Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-10-04

his life near him, convulsod with his emo
tions the white headed old man burst into
tears. My lip strembled; / made strong
effort, bn. could noSres'rain myself; aud did
The following is related ofcSir Colin
Campbell, by an Euglisl, paper:
Sir Colin CampbeH.-Abou, six weeks
before tho battle OF Assayc, Gen. Wellesley
thought 1t necessary TO obtain possession
OF an important fort; named Ahmednusger.
II was taken by most gallant escalade; in
the thick Of tho assault Gen. Wellesley saw
a young officer who had reached tho ton of
the "very lofty wall" thrust of by the ene-
my, and falling through the air from a'grea,
height. Gen. Wellesley had little doubt
that ic must have been severely wounded,
II not Killed by the fall; ku: Fastened to en-
quirc the uame and fate OF the gallant young
fellow, and had the satisfaction of seeing
nm III moment after, comparatively little
injured, again mounting to the assault
Next morning the General sent for him,
offered TO attach him to his stall ms brigade
major and from that hour, through ali his
fields and fortunes, even to The conques, of
Paris, continued him, in his personal fami-
~ anu friendship, AMI used sometimes To
say that the first time he had ever seen him
was III the air; thar young officer is now Sir
| Co'in Campbell, knight commander of the
oath, Major General in the army, and
Governor Of Nova Scotia.
we insert the following at the rcnues, of
an Old correspundcnl:-.'1h is now Iiv.
| lhS at Harrington, Quincy, Somerset, IL
m'tes from Bristol, OH the Wells road and
| al the same distance from Bath, Aun Coo
mer, VINO has not taken the least food, ami
maj or vegetable. milk, arrow root, suup.
Je'!y' broth, or any ea,abics wlatever; for
iorty-scvCn weeks fiom date of this paper.
no only nonrishincnI that has entered her
ups tor the above time is one, or not ex
cecuih1 two common siXcd teaspoon tuls or
| tea or coffee IN The morning the same in the
cVe'ing, and perhaps Il tea spoon oi cider
| or ae once IN the week, par, of which was
SMi'' owing In her teeth being closely clas-
ped. Mr.. Pope. OF Temple: Cloud, and
| Mr. Flower, OF Chilcomplon, have attended
her' ana several other medical men have
seen her. saw her three months ago,
| when she appeared at first sight rs if dead,
nut on close inspection lilc was perceivable
She was lying Oh the left side, and :. slight
iinsil Oh her countenance, which was not
unpleasant. ] saw her again on Saturday
last, and found her muci, the same. only
| palcr. She has never sat up in bed orrais.
| cd herself in any way whatever since ia
Ken Ill, anu her eyes and mouth have no,
oeen opcned Tor more than | months
ohe Is removed from one he'd TO another
! whiie her bed Is made. aud then put back
aSaih, ana continues moti0nlcss. The Il
| DoVe believe TO be strictly true. aud will
DO sworn To by the father and mother, and
| others II required, with many more particu-
J lars. The vulgar say she is in n trance
G,hcrs that her illness is II judgement. Of
! Providence and Others, again that she is be-
wltched."-B'isiot Mercsry.
We Gull the following from the pages of
MIR. Sllcer's pamphlet on DuelIng.
"trom the iiiue nj which Frnucis tho L,
OF France, gave the lie TO lie Emperor
| Chariesthe V, and offered 10 maintain il by
duel, tue practice with this high sanction
| spread aiarninely, cspcclall, among the
mobiles. and military men, " hen either the
lie or other opprobious language was given;
which bar,arous fashion bet anne the cause
of many wounds aud mur. crs, and of much
public AMI private mischiei-so potent for
erif' Is he 6dd erampie O fmcn in high yiaccs
lhe practice obtained in England, also, to
so great an extent, that in The single reign
! oi GEORGE the Ill , II was estimated that there
were three hundred and forty four persons
engaged i'll dncls. siy,y-nlne of whom we're
killed, AMI ninety six wounded. MANY of
those combais took place from sioh,, and
all ot them from insufficient. REASONS. And
from petition sent 10 the British Parlia-
ncnt by MIR. Joseph Hamilton, it appears,
That such Is the tenderness of the sensihili-
ties OF British gentlemen OF honor, thar Colo
mel Montgomery was shot in a duel about a
dog; Capt. Ramsay in one about n scrvant:
MI Feiherslon in one about "A recruits: and
Sterne's father in one about a goose Gen.
Barry was challenged by Captain Smith
Tor declining glass of wine with him nj
dinner, i'll a steamboat, and smother was
compelled to isht about pinch Of snuff: n
pretty fair specimen ib, The wav) of the
| causes which most commonly lead 20 du- :
els; among such, in all countries. a theatre.
a horse race. bet, game Of hazard, q
| iewd woman. or some other nuisance 10
society. is commonly at the bottom of such
| affairs Of honor"
From the Jour. Of Tic An,er. Temperance onion.
Ertreme CGse.-Dirc Necessity.-LiG
and Denth.-These are. the spots in ,ie
stream of Temperance, where the dcyi,
puts III his hook TO catcl, Temperance men
not on their guard, ana when he has TINS
ensnared them by guile in these lriob,ful
passes, all the arguments and motives uscd
ny those who would rescue them, arc used
in vain Who does MOI rcco!lcct how well
temperance eiiort commenced and pros