest many of them. fPa.
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CORONATION

Mr. Dymokc in the hope that he may have the ho-
nor oil pcrsonating his macSy's champion, has been
taking lessons for some time back. The horses have
Deen chosen from Astcys stud. The champion 5 is a
powerful entire horse, pcbalcd, black and white
the lord high constables is perfectly black and the
iof'l high stewards perfectly white. OXen are TO be
roasted whole in various towns in England and malt
liquor gwen To the popuace In Newcastle the com,
moh council voted one thousand pounds TO be spent
IN rejoicing The water fountains are TO run some
thing better than water the occasion. At the CO.
ronaion OF George the Third, the fountains dschar.s-
CD WINE, but the eagerncss of the populace To yet
TASTE vi the delicious beverage caused SO much con-
fusion that it nearly all lost The ceremony at
tending the coronation of George the Third took
place on the ed of September, I76l, sixty years
ago IN Y % ijr
MASKED FESTIVAL.
a masked festival, in honor of the coronation was
gwen nj the Drry Lane Theatre on the night of the
10Th ut June. The house was elegantly decorated on
,he occasion, and exhibited magnificent DISPLAY of
lights, iestoons of flowers, &c The amusemenis of
The evening consisted of songs interludes, dramatic
ana operate sketches At eleven O'Clock the kings
champion made magnificent entry mounted and
completely covered with armour. He gave the rsl-
al defiance 10 all who should dare dispute the king
ute TO the crown. At II o'clock, the platform over
the pr! and stage entirely filed with amateurs in
all Kind of dresses and characters the Dominos
we're very numerous
lhcrc were also Chinese philosophers, SPANS
capuchins, Turkish muilis, French senators English
harlequins, Scotch high,nders, flower girls, and
cn;'mner maids, who whipped the people about with
tlicir hroomS, &c. Reels, quadres and watzes were
executed in lively STYLE and in the midst of all the
sports band OF American Savages dressed like Che
rokee warriors, rushed in and amused the company
win their wild and antic capers The amusenlents
were kept uP until the bright beams of Aurora an
nounced the approach OF another day. and warned
he happy group that the time Of their departure had
arrived IN
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LAND FOR SALE.

[5SzzA LAND FOR SALE.
ks.N The subscriber offers for sale the tract of land
Jl4 wherein he resides, lying in the county of Powhl
al hNe miles below The courthouse, Geno Bridge
anu t"e from Richmond containing five hundred and
Tour acres This farm lies in genice neehborlood CON
yenicny situated for trade and public semnaryor
ertly OF soil and healthness of situation cuualle t
by few spring of excellent within 100 wards az The
door The dwelngousc is good one having been lately
repaired and all necessary out-houses nearly new Tic
pie land uIiciously cleared, well enclosed and now in
g2od state tor cultivation ANY gentleman wishing 70 pu
chase IS invited to come and judge for himself.
July ~. 22-wuO GEORGE MARKHAM
t(I virtue of deed OF executed to me bv Richard
- H. Jones, late of the Of Charlotte and siatc of
Virginia bearing date the nth day of November 1si9 and
benefit Of Mack McQuie, for purposes therein mentioned
shall sell to the highest bidder for Virginia money Mt inc
store-houe Of William Dcuproe in the county of ChnrIoe
on SATURDAY. the 18th day Of September next all the said
Richard IT, Joness right, title and interest in and 10 the
estate OF Edward Jones deed, in possession Of rrv
n bacon who niermarred with Elizabeth Jones' the widow
ihe sad Edward Jones it being onc-tenth part said
ELabcths dover in the estate Of said Edward Jones dec
The subscriber trustee will convey titeas Is vested
In him by said trust, and other.
July ~ D-wtdsi WILLIAM BACON, Trustee
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FOR RENTII

MY LOT on MARION HILL, adjoining Mr. Depries, .
- ard Immediately the turnpike ROAD Tier aye
Hyou I'VE acres Of land well enclosed, buiings 10 it
'.ail laniiy For terms apply 10 Mai Chr. Tonpkne
AV@istAv' WV FRED. HARRIS
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EXTRAORDINARY ENTERPRISE.

Capt Durdas Cochrane, commander in the ma
w, alter pcrambulating every province of Spain and
Portugal and great part of France, Volunteered 10
prepare himself as Mahomedan for a Journey from
the source To the termination of the Niger, but on
stpuations that could not be complied with He
therefore travelled on foot TO ST. Petersburg and was
introduced TO the Emperor, TO whom he proposed Il
Journey ON foot across Siberia following the northern
land which he supposed 10 be joined to America or
imding that not TO be the case procure "A passage
across Behring's Strait, enter ko,zebue's Inlet and
prosecute his journey foot along the northern coast
oil America to one OF the establishments of the Hud
son Bay Company.-The emperor readily accedcd
TO his project, and he of with Il passport and an
order from the Minister of the Interior to all to whom
he might apply To afford him every possible assistance
In September last, information was received at ST.
fctei sburg of his having reached the Aa mountains
ON the confines of Chinese Tar;ary and that from
lrk.sk he was bending his way to the nortliwar 10
avoid interruption from the Chinese, and with the
view oi reaching kamschatka the most likely place
To procure conveyance across Behring's Strait
Coupling, therefore, this extraordinary expedition
with one sent officially by the Russian government,
under the orders of Lieutenant Baron Wransle TO as
certain, with certainty, the existence and precise DO
sitlon of the North East cape of ASIA the land expe-
uton OF Lieutenant, captain r anklin, in Ame-
rica, and that of Captain Parry, we cannot bur in
duge hope that, in great lapse OF time the geo.
graphy OF the northern regions OF Asia and Ame-
rica will be accurately determined.
fOuu,JerL,y Psrislr
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Valuable Real E2iofe Go1. Md

9IE Subscriber will sale to the highest bidder
on n credit OF l, 2 years, Wednesday,. 2ath Auy1
merit Immediately after the sale of Samuel DYER IRIS land adj
vertsed on that day. his Tract LAND containing
and hundred acres one half of which cleared and in
erioro no high land in the county, within 81 miles of
Scos Landing, James River in wealthy and desirabIe
neghbouhood-Tie farm is in high improvement,
ana presents prospect for OF wheat the year
the amount off to thousand bushes-the whole of the
land TO clear first tobacco land At the same time he
will sell all his Stock, amongst which is 10 or - Good work
Ierhis ior the later at sale w. H. DYER.
Al
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INTEREsTING puENO1trN ON.


WASHINGTON, Pa. August 6-Messrs srCook and
MCeand Of this county, have been enerprisngly engaged
IN boring Tor salt Little Charters Creek about
sis miles from Washington near the road TO Cannons,nrg
on the west side IN their progress they have found very
large quantities Of what called gas I've have seen the
well and the air issuing from the the cistern The
gas collected through tubes and burning night has
most brilliant appearance. When standing the plank over
the cistern the mouth of the WE'LL the rumng sound
aud tremor OF the timber laid the well is distinctly felt
aud perceived when the is coming up. The issuing the
through tire orifces the ground ihe noise arI sy
ton OF the water, exhibit sight awfuliy sublime
NcsuppoSed At iTst that suphufrd hydrogen pas
produced by Of pyries or the purate Of iron m
ciyusts say that it does sulphur gentleman
has politely favored us with the following notes, which he
designed for his ownusc but have taken the liberty Of
publishing them, contrary TO his expectations.
The wei IS situated upon branch OF CHARTERS creek
which puts IN from the west banks are low and b,
bottoms extend back from the creek considerable distance
The pr"PrieOrs induced sink shaft IN this place
from the existence Of what j. commonly called salt lick
and the apr amcc Of dried u0 ihe stones aioand te
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es with libcray. He is ready to panonizc all who
look 10 him for support, and, with no small a,lroit-
nces, contriyes TO lay those under obligation from
whom he purposes to derive contributors. Accor-
dinghy after measuring his Kindness To his uume-
rous friends, he buys great of one, of
another, and dress coat of third-not because he
wants, but because he fancics them exchanges II
silver watch fora gold one, and borrows IA qu,ntun,
stifhei OF money-only because he happens be out
OF change! Having thus rcplcnshed his wardrobe
and his purse, and rotcd month or two upon 90 the
Tat OF the and,' he is ready Tor his departure to
draw the dividends due upon his stocks and To pur-
chase his goods. But that malicious wight may
raise suspicion To his disadvantage, he socits two
OF his relations, atnman and tanner, To attend him
to New York. They compy-and the trio arrive in
this city But here alas the heir of forty thousand
pounds suddenly disappears Whether an emyious
mist has obscnred him from their sight, malig-
nnnt demon has spirited hm away--no one can tell.
| Nor dtrG crc,;mroidt msbru.
And now the tinnan aud the tanner went their
weary way TO their native village. The old maid de-
plores the prohigacy Of the age; the young maiden
reiaxes her corscts-Syboots pays rent for vacan,
store, and the tea-taLe is supplied with fruitful
| theme for many month To come.
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FROM tie National Gazette.
Wehave seen within the few days past, an ismo volume
:" 5i5 pages, ciilcd Poems by James s. P.rciya and
published ON the 18th of last month, New ,Scn Coun
81 contain" some specimens partcuaryin the lyrical
department, which, in mcnt would do credit to any
me among the most distinguished British OF day.
ne author seems tn be young man. Of classical acquire
eh's vigorous Imagination, rich pocca vcin great
command OF escd language. But he is, evidently in an
'napy state OF mind, prey "ul and moody melan-
'hoy and excmphes the doctrines Shakespeare that this
Is a." akin to grim and comioriess despair
Dut there are many passages in this volume which indj
cate lucid intervals OF good mor hope and which en-
courage us TO expect that b. w after little more expe-
Renee see his own hcing anil rational world a, ,rrc
under more just and favorable point of view He speaks
III ms preface of the noXious which are daily poutin
e stream of life, and sinking lower and lower in do
grodniion" knowledge of the present. united with the
slut OF the past history, of e would Think convince
MIN that the stream that man is far from
being rerosradc But meddlng with high phloso
hy which this Is the broach So that we shall
~ once take leave OF o poet in quoting oes
sample OF his talent, and OF the or his
visions.
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/ powhalan County Court, June ihe 2ist 1921
george Williamson Plaintiff

Peter f. osiiby, Edward Moseley Samuel In chGneery.
Jones and samuel Watkins, DEFENDANTS.
This day came The plaintiff by James Robertson inn Fso
his attorney and filed his bill against defendants and Il
appearing TO the court by satisfactory evidence that The de-
iendan Peter r. Oilby is nhaban of this s,ar n,
me motion fe plaintiff by his attorney aforesaid II Is de-
creed ana ordered by the that said Peter f. pv
appear here ON or before the third Thursday in
neA ana answer the plaintiffs BILL give security for
performing such decree as the may make herein: asd
'at copy OF this order be forthwith inserted In some new
aler punished in the city of Richmond continued fer
W. 9htbs and that another copy be uos;cd ro
NJ me door OF the courthouse of this county on Two
court "a! previous to the said third Thursday Sept mex
r,c Il eopS-iesie, W. S. DANCE, G.
tuk
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Il 18th, 1921 ' '' va
Daniel Booker, pl,;o,;y
against 'D'
uel Watkins ~ r. D.. -, se'''-
rms uay came the plaintiff by John w. Nash ESQUIRE mia
attorney and il appearing the court by satisfactory y
aence mat the defendant Peter F. oglby inabant
th state ON the motion Of the plaintiff by said attor
ney is decree and ordered by the COURT that the said de-
eant Peter r. ogilby do appear here before the 81
thursday III October next, and answer the Plaintiffs bin and
give security for performing such decree as the court NAV
MAKE herein; and that copy of this be forthwith in
In some newspaper published in the Richmond
ana continued for two months successfully aud that another
copy be posted up Mt the door court house of M
county on two successive days previous 10 the sail
third Thursday in October next. ~ ~
Acopy-Teste, VIM S. DANCE G.
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IIHE subscriber will sell plantation near Columbia
est bidder. $50
200 Bbls. corn and quantity Of OTIS,
TO he paid Tor delivery. THONA & r. MAYO
August z.
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1921. - ' VI ''"""'y
William jones, ,.,,,
Againa fF"'
refer cIhywcl ex'or OF Elizabeth Jones' dec A,peY.s
ms cause came on this day be heard on transcript
otc record OF the decree aforesaid was argued nv
couhse on consideration whereof this court being of opin
ioh mat the sd decree erroneous, doth adudee order
ans uScFee that the same be
rue appellee out OF the estates his tesairix his hands 10
ne administered II so much thereof he II not then
our oil hs own estate do unto the appellant the costs lbs
MN expended III the prosecution of his appeal aforesaid
mere And the court proceeding such nn order
rs ie sad county court should have doth further order
l the injunction awarded the appellant the ninth ay nj
september one thousand eight hundred and seventeen ia
stay execution o: judgment against him. by Eli
oeih Jones IN the county OF be- Jsoly
ca except as 10 the oil seventy five pounds shilnes
a seven pence with interests first ,lav of Juiy
one thousand eight hundred and ON sixty uoin
Tt thereo And the court doth further orer thar one o,
us commissioners do examine the which the ye,
ct NJ law was rcnderet Mt the instance appelapt
me purpose of ascertaning whether he was allowed credit
Tor ihe sixty pounds aforesaid not: And that The sad
commissioner report the the term of the rour
VII" any matters specially stated deemed pertinent by him
sen or winch NAV be required by the parties so .tnct
Copy-Teste, WM. w. HENINC C~c
Commissioners Office, Richmond 1ugtst III ian
Inc parties interested will please take notice that have
appointed the 18th day of September commence H.
examination OF the account directed in foregoing order OF
me Court on which dayat 9ocock A. NJ are desired 10
attend at my Office in this city with their papers vouchers
's s iol eAanihauoh' ii. BAKER, NJ. e.
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