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Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-05-18

obtain, This is so great an inconvcnieuca
mat do no! know what 10 do. The la
ules from Georgetown and in The city iavc
many OF them visited me. Yesterday, !.
repaid fifteen visits; but such IL plar. -
georgetown nppears-why, our Nit:
beautiful. But no comparisons: ii tuo
VIII put me up some bells, and let me have
wood enough to keep fires, | design to be
pleased. | could content myself almost
any where for three months; but, sur
rounded with forest, can you believe that
wood is not 10 be had, because people can
not DC loand to cut and cart it! Briesler
entered into contract with man to sup
ply nm with wood. A small part, three
CORDS only has he been able to get. Most
OF that was expended TO dry The walls of
inc house before we came in, and yestcr-
day the man told him tina: i, was Impossi-
bic Tor him 10 procure il 10 be est and cart
ed. lie has had I resource 10 Goals; but
we cannot get CRATES made and SET We
nave, indeed, come into nelC country.
I on must keep all this to yourself, and
when asked how like ii. say tha, | write
you The situation is beautifcl, which is true
he house is made habitablc, bot there is
not single apartment finished, and all
wlthlnsIdc, except the plastering, has been
done since BreSlcr came. We have not
the least fence gard, or other convenience
without and the great unfinished audience
room make Il dry room Of, 10 hang up
clothes in. The principal stairs arc not
up, and will not be this winter. Six cham.
berS are made comfortable; two, are occu-
pied by the President and Mr.. Shaw: two
lower rooms, one for a common paror,
and one Tor levcc room. Upstairs the re
Is The ovaI-room, which is designed for the
drawing room, and has the crimson furni-
turc in il. 1t is Il handsome room now,
but when completed it will be bcaulil'ul.-
Ii the twelve years in which this place has
been considered the future scat Of Govern
mcEt had been improved, as they would
have been in New England, very manp of
the present Inconvenience would have
been removed. 1t is Il beautiful spot, ca
pablo OF every Improvement, and the more
view II the more | am delighted with it..
Since sat down 10 write, have been
called down TO a servant from Mount Yer
non, with billet from Major Curtis. and
haunch OF vcnlSon, and kind congratu-
laory letter from Mr.. Lewis upon my ar.
rival in the city, with Mrs. Washington's
love, inviting me to Mount Vernon, where
health permitting, | will go before leave
this place.
The Senate is much behind hand. No
Congress has yet been made. lis said
is on his way, but travels with so ma
ny deIlcacies in his rear, that he cannot
get on fast, lest some Of them should sul-
fer.
Thomas comes in and says House IS
made, so tomorrow, though Saturday, the
President will meet them.
Adicu. my dear. Give my love TO volr
brother. and tell him he is ever present up
on my mind.
Atfcctionatcly your mother.
A. ADAMS.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-05-18

DREADFUL SnIPwRECK.-Thc brig Fran
CHS Captain Chamberlain. which arrived
this morning thirtytwo days from Pensa.
cola, reports the loss of The brig Opulcnce,
Captain Hawkins, in latitude 81 10 and
longitude 73 SO. 1t appears from the
statement Of Captain Hawkins, that the
Opulence sailed on the 23rd Of March,
bound for Alphabetical. On the day she
sailed, she experienced very heavy weather,
which continued with moro or less severity
uuril the Sd instant About ten minutes
before four o'clock in the morning, the
vessel was struck by a squall from the
southwest, which threw her upon her
beam ends. She was then sailing under
topsals and courses, but such was the
violence of the gale, tina: no sooner had
the topsail halyards and sheets been let 60,
than the brig filed with water and sunk.
As she was sinking, the sea washed off'the
upper part of the cabin deck, on which
CAPTAIN Hawkins and the second maze
succeeded in fastening themselves; but
there were two of the crew in the forcas-
tic, and the steward, hand, a passenger
on deck, who went down with the brig.
The Captain, the two mates John B.
Norton and ]. c. Peters, and dog who
swan from the brig foated about on this
fragment of the deck, exposed 10 the vio-
ence Of the wind and waves. A bark stan
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-05-18

Wonderf~ Diseovery- Cure for Deaf
neSS.-Baron DupoIet, Of Paris, has pre.
scented to the Academy of Medicine Deaf
NIUE, ten years Of age, whose speech and
hearing he had restored by magnetic
process The Academy imme diatei " M.
pointed a commission to enquire into tho
truth OF fact which threatens overturn
all previous notions Of science. Their re-
port is looked for anxiousy.
Since that time the Baron submitted 10
his process deaf mute Of the age of five
years "A certificate Of member Of the
Academy of Medicine proves that the child
was both deaf and dumb from its BIRTH
The miraculous process Of the Baron was
evident, for at The end Of three sittings the
child heard and repeated every word pro-
nounced IN rs presence. The Baron states
that he has cured nineteen persons by this
simple process.
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ii - he south came Within three nile,
OF then', but not perceiving their signals OF
distress, passed on. Again, in The after
neon OF the fourth, they saw schooner
hove too under close rceted topsals a, Il
short distance, but they were again unable
TO attract notice. The wind continued
blowing hard all the while, and the sea v as
running very high. Several times they
were dashed from their places into the water
among shoals of sharks that we re SWIMMING
about, each time they succeeded in gaining
heir positions.
In addition TO their otlar spt}e,rce
they now began to feel the Gangs oil nurger.
They had been three days wj,hou,a morsel
to eat every hour growing weaker, ana The
prospect of instant death pressing upon
their minds AS 4 last resort they were
compelled TO put the dog to death and Gu,
the body up in pieces, by which they were
enabled TO subsistt two or three days longer
until the 9th inst. when they fell in with
the Francis. They were then unable 70
stand, but Captain Chamberlain, by his
kind attention and the timely application
OF remedies, restored them to life.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-05-18

The Fruits ofthe SoI-The statistics
accompanying the returns of the last CEN
Sus show, that the sixteen millions of peo-
pie, who live within the limits of the United
States, possess lumber to the value Of up
wardS>of eleven millions of dollars, which,
with BRICK and stone Of an incalculabe
amount, constitutes the materials for their
dwellings. The income of their orchards
which grow around these dwellings is up
wards Of six millions of dollars in value.
They had more than twenty SIX milic rs
OF pounds OF wool TO convert into broad
clothes, blankets and hosiery, &c. with
which TO shelter their persons from the IN
element weather, more than a thousand
millions pounds of cotton 10 manufacture
into various useful and necessary garments,
and more than three hundred thousand
pounds OF silk for elegant and fancy dress
es. The amount of their flax and hemp
united, was nearly million Of tons.
For the food that was to sustain and nou-
IRISH them, they had, the last year, more
than seventy three millions Of bushels Of
wheat, equal TO more than fourteen millions
Of barrels OF wheat flour, rare article with
those who subdued and settled this domain
They had also more than seventeen mil
lien bushels Of rye; upwards of six million
bushels of buckwheat. and three million
bushels of barley. The value Of the pou-
try that strolled about the yards and enco-
sures, was more than nine millions Of dol
lars. The number of swine was upwards
Of twenty millions, land the number Of sheep
more than nineteen millions.
These people Of the United States had
the last year. more than three hundred and
seventeen million bushels OF Indian corn,
more than ninety nine million bushels of
potatoes, and upwards thirteen million neat
cattle, which furnished them milk, butter,
&c. 10 the value of more than thirteen
millions of dollars. They had at their COM
mand the labor and services OF moro than
three millions Of horses and mules; and up
wards an hundred and six million bushels
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me Moon.-A Dublin spondent of
an Eaglish paper gives the following OBJ
servatlons OF DIR. Robinson, of Arma gh. on
the appearance of the moon, as seen through
Lord oxmaniown's immense telescope:
1.-The sharpness of the rocks and peaks
in the moon is quite surprising; and this
fact alone would show that air and water
are absent. He also states that no volcanic
action is now at work in the moon, nor
has been since the invention of teesconex
One oil lis mountains is nearly II, 900 fee,
in height above the plain from which it
rises. Generally, however, they are about
1000 fcctN
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Ctrcumstantial Eridence.-.A melancLo.
ly instance Of the uncertainty Of crcum-
stantlal evidence occurred at G bralter last
February. A wealthy English Msrchan,
OF that place, named James Bowel, was
convicted, upon that kind of testimony. of
the murder of his own daughter. On pro-
cecdlng TO the place of execution. he re-
cognlzed an EngIishman named John
Keats, who had been active in procuring
his conviction, whom he rorgave for his
hostility, as he desired to dc in peace with
all the world. Keats seemed much affect
ed by this, and just as the sentence of the
law was about to be executed, cried out.
set Is | that am guilty, and not the con-
Wet" A great sensation was produced
by this exclamation, when Keats came for
ward andfuIly confess his guilt The ropo
was immediately taken off the vclim's
neck, and the cap from his face, but il was
all too late. The wretched father was a
corpsc-hoving died Of grief and terror
Keats was taken to Jail amid the cxecra-
tons Of the multitude, who were with DIFF
ficul;y restrained from tearing him in pie
ceS.
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A National BANk-NULLFicATIo
Some people have very large eyes-and
believe other people 10 have large cars.
Nobody has ever proposed or imagined the
possibility that the state would or could null
lily the Charter Of a National Bank. But
the State might, and not improbabIy would
do the things following.
l. FIRST declare in the most solemn form
that such Charter is violation of the Con-
sttution, and as such ought to be repealed
,. Enact that no branch Of such uncon
sttutnonal corporation shall be established
in South Carolina, to impovcrish her cit
zens and turn US into u colony OF some
Northern city.
). Enact that no Bank chartered by this
State shall receive or pay out the notes of
such Bank-under penalty of having their
own paper refused in all payments TO the
Treasury. We do not apprehend, how
ever, that there will be any difference Of
opinion between the State and the Bank on
that point. South Carolina will regulate
and protect her one local currency, beyond
a doubt, leaving pacccaby to the FeCeral
Government its proper power TO "con mo-
ncy and regulate the value thereof and of
foreign coins"
II u national Bank is chartered, its char
ter will be repealed, and in that'too, South
Carolina will doubtless take pant mos.
chcerlully. Charleston Mercury.
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him fthe plot,and requested that h; would
disguise himself as female, and go 10 the
kitchen, there to keep IL strict watch upon
the peas, until they should be served up
for The table. The young man carefully
observed the directions he had received
and had not long ueen upon tn post of duty,
before the unfortunate I. H., another Of
lhs Generals guards, came TO the door Of
the kitchen, looked anXlously in. and then
passed away. In few moments after
he returned and approached the hearth
where the peas stood, and WAS about 10
mingic The deadly substance; when sud
denly as though from the sting lorked
tongucd adder, his color changing 10 the
pale hue Of death, and his limbs apparently
palscd with fear, evidently horror struck
with his own purposc-but soon, however,
the operation Of more powerful inclte-
ment urged forward his reluctant hand that
trembling, strewcd the odiou~ banc, and he
Ic I the kitchen overwhelmed with conflict
ing passions, remorSe and confusion.
Harold sleeps no more, the cry has
reached his heart ere the deed be accom-
plishcd,' said the youth on duty, ia voice
not devoid OF pity, is he looked after the
sejl,condcmncd wretch.
What! Il. II = said the commander in
chief sorrowfuIIy upon receiving the IN
formation, can it be possbIs, s. young,
so gentle! He would have been the last
person upon whom suspicion could have
fallen, by rght Of countenance. You have
done we'll said lie TO the youth before
HIM; 80 join your comrades, and be Sc
crct.'
The young man went accordingly and
Washington returned to the piazza, where
sevcra! gentleman officers had assembled,
among whom was the hero of Saratoga,
who was waiting for further Instructions
from Congress, before he departed for Ca
NADIA. In few moments dinner was an
noInccd, and tho party was ushercd into a
handsome apartment, where Sumptuous
board was spread with all the dclicacies Of
the season.
The commander in chief took his scat
placing Gen. Gates on his right and Gen.
Woostcron his left. v h,n the remainder
" the officers a1d comptny were seated,
and eager to commence the duties OF the
able, the chief said in,Prcssively. s
Gentlemen, must request you 10 sus-
pend your meal for few moments. Let
the guard aucnd me-
All was silence and amazemcnt. The
guard entered and formed line towards
the upper end OF the apartment.
Washington having put on his plate a
spoonful Of peas, fixed his eyes stcrnly on
L. II and said:
Shall eat Of this vegetable"
The youth turncdpol and became dread
fully agtatcI, while his trembling lips
family uttered,
Il don't know
Shall | cat of this?' again demanded
he, raising some upon his knife.
Hr,c Il. II. raised his hand, as If by an
involuntary impulse, to prevent their
being tasted A chicken was then brought
in, that Il conclusive experiment might be
made in presence of those witnesses. The
animal ate Of the peas and Immediately
died, and the wretched T. II. overcome
with terror unG rcmorsc, fell lainting. and
was borne from The npartmcnt.--NcN'
York Mirror.
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EDITORS,
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appalling. The ST. Louis Gazette in
forms that the large warehouse occupied
by Messrs Collier & Pettus, had been Sc,
on fire by incendiarics. ana dreadful TO
say, two young gentlemen, Jacob Weaver
and Ambrose kimbalI, who slept in the
banking house Of the latter firm, were first
murdered and then left 10 DO consumed bv
the flames Robbery WIS the purpose.
but the extent of the depredatons is not
yet ascertained, Great excitement pre-
walls.
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SELECTED MISCELLANY
REVOLUTIONARY "REMINISCENCES.

REVOLUTIONARY "REMINISCENCES.
IS ATTEMPT TO robson GEN. WASHINGTON.
Wien they reached Springfield they
~ up AT an inn, where they a,ighicd 10
arm aud refresh themselves; the inkcep-
whose name was Francis, wds what
s termed then liberty man, and was
mmouIv called Black Sam from the
sarthy cmbrowncd hue Of his complex
u. Ic kept Il similar establishment in
p Broad Street Of New York, which was
"A long time the crutre Of attraction to
The bachelors and gay minded gentle
on far and near, drawn lhlther not alon"
The wit humor Of the dark host, but by
allowed excellence, and unadutcratcd
aIity Of his viands mud liquors; and be it
lnembercd that Black Sam was great
70 in his way, four hundred Of brawny
ghts had he lain upon their backs, I'M
mbc red were the smooth Notarian noses
At he had converted INTO huge masses,
md many, very many, star bcamng eyes
ID he bcdimmed by the mighty influence
his magical powers ; but notwthstaHd-
( all this, Black Sam was universally
lowed to possess good will for all man
,ad. mn | COR his friend generosity of
,liug seldom cqualled by any other nte-
r,Icd barterer OF the good things Of life.
He had moved to Springfield, when the
British Army had taken possession Of the
:iy, following the footsteps Of the retreat
ng Americans, and prelerring to deal out
Is h.s halt naked and SUFFERING countrvmcn
heir IN sayorcJ continental whjslcv 5v the
!. rather than remain where he wa: and
.ow rich bcncaththc patronage Of ROYALTY.
As soon as ourtravcIlcrs had aiken their
,ea;s at The fire in the room of the mn,
.uart looking Young woman came in 20 re-
eve their commands; tic surgeon obSery-
ur her. exclaimed:
"AVhy bless nv heart, can this be Po!lv
'Ioncv Z
The samo sir. REPLIED the ROSY checked
.,nn. with \ coouc,jsh courtesy. .but Mrs
QoIIy Francis now, at your service
And did Black Sam make YOU master
his house and heart to prevent vour d.
lying secret that would have hanged
II in all probability.
. He married me, it is true but many
ink he had better reason than YOU have
.Nigncd,' and She raised her eyes TO the
rror that hung oppositc 10 her.
,That is likely enough returned the sur.
CON. half persuaded on a second look. Of
.,ruth Other argument and now Mrs.
M, mr. Mr.. NolIv. if That plrasc Won
mr. on and orrpnre us dinner. and
= snS,cr;hn n a il Won have ynid,
',,n which. Mrs. Francis purscd m
nrcttv mouth. and with another glance
u, mirror. retired from tho room with
air OF consequence. arising from self
,.r,m. which may be pardona6lc in an TO-
rant brauty. lh6uqh renrcbenSiblc N a.
-.
IS the door closed. the surgeon turned
hi. companion and said:
THAT simple girl was instrumental in
wing the lite OF Gen. Washington. |
Az Sneak Of !, now il can do no harm.
was about the middle Of June. l776.while
zen. WIS at New York. waiting the
nroach of the kings troops. that the girl
.t 10 Francis. her present husband.
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The smallest bird in America is the
hummlng bird, and of Europe, the golden
crested wren. The smallest quadruped in
the world is the pigmy mouse of Siberia.
The most dlmnutivc plant is the arctic
raspberry, which is SO small that n six
ounce phial will hold The whole, branches
leaves and ALL
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A quaker, named Abraham Fisher,
when called on to act as a juror in the
County OF Cork Criminal Court, on Tues
day, added the following comicol proviso
TO his affirmation, &" Provided the verdict
does not endanger life." His services
we're Of course dispensed with
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veloped. The head is obviously Cat IN the
re lono! acqu!siti,eness. The mcr Il and
intellectual region seemed present an ave
rage development, His eve is vivacious
and his counte nance is highly expressive
OF thought, indeed, his whole appearance
Is much more that of literary or scirnti
flc man, than of L military comnander.-
HIS habIiatlon presented unequivocal indi-
cations oil! humble fortune; indeed, may
say (and say it without the eas, feeling
oil dls'espccD of poverty; yet his manner
and appearance were those of man Of
the world, who was familiar with the best
society, and who in the retirement Of his
flrm at North Bend, retained tie polish
and appearance of u gentleman.
In making these remarks, may appear
10 be lrcspassing on the limits OF legitimate
publication, and irenching on the p:ivacies
Of domestic life; bat at the time OF my Vi
sit and for many subsequent months, all
the circumstances OF General Harrson's
conduct and condition, private as wei! as
public, were described as we'll as discussed
IN almost every periodical in the Union;
andsl stated little here that is not as pub
lie in the United States as the MONDAY
sun.
Immediately after dinner we retired and
walked with him over part Of his farm
II is his own property, and wcarc told ex-
tends to about 1900 acres, part Of his wife's
dowry. From the rising ground behind
his house the view is highly beautiful, en-
bracing two beds Of the Ohio and lis pic
turesquc banks. At first it was intended
10 plant on this spot the great city of the
west; but ii is said that The commanding Of
fccr Of the district entertained an affection
for The wife oil Il sergeant who was then
stationed at Cincinnati, and that this in
duced HIM to remove his t,oops there,
from which circumstances the town sprung
into beng. Behind the Generals house
is a large garden, in which there was a
large wAlc-headcd eagle, with only one
leg. 1t was presented TO him by con-
vcniion Of his political friends. The cap
tors OF the eagle had disloca,cd lis leg.
and Dir. Thornton the Generals son-il-
law, believing il 10 be broken, ampulatcd
it. The fir end who introduced US to the
General, said, that General Harrison had
promised 10 keep the eagle till the fourth
Of March next, when we hope he vii; go
to the Whic House. All said the Gene,
raj promptly, and in the most natural tone
there is one other condition about that. If
Mr.. Van Buren, abandons his mischcvous
policy, he may stay in the White House,
and shall remain in mine.
In the evening we left North Bend, and
had delightful drive along the right bank
Of the Ohio to Cincinnati was impressed
by this visit with strong feeling Of res
pcct for General Harrison. After long
time spent in the service Of his country,
he lives poor indeed, but he seemed cheer
full and happy. He does not CONCEAL his
poverty, nor does he make the least parade
of it. He alludes to it as simple fact,
and he betrayed not one emotion Of envy
or jealousy of any human being, and still
less did he indicate any feeling Of disap-
pointed ambition.