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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15

Mu,iny on board Of 4 uhale shin.-We
find the following particulars Of the mutt,
ny on board the ship Sharon Of fairhayen,
n the New Bedford Mercury. They are
IN a letter from the second mate OF the
ship Hope, of New Bedford
The Sharon had lost eleven Of her
men at Ocean and Ascension islands, and
had taken some natives on board IN place
of them but they did not prove good
men, and Capt. Norris Intended to 60 to
Port Jackson for others.
Some days after, mo date given
whales were raised, when the boats we're
lowered IN pursuit, leaving Capt. Norris,
a boy and three natives on board to keep
ship. A whale was struck and killed, and
the boats had gone in pursuit Of others,
when the signals of the ship were disco
vered to be set at half mast. The boats
Immediately made for the ship. and on ap-
preaching her learned from the boy, who
was aioft, that the natives had Murdered
the captain. Attempts we're made by the
boats crews TO board the ship, tnt they
were .SpCtiFS ~ tL4C iSdi'Nof WIZ ttdN
armed themselves with cutting spades.
The ship in the mean time had been got
before the wind. and the beats had gree,
difficulty in keeping up With her. TIE
boy, who still continued aloft, was order
ed by the mate to cut away the halyafdl
Of the topsails clear of the yards, which h
did BY passing from one mast to the othf
on the stays and ID the evening the boat
came up TO the ship. when tie ssoonc
mate giving his Greg instructions To boart
the ship when they heard the report Of
musket, got overheard and swan 70 her
: and climbing up the rnddsr, succeeded Il
getting into the cabin through the window
He then loaded soms muskets, and va
araa,ng himself, when ons Of the ratiys
r came down armed with a c~ctlass. A 81
we're ontest ensaed. and the native gel
+. ing the worst, ran upon deck, when snt
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15

Gu IL nov called izoo Zee lwoh, the flower
flag countfy,-and An A,,erirnn hna hcc
huoh, yin--nowsr flag counstyman ! n
moro Complimentary designation than TINT
Of % red headed burbarian," the namc first
bestowed on The Dutch.
il II well known that MI proper names
in Chinese arc significant, every character
IN the language expressing IA thing Or nj
idea, ~ Veil ~ II sound. There arc, con.
sc1ncntly. no uninraDint ham"s IN. Chi.
nose corresponding to out Tom, Ulck and
HAIRY. Jones, DAVIS ADD Isnhins, but u
mans name mug. DO something. like House
Or BntDpa, White or Brown. Flood Or
Stone, -Wood Of Waters. fofeign names
however un,ueanins originally, acquire,
when written in Chinese, 4 significance
aLich il often s'rlkingly r]nfioDs.
Ynnkee Doddla and Washington are
| the most remarkable Of these eiymologies,
which have yet come under my notice.
The two Chinese characters Iang.hee,
signify The "hag Of the oceAn'~~a most
appropriate name for the banner which II
now to be- seen whersvet there il blue wn
ter. The Chinese have no ID, and yam
kce Doodle" would be written Ian hee
Too lie lee, "the flag Of The ocean, sove-
reign people Of the world" This ~ an
omen sufficiently aatteripg and if Tho Chi.
ncsc do not suspect there il 'somstiing in
~" we must give them credit for being
.css superstitious than many other people.
washington" ia 10 less happy 10 his
ttaustion into Chinese, for Wo shiny lung
az ii would be written, signifies no less
than "rescue and glory at list y could The
name Of the father Of his countty be e.
pressed with more feIlcitous truth
The Chinese attach great importance
10 expressive and b'gh sounding naibes
and an ambassador 10 the Court Of Pekir
whose name had not something imposing
IN Chinese, would be received pretty much
in The same way That Bah, Dodd'ngton
anticipated when he thought Of going mi
mister to Spain. The Commissioner from
the United States il very Iukily gifted II
this respect, for Gushing means "anclent
| glory" a name HAT will satisfy the mos
f~asfidioua %courticr at the Meoou Ting
and angurs a prosperous issue to th'
" whole pigeon as tho CliIcss ~oulc
shV.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15

The Ame1iean colony IN A)rica.--A
'ate dispatch from Gov. Roberts, Of Llbe-
ria, has the following gratifying passa &c I:
THAT the influence Of the colony is ra
pidly extending, the following facts will
sho~. The Kings and Chiefs Of tie en-
tire Dey country, assembled in eonven-
ton nj King BromIey's town, on the ST.
Paul's river, just about the time of the
session Of the council, to settle sil difficult.
ties, disputes, &c. &c. in that country,
ard to mike laws for their future govern
meni. From this body, the Governtr
and Council receifed an invitation to
meet with them ard assist their delibera.
tions, declaring themselves entirely under
the control Of the laws Of The colony.
About the same time, ! received d com.
munication from BalIasada, a Golah Chief
requesting permission to engage in a war
with Gogcmina, Of Boporo. Both these
Chiefs, sometime in 1870, entered fnf5 Il,
treaty with this government, agreeing to
give up the slave trade, to cease their Ma.
tive wars, and TO refer all questions IF dis.
pnte TO the governor Of the colony f6r his
decision. EalIasada is at the head Of "A
very powerful tribe, and resides about 80
miles from the colony, in The interior. lie
complains that Eogomina has killed six of
his boys, captured on their way TO The
beach, and begs eafnest!y 10 be permitted
| to omtnenc war. In the minutes Of the
Council YOU will find what disposition was
made Of this matter by that body. After
the adjournment Of The Council, | imine-
diate'y despatched messengers TO BaIlasa-
da, informing him that I would visit his
town in the course Of two or three weeks,
and would have the " palaver talk )" and
| thai Under no consideration, would he be
| permitted to make war until an effort had
| been made by me TO settle the difficulty
intimatins, at the same time, that we
would see that Justice be done TO the par
ties, and that Gogomina sHoald suffer the
penalty If he had killed the boys. This
was also communicated to Gegomina
when, yesterday, | received information,
that the boys were stilI alive and rad been
released by Gogornipa, solely through tie
influence of the colony, and had returned
10 their families and friends. But for the
colony, those six boys would certainly
have been killed, and the whole district
Of country involved in a bloody war"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15
Vol. xxy.
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aecured.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15

# the writer of the article below IS re-
ally serious in his TRANSACTIONS Of some Of
our American names, when "Chinalzed'
it is a curiosity in the way Of language;
if he is only indulging in a playful I,nagi-
nation, he deserves great credit for bis in
genuity. We clip the following from the
Boston Courier.
CuR1osA S1NIcA.-China is BOW open.
ing to the intercourse a nd influence Of En-.
O D and America. The affairs Of that
vast empire, which comprises nearly a
| third of the whole human race. have &C.
| CURED a highly important and growing
| interest. Is Great Britain 70 plant her
foot upon the soil of China, as she has
done upon uindostan7 Are her Chinese
viceroys 10 rene@ the histories of Lord
Give and Warren Hastings? Hopes and
designs OF this nature already display
themselves in England, amid the exutta'
tons that follow the recent successes oi
to British arms in the East.
No other nation is so deeply interested
in this subject rs the United States, ant
whatever concerns the people of China, j
now worthy of serious attention. | pro
pose to oie. a few miscellaneous obserya
tions on this subject; and at first, as yer.
few persons profess to know any thing o
the language, submit a remark or tr'
On that topic.
When the thirteen stripes and stars frs
appeared at Canton. much curiosity wa
exo!'ed among the people. News va
circulated that a strange ship had aPpea,
cd from the further end Of the world, heal
ing a flag as beautiful as a flower: Ever
body went 10 ,see the kssa kss chem, {
aows, flag ship. This name at once ests
bLshed itself IN The language, and Amer
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15

Method Of distinguishing bctuecn marl
and clay and other soiI.-Tnke II specI-
men and dry 1t, pour a few drops Of mu.
ratio acid on it, or strong vinegar, WHICH
is most readily obtained, # efcryescence
ensues, it shows that the carbonate Of lime
IN present, if clay, no such result will be
visible :; you will also in the first case dis.
tinclIy detect Il strong odor Of burnt sheiIs.
If You wish 10 test whether the mari IS
rich or not, ii may be done by the following
simple processes take a piece OF the mari
Of which you wish to know the strength,
dry it., pnlverize it, and weigh it accurate
" !; put it in a glass vessel and add mn.
ratio acid slowly, until all cfervescence
ceases, then filter the MIXTURE through
the b%Iotting paper, adding water TO what
remains in the filter YOU then have Il
perfectly transparent fluid, which is tho
'nuriatic Of lime ; now by adding a soIu-
ton Of the carbonate Of potash, a chem'-
cal decomposition takes place. In this
way, the muriatic acid forming the murl-
ate of lime; having a much greater aft,
nifty for the potash, leaves tho lime and
combines with the potash, forming the mu-
rate Of potash, which IS Il soluble salt.
The carbonic acid, IN conncxion with the
potash, also having d greater affinity OF
the lime, leaves the potash or combines
with the lime, forming a carbonate OF
lime, (or the essence of marl) which be-
ing insoluble falls to the bottom Of the
vessel, forming IL thick sediment, which Is
filtered, dried and weighed, the result of
which will give you The quality Of the car
bouate of lime, which is the quality Of the
mari. AS this mode may not be practical
enoug h for all, there is another more sim
pie methud, having dried a specimen, pull.
verize and weigh it, submit ii to the action
of mmiatic acid ; as in the last case, filter
the mixture dry =; what remains in the FL
ter, which will contain sand and other i'm
p~urities, this being weighed, the loss OF
the first weight will give You the per cent
ngc Of the carbonate of lime which has
been separated by the action Of the acid.
These modes Of analysis are very simple,
and with a little attention TO tho details,
any one can readily ascertain the qua
lIty Of the soil. Mr.. Rufin's mode Of
analysis is very expeditions, being able,
by a simple glass apparatus which be OBJ
tanned from Europe, to ascertain accurate.
W in three minutes, the exact proportion
, of carbonate Of line. This instrument
cannot be explained in an article like this.
1t is on the principle of gas, disPlaclng
its bulk, by allowing so mnch of water to
so much Of the mari submitted to the ae-
ton of the acid. The calculation is then
made.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15

Erteassre sale Of Gotertmem Ldnds.-
The President Of the United States has
issued five proGlamations, each bearing
date the eighth instant, and descrIb-
ing certain government lands to be offered
for sale af the periods therein mentioned,
TO vlt:
In the State Of Michigan at the land
office at Gcncssee, the sales will CON-
rrcnce on Monday. October 9th, for the
disposal of eighteen townships and frac-
tIonaF townships north Of the base line and
yes. Of the meridian. st the land Office
at Detroit tie sales viii commence on
Monday, September 25th, for the disposal
Of SIX lots recently surveyed in township
six, south of range ten and east Of the me.
rsdrar.
IN tie state of Illinois, at Dixon. the
sales will commence on TIE 30th Of Octo-
Der next ; at Chicago on the 18th Septem-
Der at DanvIIIe October I'd at kaskss-
kia October is at Edzardssille October
9th and at Quincy October 23d.
In Missouri, at PIattsburg October 9th,
also November 18th : and at Lexington
October ID.
In the Territory Of Wisconsin, at Nine
raj Point October 20; at Green Bay Oc-
tober I'd ; and at Milwaukee October 18th.
In Iowa, at Dubuque October 18Th, and
IL Fairfield October 2.
The sales viii each be Eept open for two
weeks, unless toe lands are sooner dispos.
ed Of during which 10 private entries
will be admitted.
Pre- erptton claimants are required to
prove their claims, and maEs their entries
at the proper land offices, as soon as prac-
ficable.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15
NO. n

,her ono came down. whom the sscopd
mate shot dad. AZ the report Of tbs mus
kst the boat's crew rushed on boa+d. and
found one Of the natives armed with Il
cuila 3 and knife, who, nnhipg resistance.
&as shot. The other tbnEcaIed himself,
and was not fotind untll The NEXT day,
when he was put in irons, and ratried iht5
SydncY. where the Shafon Arrived III
January last"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15
From The Democratic Rtpie,o.
THE LAY OF THE LOVELY

IitE LA OF ldE lo
BY RH. ). q. ANpRo
| may not boast Of ancient name,
And lineage Of glory;
Nor for ancestral honors claim
Proud niche In fame or story
No trophy Of the Past have !,
No sword nor battered shield,
Nor pennon criinsoned with the dye
o. valor'e cory field.
No Power is mine, nor Fame nor Art,
Nor hoard Of cleaning treasure
My wealth is but an honest heart,
A love that hath no measure
A heart, that knows nor sun nor set,
And needs nor kin mol clan
A love that halls o brother met.
Where'er 1t halls a man.
But though my lot is low, tho year
Rich store of pleasure hringeth:
For me the dew distllls its tear,
With me the wild.bir singeth
For me the winds have e'er a glee,
The bright blue sky a smile,
And ut my beck glad harmony
Awakes the forest-aisle.
Around my feet, where'er | stand,
Meek pleasant flowers are blowing !;
And stately trees on either hand,
Their arms TO heaven are throwing /;
And merrily. in sun and shade,
The brook goes laughing BY;
While every bright star overhead
Seemeth an Angels eye.
All things-above, below, around
Have portion in my gladness
And If | sorrow, sight and sound
Claim kindred with my sadness !:
The wild. flower droops, the sky grows din
The glad winds change their tone,
And Nature blendeth with her hymn
The echo OF my own.
And thus | live,--and though the proud,
Pass by me in derision,
What recks it Scoring cannot cloud
The brightness Of my vision
The sky still smiles, the black.bird SINCE,
The clover blooms as sweet
And still a thousand pleasant things
Spring close about my feet.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15

American fcoonpotirss.-At a meeting
Of ihs Civil Engineers Institution in Lon.
don, some time since, the subject of Anne
rican locomotive steam engines was dis.
enssed. It was stated that the SUPERIOR.
sY of the American locomotives was IN
eontestible. 10 a trial on an inclined
p,ase, an American "Bogis" engine. WITH
a cylinder Of Il liz inches IN diameter.
driving wheels four feet m dian,ster.
weighing Il tons. conveyed a gross load
% 81 tons up the incline at the rate of IL
miles en- sour while the hss. o. ths Rr
gllsh engines, with a - lnch cylinder. )
feet driving wheels. and Weighing le tons.
drew 80 toms up the incline al the rate OF
s miles an hour. i was statesi tina. the
Ams,,ean engines consumed . greater
anonn. o. fuel than tbs Engtsh.-N-
Intelligence.
4 ret silk handkerchief, ted witas6s fol.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15
~
Fruits OF

The following extract Of 4 Letter addressed
to a Miss SCHUYLER by ALEXANDER HAMIL-
TON on the 25th September, l7o0, aud recent
" published, shows in part what ruin, in ad-
dition TO the loss of his own fame, the treason
of ARNOLD scattered around him, viz:
"ARNoLD, hearing of the plot being detec-
ted Immediately fed to the enemy. | went
in pursuit of him, but was much too late ; and
could hardly regret the disappointment when,
on nv return, | saw an amiable woman, frantic
with distress for the loss of a husband she ten
DERBY loved: a traitor to his country and to his
fame: a disgrace to his connections: it was the
most affecting scene ever was witnessto {. She,
for a considerable time, entirely lost herself.
The General (WAsHINGToN) went UP to see
her. and she upbraided him with being in a
plot to murder her child. One moment she
raved, another she melted into tears. Some
times she pressed her infant to her bosom, and
lamented its fate, occasioned by the impru-
aence of it's father. in a manner that would
have pierced insensibilityi itself Allthe sweet
ness of beauty, all The loneliness Of innocence,
all the tenderness of a wife, and all the fond
ness of a mother, showed themselves in her
appearance and conduct. We have reason &c
believe that she was entirely unacquainted
with the plan, that the first knowledge of i,
was when Arnold went to tell her he must
Danish himself from his country and from hel
forever. She instantly fell into a CONFUSION
and he left her in that situation. This morn
ing she is more composed. paid her a visit
and endeavored to soothe her by every method
in my power though you. may imagine she i!
not easily consoled. Added to her other dis
~tresses, she ia very apprehensive the resent
nent of her country will fall upon her (wh'
is only unfortunately for the guilt Of her nus
band. l have tried to persuade her that he
fears were unfounded But she will not b,
convinced. She received us in bed, with eve
~ circumstance that would interest our sym
pathy: and her suffsrings were SO eloquen
that | wished myself her brother, to have
right to become her defender"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15

led. How d~ltarant from him, who has been
taken from us, when 40 had just learned TO
appreciate his lpestItnable value to the lorta-
prudence Of the country. To Cethegus, ano.
Their orator, Cicero appl.es Tie REMARK OF Dn.
Mus:
Is dirfps olhs p~opu1aribus olim,
Qut tum titGbant hom4nrs, atque acl urn al
tatonf.
Fos dsltboius pepuli*
any Il the Attorney Genetal, aor dciiht
tus pePaU; | say Of him, rios dehbot"S Ju.
rls.t
the passage, which by a striking coincidence,
Expressed what has since bee realized 10 my
own feelings. as the full influence Of such Il
life; a life the only deep lanttftation ior which
| is, that BIZ had 81 little time 20 make himself
folly appreciated by the whole Republic. |
give YOU The Engiisl, first, that | fnay after.
words give yon the more beautiful Lain.
"Thcy therefore seem 10 me 70 have lived both
fortunately and happily, not only in other
states, but especially III ours, who have been
permitted not merely 10 ENJOY authority and
the renown Of action, but aleo 10 attain The
ptaise Of w~iJdop, whose memory and Topu.
,atlon, in our gravest aud ~severest carea,
have been truly grateful, whenever III histo-
ny We have fallen upon themt
| dip,ntsa HE subject, with the remark, that
the Constitution has lost one Of is lest friend, !,
the Supreme Court one Of its brightest orna.
men:a; the country an inepttnabIe man whogc
independence, whose public virtue, whosc
rare cudowments, and whoso freedom from
all the arts Of popularity gave full assu-
rance Of a life Of tie highest value 10 the
It. Tf - "
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15

Loan to the United Stotes.-The propo-
sails for a loan pursuant to the eesnt no.
tice of the Secretary of the Treasury were
opened last night after the arrival Of the
mails. The number of competitors was
great, and a much larger srndunt was offer
ed than that required. The highest offer
was sl02 81 liz for 500 five per cent
stock. Another was made at SOL So.
The residue was tssen at 8l0l 90 by Sc
veral institutions and individuals. but
chiefly by John Ward & Co, of N. York,
with an option TO convert q PARTON Of the
amount :a,o four per cent stock al an e1us
I valaat rsts.-Eo5:so-t7r, 9TH IL.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-15

4 ret six handkerchief, tied wsaSds fol.
ding over the face. is it Is said, a complies Sc
culItv against sudoea.len from smoke
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-27

Ritchjeto,eR Glass Uorks, Tools, &c. dc.
EpN virtue OF deed of trust To u.s.
w from Horace Milton Miller aud wife, dated
the - day of November IS4l, aud recorded IN
the clerks Office Of the county court Of Ohio
county, Virginia. in deed book %, page 337, we
will on Nednesday the 7tn lay OF June next, at
the lrost door :! the court house of said county,
sell at public auction, all the real and personal
properly conveyed 40 MS by said deed; that is TO
say-thC following real estate, with the fixtures,
1ppurtCnances and improvements, squares mum
bersd 80 and II, thirty three and forty Oncl in
the addition to Sou n Wheeling, laid out by Sam
ucl Sprgg and John Richie, which addition is
commonly called RtchistOwT; each Of said
to sixteen inclusive
Lots numbered and 10 Tnne and tcn,l in
IN square number ~ Twenty four,l IN the same
addition.
Coal lot numbered [two,l and the North half
OF coal lot numbered thee, IN the came addl-
uon, with the privilege Of mining for cOai far
back is the eastern boundary OF the Ocnnyfa
within the J orth and South lines of said coal
lot, numbered two, and said half Of coal lot
numbered three.
Also, all The tools, apparatus and materials
for making glass transferred to US 10y said
deed
The sale will be made in parcels or together
as may suit bidders.
! TERMS or SALE-The pNrchase money ia
be paid IN three equal Instalments, hearing inter
est from the day of sale, and payable respective
4 ly Ia one, two and three years from the dav 81
sale. The payment TO be satisfactorily secured.
/ Selling as trustees we undertake TO convey
such title as Is vested IN US by said deed.
may. R RRST;y Trustees.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-27
INSURANCE,

LNlRE &MARINE INSURANCE-There ar
u two situations only in which individuals can
ne placed, where they adequately appreciate
the value ofinsurance. These are, while "tand-
ing upon the runs Of their own property, .ther
receiving from an Insurance Office the full a.
mount which they have lost, or standing on the
same spot surrounded perhaps by dcsolate fam
ly, lamentng hat stupidity and folly which haC
tailed TO provide for such a contingency.
s ATKINSON, Agent of the PROTEC WON
INSURANCE. co OF HARTFORD, CONN
will take risks on dwelling houses, ware houses
stores, mills, factories, dc, together with Their
contents, such furniture, merchandise, ma
chlnery, and everyotheT description Of insurable,
property also, on steam, keel and flat boats
and their carg9es to and from any port on the
Western Waters.
HO'eI. IAN 1, 1892