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Missouri, on the first Monday in Janua-
ry next for the sale of
Townships % "a Is 26 27 % % 80 81 80 & SO
in range east
252426 81 % $3.50 81 80 4
2425 &c 81 % 80 and 50
% 90 and 80 6
% and 90
% 8
Also, at the Land Office al Jackson, in
Missouri, on the first Monday in Februa-
ry next, for the sale of
Townships No. IS So * 81, in ranges7
SOLOS, L east
SIS * 36 in range IL
lS2l2229 & S. IS
l92o2l 1928 "a
% & % II
81 % Is 90 81
% * 90 Is
1898 10
At the Land Office at Frank lin, in
Missouri, on the first Monday in Oc,o-
to next, for the sale of
Townships No. 40 al 40 43 s. A in range
| ii west
| Ao4142 & 43 in ranges
| 1913 & IA
a s. As Is ( 10
! Also at the Land Office a, Frank lin, on
the first Monday i'll November next, for
the ss lie of
Townships No. Al & As in ranges II 1873
| 19 west
| 45 4647 & 48 in range 20 81.
! 45 40 & AZ in ranges 81
% & %
AT the Land Office at the Seat OF JUS
tice in ID County Of Independence, in
the Arkansas Territory, on the third
Monday in Oc,obur next, for the sale Of
the following described lands, south Of
he Ark aesas river, viz:
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0. ~ IN ranges y
10 in range 9
Atthe Land Office a, St. Stephens, in
A Alabama, on the thigd Monday in Oc-
iober next, for the sale Of
Townships No 70 l3 &14 in range I west
IL Ia IS & 16 in ra6ges
IL 10 IS IA Is & Is inra range 8
91011 - Is Ia Is & is 4
Also at the Land Office at St. Ste.
phen's, on the third Monday of Novem-
Der next, for the sale of
Townships No. II 10 90 81 & % in range 1
west
10 20 81 & % in ranges Q
east
81 % sa4
At the Land Office at Sparta, in Ala
bama, on the third Monday in October
next, for the sale of
Townships No. 1894 in range east
% & S an ranges &9
123 & in range 10
Also, at the Land Office at Sparta, on
the first Monday in December next, for
The sale Of
Townships No. 12s&4 in range II east
1884 & S in ranges 10 Is II
Is & l6 east
Also, at the Land Office at Sparta, on
the first Monday in January next, for the
sale of
Townships No. 234& in ranges 171s1o
90 81 & % east.
Each sale will commence with the
lowest nnnber Of section, township, and
range, and proceed in regular numerical
order.
The lands reserved by law, for the
use OF schools, or for other purposes, will
be reserved from sale.
Given under my hand, at the CITY of
Washington, this 18th day of Juno,
1923.
JAMES MONROE.
BY the President:
JOHN M'LEAN,
-Com'r. oftlre General Land Office.
CT Printers who are authorized to publish
the laws Of the United States in the states Of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Kentucky, Tennessee,
Missouri, Mississippi, and Alabama, and Ter
rltory OF Arkansas, will insert the above once
a, week until the first Monday in rcbruarv
next, taking care to omit the publication Of
sales after the period for the same Shall have
expired, and charge accordingly.
Jnly 1910
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AT the Land Office at Little Rock, in
the Arkansas Territory, on the Grs' Mon
day in Oatobcr next, Tor the sale of
Townships no. 2S4&5 in range Is west
123457 So & 10 IA
l234567 9 < 10 N
ranges Is & is
Also, at the Land Office al Little Rock,
on the first Monday in November next,
for the sale of
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Atthe Land Office a, St. Stephens, in
Alabama, on the thigd Monday in Oc-
iober next, for the sale Of
Townships No. - 10 & IA in range west
IL 10 Ia IS & Is in ranges
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At the Land Office at Jackson, (the
seat of government for the state Of Mis-
sIssippi) on the first Monday in Novem-
Der next, for the sale OF
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06
A MAJOR LONGHONv.

At the time when Mathews (says the London
Literary Gazette) is making the world laugh with
his Longbow stories, the following parallel may
amuse -" A friend (says the relator) lately re
turned from abroad, calling on me one morning
u enquired Il he had seen any thing very particu
larly interesting in his travels He replied mo
with the exception, perhaps, of curious mode
they have in Siberia, Of procuring the skin OF the
Sable. Their fur is in the greatest perfection II
the depth of winter. at which time the hunter
proceeds to the forest armed with pitcher ol
water, and some carrion meat; he deposits the
bait at the foot. and climbs himself to the top o'
Ia high tree. As soon as the animal attracted BY
the scent, arrives the man drops some water on
the end of his tail, and it instantly becomes frozen
to the ground On which, descending from his
elevation with incredible rapidty, his purs'lei
with sharp knife, cuts him transversely on the
face. The Sable, fran the excess Of pain, taking
an extraordinary spring forward, runs oil, (hi'
tail being fast to the ground) out of his skin, o
course, leaving it prey to the hunter!! upor
depressing slight doubt as to the probability o.
this mode of skinning the animals, my friend assn
red me that he never could have believed it, hat
Ihe not frequently beheld it himself"
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06
MATRIMONIAL CALCULATION.
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR THE
POISON OF LOVE,

First you open the vein of conshera-
ton, and let out the blood of immoderate
affection, then make use of the following
directions Take the blossoms of sound
judgment, one handful; FIVE handsful Of
patience; one handful of the root of un-
derstanding; twelve ounces of resolution,
prudence and distinction; two ounces Of
dislike and resentment. Let them simmer
together in the brain. forty-eight hours;
then sweeten the close of the former re.
membrance with the sugar of good beha-
viour. and pour it through the funnel Of
contentment into the heart, and stop il
with the cork of indifference Take glass
full in the morning in glass of water, and
the like quantity in the evening in a glass
of wine.
N, b. The ingredients are to be had at
the house of Resolution, next door to Rea-
son, in Content street, in the town of Faith,
in the county of Hope, in the province Of
Truth, and in the kingdom Of Forgetful-
ness.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06

house these fifteen years. Claus began
now to recognise some ofhis old neighoors,,
though they appeared to have grown, old
very suddenly, but his appetite for asking
1any more questions was gone. And now
Ia young woman who seemed the image OF
his wife, made her way bursting through
the gaping crowd. with child in her arms
l. What's your name?' said he, starting,
'Mary'--'A And your father's?' 'God
bless him, Peter Claus! 1t is now twenty
years since we sought him day and night
on the Kyf1aus Mountain; his flock came
back without him; l was then seven years
DID, The Goatherd could contain him,
selfno longer. Il am Peter Claus said
|he, 'and no other,' as he seized the child
from his daughters arms and kissed tt -,
All stood petriied with astonishment, 'tii'
first one voice, and then another, cried
+ yes, it is Peter Claus! welcome, neigh
|bor, welcome home, after twenty years
Iabsence'!"
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06

WOMAN.-The good government of fame.
leads to the comfort Of communities and the wei
fare of states. OF every domestic circle, woman
is the cen,re.-Home, that scene Of purest ant
deares, Joy, home is the empire of woman. There
she plans, directs, performs; the acknowledged
source of dignity and felicity. Where female vir
tue is most pure, female sense is most improved
female department most correct, there is mos
propriety of social manners. The early years o
childhood, those most precious years of life ant
opening season, are confined 10 woman's super
intendance she therefore may be presumed 4
Law the foundation of all the virtue, and all III,
wisdom that enrich the world. Woman ethe
sweetens or poison the cut of life; so great il
their power Of producing evil or good by thei
conduct. Under the influence Of love dull maj
becomes brilliant, to please his mistress cuti
Yates in himself every agreeable accomplishment
that can adorn human being. When they know
the power of their sex and use it discreetly, the
philosopher, the man OF phlegm, the misanthrope
and person of amiable qualities, alike confess
themselves but men. The dominion of their se'
subjugates these likewise, who appear 10 govern
Others woman soon gains admittance to thu
cabinet of he politician; to them every door i
open, and every secret disclosed. The magis
trAyes and the prince think no more OF their ho
nor, their grandeur, or their power; all res
rants, and all reserve is laid aside; and pue
rie freedoms of speech, succeed to studied ha
rangues and affected gravity of looks.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06
THE DYING CHILD.

The taper was just glimmering in the socket,
as the weary and sorrowful mother awakened
from momentary slumber to renew her anguish:
she turned her eyes on her expiring infant, whose
dim orbs were slowly moving in their hollow
abodes 1t was midnight and nothing was heard
but the strokes of the clock pendulum, and the
heavy sighs Of a disconsolate father, which min.
|gled with the short deep breath Of his suffer
ling darling.
Halt raised and leaning on his pillow, he had
been watching the dread moment when sigh or
a struggle should announce, that hope and life
had together taken their everlasting fight. A
sudden flutter drew the attention ofthe wretch
led parents from the melancholy object of their
meditation: it was the expiring innocent's ia.
vourite bird. whose food had been neglected ev.
Ter since the danger Of its little admirer had alb.
|sorbed all other care and, as the sad presage Of
his fate, it now expired9 The parents looked al
lternately on each other, and on the bird; and at
this Instant to add to their distcesses the candle
ceased to burn--the father seized the infants
hand--thc mother felt for its forehead, but the
'pulse was still, and all was cold
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06
THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT.

Some years since clergyman being on
a journey stopped one Saturday night at a
village, with view of spending the Sab
bath with the minister, who invited him to
preach. The stranger requested, as pre-
|paratory to his discourse, an account of
the state of his society, and was informed
THAT it was divided in sentiment, that jea-
lousy, discord and hatred prevailed, and
that many were displeased with their min.
lister, who had in vain used every method
Ito bring them to a sense of their duty.
He then retired to his study, and moth
ling further was said till on their way to
church, when the stranger was asked from
what text he intended to preach 81
think" said he, al shall preach from the
eleventh commandment" "The eleventh
!" replied the other in sur
prise, "there are but ten"
| al rather think" returned the stranger,
|" shall preach from the Eleventh."
This reply, and his persisting in it, al.
most determined the other to request his
silence; he concluded however to let him
proceed. He began his exercise with that
order and zeal which clearly proved hin
to be man of sound judgment, and deer
penetration of thought. His prayer was
f|appropriate, solemn and impressive, am
s|the mystery was unveiled when he pro
, nounced the following TEXT" A nev
|, ,commandment give unto you, that yo,
( love one another" He urged the neces
.sity of brotherly love and christian meek
o o|ness, with much fervency and zeal, 81
}, clearly pointed out their beneficial influ
d |ence on society, and forcibly contrasts
Gthese virtues and their effects, that he ful
lily convinced them of their errors, and re
IS stored them to harmony and friendship
+ Would not the eleventh commandment
: be a proper subject Of discussion in a
!" moral and religious societies, and woul
e not the observance of it tend greatly
e promote the happiness of mankind.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06
THE EVENING HOUR.

This is the hour when memory wakes
Visions Of Joy that could not last;
This is the hour when fancy takes
A survey Of the past.
She brings before the pensve mind
The hallowed scenes of earlier years;
And friends who long have been consigned
To silence and to tears.
The FEW we liked-the ONE we loved
A sacred bana-come stealing on!
And many form far hence removed,
And many pleasure gone
FRIENDSHIPS, that now in death are hushed,
ss And YOUNG AppEcTloN's broken chain;
And hopes that fate too quickly crushed,
In memory bloom again
Few watch the fading CLEANS Of day,
But muse on hopes as quickly flown;
Tint after tint they died away,
Till all at last were gonel
This is the hour when fancy wreaths
Her spells round joys that could not last;
TINS Is THE uoun when memory breathes
A sigh to pleasures past!
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06

ANECDoTE OF AN INDIAN DEACON.
Elisha Naughaught, an Indian deacon
was once attacked by number OF black
snakes, and being at distance from any
inhabitants, he was to be sure in very
precarious situation, for unfortunately, he
had not even knife about him for his de-
fence. What to do he knew not. TO out.
run them he found utterly impossible, and
to keep them off without weapon was
equally so. He therefore came to the de-
Termination to stand firm on his feet. They
began to wind themselves about him; IN
little time one of them had made his way
up to the Indians neck, and was trying to
nut his black head into his mouth. Nau-
|haught opened it Immediately for him.
The black serpent thrust in its head, and
INauhaught, putting his jaws together, bl'
lit off in moment! As soon as the blood
streaming from the beheaded, was disco
vered by the rest of the snakes, they lef
their intended prey with great precipita
Ition, and Nauhaug ut was liberated from
the jaws of impending death.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06
-rk.s,..~-
From the New York Evening Post


Monsters of the Deep.-The enormous
marine animal now exhibiting in Broad
way. called "the Vampire Of the Ocean"
is certainly one of the most extraordinary
productions of the deep, and gives some
degree of probability to the many accounts
I'VE have in books of travels and others, Of
1.-THE existence of those vast sea animals.
The Vampire is so singular in its forma-
Ition, that it would take more space to de-
scribe it, than our limits will allow but
some idea may be entertained OF its bulk
when we mention that it weighs Jfpe tons.
The resistance it made when caught was
so great, that by slight turn OF its body
lit SNAPPED off the head Of the harpoon with
which it was struck, with as much ease as
Iif it had been tobacco pipe.
In Captain Won kotzebue's recent voy-
age. we find a notice of gigantic species
of pol vpus, bearing striking resemblance
to the terrific description given of the
Hraken by Bishop Pontopiddon. He says
that "the Aleutians speak of a polypus
with arms twice as thick as those of a
strong man, which it once threw round
ore of their bay,laus, and would have car
lried it into the abyss of the Aleutian, had
'|they not had presence Of mind to cut, with
a knife through the fleshy arm of the mon.
ster, which was furnished with large suck.
ers. The polypus remains with his body
! fast at the bottom of the sea, and gene,
rally chooses a place from which it can
reach the surface with its arms" In the
last supplement to Horsburgh's Indian
Directory, we have an account extracted
\ from the log book of the Herculese East
IIndiaman, under date June 1916, of the
discovery, on her outward bound passage
from England, of two large marine ami
mails which at first were taken for rocks
or "the Slot Van Capplle Shoal." One
: of them being right ahead the vessel. "we
were in the act of hauling away from it
!, when we discovered it disappear all a,
once, showing'an immense fish's tail as il
went below the surface of the sea. The
3 ship, no doubt, had disturbed it as it lay
! without motion before it got close, the sea
t making a small break on the head or fore
D part of the body, which was about sixteen
p feet above water, and about 80 feet in cir
s scumference, of white grey colour, GOV
d cred with mixture of barnacle, sea weed
+ &c. like wreck that had been long in thu
Y water.-The length could not be deter
u mined, but think it must have been grea
'-|by the appearance of the discoloured wa
i-ter over the animal. If we bad not got 8,
G suddenly close to it, should positively hav'
l. declared that we had seen the rocks abov,
d water about a mile distant from each 9th
l-er, as these animals lay without motion
E. part of them sixteen feet above water, ant
1.-The sea breaking over them.
,tl However cr"dalous many may be as t,
il the existence Of the Sea Serpent, Krinkof
of sea animal, which Iatel'
to| pursued him at Berhins's Island, is yer,
remarkable, and g0es lar to remove tn
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06
DIR. JOHNSON.

The comprehensive understanding Of
DR.. Samuel Johnson embraced all subjects
and threw light on each. When in the
| Highlands, he was driven by contrary
tides to the house Of gentleman on the
coast. A large company happened to be
assembled; and Mrs. c. feared the doctor
would be incommoded by the convival
|mirth OF the gentlemen, and the dancing
Junior guests. In the course OF the even
ing she took occasion to express how much
pleasure she felt in being honoured with
DR.. Johnson's presence, but regretted the
cav hustle around him, which she feared
could not be agreeable. "Madam," re-
piled the colossus OF literature, ait is in
large parties we find the quintessence OF
society. A large table, covered with va
rious dishes, allows every man to crafty
|his palate; and in numerous assemblage
|of age and youth, we shall not search in
vain for some intellectual companionship
In large parties there is freedom never
Ito be found in small company, and, Ma.
dam, it j, economical to fill your dining
hall with guests. The same fire, the same
lights; and nearly the same attendance
will suffice. An entertainment provided
for sixteen persons will answer for two
dozen, and SO in any increasing ratio. II
You would only kill time, subdivde your
visitors, and have few in turns but il
you wish for maintaining social intercourse
at the least possible expense, and with the
highest zest, make large parties when cir
|cumstances render it convenient. de-
light in seeing happy faces, and these are
chiefly to be observed in the ease and ga
iety Of large companies use the term
large in the common acceptation, which
means as many persons as room or table
|can receive"
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06
NETTLES.


Every body knows that the leaves Of
|stinging ne,tles are thick set with sharp
|prickles, that penetrate the skin when
touched, and occasion pain, heat and swell
Hing, which symptoms we're formerly ina
Isned to ensue from the prickles being
left in the wounds they made. But the
microscope discovers something much
more wonderful to this common vegetable
and shows that its prIckles are formed and
act in the same manner as the strings Of
living animals. Every one of them is
found to be rigid hollow body, terminal
ing in the most acute point possible, with
an opening near its end. At the bottom
of this cavity, lies minute vessel or bag,
a limpid liquor, which upon the
east touching of the prickle, is squirted
through the little outlet, and if it enters
the skin, produces the mischief before men.
toned by the pungency of its salts
Hence it comes to pass that when leaves
of nettles are considerably dried by the
heat Of the sun. they sting but very little (;
whereas such as are green and juicy pro.
duce violent pain and inflammation.
l NJ I. .Minerya.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-06

prevailing doubts. at was very fortu.
nate for US, (says he,) that we were so near
land, or else the monster would have
swallowed US. 1t stretched its head far
above the water, looked about for prev.
and vanished. The head soon appeared
again and considerably nearer; we rowed
with all our might, and were happy to
have reached the shore before the serpent
The sea lions were so terrified at the sight
that some rushed into the water, and 0.
Tiers hid themselves on Shore" Tilocb.
lin late number of the Philosophical Ma.
gazine, observes on this account, that "if
"a sea serpent really has been seen on the
coast of North America, it may have been
one of this frightful Species"
Considering the immense extent and
depth of the ocean, it is surely no way uu.
reasonable to believe that it is inhabited
10y animals of much greater bulk than
those we are accustomed to see. The ex.
|istence of the Mammoth and of the Macs.
tricet was long doubted, until the discoye-
Try of their bones in different parts of the
world demonstrated the fact. Even in
England there were many who disbeliey.
ed in the latter, so late as the year 1921,
although it was we'll known that the re-
mains Of one had been found in st. Peters
Mountain near Maestricht, in Germany,
The discovery of three vertebre in the
chalk of Lewis, dissipated all increduty.
Having the concurring testimony of 50
many dsinterested persons as to the ex.
ijstence of the Sea SERPENT and other epor-
NOUS marine animals, and having now be.
fore your eyes one of no ordinary bulk,
<the Vampire Of the OCEAN, which Ger.
tainly exceeds in any thing Of the kind
ever seen in this country, it would be car.
rying incredulity too far to persist in de-
nyins that the sea may contain others Of
an equal, and even Of larger size, and a
species totally different from any with
which we have been hitherto familiar.
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seeede to their Recommendation. ,oD
Madrid and keep them. - 'e'l7r
Lord Fitzroy Somerset and I.orJ.
son oow.r, we're expected To op;, NJ 10y E,
Oh .heir return to England on IN, 3.a
February. - '"' z'ih q
GERMANY.
private letter from yi.u,, .,a.
every thing tends To- Undue. H.. - lta'
Austria will confine herself I, tn, ~ 'nat
SION of diplomatic relations with Spen.
and that her commercial Inference pam,
nut he interrupted. The Obi, >, - WIN
government in acqlliescing in III. No., !" MAJ
oi The Congress at Verona are s,il i'.lecls
late to her paramount purpose of d;y' - re-
Russia from her attack ON the do.,;.iuns
of the Porte. ''ihi'Ohs
RUSSIA.
The Spanish charge l'afrair.a, ,h.
of ST. Petersburg received his n,vsa court
the 18th of February. por'S On
The palace of Prince GaIIi,,;, -,
COW was consumed by fire ON the o.. ,pos,
january. -" vt
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A TOUCH or TIE HEROES;

.q''d conformation Of .Nopoieon's Spying, ha,
4" there /, but one step Jrem the sublime to he
rid calouS!'
Two gentlemen, not thousand miles from
Fin'ns,le, (amd whose soaring qualifications
viii not De doubted, when our readers shall
have rorused the snhjoined extracts from
their rrospertus) propose Publishing = A
Patriotic Glass Book eontaiuing Letters, Ora
items and Essays, for the amusement of
youth !" and thus enforce the necessity ~ such
work -
eve are IN land .af frcodom and indie
pendence--thc first air we hreathed wa, the
fragrant zephyrs oil lbeny-our young in
years was iosteredb by lis bslmy gale, and " it'll
reyiying breezes we have risen superior To all
The neaiais OF Nal,obs and despotic Monarchs
Of the earth. II has been a subject of nston-
.shment 10 find compilcrs traversing the un-
aallowed regions of despotism and tyranny to