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Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-12-03
From rhe Exeter Ne'os Letter.
A TERRIBLE STORY.

Twas just before the storming Of Callao
aenge were cruising off the coast Of Peru,
ne clear afternoon we saw just in with the
anl abeautiful Spanish sloop Of war lying to,
ladercOyer Of a small fort, but at long dis
snce rom the rest of the fleet. Our. Commo-
e0'e marked It out at once for a prize; the
pOas were manned and held in readiness, but
now wey were to act with effect was a mystic
:, ,.' 70 an until about seven bells of the after
49, lo,n wac. waleh, there came up so dense a fog
..o you could not see the length Of the ship;
' NJ anew tle bearings Of the enemy, and, as
~ 'o9 a. .1e log came on, pulled quietly towards
, -eai WIN muffled oars. II was a fearful en-
IE.'se' ana many mysterious and direlul fore
s.s "ss passed through my mind as we ap-
ro'es.d 'le bark, which was the theatre oil
s '. u lle Ooodiest butcheries ever Witnessed
la .. PERUVIAN waters. knew well what the
Js ~o, u heIr men would do when driven to
vo ,g.r1ISsuon; knew that every inch Of deck
rsSu Oe disputed, hit to hit, by the despair
SPanards, TILL there was not one left to lift
, ,uudss or boarding pike. And under such
4, vu'lSSllances would have given very little
10y ne. thought OF all the battles had
s ..n ~ and was yet alive; but that thought
N ' ~ not protect me now my heart began q
WI tus, and Tor the first time thought serious
s,%uylhg. Ola sudden there was slight
WY, ,..IIluI,ng among our men, and looking up.
- y. me masts and yards Of the vessel coult
49, s,eu distinctly looming up through the fog
r,1' "isly TO an enormous height. In an in
sT. %e every misgiving left me, IN the dreadful
n, ro-'le' winch carries man away from hi
n Nv and makes him thirst for the blood Q
co ~o'ner worse than ever did the most felo
I'M. sgger OF the East for the prey which Ma
beS yves HIM. And who, but few moment
Eb..ea' would have given worlds to be an
DE- use was now eager to rush upon ID
\ IN NV strangers, and battle my sword in tn
bo IOou OF those men who had never done M
vs., Ias' injury. at this moment not a sopn
ON nsard' except the shortened breathings
uo,'' who were seen with their bps con
M, 81, lntenily watching the foe, exammin
Darn. ~seapons, Tightening their belts, and prI
10 boSa0f The desperate encounter, which ";
sDen. l Il struggle Of 50 many brave men. III
eovs,y I. sad not yet perceived Us, and, und'
tn,.sO - me log, we dropped quietly under Il
Gs ,ilsseln, and were upon her quarters befol
ple,a I'm I was given. The surprise was con
Zion sl,alna such a scene Of uproar and conf
al esuSWed upon her decks as would de-
we,. '... az description. Most Of tho me
Hl6s 7, Una. saat time unprovided with arms, an
orde, ~. .ush nom all quarters to get at them,
lhe wv ~ olscipline was lost. No one heai
mo,o ,S.se q the commander in the terror oftl
ne 49, our men were now fast leapinq
'' and commencing The Slaughter
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-12-03

Rev. DIR. -, his Grace the Earl Of
Afheistane, to Miss Irene Hargrave,
daughter Of Mr.. Horace Hargrave, Of this
city The happy pair after short ex-
cursion up the Hudson, viii sailimmsdlate.
" for England, where they are 10 reside
upon one of the Earl's princely estates.
sWell, exclaimed Ellen, "lrene has ar
rived at the pinacle of happiness: she has
married foreign nobleman, and gone 10
reside in aristocratic Europe. 4 bright
commencement has her married life, tru-
Ily.s
But sad finale, +" replied Casment ta-
king a paper Of more recent date from his
hat, and reading the following:
We would warn the public against the
impositions Of ascoundrel calling himself
the Earl of AtheIstane, who came to this
city a few weeks since, and under the
above title married the daughter Of one of
our most estinable and wealthy citizens.
He has since secretly decamped, with sew
eral thousand dollars Of his wife's property
and it is ascertained that he is worthless
william, and has practiced similar imPosi-
lions upon several respectable young Ia
dies in our Southern cities. We hope
this viii serve TO cure some Of our fashion,
able young ladies Of their mania for foreign
husbands, and teach them to regard mind
Instead of manner, in their estimate OF
character"
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More ModerM Delfni1ions.

FROM FOWLERS DICTIONARY.
MISUNDERSTANDING young lady
with your mouth full Of tobacco.
FooI.-Whata fop sees in a looking
glass.
L0dy.-An appendage to a bonnet
Fashson.-The voluntary SLAYER
which leads US to think, act and dress
according to the judgement Of fools and
caprice of coxcombs.
CosUard.-One who refuses 10 fire
a pistol a. you at your especial
desire.
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Mi6rruameoMs.
-,yc mn PLEASE EVERY BODY

bUyG To PLEASE u y IN DODA.
HINT TO EDITORS.
,.,1o, cries, your strains too grave,
much much morality you have
10 ggeb about religion;
,s some witch and wizard tales
ros5od ghosts with finished scales,
6athers Ike pigeon.
=, 10 read, another cries,
7, moustrous, fashionable lies
oiher words, those novels,
.used Of kings, and priests, and lords,
sder wars, and Gothic hordes,
M, used to live in novels.
no. rnes one, we've had enough
ed conlounded love-sick stuff
n nae the fair creation;
Ne some recent foreign news,
Russians, Turks, the Poles or Jews,
my other nation
man # dull scholastic lore,
,id ike to see a little more
N fs ute scraps Of Latin;
grocer hin would know the price
m lni sugar, fruit and rice
me daper, silk and satin.
Gg cries, want more fun,
witty anecdote or pun,
rebus or riddle;
no wish for parliamentary news,
N some perhaps, for wiser views,
Would rather hear the fiddle.
b critic, too, Of classic skill,
sl dip in gall his gander quill,
And scraWl against the paper;
AN the literary fools,
nd in our colleges and schools,
lie cuts the greatest caper.
lwlcr CRIES, ! want to sec
sulbed up variety
Variety in all things:
y Miscellaneous hodge podge print,
Composed, Il only give the hint)
" mHllllroEs small things.
want some marriage news, says Miss,
Constitutes my highest bliss
To bear OF weddings plenty:
r 10 time Of general rain,
sme suffer from a drought, It's plain,
At least not one in twenty.
want to hear of deaths, says one,
people totally undone,
By ossess, fire or fever;
loiler answers, full as wise,
JatAer have the fall and rise,
VI acoon skins and beaver.
oae signify a secret wish,
y row and then a favorite dish
politics TO suit them;
v here we rest with perfect ease,
Should they swear the moon was chect
We never could confute them.
grave or humorous, wild or tame,
ny or low, lis all the same,
loo naughty or too humble;
brother editors, pursue
% path that seems the best to you,
ADD let the grumblers grumble.
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JuntO Academy.

yRHIs Iassitatisa, twelve niles norih.west
- from Hsllsboro1eh. Orange eouaiy. y. Z
and siE miles nogtA % Mason Hal. enlsys .
location Ia Ihs midst Of IN Aggressive 0slgh-
bofhood. Surrounded By . pleasant eouniFys
shich 40 sEeeedingly pare and salu6Fl0us az
mospheFe. q peaceful seeinsion ahd ether i'm
portrait advantages, combine 90 reader peeo-
harry eligible and ihssling Here lhs sludeni
. inviled, ~ Ihe prospect 81 study. unlnisE-
rupted b. II health. and those other causes
which irequently % much reisFd The progress
Of youth. Here the path 90 Eirtue snd homo
Eabls Distraction hes opea before hin. with
few. bur rural allaFements. 90 withdraw him
from the pursuit. with comparatively lev
temptations 70 lead him astrsy.
The student NhO comes here 10 lorthsith
lneOFposied into family. Hhieh hitherto. has
been eOntenisd and harpy one; ossr whom
parental government 10 exercised, and . W
gilant eye kept. lie Immediately becomes
the subject Of ell . fathers s0lieiluds, exeF-
tions and snxieiies.
Az 10 10 dssigned that this institution shall
be . classical school Of the highest grade,
classical literature constitutes . distinct de-
partmen., under the immediate and particulars
Supervision Of the Principal himself Ample
provisions are made 10 prepare students ioT
any Of the Unirersiiies Of the county. OF 70
lmpaft 10 those shO design only 10 take an
aeeademical course, Q thorough acquaintance
with classical literature.
The Engllsh department. which 10 separate
and distinct, 10 under The direeiiOn Of 40 EN-
eieni and competent instructor; 20 ths; all re-
quislie facilities are siFordsd Tor the pFnseeu.
ton Of such English studies as are generally
prosecuted N Academies Of the highest grade.
The Principal 10 now making extensive cd.
diilons 10 his accommodations foT boafdeFs, 90
that IN short time rooms will be opsr Cor rs
or 20 boarders. Good board can also be pro.
cured IN the neighboFhood.
Tuition IN the Classical Department, Rei
session Of five months, sIa SO.
English Department. IS per session. ed
Board per month, exclusive Of lights, 81 so.
The present session will end 90 the 18Th ol
June merit.
b. The next session will commence
on The 18Th Of July.
Those who may wish 10 correspond with the
Principal Of this Academy. will please TO ad.
dress him as Postmaster 81 JunIo.
ID. w. KERR.
April Is ss-
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DY DENNIS nEARTT,

AT THaEE DOLLARS SEAR, or Two DOLLARS
rirrr cESrs ~ rAip N ADVANCE.
Those who do not give notice Of their @'sa
TO have their paper discontinued OF the eHpna'
ton OF the year, will be presumed as desiring
tie continuance until eounitrmsndcd And no
paper will be discontinued until oil aneataees
are paid. unless OIL the option Of the Tubllshef'
Advertisements not exceeding sixteen lines.
one dollar for the first, sna twenty-five 'c"ts
Tor zach subsequent inaeiiion; longer ones TO-
proportion. Court sdvgrusenents twenty htv
per cent higher. deduction At 3Si per cent
will DC made 10 sdsci,issta By the year.
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The senli-WeeIy Whir,

The semi-Weeky WING.
THE FIRST number Of the Semi. weekIy
edition Of The New York whig i
herewith submitted 10 the public, twill
be regularly published heneeforlh every
wednesday and Saturday afternoons. 81,
a sheet Of the size Of the Daily Whir And
half the size Of the Weekly. and fors ard.
ed by The earliest mails TO their patrons.
u will contain all the matter OF The Daily
Wing except the advertisements, and be
afforded al the low price Of Three Dol.
lars per annum 10 advance. Il 10 beliey.
ed sllst this 10 the cheapest Semi weekly
paper in the country.
The character Of the New York Whiu
Daily and Weekly--is now widely
known. Ithas been published abou, six.
teen months, and in that brief period has
acquired an extensive circulation. and we
trust. fair standing among i,s co,empo.
rsries. u sims 70 present in a medium
sheet an amopns Of reading matter fully
equal 10 the average Of the Grea, Dailies
Of New York and our other Commercial
cities. Its contents will comprise Lite.
nature, Politics and General Intelligence.
IN about equal proportions. In The Lite.
rsry Department. no great pretensions
are made to originality, but the best re-,
posItories Of Foreign and American Lite.
rature are open to its conductors, and
mey endeavor to select ,herelrom q "a.
NED and interesting banquet. IL Gene.
iai Intelligence, we hope 10 be neither
behind nor inferior TO our immediate co.
'emporaries. In Politics, our Journal
VIII be all that its name purporis--fear-
iessly. zealously, and we trust, Efficient
~. Wing. Experienced pens are enlist.
ed IN its service, and we trust that il will
render good service To the country in the
advocacy Of sound principles and good
measures. and the fearless exposure Of the
'nlqn'sies, corruplions and ruinous ten
denotes Of Loco Focoism.
Subscriptions are respectfully solicited
by J. GREGG WILSON a. CO.,
l62 Nassau Street.
new foik, Msy 0. rs
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To the Fashionable World.
The Latest Fashions
JUST RECEIVED.

Nfls2a1l1 9A@1l99A9l
has the pisasure q announcing 20 has
lrisnds and the public genefally. that he has
lasi returned from the North, from whenee
he has furnished himself With the Latest BAL
timote. Philadelphia and New York SPRING
AND SUMNER FASHIONS; and 10 pferar
ed 10 have work eHeestsd accordingly, having
first rate NoFthern WoFkmsn.
The failhiulasss with which he has hereto
fore endesyored 10 have executed with taste
and despatch the work put into his hands. he
hopes vail be . sufficient gassntse thai no
Pains will be spared TO Plesse those who may
now favor him with their custom.
Ts Persons from . distance who NAV or.
DER Sork, may expect IL TO be done with the
came PronPlnsss as Il individually present.
All orders Mill be faithfully executed.
May2. 6s-
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LnfsrtsiiHg EItsGef.-" And This is
the DesdSes. and below these dark waters
ere The sites. perhaps the ruins Of Sodom
end Gomsrrsh. such - when The smoke
pf The county weni up as The smoke Of
furnace. There 10 tale. that nothing
living. no, even bird can ever cross this
sea. Bot there 10 no need Of imaginary
stories. 10 heigh.en The desolslion Of The
scene, and we. as veil 80 other travellers.
eau testify 70 iis inseeuracy, BY our own
observations. We believe that Inc waters
ere snlavorable 10 animal life; and though
sshell or two may &c occasionally picked
vp upon The shore. yet these haze been
probably brorghs cosn By The Jordan.
The wafer is excessively bitter and
psnseous; and Il additional evidence were
waning. we also eould testify 10 lis greai
gravity, aud 10 The buoysRey Of de human
BODY, ~hsn immersed in il. II 10 only
ny much exeriion. and for very short
yme' That any one can get sad remain
sela~ the surface.
we vent trom hsre 10 The I0rdsn, and
fsfaek The river where. tradition says. tbs
children oil Israel passed over. when they
srss entered The Land Of Promise. On
we vest s'de Is . low bottom, and on the
east high sandy blafT. and The shores
9i lhe lser are covered with aousiic
bushes. The water ~ss thick and ,u.bid.
the eurren' rapid, and too deep 10 be
iorded. Tor Jordan overfowed an his
banks. ell The tine Of harvest" And here
did cross The Jewish nation, over thi,
iarevisni stream, % dry ground, until
oil lhe people were passed clean over
Jordan" And We followed their route %
Jeriebo. ihe frontier city Of The Csnssn.
ises. where |" The people shouted Win /,
great shout. chat she wall cell down fl,,
% that The people went up into The civ
every man slrsighi before him, and they
took The city," There is no city now 70
take. nor are there any walls nov 10 fall
there are fsw miserable novels, made
81 rude stones and mud. and ruined walls
OF building Of the middle sges, where
we wre'shed Arabs barrow, rather Than
ave, jericho has disappeared % CON.
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BETHMONT
Female Academy.

Sphs exercises 81 this institution, Twelve
miles south ives, from IIulsborourh.l will
commence on The 6:s, day OF February, aud
will continue without iniermission for two ss..
sons The -vaesIion will be gwen 10 the months
Of December and January. The prIee of lu.
too 10 eight dollars . session; Dra~ing and
Painting Eve dollars extra The increase Of
this school 10 sUffirsnt evidence Of the gene.
ral satisfaction which Mfs Morrow has given
IN the mansgent Of her school; aud ne hesi.
tate not 20 say, that those who wish 10 rive
their daughters liberal eduration would 10
well 10 ennhde them 10 her care.
Board. five dollars Q noah.
TH0S. ID. OLDHAM,
JAMES THOMPSON.
ELIJAH PlcKARD.
December %. 81
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Attention!

Tafke Commissi0ned and Non Comfais-
sis4sf 0Esus sai !uSsiei9zs bdsAgiag q IA
csns crtfk Baffaiisa. n tke sscsAa OFaags
RsgimeAf II .s'srfA csraiias .Maais.
WoU are hereby notified and ordered 10 a..
- tend al Captain George 0. Morros'a %
Friday Ihe 2slh DAY Of JAY next, a. ~ oieiock.
eqaippsd a. The Law directs. fsr dnll master
and eoart marital; and On Saturday The aTth.
a. II o'eloek, you will attend with yosr resPee.
i've companies. armed and equipped ~ The Las
dirsels, l0r battalion exercises.
WA. SHAW, LieHf. Col.
Juns IS. Te-
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weA
avail.
20 pufeha.
90 boyiag e.
instead 0f wofds.
opR sTocA
Clnihs. Csssimeres. b. p.
clo,h. Bonbszines. Grape c.nhl.,. 'a
French. English and Amsrie,n p.
Printed la Ms and MUsIINS
Black. Bule-Blsek. and Colou,,s g.,
&c. &c. &c.
ALSO.
ilsrdwars and CUTLERY.
Glass. Quefnswsre. Crocksry. and
Stone Ware,
Hats. Csps. Shoes. Bonne,s.
Cotton Yarn.
Castings and Seylhe Blades.
Molasses. Sugar. Coffee. Pow der. sh,,
Nails. Window Glass. While L,,s
&c. &c. &c.
And many other articles too nun.,... =,
mention. Cell and see.
PARKER & NELSON
So &C.
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Stray.

~ STRAyED iron The subscri-
9Nvu Der. living on Slony Greek. Or.
S&AIN ange county. . Sorrei fILLEY,
VI YT three years old, with . small
sAE<ct1 blaze 10 the face. name mostly
on the lef aide. tail shorn With q knife, one
hind foot white. four feet nine or ten inches
high. Any Information concerning said illey
will be thankfully received. The iilley lei,
shout the frat Of April.
GEORGE DlCKEY.
May 8. ss-,f
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II SUPERIOR STYLE.

promising despatch. nestnsss. ard Durability.
No pains will be spared on he part TO please
those Who msy palroniEe him. Ills friends
and the publici generally. are respectfully 90.
ciied 40 give lin call. u 10 not his dlspo
sl1'on 10 msas1s words Of promise. or 10 cut
eat ideas TO please the fancy but the PLAIN
ihrssd Of bis advertisement presents The kaBi.
tenants Of truth, which will be Eiisd up 10 the
letter.
TrIiis shop is directly opposite the Post
Office, and two doors above the Farmers 10.
tel.
Oorders frOm's distance psaeiualIy sttsn.
ded In.
iiillssorough, May %. 1889. 7Iuf
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Native Ialent.--The New Yorker,
a highly respectable literary periodical,
publlshed in the great Emporium, con-
sains spirited review OF the /" Southern
Literary Messenger" Cor June. Among
other remarks, 10 the following:
Character IF Medea.--A grand. a
noble paper. exhibiting that 6Re scholar
ship and pure classical taste, which have
so marked the papers on similar topics
10 sckwood. Ia this working age. we
conc upon such 3 paper, with IS much
plessurable sufprize. as we should feel in
encoun.ering The ruins Of Grecisn Tenn
pie on the site Of a new city in The West"
This is high prsife. bu. what grasifies
us in the matter 10. that the article in the
/" Messenger" on The character Of Me-
des. 10 from The pen Of Graduate OF our
University, =. the late Commencement
asesidenl Of Fayetteville. Registsr.
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Fashionable Tailoring.
NEW SPRING & sUMTER
TASII0 NSs
Mr.. Robert f. peasants,

WOULD respectfully return thanks TO the
" generous public who have heretofore "a.
Sored him with their custom: and informs
them that he has just received the latest and
mos, approved Spring and Sumner Fashions.
and Is well prepared 10 execute work IN hrs
line in
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hANRs for sale al this Office.
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plslsly % her rival siliss. which sunk
before he wrath Of tie Almighty. And
4 Requires 40 sHon 10 be satisfied that
here The great miracle. which sslended
The rnirance Of The Jews inlo Csnssn.
was perlorned. though The ruth or The
densneialiOa 10 before the eyes Of The
traveller i" Cursed be The man before The
Lord. that rsiseIh up and buildslh this
city Jericho"
Thus speaks L. Case, American MI
mister 81 Paris. Nh in August. 1888,
stood upon the shOr. Of Ihs Dead Sea,
irssersed The traek-wsy Of The IsraeliIsa
through he wilderness. and noted the
place Of their passages across The Red Sea.
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G. II. GRAHAM a ca.

=. 5. Postmssters and others who have hero.
tolore acted 90 agents for the Casket, will
please continue to &C, in that capacity for the
new pf6prietors. ~
Philadelphia, May, 1899. 73-
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IT,. The above medicines ere for sale
At the Office Of the HiIl,borouph Re.
eordef'" where seonsisni supply will be kep,
p. HEARTT, agent.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-30
U. 4. W mr. b ll,S once.

The foIowing seamen were brought up in custody
from the u s. brig Washington, viz: George Davis,
Albert Deanis, Robert Young, William King David
Merrill, John Clarke, John Wilson, VIM. Coyer,
John Smith, John Breen Chas. Swain, and William
Smith. These fellows were part Of the crew OF the
ship Rochester, bound from Liverpool to this port,
and during the voyage they and would have got
command Of the ship but for the determined defence
made by her officers and the stecrage passengers,
who together drove the mutineers below, and iasten
ed them beneath the forcas:le matches. After they
had been there some days. the Washington boarded
the Roches t-r, took off the matncers, and supplied
their places with some fresh hands, who worked her
into port