Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-09-26

slain-men, women and children, to the
number of about $50
A letter from Port Natal, dated March 90,
mentions the departure of all the American
missionaries with their people.
In the Journal ofApril 20, we find an ac-
count of the execution of the two ringead-
ers in the mutiny of the Cape Mounted Ri
fles-both HoNentots-with their conees-
sions. From these it appears that thew
were excited to the mutiny by some of the
Kafr chiefs, who promised to aid them to
make war upon the English.--Com. Ado.
THE TOUR OFTHE PRESIDENT.
The Virginia Administration men and
newspapers having made such bockheads of
themselves in very seryilo accounts of the
progress of the Presidentin the State ofVir-
ginia, writer in the Baltimore Patriot, after
the manner of the distinguished editor Of the
London Examiner, thus ondeavors to make
up in an account of his own whatthe seryie
crew omit:
"PREsIDENT VAN buren, generally rises
about eight Before he gets out Of bed he
commonly pulls off his night cap, and while
dressing he sometimes Whistles tune. and
occasionally talks to his negro valet. The
President uses warm water in shaving, and
lays on the same quantity of Iather as ordi-
nary men. While shaving he chiefly
breathes through his nose, with view, as is
conceived, OF keeping the suds out of his
mouth; and sometimes blows out one cheek,
sometimes the other, to present better sur
face to his razor. When he is dressed he
goes down TO breakfast; and while descend
ing the stairs he commonly takes occasion
to blow his nose, which he does very grace
fully; following it up with three deliberate
wipes OF his handkerchief which he depos-
ties in his right hand coat pocket The
Presidents pockets are in the skirts of his
coat, and the holes perpendicular. He
wears false horizontal flaps, which circum-
stance asgiycn the worldan erroneous idea
oflheir position.
Tine President drinks tea or coffee for
breakfast, which he sweetens with white
sugar, and corrects with cream. He COM
monty stirs the fluid three or four times, with
spoon, before be raises it to his lips The
President eats bread and butter cold ham OF
tongue, beefstoak, fowl or eggs; tho eggs
are commonly those Of the domestic fowls
After breakfast the President generally
takes a newspaper. The Presidents ia.
vorlto newspaper, now is the Richmond En-
quirer. While reading it he generally
stretches himself out, and yawns. lie ther
goes to the window, looks out and huns a
tune. When his letters are brought to hin
the President seldom or never inspects thC
superscription very long, but at once breaks
the seal, and applies himseltto the contents
| The President has several times of late ap
peared displeQsed with his correspondents
especially those who wrote from North Car
olina, St. Louis and Kentucky, and Alaba
ma; and has frequently been heard, while
reading bis letters from Washington, to say
psbaw in a clear firm voice. Not long afte
breakfast the President is missing for few
minutes, during which it is impossible TO &C
count for the motions with the desirable pre-
cision.
In the course Of hemorning, ifthe wealth
er is fine, the Presidents saddle horse (whicl
was rode here by his negro and his sons al
temately) IS brought TO hun. Ihe horse Of
these occasions is always saddled and bri
died. Before the President goes out h
takes up his hat and gloves himself. The,
are never broughtto him by a servant. Th,
President always puts the hat on his heat
and the gloves on his hands The Presi
dents daily manner of mounting his horse i
the same. He first takes the rein in his LEI
hand, which he lays on the horses name
He then puts his left foot in the stirrup; witt
spring brings his body up, and his right lie,
over the body of the animal by the way o
the tail, and thus places himself on the sad
die The then drops his right foot into the stir
rup, puts his horse to an amble, und seldom
falls of, being an admirable equestrian
\ When acquaintances and friends salute tht
President, such is his gracious aflabiity tina
he either bows, touches his hat, or recogni
ses their ciyility in some way Or other. Tn