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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-30
RE FRIeArE PHILaDELPnIA.


Buf rnr survivor row remains ~ The
gallant panty ofsrrenly ilisl burnt the fri-
gaze PhiladrlpIlia IN the hsrbnr nf Tripoli.
afier she had been taken BY The authorities
Of thai coanlry.
The death 81 Joseph knax Boyd. il
Washington tily. an lac 18Th insl.. lraves
bml one surrivorsf lhAi memorable event.
namely. t'ommndsre Mnnis.
In 1903. ihe Basl,aw If Tnpsli lonk
il inlo his head 10 impose upnm me ynuns
American republic. and would moi agree
"a trade wsIh her unless she would pay
tribute. The q. States refused In dn any
such thing. and The 1riPoIi,ans romane.ced
The game Of piraiIng upon Amtrrzn Com
merrial vessels. War MAS lLrn siecllfed
hy The United States against iripoll. and
a small fleet OF The Navy was sent 10
blockade The TnpoliIan paris. Dining
The bloockadr. The Prigale Philadelphi:..
under command az Capt. Bainbridgc.
gave chase 10 = small Tnpnliian vessel.
in the labor af TripoIi. aud pursued her
so close thai The frigaie got aground. The
JIG was up with them. They were Gar of
from dle aid Of the balance Of the fleet. d
within muskel shot of the enemy's battery.
They fell an easy prey toihe enemy. The
oiIic, Is and crew were taken prisoners.
The fnrmfr confined in miserable. stink
ing. desolsie dungeon. far many months.
and The latter sold as slaves. For all II
whom The old Dashaw calculated on got
ting high fsnsoms. As snon as this DIS
asifons news was communicated 10 the
fee'. IL. Stephen Decatur conceived the
project of destroying the grounded vessel.
aud thus keeping her rot &C The hands ii
the enemy. Getting permission from the
commander OF The aeei. he called for vo-
iunteers to The desperate ari. iIeobiainrd
10 men. Of whom Joseph Knox Bowl was
one. They proceeded under cover nf night
10 the Observation-Disclosures her sword
IN hand. aud drove the rowardly 1'ripoli-
ians overheard. and killed those Thai resls-
ted. By this lime The Whole barbor was
in an uproar. aud armed vessels were ap,
preaching from all sides. while HE battery
Of The Bashaw's palace was pouring
hroadsides al The brave seventy. Deca,nr
and his men. without a moments DELAY,
set fire 10 the friga'e and lph in double
quick time. They barely made their rs.
cape. hui not a man was lost or wounded
They had the Measure of seeing The FRI.
gat, burn aud blow up. instead Of becoming
. prey to The Tripoliians.
This was nne of the greatest deeds nl
The young Republic. But few 81 the ofii.
GERS or crew Of the Philadelphia now sur.
vive To tell Of the scenes they saw. AMI .
rrueI,ies they underwent while prisoners ia
rripoli. A honk giving true narrative u
them would be highly interesting.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-30
NIEMs on MR. CALHouN.

! In letter frem Gen. James Hamil.
ton, published 10 the Charleston Mer-
curry. explaining the reasons for not de-
iisering. as he had been requested, a
eulogium at Rlufton, South Carolina.
upon the character of Mr.. Calhoun, we
find (says the National lntellIgencer,)
the subjoined statement in relation TO
the views Of the deceased statesman
concerning the separate action Of South
Carolina:
"If I had addressed YOU, as il was
anticipated. in discussing the princi-
plies and opinions Of Mr.. Calhoun, as
illustrative of his public life, ! should
have felt myself bound to communicate
an important fact, that, up to the peri
cd of his death, he never contemplated
the separate and insulated action of
South Carolina, even on an exigency
so vehement and pressing in his opin-
ion as the admission Of California. He
looked alone to the united and co-ope-
rafive action Of Virginia and majori-
ty of the cotton States. He ntrer for
one instant cherished the idea Of derot-
ing South Carolina 10 desoiGfion, or Our
people TO slaughter, that other States Of
the South might be dragooned into our
support. His whole policy was found
ed on a friendly and pacific union OF
the South for the protection Of the
South. With that sanguine tempera-
ment which belonged to his noble ma
ture, which belongs to the very consti-
tuition Of genius, he cherished tais hope
to the last. This extinct, he did not
look beyond the great moral lesson
which the motto impressed On our own
Palmetto holds forth for the instruc-
fion of her sons: .7aimis opibusque
Parafi. That these were the opinions
Of this great man. | have in my pos
session The most irrgittabie testimony.
which, at a fitting time. shall be made
public, If need be-"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-30
AWFUL. EARTHQUAKE.

Acc uals lrom Malta aunnnnre sac.
cnssion Of earthquakes which have been
felt. a. well III Malta. u tnun @! Nalolla,
in asiaIic Farkty. as al Samsnon, a sea
port in The Black SEA. within The same
province. and al The Island of Rhodes,
siliiaie at the entrance &c The Gull Of
Maori. attended at The first mentioned
place and lis immediate ,iriniiy with
goat destruction of LIE and properly. The
tirsl shnrk was fell on The 2slh Of FrbN-
airy. between fire and hall past five. z. ",
when y, Rhodes. The upper parl Of lf
castle, which is al The entrance 81 Tie
tnwn. fell with an auiulrrash. overwlisi.
ming the Officers OF the Austrian i.ods
Steam Na,ieaiion Company. whist The
Tower u Arrays knlr. which commands
the. entrance OF The i,arhnr. and seversl
ohpr parts of The Qualifications. sustained
great injury, as did likewise many dwe'-
ing house. some al which were shaken To
heir very foundations OF The rock, others
arhedlhreughnul. The oscillations wee
rom west IL east.
At Maori. on The main lail. and lis I'M
mediate neiehhoihood. the consequences
have been most disastrous and hearlrend.
ing. The winnie al The houses. dwellings,
and stores lately ccie,li in The inwn, have
been leveletl 10 the ground, assures have
been lnrmed in the very streets; from
whirh hiinmnous vapors exude comm
ually, almost snllucaling The inhahliants'
many springs have dried up, whilst "
arI,l localities new ones have gu>hrd oll''
changing the whole features of the EARN
sufiare. The town OF I.e,issv. when
contained 1000 houses. has not one lf's
standing. and no less llian $40 human be'
ings are rcckuned Ia be under the runs.
which would have been awfnlly augnen-
tel had he shock been after nlghllai''
when slie inhabitants retire Ia their homes
alsr The lahors Il the tlay. The village
u Ch'rgc has nearly mel with The same
late, The upper part Of huge molin'a,'
having fallen into. and blocked up 'l's
small port Of Ekcngik. overwhelming an
the dwellings round abnni lis base. aa
other village. more inland, has heen barle"
from the Tall. in opposite directions. Of '"o
hills, between which il was situated.
The survivors al Maori. alarmed ny mo
shocks which were st,ll occur.h9
for five days after. though Of a much s's
Ter nature. had fled for safety on ~ :"
small crafts and fishing hoals, carrying VI
hem what property they could ifnh' i'''s
- lime dig oul from beneath The rul'> :"
Ille store h uses, mrsi of which has = ~
e,novsd TO SUM, Rhodes, AMI other 50
inls.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-30

passing dnepsirnl-tyey fanalieism Of
ihe day % o. o. hour. hpeiils u, When-
ever any demsgogne Al he NOrih can
awake Cor he satanic purposes ihe sensi.
billy of that section upon The slave ques-
non. ID ,nsnltes Il in equal peril. when
ever The inrid<nis pf the day rnusr. be-
yond reason o. lnoJerslian. she pride or
de approximations Of The South upon the
same tendrr suiseet
The Union Is worth piesefsing. even
though war be neeessary % preserve il.
ID is worth preserving. iheugh Boston or
Charleston Is 10 be blorkaded. and The
guns Of Fon Moallrie or Port Washing
ssn Ia be trained ppen a rebelloas aHd
disfonlra,rd popalsce. Ii is worth pre-
serving AZ I'll hazards. AT every sacrifice.
and al any en>l. llmusf he preserved.
TIL wrapped iBflmes. the realms Of ether glow,
Ard Heavens last lhunders shake The word be-
Lew.
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LATER FROM EUROPE


The steamship Asia arrived :, ~
YoIk en "Wednesday last. xi,h Lir.,a.ss
.lsies 81 The i2:ll inslsni.
A E.IIher dr.line is reported !, a.
price al roiian. 'fhe sulsarls.d mans.
ilans are: Far lio~esi 4 Mal.lr -.
Orleans 7s. Bnrasl,iulI. ase w;,la.,
change.
Tie political nrws is shEs rrDor..a
through The Telegraph:
Englanl-rhr Rasseli Ministry ,o,
iinur io have inaiaFits il Iarl,..,a,
The Queen has dinrrird he Anbhi.I,o.
of YuIk and The Bishops generally ~ $.
lerpnse iIlsir authority fs lie suppres,;o.
Of rcriain Rnni~h prs.cIires In The ch,,.l
~ Eng.lnd. aud lhry hare issued ! -.
cular with thai view. The Wing bnd,,,
WAS reviewed, A. a mailer Of roanse. anil
passed without material alteration. A
house lax 81 81. per puund an rentals has
been substituted Far the window ,luw
The relief Promised agriculture Is viii.
drawn. The incnme tax is retained. Sir
II. n. Barrow prnposed committee n
con,islrr The slaie Of Ireland. with a view
10 nliri. which was last hy les Ia lao.
Lord Ashley obtained leave 10 inlrmluee
a bill for encouraging ,he hailding &c lois.
ings foi The working classes. The Pre.
iesIanI DEMONSTRATION ai The Merrhan,
TsiIor's Hall Is la be- followed hy .imi.
lar popular banquet nj Ed,nburgh on lie
ped. which, bids fair 10 give > stronger
demonstration than even ihal in I.ondan.
The list Already inch DIES The names of,wo
hundred and filiy Scottish noblcmen md
gentlemen. Preparations Cor ii,e Great
Exhibition are rapidly progressing.
France.--I'he Paris Moailenr pnb.
fishes ilie following lis, Of the new Minis.
iers:
NJ. Barnrhe. Foreign Affairs I; N. Ron.
cher. Justice; M. F.nld. rinauce: Al.
Leon Fa.cher. lnIrri"; N Bsfirl. Com.
merr: N. l.iplanl. Marine; Gen. Rand.
ner. War; and ~. Msgne. Public Works.
At the opening of the Assembly VI. Eau
rhrr rad The Ministerial programme.
The Ministers have majority of SO III
the Assembly.
nenmarh-A farm of Government
has been fixed upnn Cor Ilolslein and
Srhleswig.
Switzerland.-The Government has
refused 10 espfi the French refugees, a.
ordered by the French Government.
Spain.-rhe Corles have disbandel.
and a new Election i'll shortly take
place.
Prussia. Intelligence from Berlin IL
The 9th brings 10 news of the German
question.
Austria.-0ur adyires from Vienna
are tn the 7ih. The Austrian Govern.
meni has imposed nm income lax On The
Lombard anil Venetian provinces.
Turkey.-Arcoun,s from Bosnia stale
thai crps of 10000 insurgents irem
kraina are advancing upon Non. for The
purpose 81 forming Junction with lie
rebels al pisdor. Omir parha j. conern.
trailing hls troops al Banialanka.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-30

The Administration in The Wfst-The ST.
i.onis lnielIgrnrer thus cordially speaks
Of President Fillmore:
I've do not know what influences
may be Al work al the North or South 10
advance The prelensions oi the various as
piiants. nor do we know what politicians
ut Washington or elsewhere may desiIe
10 accomplish. for their own selfish ends.
But we do know that in the West, with
The passes Of intelligent refeciing people
of all parties. and especially OF The Wings.
Willard Fillmore is Justly regarded as a
/, Model President So Gar as we are con-
cerned we desire none better. His po-
pnlarily in the West is The result Of no
al capfma,tRi qualities he has achieved
il BY no mean or demagoging appeal to
low passions or Vulgar arpeIiles; nor by
any catering of serlinnal prejudires or
selfish motives. lie is popular with he
masses. because The people justly appre-
ciaie The solid. substantial viriues which
adnrn his character rs statesman and a
man. Whoever may I've the nominee of
the Wing party, Mr.. Fillmore will enjoy
as much 81 us confidence and respect as
any man thai belongs 10 il. We need
not say. therefore. that il he should he our
standard bearer in The next Presidential
campaign..we shall sustain him willingly,
rheerlully, cordially. and zralonsly."
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-30

The New York Journal Of Commerce,
in copying from the Rrp"nlic a Reason
why certain papers should have heen de-
rived Of the publication of The laws,
makes The folio ing remarks:
Good aud very true besides. What
claim has rahid Aboli,ionis. 10 call him.
self Wing . Even we. who hold souhd
national doctrines. in accordance with The
views of the National Administration, do
not presume To call ourselves Wings /;
how much less should an Aboliionist
The great question atissue befare The coun.
thy is: Will you sustain The Compro-
mise" Compared with This, on which
the preservation Of The Union and every
ether national interest depends, tariffs.
banks. and harbor Improvements, are less
than nothing and vanity. The Wing Ad.
ministration at Washington answers the
question atfirmalively; We will sustain
The Compromise as il Isl for il cannot be
altered at the instance Of the North. with
out being destroyed. The " higs of eve.
~ slave holding State ia The Union. 6f-
Teen in number, except South Carolina,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-30

In the Philadelphia Court of Com
mon Pleas, last week, a case Of some
interest to subscribers, to newspapers
was decided. twas suit pending be-
tween Philip r. Freas and Jacob Haas,
to recover the subscription price of
the Germantown Telegraph for twelve
years. The paper was left at public
house in the vicinity Of the defendants
stall. in Callowhill street, the defend
ant being butcher at the time at the
express direction of Mr.. Haas, where
1t was continued to be left for the space
of time mentioned. The defence was
twofold: 1st, the statute of limitations;
and Cd, that the paper should have been
left at the residence of the defendant.
as it was known to the plaintiff. Judge
Kelly charged the jury that where a
person subscribes for paper, and gives
directions where it shall be left, he IS
bound to pay for it, unless he prescribes
the time for which it shall be left. IL
a subscriber wishes to discontinue his
paper, It is his duty to square his ac-
counts, and then give notice of dis
continuance. IL paper is sent to
person through the post office, and he
takes it out, he is bound to pay for it.
II subscriber changes his residence,
it does not follow that the carrier must
lake notice Of it, AMI a delivery Of the
piper at the place where he was first
iIrected to leave it is a delivery to the
subscriber, unless the publisher re-
.elves notice to discontinue or seni it |
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-30

The editor Of the Union says; sour
impression has always been that edi
tors should never allow the courtesies
of social life to be interrupted by the
discussions which different views de-
mand, when they are conducted within
the limits of moderation and personal
respect. 1t is BY such discussion that
the truth is elected, and that the real
and lasting interests Of our common
country become understood and are adj
vanced. For ourself, we should scorn
to advocate a cause which would de-
rive its success from any other sup
ports than those which are supplied by
reason, fair argument, and fact. On
this basis, when the editor has made
hisappeals, his duty is performed and
he should no more think Of quarrcllins
with the brother who, with equal sim
cerity, demands from the public an OPP
posing verdict, than he should quarrel
with his neighbor because bis personal
features are different from his own"
We cordially reciprocate these SEN
timents; and if the conductors of pub
lie journals would always act them out.
it would be to their own advantage. as
well as to the advantage oil their read
efs. Petersburg Lsfei
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-30

CONFESSION Oh rae neutrality-suspicious. fufJffi
&aiss Eriaence-Fcw Of those IalpHcafe,
Arresfea-7ze PoLiee IN pursuit. efhe FIN
DC.
Have dc Grace, April Is. p. N.
There has been great excitement here
to-day ~ consequence of The arrival of ~
officer from CharIrs,own. who inmc,li
aielv proceeded 10 arrest man name,
Nicholas Ma,p',y. on the charge oi beln!
one oIihe mur,ierers Of The Cosien family
al The Georgetown Cross Roads, in Ken
county.
II VIII be remembered thai man
named Thomas Drummnnd. was arrcsie,
in Cecil county. about The first Of March
on suspicion oi having been concerted
with the murder, and Iadgetl in jail. where
lie has remained ever since. The evi-
dcnce against him was, that on Wednes.
day esening. 2Olh uli., The day of The mas
sacre. he disappeared! from The ueeLbor-
hood suddenly. and without assigning any
cause Inr his departure. and conld give no
satisfactory account OF his mnvcmcnis dur
ing The interval.
lie alleged thai he lodged al the house
81 man by the name oi Furtl twho lives
IN the neighboillood Of Bl.ckh on The
night Of The murs!cr. which declaration
Fnrl cnrrohora,pd: hui stated hal Drum
mond did moi arrive al his house until a
laie hour Of the night. One ol the
Forkeis of his panialoons borc llhe distinct
impression Of bloody handl Murphy,
the man arrested here to-day. came lnr-
ward and testified that he and Dsun,nnnil
were 0ni together on The afternoon and
night Of the murder. hunting muskrals.
Drummoni. notwithstanding This ies,i.
mnny. WAS silll held Cor further examina.
iinn. and has now confessed. declaring
that Merphv. Shelton. Ford. Sills aud
Tay!or, are The parties who comm,iir,
the bloody outrage. 'l'hey have all heen
arrested except Shelton. and The officers
are in pursuit Of him. THIS Is mol The
sanp Shellnn. the miller. who was amoay
ihc first arrested. Ford is The same man
who testified al the examination that
Dnmmond did not reach his house until
after midnight.
learn irom The officer who arrested
Murphy. that declares that he
had no hand in the matter himself, and
that the only object ofihe hand was plum
ler--illat his guilt only consists in A
knowledge Of The conspiracy before the
deed was committed
Webster. the uncle of Mrs. Coalen. Who
has so long rested under The suspicion of
having been The insiigalor If this dreadful
tragedy. seems 10 be in no manner impli.
;aletl by The confession of Drummond,
v no inllmales that if some of lip Cos,en
a'nlly had mol escaped and given the al.
'rm. u was their iBlehlinn 10 have follow.
d up The work of plumber and hlnod, and
hat other families wosld have been mas.
'aried the same night.
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Virginia. having refused 10 coun,enance
the projecls uflhe Sonih Carolina disun-
i0nlsts. is now sneeret at. taunie,l.' ievil-
ed. and abused hv the organs Of the fac-
iinnisls. Very well. I,etihem go on. Vel
little while. and The rhole people Of
Virginia will learn TO estimate Justly the
public character. motives, and ohjectsof the
leaders in the South Carolina conspiracy
----ninc-i. Of Them do already. The
neat resolutions that tie Legislature OF
Virginia are called on 10 pass in relation
10 South Carolina my be of a different
character from those adopted al the lasl
session. sympathy" AMI. regret may
DC turned into disgust aud abhnrrrnce.
Alexandria Gazette.
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Terrible Aiffay-The corydon ia

Terrible Afffay-The corydon (Ia.)
Argus. Of The 18Th. gives us The details Of
terrible affair that occurred in Harrison
county. on Thursday night last. On that
day. a man. John flanagan. moved into
house near Elizabeth. in Posey town
ship. and invited one of his neighbors 10
spree or house-warming. lie was seen
about 8 o'clock, in liquor, and !, is suppos-
dlhala portion ofihe family-consisiing
nfJohn flanagan. his wife aud six children.
Mrs. O'Donnell. Patrick Slave. one adult
person, name unknown. AMI child Of John
UDonnell, deceased-weni 10 sleep under
the inArcnre &c liquor. While asleep.
the house, by some means. caught fire.
and The roof falling in. every one of The
inmates. twelve in number, met with hor-
rible death.
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DANIEL WEBSTER.
SOUTH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or
EVENTS.

EHENTS.
The Grefnvllle Patriot Of the llih in
slant canIains extracts from numerous let
leTs addressed 10 the editors frnm various
sections AZ The Stale. npOn which Tie edi-
Tors make The suhjoinrd comment:
..il viii he sern that large parton .of
our paper this week Is flsrd With exuaris
fun ieilers received. We ferl assured
lIla. our readers will take an interest IN
seeing what public opininn Is in different
seriions of The country. Heretofore pub
lie opinion. in opposiiinn loseression. has
brrn a sealed boob in South Carolina.
and The people Of the other States were
under ,lse imprssinh that We were unit
IN uur folly and madness. Bun il is mani
fest. thar so far liom being all in favor Of
secession. we are all likely 10 be opposed
10 IL. The great mass Of The people are.
aud il will soon be seen that one can doubt
il. The newspapers and pnlilirians will
have 10 lall inla The ranks OF The people,
or stand alone. All hope OF assistance
from The other Southern States is gone.
As one OF our Charleston correspondents
remarks. the ieariinn in The ciIy. since
last fall. Is incredible. But il is The same
throughout The Stale. The payment Of
our enormous taxes. rs our Hamburg eor.
respondent remarks. has opened the eyes
IL the people 10 The beginning Of heir
troubles. II is now time, as another
correspondent remarks. 10 Turn our alien.
lion TO grievances in our Government al
home.
For many years past the Whsle ener-
gy and talent of South Carolina has been
directed 10 continued quarrel with The
Federal Government. and 10 The neglect
of every thing else. What have we gain
ed by iIi Nnihing but constant poliii.
cal excitement. AID The lnss nf our popn-
laiion. properly. and prosperity. II The
talents aud lahors al our distinguished
men had been directed 10 the improve
ment OF The Stale. in her agricultural. COM
mercial. manufacturing, social. and liera-
nv pursuits. how much would il have re-
bounded 10 their glory and The glory oil
South Carolina. Instead Of being be-
hind the Southern States. as the late cen-
sns shows, we should have been equal. II
not in advance of them. in prosperity"
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fde ily 70 he Constitution ia N ip pro-
tisinna. snd lhai ihlslligsars whirh has
hi,lerl0 enabled ne people q Ihis STATE
20 de.eTye and % appreciate lheir oEn
polniral blessings. as well ss vhAi , dne
% their own history and character. will
bring Them back 20 iheir acensloned lrel-
ines of lore &C cosniry. and az refPecl
and veasraiioa Cor lis Institutions.
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