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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-06-23

- saga tune l.
Or indian .9fairs.-Since our last,
Affairs have assumed 4 more serious a.
nee. and we rrgrei 70 state that the pros
perts of the termination of Dur : prefty
hnls srar." are more gloomy than e'er.
An express arrived here on Saturday
from FoTl Mellen. the purport Of which
we understand 20 be. tiara number Of
neguoes had rome in a that post, Who
state il.at tile lnsians had held 4 meeting.
.leposed Micanopy. and elected sam
Jones their principal chief. .TheF for
ther state, that al the next new moon the
Indians would commence open hosilll-
ties. This is n negro story. and in con-
sequence some are inclined 70 doubt Il;
almost every negro story. however. dur
ing tie War. has ultimately proved true,
and in confirmation of liIs il seems To he
pfe,ev ge1srally admitted that the luil-
aas have tcilly refused to ernigraie. Il
least until fall. anu that the War Is iar
from bring terminated. .
These negroes, il is said, gige some
particulars Of the late battle al F0rt Mel
len. they state ii,a they attacked the
fort wits il0 warriors, AMI soon after
their repulse they were reinforced with
400 more, AMI were preparing inT anoil.-
or onset when lhey reeei Ell information
of the cessation Of hosililies.
The posts of valasia aud Fort Mel!en
are becnaling unhealthy. and all the for
ces. except sergrant's guard. 10 he re-
Tie, ell from Picol.la every ten DAYS, aud
one company Of creeks. have been with
drawn from Volusia. The post At Lake
Monroe viii be continued.
-Four companies OF troops are'now Al
picolata. 49,
The steamboat Charleston touched N
Picolata yesterday nj , p. VI. from Fort
Mellen: il is stated that a considerable
number OF Indians are. in the neighbour
hood Of that post. who daily come III md
receive raiions, and 70 out again..
IN express arrirei this morning from
Tampa. the contents of which are report
ed Ia be Of an nnfayoraale nature. II i
reported aud confidently believed thar tie
Indians have ieft their camp aud retnn-
ed into the nation. These reports seem
to confirm rich other. We have now
hut little hope that the war Hill be ended
hy negotiation. The Indians have been
enabled to possess themselves of much
information, and are doubtless emaold-
ene1 bv their intercourse. II resort 10
arms again becomes necessary, We apprc-
bend much bloody work. Hsral3.
We are sorry TO learn that Ill tire mi
litia has been discharged. with the excep-
ton of one mounted company here. IN
one at Newn,nsville. The information
that We have recen Cd is far from render
ing II certain" that the war is vel . er-
indeed il seems to be admitted on all
hands that the Indians will not leave the
country this Summer. We mus, believe
that the powers that he have more fax or.
able information than las been commani-
cated generally. or they would not have
taken a step which appears to Us 30 pre-
mature.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-06-23

Such frequen, attempts to fire Boston
have recently been made, that The Mayor
has offered reward Of thousand dollars
TO detect the lncendiaries.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-06-23

The best friends are those who sllmu,
late each other TO good.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-06-23
late FROM MEXICO a. TEXAS
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FROM NETANoRAS

In The schooner lIeIlrn Ashby. 10 dav.
from Mctsmorss. we observe wrh rrta.
pleasure that among The passenger, ar.
the captain, crew and passengers ol h.
schooner Julius Cesar, and also the zap.
tain. crew. and passengers al the .chuo.
ner Champion. II viii he rerollrrrrl
thai these twn vessels we're seized by ,he
Mexlcsns, and their crews aGd pa..rn.
gers imprisoned at M.lsmoras. Th.y
have been liberated BY order ni Genoa.
Bus,smeute. President Of the Mcxc4p
Republic.
Gen A. s. Johnson, lale rommandet
at the Texian army, arrived here L. he
HELEN from fexas, codvaIescent from !
wound received in a duel.
Mr.. Wharton, ambassador h1m Ttxa
to the DATED States government Gaa
was made prisoner in The schooner de.
pendence, Was still "a Confinement. bl,
well ;reaird BY tie Mexican authorizes.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

From Bancroft's History Of the U. States.
The Dutch atiemptthe North Wesi Passage
-poyages Of Henry Hudson--Neo York
as IL DGs-.Neso York in 1887.
As years rolled away, the progress
Of English commerce in the west ava
kened the attention Of the Dutch.
England and Holland had been allies
in the contest against Spain; both
spread their sails upon the Indian seas !;
and both become competitors for pos
sessions in America. For should the
whole continent be abandoned to the
Spanish crown! In the same wear
(l607) in which Smith embarked for
Virginia, vast designs was preparing
among the Dutch: and Grotius himself
of the commission to which the affair
was referred, acquaints us with the
opinions ofhis countrymen. The Uni
ted Provinces it was said, aboundcd in
mariners and in unemployed capital:
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-16

STORY oFTwo HIGHLANDERs.- There
is perhaps no quality of the mind in
which mankind differs more, than in a
promptness TO act or answer to the
point, in sudden dangers and difficulties |;
Of which the following is most pleas
ant instance.
Two Young kinsmen, both Macdon-
aids, went out one day to hunt, each ar
med with well-charged gun, and a
dirk. After having spent the
day unsuccsssfully, they were returning
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-16
A MoNKEY's MEMoRy.--Autl

A MONKEYS MEMoRY.--Authors gen.
orally think that the monkey race are
not capable of retaining lasting Impress
ION; but their memory is remarkably
tenacious when striking events cal! it in
TO action. A monkey which was per-,
mIlted to run free, had frequently seen
The men servants in the great country
kitchen, with its huge fireplace, take
down a powder horn that stood on the
chimney piece, and throw few grains
into the fire to make Jemima and the
rest OF the maids jump and scream, which
they always did on such occasions very
pfclt'ly. Pug watched his opportunity,
and when all was still, and the kitchen
entirely to himself, he clambered up, got
possession ofthe well filled powder horn,
perched himself very gingerly on one
side OF the horizontal wheels placed for
the support OF sauce pans, right over the
waning ashes of an almost extinct wood
fi'e, screwed ffthe top Of the the horn,
and reversed it over the CRATE. The ex-
ploslon sent him half way up the chin
ncy Before he was blown up, he was
snug. trim, well conditioned monkey
as you could wish to see on summers
day; he came down carbonated Mig
ger in miniature. in an avalanch of bur-
ming SCOT. The thump with which lie
pitched upon the hot ashes in the midst
OF the general flare up, aroused him to
sense ofhis condition.--He was missing
for days. Hunger at last drove him
forth, and he sncaked into the house
closely singed, and looked scared and
devilish. He recovered with care, but
like some other personages he never got
over his sudden elevation and fall, but be-
came a sadder if not wiser monkey.
lfever pug forgot himself and was troub.
lesome, you had only to take down
powder horn in his presence. and be was
,ff to his hole like a shot, screaming and
''attering his jaws like a pair Of castan-
It's.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-16

NsAs.--The Legislature ofeein-
ansas now in session have reselect lllus.
Il. Sewer g the United Stateul7 xrsss
- Wssssrn Star. ~
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-16
TO MY BROTHER.

pathlse with her relatives in their rreparable
loss.
TO MY BROTHER.
When the last rays, at twight's hour,
Fall gently o'er the dropping flower
When mists are gathering on the hill,
Nor sound is heard save mountain rill;
Then hear the echo whispering near,
In softest accents to thine ear
love thee, dearest brother!
When silence reigns through earth and sea-
When glows the star of Memory
When Music wakes her thrilling tone,
And Autumn winds around thee moan
Their accents hear, and oh rejoice!
For, bark! there comes well-known voice
love thee, dearest brother!
When Fancy lifts her radiant wing,
And morning birds around thee sing
When Joy lights up thy beaming eye,
And Loves enchantment too is nigh
When calm blue waters round thee flow,
Then hear thy Sister, breathing low
love thee, dearest brother
Should Disappontment's whitening breath
Consgn thy brightest hopes to death
Should Friendships trust, in boyhood made,
In after years prove faith betrayed;
Then to thy sister yet return,
For oh, her heart will fondly burn
To clasp her dearest brother
Should Sorrow cloud thy coming years.
And bathe thy prospects all in tears,
Remember that the Rainbow's hue
Is bright mid clouds and sunshine too;
Remember though we're doomed to part,
There lives one fond and faithful heart
That loves her dearest brother!
THE LAST LEAF.
BY o. W. HOLMES.
q saw him once before,
AS he passed by the door,
And again,
The pavement stones resound
AS he totters DER the ground
With his cane.
'They say that in his prime,
Ere the pruning knife of Time
Cut him down,
Not better man was found
BY the Crier on his round
Through the town.
fBut now he walks the streets
And he looks at all he meets
So f,rlorn,
And he shakes his feeble head
That it seems as if he said
They are gone'
The messy marbles rest
On the lips that he has pressed
In their bloom,
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many year
On the tomb!
My grandmama has said
Poor old lady-she is dead
Long ago;
That he had Roman nose
And his cheek was like the rose
In the snow.
sBut now his nose is thin, S
And it rests upon his chin |,
Like staff
And crook in his back, /,
And melancholy crack
In his laugh.
Il know is sin |,
For me to sit and grin
At him here,
But the old three-cornered hat,
And the breeches-and all that, ,
Are SO queer!
sAnd if should live to be Q
The last leaf upon the tree /
In the spring!
Let them smile as do now q
at the old forsaken bough,
Where cling. !:
VI
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-16
POETRY.
From the Troy Budget.

The following lines were written by Miss
CYNTHIA II. STow. who perished in the sad
and melancholy wreck of the g Home" in Oc-
tober last, and were given to her brother a
few hours before she embarked on her fatal
voyage. He has handed them us tor pubca-
tion, of which they are indeed worthy.
There is deep melancholy pervaGng them
which is "pleasant though mournful to the
SOUL" and, one can easily imagine, almost
prophetic of the affective event which over
took their gifted author. If the doctrine, that
the dead are the uuwearied witnesses of our
conduct and our constant attendants, be true,
how beautiful and touchingly appropriate are
the first three stanzas
Miss Stow was young lady of superior at
tainments, of well regulated mind, and of
uncommon promise. She was educated in
this city and there are not a few here who
can appreciate her worth and sincerely SYM
pathise with her relatives in their irreparable
loss
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-26

French Legitimacy thus tumbled, all at once, by
the light Of torches, into that deep ditch on the
western side of St. Denis! Surely, human envy
could desire to goat over no more humlliating
spectacle than this. Let not the mightest prince
Of Europe go down in confidence to his sepul-
chre; for the time may come,-though not with
in fifteen centuries,-the time aady come when a
Conventions committee shall be breaking into
his sarcophagus, and be seen mt midnight, con-
vcying his rafting bones forth into the degrada-
ton of common ditch. The character of the
past has sometimes been reflected only in the
history Of monarchs living One part Of the his
tory of Frenchmen might well be read in the
history of their monorchs' corpses.
At length, we reached the cxpiatory clarel,
around whose walls were black marble slabs,
containing the names Of those whose tombs had
been violated. BY the dim light | read, ofthem,
some forty or fifty. Nearly opposite to this chap
ell, is the original entrance Of the Imperial Vault,
designed by Napoleon. by him, on February 20,
1906 was published this decree: "The Church
of St. Denis is consecrated TO the sepulture of
the Emperovs" That entrance is now closed
up with black marble slabs surmounted by n
crown. But its two braZen doors still stand there
and my guide pointed to the lock for three keys
which was never to be opened, save by an order
from Napoeon's hand. An order from Napoe
on's hand Thirty years only have passed away,
since that decree was issued. Napoleon sleeps
brazen doors have been wrenched from their
hinges. Legitimacy has again gotten possession
of ST. Denis, and the tomb oflhc Emperors holds
Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinette
The subewanean damps had now quite chilled
me. The hour of evening had advanced, and
heard the clock faintly sounding in the ancient
stceplc of the Church. For four hundred years
had that iron tongue spoken forth the steady on
wartncss of time. The mourners of twenty
kings had heard it, as they followed the dead into
this their royal charna house. doubt not that,
four hundred years hence, some pilgrim from my
own country, may stand, rs now stand, among
the sepuchres of St, Denis. TO him may some
aged cicerone point out the tombs Of coming
monarchs and perhaps The dismnnllcd sarco-
phagus of Louis PHILIPPE himself as this now
points out to me the desecraed coffin Of Phillip
lie Bel; and yonder may be designated the tomb,
then broken into fragments, of his eldest son, and
that sons queen, princess of the House Of
Mecklenhourg. Whatever destiny may await
France one portion Of that accomplished destiny
shall be read in the royal cemetery of St. Denis.
Departing at sunset, an hours walk conveyed
ne back q pce pore, from those silent scpulchres,
trpDoliS
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-26

ndiutant and INSPECTOR general and one quarter
master general with the rank of brigadier gen
cra and who shall be subject to removal by tie
Governor at his pleasure, and two nlds-de camp
with the rank OF lieutenant colonel. 10 each
division there shall he one major general, 70 be
appointed by the Joint assembly of both houses
of the Legislature, whose duty it shall be TO APP
point one division-inspector with the rank OF
colonel, to take precedence Of any colonel of the
line; one division quarter master with the rank
Of major and two aids-de camp with the rank Of
major, to each brigade, one brigadier- general,gto
be appointed by the Joint assembly of both
houses of the legislature, whose duty it shall be
to appoint one brigade inspector with the rank of
major, one brigade quarter-master with the rank
of captain, and one aid de.camp with the rank
Of captain; to each regiment, one colonel, one
lieutenant-coonel, and one major, to be elected
by the captains and lieutenants of the companies
comprising such regiment, whose duty it shall be
to appoint one adutant, with the rank OF captain.
one chaplain, one quarter-master with the rank
Of lieutenant, one surgeon with the rank OF cap
tain, one surgeons mate with the rank Of lieu
tenant one drum-major, one iilc-maior, one SER
geant-maor, and one quarter naster-scrgeant, to
each town within the limits of their respective
regiments. To each standing company of in
fantry, lightnfantry, or riflemen, there shall be
one captain, two lieutenants four serge0nts and
four corporas, to be elected by the non commits
stoned officers, musicians and privatcs; and to
each company Of artillery, one captain, three
Ieuenants, four sergeants, four corporoIs, six
gunners and six bombardiers; and it shall be
the duty of the officers of each company to APP
point an orderly sergeant from the list of ser
geants. To each band of music there shall be
one commandant who shall rank as captain.
SEC. 2, The mai generals staff shall at al
times be subject to removal by their respective
major generals at their pleasure. The brigadicr
generals staff shall at all times he subject 10 re-
moval by their respective brigader generals at
their pleasure. And the regimentaI staff shall mt
all times be subject to removal by the field Off
GERS at their pleasure.
To be cO1iiaucG.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-26
From the Boston Mercantile Journal.

THE FALL or CONSTANTINE. We find in our
foreign papers some details Of the capture of
Constantine. by the French, furnished by Gen.
Vallee who succeeded General Demremont in
the command. The official account has not vet
been received. According to Gen. Valee's state
ments, the attack lasted 46 hours, the assaed
making most Wig orous resistance. The loss
sustained by the French army 81 men and
10 officers killed, and $50 wounded. Itappears
the town was not attacked from the heights of
the Mansurah, as before, but from the low grounds
on the other side Of the Runmel. TIE first bri-
gadc commanded by the Duke of Nemours, was
appointed to face the assault. 1t was posted in
the suburb, between the gates Bah ell Dedid and
Babel Oued, which have an interval of $50 feet
between them. Some troops occupied the tombs
opposite Babel Cuba gate aud the stables of the
Bey All the efforts oflIIc beseged were direct
cd against these points, which contained, of
course, several batteries. The Brigade of Gen.
IreZel posted behind the batteries and working
parties protected them from the army of the
hey, which was not in the town, and found this
no easy task. Soon after Gen. Damremont being
shot, on the 18th General Vallee ordered an as
saut which was repnsed as well us three others;
and 1t was only the fifth assault that proved sue
cessful The wall was destroyed between the
gates, but the enemy defended themselves in the
houses, like the Saragossians, and it cost tho
greatest efforts to dsIodge them. Both Achmet
Bey and the Duke de Memoirs wanted to avoid
the sack of the town but this was impossible.
The French loss is estimated at 1000 officers
and soldiers killed ,amongst them Colones Combe
and Lacominier, and about 1900 wounded. The
Arabs are said to have lost 5000. 1t appears that
Achmet preserved his army Of about 1000 men,
intact, wherewith to harass the victors The
town was defended by Bend-O ussa his leuten-
ant, who taken prisoner.
The French opposition prints contend that the
victory of the French in Africa purchased at
a lrightfu sacrifice of human life-that in the
attack on Constantine, thousand French SOL
diers were killed and thrice as many wounded.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-26
.NiUedgeviHe, Geo. Nov. 16, 1887.

\ novel and Interesting incident occurred in
the House of Representatives this morning.
One of the Bib members presented a memorial
from Robert Beasley, stating, that some few years
ago he purchased Of Il slave trader negro wo-
man and her sucking child-not (oubting but
that the woman its mother. Subsequent
Developments, however, had convinced him that
an imposition had been practised upon him in the
sale of the child that instead of being born Of
the slave, it was the offspring of a "hite woman
from whom it had been stolen who had aban-
doned it! The object of the memorial was, TO
move the Legislature to change the name of the
founding from that of William las known in the
bill of sale of The slave trader to that of William
Brockett BeasIey-and to restore to him the nat
ura rights of which he had been unjusty de-
prWed.
A thrill of admiration passed through tho
House. Mr. Beasey was in the lobby and held
up the child in his arms-a farer, pretter, more
intelligent looking boy, need never be desired
Many an old bachelors mouth watered The
House went into committee Of the whole, had
the child in the midst of them, and every one
we believe was satisfied of its whiteness and his
title to his freedom.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-26

FIGURES FOR FLOUR Factors. Calculations
from the best statistical data show that the pres
ent population of the United States require 49,
100000 barrels of Flour annually. According
to the rations Of the U. States army this amount
is rather too much, for the army being compos-
ed of adults, satisfaction might he made for
the less consumption by the infant population;
but we will suppose the quantity required to be
rs above stated. Now the breadth of land sown
to wheat in this country. this is wall "s"A-
ably more. The estimates of practical men, as
announced in agricultural and other journals, are
that the crop this year will average twenty five
bushels to the acre. We believe the estimate to
be very low, for the self interest of the farmers
would rather predispose them to diminish than
to exnggeratc in estimates of this kind; and far
mers generally are not in the habit of returning
the smiles of the seasons in fiattery. The Cleve
land tOhio) Herald represents the western crops
as being so abundant as to exceed 10 per cent
those of last year, which was, At last, an average
crop. But taking the average this year TO be 25
bushels to the acre, we have 100000, 900 bushels
for the produce this year.-.Neso Era.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-26
BY q. G.. CEEAHD yVRCE6.

TERMS-TuE CALEDoNIAN will be published
weekly at So 90 per annum, or at 81 so if paid in
advance If payment is made within six months
from the time OF subscribing it will be considered
as advance pay. No paper will be discontinued
until all arroaragos paid, except at the option of
tho publisher.
q7Advertisements will be inserted for tho
tomary prices. Persons are requested to state the
number Of weeks they wish their advertisements
published, otherwise they will be inserted till for
bid and charged accordingly.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-26

BANK RoBBER CAuGuT-The celebrated bank
rohber, Thurston, who by means of forged
checks and bills of exchange ,swindled the banks
last spring in Milledgevile, Columbus, Mobile,
Charleston, and some of the Northern cities to
the amount of about 100000, has, after long
chase, been caught by Mr. Thomas Banks of this
city. He was taken in Louisville, Ky, at the
Theatre, and is now in jaiat this place. He is
said by those who have seen him to be most
accomplished villain, We have not understood
how much ofthe money has been recovered,-
augusta (Geo.) Sentinel.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-26

A KNowING Coon. Two passengers, coming
down the Mississippi in steamboat, were shoot
ing birds, etc, on shore from the deck. some
sportsman converse ensued, in which one re-
marked that he would turn his back to no one in
killing racoons-that he had repeatedly shot fifty
in day. "Whst o. that?" said a Kentuckian :;
81 make nothing of killing a hundred coon n
day, ordinary luck" do you know Captain
Scott of our State" asked Tennesseean by
stander ale now is something like shot A
hundred coon Why, he never p'inis at one
without hitting him. He never misses, and the
coons know it. Tother day he levelled at an
old one in high tree. The varmint looked at
him minute, and then bawled out Hello,
Captain Scott! is that you?' Yes was the
reply. sWell, don't shoot said he; it's no use!
hold on /; I'll come down; l give inn which he
did" 1t is unnecessary to add that this was the
last hunting story.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-12-26
CHAPTER III.

SEC. l. The Governor shall be captains gen
eral and commander-in-cbiof of the miliWa OF
"''s State, whose duty it shall be to appoint an