Crawfordsville Record, Volume 4, Number 37, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 13 February 1836 — Page 1

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"LIBERTY AND UNION NOW AND FOREVER, ONE AND INSEPARABLE." [Volume IV. NUMBER 37.] CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FEBRUARY 13, 1836. [Whole Number 193

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THE SHIP PENNSYLVANIA. The line of battle ship Pennsylvania, now on the stocks at our navy yard, under the shelter of a building that cost fortv-five thoussand dollars, is one of the most stupendous fabrics that was ever destined to float on the ocean.--Her length on deck is 225 feet, which is twenty-seven feet more than half way from Fifth to Sixth street, in Chestnut, and her breadth 58 feet, which is eight feel wider than Chestnut street opposite the theatre, including the footways.--She is large enough to carry two thousand men, which is a Iarger number than the whole American army that fought and gained the battle of Chippewa, and greater than the population of a considerable sized country town. She is of the burden of 3000 tons, and could, if loaded with flour, carry the moderate cargo of thirty thousand barrels, enough to supply bread for fifteen thousand people for a whole year. She is to carry 240 guns, thirty-two pounders, so that every time she discharges a full broadside, she will dispose of precisely a ton of bullets to help to make iron pebbles for the bottom ol' the ocean, unless she happens to hit the enemv. She will draw 28 feet of water, and thus find it difficult to navigate in shoal rivers.--One of her anchors, which is to be seen in the yard, and which is said to be the largest one in the world, weighs eleven thousand sixhundred and sixty pounds, which is something more than five tons, and will require some merry piping at the capstan to get it apeak, Her water tanks are of iron, mostly) in the shape of large chests, capable of holding from one to two hundred gallons, but having a portion oPlncm of other shapes adapted to fit around the sides of the ship, so as to leave no space, as happens with casks. The number is probably 1 50, as fir as we could judge from looking at them, as we did a dav or two since, under the anidance of some of the polite and attentive ollicers stationed at the yard. A friend has just informed us that the largest anchor in the Uritish dock yard, at Portsmouth, in 18'.J2, weighed something less than ten thousand pounds, at which time there were on the stocks three ships nearly as large as the Pennsy I v a n i a . Ph Hat trip U ta Gaz rile. The latest news from Texas, received by way of iVew Orleans, savs By the schooner Julius Caesar, we learn that the last accounts Irotn camp received by express at Bragoria on the llth instant, states that on the morning of the 5th an attack was made on the town ol San Antonio by the Texian army, headed by captain IMilano, and after a Itard light of 36 hours, suecccded in getting possession of three stone houses, from which they bad silenced two or two or three of the enemy s guns, commanding important points, and when the express left at 4 O'clock on the (th, the light still continued the Texians bad two killed and 12 wounded the loss of the enemy could not be ascertained, but during the first 12 hours of the fight the enemy car

ried off all their dead, and when the courier left, 17 dead bodies could be counted round one of the guns that was silenced.

FROM THE LITCHFIELD (CONN.) EXQUIRER. THE OLD MAID'S PRAYER to DIANA. Since thou and the stars, my dear Goddess, decree That, old maid as I am, an old maid I must be, Oh! hear the petition I offer to thee--For to bear it must be my endeavor; From the grief of my friendships all droping around, Till not one whom I loved in my youth can be found, From the legacy-hunters that near us abound, Diana, thy servant deliver! From the scorn of the young, or the flouts of the gay, From all the trite ridicule rattled away By the pert ones who know nothing better to say, (Or a spirit to laugh at them give her.) From repining at fancied neglected desert, Or vain of a civil speech bridling alert, From finical niceness or slatternly dirt, Diana, thy servant deliver! From over-solicitous guarding of pelf, From humor unchecked, that most pestilent elf, From every unsocial attention to self, Or ridiculous whim whatsoever; From the vaporish freaks, or methodical airs, Apt to sprout in a brain that's exempted from cares, From impertinent meddling in others' affairs, Diana, thy servant deliver! From the erring attachment of desolate souls, From the love of spadille and of matadore boles, Or of lap-dogs, and parrots, and monkeys, and owls, Be they ne'er so uncommon or clever; But chief from the love with all loveliness flown, Which makes the dim eye condescend to look down On some ape of a fop, or some owl of a clown, Diana, thy servant deliver! From spleen at observing the young more caress'd, From pettish asperity, tartly express'd, From scandal, detraction, and every such pest, From all, thy true servant deliver! Nor let satisfaction depart from her lot, Let her sing if at ease, and be patient if not, Be pleased when regarded, content when forgot, Till the Fates her slight threads shall dissever! ADVICE TO UNMARRIED LADIES, FOUND AMONG SOME MSS. OF A LATE DOWAGER. If you have blue eyes, languish. It you have black eyes, leer. If you have a pretty foot, wear short petticoats. If you are in the least doubtful as to that point, let theui be rather long. If you have good teeth, don't forget to laugh now and then. If you have bad ones, you must only simper. While you are young, sit with your lace towards the light. When you are a little advanced, sit with your back to the window. If you have a bad voice, always speak in a low tone. If it is acknowledged that you have a fine voice, never speak in a high tone. If you dance well, dance but seldom. If you dance ill, never dance at all. If you sing well, make no pre-

vious excuses. If you sing indifferently, hesitate not a moment when you arc asked for few persons are competent judges of singing, but every one is sensible of a desire to please. If, in conversation, you think a person wrong, rather hint a difference of opinion than offer a contradiction. If you find a person telling an absolute falsehood, let it pass over in silence: it is not worth your while to make any one your enemy by proving him a liar. It is always in your power to make a friend by smiles--what folly to make an enemy by frowns! When you have an opportunity

to praise--do it with all your heart. When you are forced to blame, do it with reluctance. If you are envious of another woman, never show it but by allowing her every good quality and perfection except those she really possesses. If you wish to let the world know you are in love with a particular man--treat him with formality, and everyone else with ease and freedom. If you are disposed to be pettish or insolent, it is better to exercise your ill humor on your dog,

your cat, or your servant, than your friends. If you would preserve your beauty, rise early. If you would preserve esteem, be gentle. If you would obtain power, be condescending. If you would live happy, endeavor to promote the happiness of others. WOMAN. BY N. H. CARTER. The infl ence of the female character is now felt and acknowledged in all the relations of life.--I speak not of those distinguished women who instruct their age thro' the press; nor of those whose devout strains we take upon our lips when we worship. But of a much larger class, whose influence is felt in the relations of neighbor, friend, daughter, wife, mother. Who waits at the couch of the sick, to administer tender charities while life lingers, or to perform the last acts of kindness when death comes? Where shall we look for those examples of friendship that most adorn our nature--those abiding friendships which trust even when betrayed, and survive all changes of fortune ? Where shall we find the brightest illustrations of filial piety ?-- Have you ever seen a daughter. herself perhaps timid and helpless, watching the decline of an aged parent, and holding out with heroic fortitude to anticipate his wishes, to administer to his wants, and sustain his tottering steps to the very borders of the grave? But in no relation does woman exercise so deep an influence, both immediately and prospectively, as in that of mother. To her is committed the immortal treasure of the infant mind. Upon her devolves the care of the first stages of that course of discipline, which is to form a being, perhaps the most frail and helpless in the world, the fearless ruler of animated creation, and the devout adorer of its great Creator. Her smiles call into exercise the first affections that spring up in our hearts. She cherishes and expands the earliest germs of our intellects. She breathes over us her deepest devotions. She lifts our little hands and teaches our little tongues to lisp in prayer. She watches over us like a guardian angel, and protects us through all our helpless years, when we know not of her cares and anxieties on our account. She follows us into the world of men, and lives in us and blesses us when she lives not otherwise upon the earth. What constitutes the center of every home? Whither do our thoughts turn when our feet are weary with wandering, and our hearts sicken with disappointments? Where shall the truant and forgetful husband go for sympathy unalloyed and without design, but to the bosom of her who is ever readv and wailing to share jn his adversity or his prosperity? And if there be a tribunal where the sins and follies of a froward child may hope for pardon and forgiveness this side of heaven, that tribunal is the heart of a fond and devoted mother.

Finally, her influence is felt deeply in religion. "If Christianity should be compelled to flee from

the mansions of the great, the academies of philosophers, the halls of legislators, or throng of busy men, we should find her last and purest retreat with woman at the fireside; her last altar would be the female heart; her last audience would be the children gathered around the knees of the mother; her last sacrifice the secret prayer, escaping in silence from her lips, and heard, perhaps, only at the throne of God." FOOD FOR OXEN AND OTHER CATTLE. Every traveler who passes Alsfett, a little town near Frankfort, in Germany, has noticed the remarkable fine cattle of that place, which are fed in the following manner:--Straw is cut short by means of a straw-cutter--is then put into a cauldron, with the addition of potatoes and carrots, and boilded till it forms a kind of jelly; this, mixed with a sufficient quantity of water is served to the beasts. The animals so fed require no water, and so well do they thrive on this mess that they are, notwithstanding the summer labor, ready for the butcher at the end of the year." Grind all sorts of grain which is intended to be given to cattle or horses. In order to obtain the greatest benefit from it, boil it in water, and while hot add cut straw, stirring it well, and when cool, it will be fit to feed out. The following observations upon fattening cattle were published by Nathaniel Landori, of Litchfield, Connecticut. He says, "I boiled about two quarts of flaxseed and sprinkled it on cut straw, which had been previously scalded, and seasoned with salt, together with some oil cake and oat meal, working them into a tub with a short pitchfork, until the whole became an oily mush. I fed a three year old heifer regularly in this way about two months, when she had eaten about one bushel of flaxseed, with the other ingredients in proportion. When she was butchered she weighed 584 pounds, 84 pounds of which was tallow. She would not have sold for more than sixteen dollars before fattening. I sold two quarters of her for eighteen dollars and thirteen cents. She cost me not more than ten dollars, exclusive of the hay she ate, which was chiefly scalded as above. On the first of February I began with an ox; I fed him about three months, but not altogether as well as I did the heifer. Ho digested about one peck of flaxseed per day, prepared as above, which, I suppose, formed about one half, of the fat in these two cattle. The ox was short, measured 7 feet 2 inches, and weighed 1082 pounds, and had 189 pounds of tallow. He cost rne, when fattening, 25 cents per day; he had previously cost me 35 dollars. My nett gain, in fattening these two cattle, was more than all I have cleared before in fattening oxen and cows for fifteen years, and this is owing I think chiefly to tho use of flaxseed.--Rural Economist. FROM FLORIDA. Four Brooke, Florida, Jan. 1st, 1836. We are at work, night and day, entrenching ourselves in every possible manner. We expect every moment to be attacked, as the savages have sworn we should be all massacred before the 6th of January. We are only about two hundred strong, with officers and men, and about fifty citizens, and 100 friendly Indians, with their chief, "Black Dirt." - -.The savages are said to number 4000. I am in major Mountfort's private room,

now writing, and have to keep a

sharp look out, so as to retreat at a moment's warning. We hope to receive a reinforcement, when our situation is known. Officers and men are like brothers, encouraging each other, and determined, with their last breath, to avenge their fallen comrades. If the Indians come upon us in small bodies, say 500 or 600, I am sure we will beat them off. I am at maj. M.'s quarters all day, but at my post at night. We arrived here on Christmas day, and found the inhabitants flying in from all quarters to camp.--Major Dade, with seven officers and 110 men, started the day before we arrived, for fort King. We were all prepared to overtake them the next day, and were upon the eve of departure, when an intervention of circumstances deferred it for one day--and in the course of that day, three soldiers, horribly mangled, came into camp, and brought the melancholy tidings that maj. Dade, and every officer and man, except themselves, were murdered and terribly mangled. FROM MEXICO. Vera Cruz, Dec. 25, 1835. Preparations are now being made to march a largo force against the colonists of Texas; and it is to be feared that the contest will prove a warm and bloody one for victory. A loan of a million and a half of doliars has been made to carry on the war; and if the government gain the ascendancy, it will be a sorry day to the poor settlers from the U.S.: time must decide the issue. A conspiracy has been recently detected in the city of Mexico, wherein numbers are implicated; three hundred, it is reported, have been apprehended. The expedition of gen. Mejia, to Tampico, was supposed to have been in concert with this movement.

FROM THE NEW ORLEANS BEE, JAN. 4. GLORIOUS NEWS FROM TEXAS. 'Freedom's battles once begun, Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son, Tho' baffled oft are surely won.' St. Antonio, the last fortress of the despot Santana, in Texas, has fallen! Tho valor and perseverance of the colonial troops were irresistible. This ever to be remembered event, took place on Thursday, Dec. 10th. On the Saturday previous, three hundred of the colonial (troops entered the town of San Antonio, under the command of colonel Benj. R. Milam. They could not at first get possession of the public square, owing to the walls and ditches across the mouths of the streets, each of which was likewise defended by two pieces of artillery, and in consequence of this, they occupied some buildings and tops of houses adjacent. Here they remained battling unceasingly, night and day, until Wednesday the ninth, when they forced their way into the squate, and drove the enemy across the river, into their fort, called the 'Alamo.' In these relative situations the battle continued until Thursday, the tenth, when the enemy capitulated. By the capitulation upwards of 1000 yielded to less than 300. The town itself was surrendered, with twenty-four pieces of brass artillery, 1900 rounds of powder, ball, grape and canister, with the public stores of every description. This glorious conquest was achieved, with a loss on tho part of the conquerors of only three killed and thirty wounded; while the loss of the enemy, in killed, is variously estimated, at from sixty to one hundred and fifty. But the joy of triumph was sadly diminished by the circumstance that the brave Milam, the dauntless leader of the storm, was numbered among the slain. He fell by a ball through his head, while fearlessly animating his men to victory. Long, long will Texas and the friends of liberty remember and lament his fate. Among the gallant band who stormed the town, were more than one hundred volunteers from the United States, of the north.. The New Orleans Greys and Blues constituted a great majoitly of these, and the remainder were from different parts of the state of Mississippi. The whole of them were among the first and foremost where the battle raged hottest, and displayed throughout, the undaunted bravery of disciplined regulars. Texas will reward with something more than gratitude and empty compliments, that generous ardor in the cause of liberty, which so promptly drew them to her aid, and that invaluable assistance which they rendered her, 'in the hour that tried men's souls.'