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we did and yet th su tuen glare ot hgot I'm filling on tne unpnreced p ipil, was as in--l-

fecW 1 as o in uii -jr"t " eyes ot a r.irp-e. I m i a "i'a dvn-vnd with tm hand, and tiu t.:! were d?t-d again. At my rtvj MJv.rd .Vahoit. "rq. as keJ the s.m:ihu eihst l driuk uf tne walei that he p res-?. lie -1 t her even put the tumbler to her hps ! it she I ;k n noace of ii. I mentssdfy a'-ied ht-r wl.c-her s le wiaed for some water; phe answered in a tone audible to t'.rise who were ar-iua 1 ner. that she "Jul not frfd thirsty.'5 1 mentally again urged her to take soma then she o-iened her lias, grasped

at the tumbler, and drank two or three swal-j

lows of the liquid. After she hid slept one hour and a half 1 walked six or sevtn fet from, her and by wa-

zcrhmd to return without the formality of ha-' ving their passports examined. The intervention, of a foreign power is spoken of in

ease the diiucuUies cannot be otherwise ad-

u-'.ed.

The Swiss Charge nl Pari, had received orders from the secretary (o quit Paris, and has accordingly demanded his passports.

Official YoJc of "ew York. Van Ik-scx. II.aa:.sov.

QI7

2093 I lilo 1 189

vi?2 my arm once o:jy, I awakened ner immediate! v. Sisavoke quite ex'iilir.ited, & to

"as bright us a d ilrirJ"

FROM FLORIDA. We learn from the Jacksonville Courier of the 10th instant, the f .'.lowing information as to the movements of the army ia Florida. Gen. Euslis is ordered to the seat of war. Col. ll.inkiiend lias arrived at illack Creek. 'The army is In motion for the lit Id. The

ii .ist detachment left Black Creek aday or tto

since. Col. Pierce was ordered to beat rort Diane on the 9th instant to proceed to the nation. They go again to that charmed spot, where nearly all our forces have met defeat,

the Withhi 'oochec, where Oscola, proud ! j,r;,,,rs

u-e her own word

She had no recollection of any one circumstance thai had transpired. A:n iiihe persona present, the following

qenti-.win are reauy loceruiy inr me irum oi riie to Heaven for success to this atteinp to ihe above sta'ement: llev. Mr. Taft, Rev. humble the Seminole, thev fear lest it be like

Albany, Alleghany, Broome, Catlaragus, Cayuga, Clinton, Columbia, Chenae.yo, Court land, Cbanlanque, Chemung, Delaware, Dutchess, Eiie, iii-SCX, Franklin. Gennesec, (irecne, Herkimer.

J( tTcrson,

monarch of the wilderness, reigns triumphant.

: While the orisons, of m toy a sorrowing heart

Daaie (irecne, uev. l bomas Worcester, of

iiridg -water; I)rs. Manchester, Gardner, Cleveland, Bucklin, of Valley Fail, Carpenter; Ed.vard Walcolf. John Street, Samuel Lord, Esqrs. ; George Crawford, superintendant of the Franklin print works; Mr. Barhall psofessor of tho Hebrew, French, and German languages at the Frown University. &c. Cfi.vules Pove.v.

Etymology of lh-. na.nrs of Countries. The

fo! lowing countries were named by the i hce

others before ii. It is stated in a letter from an officer on the western side of the Peninsula, that Gen. Jesup, having received orders to assume the com mand in Florida, proceeded to St. Marks to hasten and direct the movements of the provisions, &c. for the army, and that he returned and was then on the Withlacoochec. This accounts for his delay in reaching Fort Drane. Gov. Call will probably meet him in the natioi .

fherc is said to be a large supply of provi-

mciaus, trie greatest commercial people ot sions on the W ithlacoochec and at Tampa the ancient world. The-e names, in the Phce-j Bay. There is nearly 10'K) Regulars 1230

moan languag

ig-iiries something character-jTennesseeans, COO or 700 FKridiaj.s,and 600

itic of t:ie phic? which they designate..

Lurop

piexions.

sigutaes a country, or wnite comSo ii.mvd because the inhabitants

there were of a lighter complexion than those of Asia and fric;i. Asia sigiiiiies between, or in the middle from the fact that Geographers placed it between Europe and Africa. Africj signifies the land of corn or ears. It was celebrated for its abundance of corn and all sorts of grain. Lvdia signilie; Thirsty-or dry very char

acteristic of the country. Spain, a country of rabbits, cor.ies. This country was once so infested by these animals, that they sued to Augustus for an army to destroy them. Italy a country of pitch from its yielding great quantities of black pitch. Calabria for the same reason. Gaul, modern France, signified Yellow Haired, as yelljw hair characterised its first inhabitants. The English of Caledonia is High Hill. This was a rugged, mountainous province in Scotland.

llihernja is utmost or last Habitation, for beyond this, westward, the Phoenicians never

extended their voyages.

Briti-in the Cou'i'rv of Tin as there were

great quantities of Lead and Tin found on the

adjacent island. The Greeks called it Albion, which sinities in ihe P.ioenician tongue, either White or Hig'i Mountain, fro: the whiteness of its snores, or the high rocks on the western coast. Corsica signifies a woody place. Sardina the foot-siep of a man, which it resembles. Rhodes, Serpents or Dragon, which it pro

duced in abundance. Sicilv, the coun'rv of

Grapes. Scyll uthe whirlpools Destruction. Charybdis the Hole of Destruction. Syracuse signifies Bid Savor, called so from iu: unwholesome marsh upon which it stood. Etna signifies Furnace, or Dark or Smoky. The above were gathered from a very ancient history of Britain. Grant Squirrtl Hunt. Last week a party of twenty on side was made up in Windsor the aek bone of the county for a grand squirrel hunt, the party bringing in the leat game to pay the scot, which, according to im

memorial usage, was a hot supper "as much1 as the whole party could eat and drink." The sport was glorious and the game abundant. When the work was done, the uwhipper in"' selected by the high contending parlies to count the slain, announced, amidst the roar of huzzas, that Ihe whole number of squirrels was 17,337, of which the winning partv phot 9,814, and the loing party 7,543; excess in favor of the winners, 2,271. The supper wa provided early in the afternoon, and the clock begiin to strike little ones before they yielded, and were compelled to give up in despair, not being able to break their host, who had a modicum remaining after the feast, for a sample in the event of his services keing put in requisition again which is not unlikely, as there is a legion of squirrels left yet, who are as mischievous as the seminoles, r Bslon Transcript. There appears to have been a complete rupture between France and Switzerland, growing out of the difficulties between the Duke de Montebello and the Swiss Directory. The London Morning Chronicle of the Cth publishes a diplomatic note from the forTcer to to the directory, which it chaiacteri'8 as a "nefarious production," "replete with filse assertion, with open bullyingof the weak by the strong."

or 800 friendly Indians in the country."

'The activity and efficiency of Captain Smith's company of Black Creek volunteers, is much to be commended. To this company

we are indebted for s.-curity from the visits of

that strollii.g gang of the enemy, whose Iae visit v;is attended with such h.jart rending circumstan.es. Twice has captain S. fallen

in. willi (his murdering band,, and slopped

their progress.

We have received the following particulars from one of his scouting parties. He seems a favored man to find the enemy so frequent

ly, rriday last, 4th inst. accompanied by

Lt. Prevatt and 10 of his men, Capt. S. pro-

cetded to New River; and scoured the coun

try for 20 or 30 miles. On the fith, they espied at a distance the Indians. The Indians having discovered them, were fieeing. The advanced guard attempted to cut them cfl

from. the Jew Liver swnmx. But in scour

ing another swamp of a few acres in exten!

they could find one of the enemy only, lh others having rearhed the I irg: s-.'..n...

I he Indian, upon whom tney came, was

shot. He probably was among the w onnded

in some previous engagement, as they found

on the lower part of his hack, a scar, a short distance from wfdeh was cut a bullet. There

were fhirly-five and a half dollars in-Mexican

e.'in, found about him. 1 his is supp sed t

be part. i the money taken from the h;iu?e o

Mr. Johns a few weeks since, t.iat being the

same coin.

Capt. Smith with his-men returned on the

7th, nf'er having been at four days. C ip

.. will pro'a l induct' tliis pn-la'ory partv

to ah'indou their intention mak'ng other

levies of scalps, moti y, and horres iotiiji

cinity." Prices airiat. Cixcinxvti. Dec. ti. Flour, -sS 31 bacon, hog round,!.) rents whi-v , -) con's I asd, 13i new feathers. 3 ) A. O. sugar, 9 Louisville, IX;c. 12 Fl -nr. 30 baron, 10 hams, canvassed, Ik's. hlskcy 39 N. O. sugar, 8 l- n ,1 ass- . ! 3 tobacco, prime, 4.50 to .5.0.) -rnnd 3. ( 4.25 inferior, 1,50 beans, 150 M.int, 123 oats, 33 cts corn, 37 rye, i','2 l-l p..taoes, 37 1-2.

New Orlevns, Nov. 20 Flour, .0. to .) 23 hams, 141 shoulders, 8 to 9 middlings. 12 to 13 whiskey, 3S to 10 corn, n sack-

80 to Sh per bushel white beans .'5.0J: red, .5,50 potatoes, 2.00 a barrel, plenty in

market hay; per 100, 1 50 oats, Gh

Lewis, Livingston. Madi-on, Montgomery, Monroe, Niagara, New York, Ont.atio, Oneida, Onondaga, i ) range, Orleans,, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Queens,

Kenselaer, Richmond, Rockland,

S irutoga, Schenectady,

Schohairie, Seneca,

St. Lawrence, Steuben, So hoik, S aihv..n,

Tompkins,. Tioga,

Ulster, Wayne, Warren, Westchester, Washington, Yates,

2b 15 1012 IShS 42S1 1.331 37o7 3tU 17 l 3095 173 k 2S23 73 2WI 1G03 &fi 2 3271 2070 3:3t) 45)5 2321 pm F.VJ 2;)J9 43 3 3032 2143 17117 2U31 5 177 4770 3541 1825 315 4027 817 1(551 4981(59 1011 333d 1490 2 137 2030 30S9. 305; 2ii71 1227 29 5 1625 30C8 29o3 1310 3009 259 1GS0

1 ICS 15

37 ! 851 r.i)3l 2731 2 '17 33:5 50 a) 8; 19 23 G 42 1855 910 5;o 1883 1181 37oT 1SU8 111 1703 3.170 4887 22C6 K134S 3 135 2)81 22 12 7 859 L91G 2i09 23(5 1399 4034 0 19 371 3913 12 19 1 122 15)1 2235 23 U 1937 833 2786 153 21o7 2i'-53 570 1719 3593 1172 13S.5F3

fJcorgc P. R. W'ilson, as.-is(,-iti tletk tnl S. J. S:evvart, cnrclling lei k, of the house. Dtcimbcr (i -'1 he governor forwarded Ms message; it hars a slr.mg n fenddancc f his previous ii.ess.ngfs. and gv intsag 30U know, are not the ind. x of ii.at il' S;c I lie views of the people's r prcserlntiv s. J;-m. S igger was Heeled presiding jadgecf ti c Lih

! ju fii ial ilistuct; smd Llisha ilurititigu.n, to

the same office, in tin; 7ih dblritt. i j:C- i;;w m. -maers in the sena.'e ere t lapsed, i t inverts, Krting. Lish.n .tt.d l.silr. v. t- stive on- year; BiadbcMry, Dobson, Hmiiii. S;.-:S -rd and Thompson, of Lawrfte 0. lo .--ive to years: Cole, ("lawful d, StaSiJurd, 'I h-xr.ps f Johnson co. Tra.sk and Walker, to serve 3 years. December 7 The rMenltJ:3 eh c!. t met, and cast tiu ir votes iianiiij.-el f..r Datri.a and (irargcr; g-n. nll-. r V. ils.,.:. a ' ipr-e-canoe s Ider, w;.s t h i.-.l .0 cairv the vo.'is m

cifv ai '.'at i r I

Vashinloi

eaets for .'.;ce, s-' 1 vdtii v.fje fr-rz

w J - j ii-

V.ant

it G

liete

wen men iit n

-it iO::tS

ro;ui, s-.ad iv! i v fiaui'if.'z Hri "n:crt

A resolution ha- h:

laid on (he taide, i s es-iv

present ::ei;.: ;i-h

6he law the I ji':?.. enpi jbk: of suc h a .vo; -! ;-

1 ser.-i.'i: ,f irea! I iK

W lllK.iit

cj.aiie pen.-c,

i:;:;!-: !OC . .tl Ul: . J;'.i:;.I U.ui !;;!.; :o .-v.i.-e. : '-:;v. an: n- r . r, ; v. t v.i-A re.a ; n j va-:

proj.ri"-". conan-' ;sur..' Cii-

ci;;m;

e!y(. Atr. Dam.Mit pr s; ;o.-d a b t!ie time, of lidding c-.-urfs in t':

iilitiu l. h l.ii'h u;;s ref ia,- ;i I.) a c e-:. ait Cr repot led l;:j:k wfthotii ::mei.dmsi(. ai.d laid on the table. Theja!;ciar co iasvi''e hae been instructed to cuouire :ot. thy exau diencv of rc-'piirif.g insoh -iit dafiiii2" ;;h: security for sosts. A conaiiitt; r. 5ins t.vin appointed to w;iit oj'O.i the j-.idg( s of the sup.

courts a:id n.-ccriain

!'V.-,

(or

w hat U

cv w ill i r.vi. ihe The ren:iidttfce

on roads ii.avc !a.-m. instrur (etf f kscnue fnto

niount of compensation th

tatutary Laws

the xnc dier-cy ef Rit.king the

lure, wleie

Van Burcn"s leg d maj;rify,.2S,212.. I.YD U.Y.I. The r.ll'ing rolr? f.ro -,.-t.l od result,, in each coiigres.-ioual di-liii ts:

11 KRllI'ViX. AN

toe

First district, 3,032 Second" district, 5.7 ti5 Third district, 4,(551 Fourth district, 5.570 Fifth district,. 7.271 Si.vlh district,. 7,551 Seventh district, 7,13 )

3.510 4,1 OS 3,9t,9 4.34 5.1 19 5.971 0.107

road is or has been laid- on!,. en or near the line of two or more hiioi :u. re:?, e.-'tli owner uuU con! rihote ground eipwiliy to the mad. Dicrn-.bur 8 The 1 h tiioa ol U. S- senator todc place fo-day, on.tha 9.! halb.i (JLlVEll SI. SMITH,. v..:s elected th? votes range d, for Smith, fifi::-3'l to 79l for Nol le, from -!q t (-3; for Hencth'ks, ,fy(.: 23 to 50; and Le

B on. fi ;ni 7 co. 22. JJt crti.ber 9 The (!ei ii..n for seeretnry cf sh'te h:is just taken pla re, tn the Jir.-f bnllo' WiLLlAM J.. BliOWN, waclee!cd. eceivinr 70 votes: Wilhaia sheets received C$ vote.-?.

PUi'ULAil VOTE,

Oi'po-":l:(jrK Heir apparent!.

Totals,

41.2S I

32. 47 8

Harrison's majority, 8,803 Whole number of votes cast, 73,75").

The difficulties between France and Swit.'rland continues to wear a serious aspect, nd the French government, it is said, have f'veT ordure to permit theif eubjacts jn Swit-

GRAXD RESULT.

STATES,

Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Illinois, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Vermont, 7 New Jersey, 8 Indiana, 9 Ohio, 21 Kentucky, 14 Maryland, 10 Delaware, 3

: fej : C5 : ri i l 30 12 23 10 7 li 8 4 5 3

r- - T ., - r 3 . . . i .. ,- 1 ;, 4 v,

Consu-cticut ! )chiw.!re, Manla.nl, I'ennsv Ivns.is, V ( i ;non(, (Hit:. Icntu. ky,

. e vr

1 MX

'. : w j erse v, Maine,

: t

a;-

Hia,

Ii . ('.'.! IsliiSIl Xew Ha:v.p!

a; a- sachtisctts, (eorg;.-i ,. 1 eanesee,

to,

1 1 '

1 1:0. .

us,

18.501

i w -' 25.52 87,1 11 2i'.99 10 1.058 3f.;,955 138,313 2(-.39.J 15,33 4 i,28l 10.810 (K22S. 41.209 21,530 85.902. 12,253

19,124

4,'.ni 22.2U9 I09,0C( ll,(!39 (.ti,23S. 33. 135 icr.8l.325.817 22,990 32.i7i) 11.857 12.191 22.0 i k 7ii,l20 11,880-

Tola!.

TOlw-l

IViuVva-'s H.vAw..u. hava

A journeyman i'riuter wanted: i:

iy, ni mis oinee. .vsiennv Deri:. ;wi

wages giv.cn. to. a g)oil, steady wot-ikman. FriiUei'a ilelreai-, Octobef 8.

717.51 3 70LG74-.

15,8-39

Vanhureifs maj ailr,

Prei-li nt's J-L .'t-ftgr. We have ia weire d the-

of preM'.itnt Jiicksoii

elPPRESTICEST o apprenfu e.; ..

at tins iiiiicc.

nn-

i iafi- aiiikuiU. nn-s-ag

i nut have n.it bait iroe to n aut li---:n a enrsta v ;o!a:;ce, wt arc story to pcieehe thal-isie old. j il'un.'Hi hits t h:ing' d his op.movis about tiie di : !: ibuiimv bill I !. 5ol ret:.mh-ftcd it; it was.

!.a..-e 1 in coiurrcss lv l.u ! m.ti oritie.-;: J

CK-

V. ' 1 in' LIIV. .'I .illilf: ....-in..--.

mediately. Quiet, good conditioned- boys,jon approv.eil ih-biO, ig .ed it, ami ii became wJio can spell well md read sen--, fro-m- 15 to.a ! ;.., t hdie ciV-.a t- 0.1 the liit of Jannaiy

vears of ajri'.

ill be wdJ iakeii care of. next. (i the GYii I.ha enda r, Ai.dicw

.ind instructed ia the art and fivterv. which i J acks-u ci.dtuins iUj na aiMce in toto.

mtnortalizcd a Fauslus, FatAl.u,. aji l a ihkiI

f ..V.iers. PoeJe 1 he pi tee or 1 rk, at ias4 dates trcaa

'isi-iiin:iii.a live tloihii per hundred.

15 11

Itylrophobia This disease is raging amcng t ie dogs and hogs of this county to an al .rini ag extent. Owners ought to confine (licit logs immediately, and all f .and running a' large should be killed. A few days ago, .a neighbor had a large dog that exhihiird symptoms of being rabid, the man. of the houe .as absent from home, and the females objected (o his being killed, and the dog U tunning ;it large, no body knows where. MWtury The following is a correct ttopy of the. resignation of a late Hoosicr militia lieulenatit-colonel ; he was a native of Virginia; " i resign my office, for the following rcaS : s li t. Of my post of oflice is always been cr.tv. d by under officers required. 21. Ussaus! icio.-v to myself and family. 3d. 1 scorn to . envr. od any set of men dissatisfied vii'h xnv cuaiio.nid."

fhiufni.-n. IjMtk ( the SS of Ncvcniber las!, ice i as. running in Ojc Mississippi riv.-r-.

r AN W.l. V1.M THAT BLOWS SOHODV

;ori,'' was- Ihe t,a; i remark of a wag, as he heheid a 1 ibnd of "dut in whiih hehad just be -n s'noihered in t!ie street, alight in the o-

peiy iiarrels of sigar and cott'ec, ;ind boxes of

tea.

pa -.-it

stasul.wg. abnal a grocer's door he was.

119

ir.oM iNiiiA?; AiMfc s 1 ha t n to give

jyoi a briel outline o wltat little has been jdonc here. The seiiiUo w.i not full until the i second day both houses arc now full; lh) jreps. and 17 in the senate, ('lilies H. J'esi ; is secretary, an 1 EhenezT Diimoot., a.js:atn js-t retnry (o the senate. ('aleb I. Smith was 11 jclcelod speaker, John Elliot, ji'uiripa! clci k,

MIRRIFJ) on Thursday bisi,. by justice lletil. Da) Lester, to Miss Mai gnuet JJrown, .0! of tl is county.

JTi'-'l' u.cei'.ed ami l.r snle low !v 3 i'LA H KSON S. DU FO U R.

i-u vl iv 2. 123.1.

V the Ug. jusl rpccaved ami for ?ne by cl;;k.8U. DuVi-Uit. V v: v. V.v 1. IK.V. riT jeceiei. at.d for sale bv CliiKF.SON & DUFOCR, Vcfyi April2;j.

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