Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-06-09

actual weight 1t was found i'll gold mine in Meek
ienburg county, North Carolina, embedded in rock,
which the miner was breaking in pieces. The title of
the land is disputed and the operations Thinning there
afe for the present suspended This piece of the pre-
cious metal, which belongs Mr. MITCHELL is speci-
men ofwhat may be hereafter extracted from the mine
under favorable auspices.
We observe Also in u late Yorkvie. S c. Pioneer,
an account of gold nno which has been lately dis
covered In Union District, in that Notwithstanding
ore is so rich to give from to dollars u day
each hand.-Compiler
COLONEL NATHANIEL RocnEsrER.-fhe death of this
venerable and much respected patriot has called forth
innumerable biographies, uniting in of praise
dc was born in Virginia, the twenty first of Februa
ry, 1852. In August, 1775 he commenced his egisla
tive member of the provincial convention of
North Carolna. From this convention his first CON-
mission as major of militia emanated and the rapid
progress OF hostties did leave the young soldier
long without opportunity of signalizing himself
Ehe immediate call upon his services resulted from the
secret mission of the British General, Alexander Nc
Donald to the Highland Scotch in Cumberland county
refugees from their native land for adherence to the
disastrous fortunes of the Pretender. The schemes
OF this officer executed carefully that before
ms intentions wcro known thousand had been
raised and We're marching to Wilmington When intel
gcnce of this reached Hlsborough Colonel Thackston
immediately went in pursuit to Fayetteville (hcn called
Crosscreek) The enemy had left before they arrived
when Major Rochester despatched by his command
ing officer to overtake them by forced marches before
General Mcdonald should gain the Transports waiting
at the mouth of Cape Fear river to convey them to
New York. At daybreak, after n march of twenty
miles, the general and five hundred of his Scotch re-
crus were met on the retreat having been turned
Moorc's-creek bridge by Colonel Caswel afterwards
the first governor OF the state. Major Rochester cap.
tured the whole-but from scarcity of provisions was
compelled to release all but about fifth ofcers-bindng
the discharged not to during the against tho
colonies On his return to head quarters, he found
that Col Alexander Martin, of the Salisbury minute.
men, had arrived with two thusand men, and to him
the credit of the capture is by mistake ascribed bv
Chiefustce Marsha, in his Life of Washington His
services to the village which bears his were great
and disinteresed, and few have lately departed from
the stage of life more deservedly lamentcd.
Barram's Botanic Garden near Philadephia is de-
scrl6ed as the sonctum saRctorun of birds The Ma
lonal Gazette adds
!he birds have learnt that they are safe within its
precincts; all sorts,-not excepting the crows ofWil-
son-congregate here, and their young in conf
oence and security. Some of them build their nests
even IN the houses amongst the plants and others
ooors they take possession of evory coigae Of
tig 1t is the favorite resort of the hunming bird
which returned in the commencement ofthis aeath To
NIKE ITS cunning bed and procreant cradle" Ger.
tainiy, ofths exquisite creature we might repeat the
ostrvaion of Shakespeare respecting the martlet that
where they breed and haunt the air is delicate and
heavens breath smells ost wooingy 1t happened to
us to be present in the garden when one of the most
celebrated and ardent of the European botanists and
naturaists saw, for the first tme the dminutve beau
~ ghtterng IN swarm around large shrub in flower
we cannot describe his glow of surprise and delights he
declared that at least half the naturasts of Paris wod
embark for America, they could be sure of witness
ing the same spectacle once,
1t Is early In the morning that the brds-'rreat ma
lures happy commoners -seem make their reneraI
thanks giving for the asylum which they enjoy and the
sweets which they rifle.
Every corpse
Deep tangled, tree irregular, and bush
bending with dewy moisture, DER the heads
OF the coy quiristers that lodge within
Are prodiGal of harmouyo