Norwalk Gazette, Tuesday, July 27, 1824 · page 4

‘young Tclcmachus.

, "AFRICA. "
Shall blest benevolence extend

Her angel reign from sea to sea, . '
And not one glanceof pity bend,
. Deserted Africa, on thee?

Shall tnercy’s ardenttheralds haste‘

O’er all_the earth with zealheuign,
Dare baleful clime and b'urni'r_ig waste,

Yet coldly turn their course from thine ?.

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Did-nature bid the torrid skies
Glare fiercely o’er thy desert glade,
In heathen glootn benight thine eyes,
And cloud thy brow with ebou shade ;

And most thy brother’s hatred find
A’ doom that nature never gave P--

A curse that natttre ue’er desig_ned,—-

« The fetter, and the name ofslave ?

Haste; lift from Afric’s wrongs tlteveil,
. Ere the eternal Judge arise,
He, who attends the pris’ner’s wail,
And counts the tears from miscry’s eyes.

0! ere the flaming skies reveal _

I That frown which none can meet and live,
Teach her befotse the throne to kneel,

_ And like the Saviour pray,——F0rgive-

CASTLE OF OLM_UTZ,
Or an account qfan attempt to liberate M. dc
‘ La Fayette from his corfinement, in 1794.

Amongst the many extraordinary charac-
ters which the eventful times we live in, have
produced to the notice of the world, no man
has undergone greater vicissitudes of fortune,
than La Fayette. At one time we behold
him tearing himselffrom the fascination of
the most licentious court in Europe, braving
the elements in search of- fame, and combat-
ting for the cause of liberty under the banners
of Washington :——at another, engaged in rev-
olutionary scenes in his native country, idoli-
zed by an enthusiastic populace, and raised
to the chief command of his emancipated
countrymen ; then proscribed and hunted by
those associates who no longer stood in need
of his assistance :—at another, a fugitive in-ta
foreign land,obliged to seek an asylum among
his enemies :—-and lastly, seized as a traitor,
and delivered up tothc emperor of Germany;
wlio, regarding him as one ofthe clriefinstru-
mcnts ofthe insulting degrarlatiott and subse.
quent death of the royal family ofFrance, or-
dered him iuto close confinement in the Cas-
tle ofOlmutz. Compassion for his fate drew
petitions frotn all quarters, for his release.—
Tlte Emperor was inexorable ; and Fayette
had dragged on two miserable years in his
solitary prison, when a stranger and a foreign-
t.'l' stepped forward, from motives of compas-
sion, and an anxious wish to be of some ser-
vice to a roan who had so sigualized himself
in the cause ofliberty. Bollman was :1 Ha-
noverian by birth, young, active, intrepid, and
intelligent. He repaired alone, and on foot,
to Olmutz, to gain such information as might
enable him tojudge ofthe best means to ex-
ecute the purpose he had in view, to assist

I Fayette in making his escape from the pow-

er ofAustria. He soon found that without an
able coadjutor, the difficulties which present-
ed themselves were insurmountable. He was‘
forced, therefore, for the present, to abandon
his design until he should be so fortunate as to
find a man equally zealous with himself, and
with ability sufficient to execute the hazard-
ous plan he had fornted. Accident threw in
his waythe person in the world best suited to
the enterprize, by nature anti education. At
Vienna, he entered into the society of young
Ame‘ricaus,whom he thought mostlikely,frorn
their veneratiou for the character ofFayette,
to date such an undertaking. He soon sin-
gled out one, to whom, after proper precau-
tions, he imparted his secret. Huger entered
into anti adopted his schemes with all the
keenness of youth, and that enthusiastic en-
terprize so peculiar to the inhabitants of the
new world.-—-——Francis K. Huger was the
son of Col. Huger, of Charleston, S. C. who
lost his life in the service of his country a-
gainst the British troops on the walls of the
town, when besieged by Gen. Provost. The
year before his death he had retired to a small
island offthe Charleston bar, with his family,
for the benefit of sea-bathing. 'I‘herc hap-
pening, one evening, a violent storm, the re-
port of cartoon was heard at a distance. Con-
cluding the frriug came from British ships,
then cruizing in those seas, it was necessary
to avoid giving suspicion that the island was
inhabited. About midnight, a knocking at
the door of the cottage obliged Col. Huger to
open it. Two persons appeared, who in for-
eign accent, informed him that their ship had
been driven on shore by the violence of the
wind, and the crew had dispersed themselves
_over the island in searclt ofassistance. They
were hos-pitably received, and provided with
such necessaries as they most stood in need
of. VVhen the strangers were made acquain-
ted with the quality of their host and his po-
litical principles, they made themselves and
the object oftheir voyage known to him. The
one was the Marquis dc la Fayette, then a-
bout 18, and the other an elderly gentleman,
a Chevalier de St. Louis, who, like another
zuentor, l..~.'l followed the fortunes of the
“They belreld,”‘ they
said, “ with indignation the tyranny the inhab-
itants ofNortli America laboured nuder,from
the mother country ; and, animated with the
true spirit of liberty, they were resolved to es-
pouse the cause of the Congress, and either
partake with them the happiness of emanci-
pation, or perish with them in the glorious ef-
fort.” Col. Huger quittedthc island with his

guests, and repairing to head-quarters, intro-

duced them to General Washingtou,w-ho gave
each of them a command in the continental
army. Francis K. Huger was only 4 years
old when this happened ; but the adventure
remained deeply impressetl on his memory ;
and though he had never seen Fayette since,
yet he felt the greatestattachrnent to his per-
son, and the highest admiration ofhis actions.
—-With ardor, therefore, he participated in
Bollman’s scheme for the release of his fa-
vourite hero.

Thus agreed, they began their. operations.
It was necessary to conduct themselves with
caution, for the Austrian police was vigilant,
and particularly jealous of strangers. Huger
pretended ill health, and Bollm-an gave him-
selfout for a physician, who on that account
travelled with him. They bought three of
the best horses they could find, and with one
servant they set forwards on a tour.
travelling many weeks, stay-ing some times at
different places, the better to conceal their
purpose, and to confirm the idea that curiosi-
zy. was_ the motive of their jonrney,_ they at

After,

llertgth reach‘e‘d'0l,tnut‘z. After viewing eve-
; _rytlittrg’_iti’thetown, they ked into the
pastle to see-the fortificatio_ns,made the"m_selves
' acqtraitrted with the jailor, and haviug_des_tred

permission to walk within the"cast'le the next
day,-they returned to their lodging. They
repeated their visits frequently, eachtime
‘conversing familiarly with the jailor, and
some times making him little pr'esent's'. --By

, degrees they gained his confidence, and one

‘day as if by accident, asked him what p'r_ison-
jers he had under his care. He m_'e'ntioned the
"name _of Fayette: without discovering’ any
surprise, theyexpressed a curiosity'to_ know
‘how -he passed his time, and what indulgen-
cies heenjoyed ; they were informed that he
was strictly confined, but was permitted to
take exercise without the walls with prop zr
attendants, and, besides, was allowedtlte use
of books, and pen, ink and paper. They said,
that, as they had some new publications with
them, it might add to his amusement if they
were to lend them to him, and desired to
know ifthey might make the offer.. Thejail—
or said he thought there could be no objec-
tion, provided the books were delivered open
to him, (thejai|or,) so that he might see there
was nothing improper in their contents. With
this caution they complied, arid the same eve-
ning sent a book and a note to tltejailor, ad-
-dressed to Fayette, written in French. The
jailor,_though he did not understand that lan-
guage, (as it afterwards appeared) did not sus-
pect any treachery where every thing was
conducted so openly. The note contained a-
pologies for the liberty they had taken; but
as they wished in any way to contribute to his
happiness, they hoped he would attentively
read the book they had sent,’ and if any pas-
sages in it particularly engaged his notice,
they begged he would let them know his 0-
piuion. He received the note, and finding it
was not expressed in the usual mode of com-
plimentary letter, conceived that more was
meant than met the eye. He therefore care-
fully perused the_ book, and found in certain
places words written with a pencil, which, be-
ing put together, acquainted him with the
names, qualities, and designs of the writers,
and requiring his sentirneuts before they
should proceed any further. He returned the
book, and with it an open note, thanking
them, and adding, that be highly approved of,
and was much charmed with its contents.

. Having thus begun a correspondence, sel-
dom a day passed but open notes passetl be-
tween them, some of which the jailor showed
to persons who read tltctn ; but, as nothing ap-
peared that could createauy suspicion, the
correspondence was permitted. ,3

Their plan being at length arranged, the
particulars were written with lemon juicc,aud
on the other side of the paper a letter of in-
quiries after _Fa,vette’s health,concludiug with
these words: Quand vous aurez lu ce billet,
mettez le au feu (instead ofdans lc leu.) By
holding the paper to the fire, the letters ap-
peared, and he was made acquainted with ev-
ery arrangement they tnade. The day fol-
lowing was fixed upon to put the plan in exe-
cution. The city of Olruutz is situated a-
bout 80 miles froru the frontiers ofSilesia, in
the midst of a plain, which, taking the town
as its centre, extends three miles each way.—-
'I‘he plain is bounded by rising ground, cov-
ered with bushes and broken rocks ; so that a
man standing on the walls might distinctly
see every thing that passed on the plain.
Sentinels were placed for the purpose of giv-
ing alarm when any prisoner was attempting
to escape, and all people were ordered to as-
sist in retaking him: great rewards were like-
wise due to the person who arrested a priso-
ner. lt seemed, therefore, scarcely possible
to succeed in such an attempt. Aware of
these difiieulties, Bolluran and Huger were
not _intimidated, but took their measures with
the greatest caution.

Under pretence that his health required air
atrd exercise, Fayette had obtained permis-
sion to ride outttpon the plain every day, in
an open cabriolet, accompanied by an officer,
and attended by an armed soldier,who moun-
ted behind by way of guard. During these
excursions, he had gained the confidence of
the officer so far, that when the carriage was
at a distance from the walls, they used to quit
it, and walk together.

The plan determined upon was this: Boll-
man and Huger were to go out of town on
horseback, the latter leading a third horse ; as
neither of them knew Fayette, a signal was
agreed on at their meetinrr. Fayette was to
endeavor to gain as great a distance as possi-
ble from the town, and, as usual, to quit the
carriage with the officer, and draw him im-
perceptibly as far from it as he could without
exciting his suspicions. The two friends were
then to approach, and if necessary, to over-
power the officer, mount Fayette upon the
horse Huger led, and ride away full speed to
Bautropp, 15 miles distant, where a horse and
chaise waited to convey them to Trappaw,the
nearest town within the Prussian dominion,
about thirty miles from Oltnutz, where they
would be safe from pursuit. In the morning
Huger sent his trusty servant to endeavor to
learn the precise time that Fayette left the
castle. After a tedious delay, he returned
and told them that the carriage hadjust pas-
sed the gates. VVith agitated hearts they set
out; having gained the plain, they could per-
ceive no carriage; they rode slowly on till
they had nearly reached the woody country,
but still no carriage appeared. Alarmed lest
some unforeseen accidentshould have led toa
discovery they hesitated ; but recollecting tlfi
their motions mightbe distinctly seen fro
the walls, they retraced their steps, and had
arrived at a short distance from the town
when they beheld the long wished for cabrio-
let pass through the gates, and two persons in
it, one in tire Austrian uniform and t1 mus-
qtteteer mounted behind. On passing, they
gave the preconcerted signal, which was re-
turned, and the carriage passed on. They
continued their ride towards the town, then
turned and slowly followed the carriage; -
They loitered, in order to give Fayette time
to execute his partof the agreement. They
observed the two gentlemen descend from the
carriage and walk from it arm in arm. 'I~‘he_v
approached gradually, and» perceiving that
Fayette and the officer appeared to be in ear-
nest couversatron about the officer’s sword,
which Fayette had at the time in his hand-
they thought this a favorable rnoment‘antl put
spurs-totlreir horses. The noise of their ap
_proach alarmed the officer, whenturning a-
-round and seeing two horsemen come up at
full gallop,» he lrastened to join the cabriolet,
pulling Fayette with him ; finding resistance,
he endeavored to get possession of-his sword 8:.

 

a stt=ugglc,’en5ued. Huger arrivcdat this run-

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ment; .“.;You are free,” said l;e;—,“_seize this

horse anil"’f§')rtttne be yottr,'_guide.’.’ _'H’e glrafd
scarcejspokeu when the gleam"-.~of the.sun up-

on ‘the blade sr » the sword startled ,2--tliffe, horse,

who broke his bridle and‘ fled pre'cipita_tely'o-
ver the field.» Bellman rcde after to endeav-
or to take‘ him,‘ Meantttue Huger, with a

‘gallantry and generosity, never excelled, in-_
sisted on Fayette’s mounting" ltrshorse‘, and‘

making all speed to the place of rendezvous.
Fayette mounted his horse, left Huger on
foot, and was soon" out ofsight. Bollman, af-
ter a vain pursuit of the frightened horse, re-
trrrned to Huger, who got up behind him and
they galloped away together. They had not
gone far when the horse stumbled and fell,
and Bollman was so bruised with the fall,that
with tnuch difficulty he could rise frotn the
ground. The gallant Huger assisted his friend
upon the horse, and again forgetting all self-
ish considerations, desired him to follow and
assist Fayette and leave him to make his es.‘
cape on foot, which he said he could easily
do, as he was a good rttnner and the woody
country was close at ha_nd. Bollman with re-
luctance consented. Upon the approach of
the horsemen, the soldier who had remained
with the cabriolet, ran back to the town; but
long before he arrived, the alarm was given ;
for the whole of the transaction had"been ob-
served frotn the walls, the cannon fired and
the country was raised. Bolltnan easily eva-
ded his pursuers, by telling them he was him-
selfin pursuit. Huger was not so fortunate:
he had been marked‘ by a party, who never
lost sight of him; yet his hunters being on foot
like himself, he might have reached his cov-
ert, had they not been joined by others who
were fresh in the chase: they gained ground
upon him, and at the moment he had reached
a place where he hoped he might rest awhile,
quite exhausted with fatigue, and breathless,
lte sunk to the earth and a peasant came up-
lre offered him his pttrse to assist his escape ;
the Austrian snatched the money with one
hand and seized him with the other, calling
his companions to come to his help. Resist-
ance was vain, and the intrepid Huger was
conveyed back to Olrnutz in triumph,inward-
ly consoling himself with the glorious idea,
that he had been the cause of rescuing from
tyranny and misery a man he esteemed one
ofthe first characters upon earth He was shut
up in a dungeon ofthe castle a state prisoner.
( Conclusion next week.)

 

AMERICAN INDIANS-—-Extracted from
Dr. .Morse’s Report on Indian ajfairs.

The following affecting and authentic story,
related to me by a lady of-respectability and
piety, who was an eye-witness to a part of
what she relates, strikingly illustratesthe In-
dian character and customs, and shows the
itnportance of giving to these natives ofthe
wide wilderness the benefit o‘l' our laws and
religion :—-

“Jenny was the wife ofa Choctaw, who
murdered an Indian ofhis own tribe, about
twenty years ago, and fled over the Mississip-
pi into Louisiana, wlrerehe was overtaken and
put to death by his pursuers. Jenny, with 4
or 5 small children, of whom Tom was the
eldest, afterwards settled in the neighborhood
of St. Francisvillc, Louisiana, where lived a
lady, a widow of much benevolence and
wealth, who had compassion on Jenny, and
acted towards her the part of a friend.

“ About 6 years ago, Tom, then ofrheage
of about 95, murdered an old Indian: for
which act, according to an unalterable law of
the nation, his life was demanded, and he was
sentenced to die. The day of execution was
fixed, and had arrived, and the relatives and
friends, both of the murdered and the murder-
er, with others, a mingled throng, were as-
sembled and all things were ready for inflict-
ing on the criminal the sentence ofthe law.
At this moment ofstrong and mingled feeling,
Jenny, the mother, pressed thro’ the crowd,
to the spot where the son stood, by the instru-
ments prepared to take from him his life.-
She then addressed the chiefs and the compa-
ny, demanding the life of her child, offering
in its stead her own. Her plea was this :—
‘ Tom is young. He has a wife, children,
brothers, sisters, all looking to him for counsel
and support. I am old. I have only a few
days at most, and can do but little more for
my family. Nor isit strictly just; rather it is
a shame to take a new shirt for an old one.’

“The tnagnanirnous offer of Jenny was ac-
cepted, and ‘a few hours allowed her to pre-
pare for her death. In this interval she re-
paired to the house ofher kind friend and lib-
eral protector, Mrs. T. whose place of resid-
ence was in the near vicinity of this awful
scene, for the purpose of giving her a last look
and farewell. Mrs. T. was all this time in
ignorance of what had passed in the camp
near her, and ofJenny’s offer and determina-
tion; nor did Jenny divulge them to Mrs. T.
She had come, she said, to beg a cofiin and a
winding-sheet for her son, adding, ‘ when the
sun has reached its height,(pointiug upwards,)
Tom dies.’ Not suspectingthe arrangement
Jenny had made to preserve her son, Mrs. T.
with comforting words, gave_ her all she re-
quested. \Vheu asked‘ what should be the
length of the cofiiu and the grave-clothes,
Jenny replied—-‘ Make them to suit my size,
and they will answer for my son.’

“Soon after Jenny had left Mrs. T. forthe

‘camp, where all things were ready for the ex.

ecution, a messenger in haste arrived and in-

formed Mrs. T. of what was passing in the

camp, and that Jenny was immediately to die.
Mrs. T. hastened to the scene, with the interi-
tion of resetting her friend ; but Jenny, the
moment she saw her carriage coming at a dis-
tance, and imagining,doubtless, what was he.»-
object, standing by her grave, caught the gun,
the prepared instrument of her death, and
pointing it to her heart, entreated the execu-
tioner immediately to do his duty. He‘obey-
cd, and she fell dead’.

“ During 5 years after this Tom was treated
with sneers and contempt by the friends ofthe
old man whom he had murdered. They said
to him, ‘You coward, you let your mother die
for you. Y0u‘a_.fraid to die, coward.’ Tom
could not endure all this. A year ago, Tom

-met a son ofthe old man whom he had mur-

dcred,on the bank of the Mississippi, I0 miles
from his borne, and for some cause unknown,
(probably be had been bisgreatest tormeutor,)
plunged his knife into him, giving hima mor-
tal wound. He rcturnedlrome with indica-
tions oftriumph, braudish'mg his bloodyknife,
and without waiting for inquiry, confessed
what he had done. Hetnld his Indian friends
he would not live to be called a coward.

“I have been told (said he) that I fear to
die. Now you shall see that I can die like a
man.” A wealthy planter, whose house he

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' - “I Here,”.says the lady who gave methis
in'formation,_5,,—who .was --present and related
what she saw ; “ here a scene was presented
which baffles description. Asl approached,
Tom was walking forward and back again,
still keeping .in his hand the bloody knife,
which he‘seemed to consider as the duellist
does his sword or pistol, his badge of honour.
With all his efforts to conceal it, he discover-
ed marks of an agitated mind. The sad
group present consisted ofabout ten men and
as many females; the latter with sorrpwful
countenauces were employed in, mat'king_ an
over-shirt for Tom’s burial. The men, all
except two brothers of,Tonr, present, were
smoking their pipes, with apparent uncon-
cern. Several times Tom examined his grin
and remained silent. His grave had been dug
the day before, and he laid bimselfdown in it
to see ifit suited as to length and breadth.——
When the shirt was completed, and handed
to him, he immediately drew it over another
garment, the only one he had on, drew a pair
of calico sleeves on his arms, tied two black
silk handkerchiefs round each shoulder, cros-
sed on his breast, and a third wrapped about
his head. His hair was tied with a blue rib-
bon, and a yard or two on each arm above the
elbow. The pipe of peace went around three
times. The old chief’s wife then arose and
retired into the bushes, and the death song
was sung in the following words, rendered in
English, “ Time is done ; dealhopproaches.”
This done, Tom went rottud anrishook hands
witlrevery ‘person present.—VVhile he held
the hand ofone ofhis neighbors, a white man,
be said to him—‘ Farewell! you see me no
more in this world. Wfhen you die, you see
me.’ His neighbour said, ‘Tom, where are
you going?’ ‘I am going to mother,’ said
Tom. ‘ Where is your mother P’ ‘In a good
_placc.’ ‘ But, Tom, will you not wait ?—
Perhaps the friends of the young man you kil-
led will accept a ransom. VVe will do all we
can to save you.’ Tom replied, ‘No,I will die.’

No one had demanded his death, and all

who were interested, and would have consid-
ered their honor and duty concerned in it, re-
sided at a distance of forty or fifty miles.—-
'1‘he death song was repeated, as was the sha-
king of bands. Both were again repeated,
the third and last time. Iunnediately after,‘
Tom stepped up to his wife, a young wornau
ofeighteen, with an infant in her arms, auda-
nother little child two or three years old,
standing by her side, and presented to her
the bloody knife, which till now he kept in
his hand. She averted her face to conceal a
falling tear; but recovering herself, turned,
and with a faint forced smile, took it. His
sister was sitting by the side. of his wife,whol-
ly absorbed in grief, apparently insensible to
what was passing ; her_ vacant eyes fixed on
sortie distant object. Such a perfect picture
ofwoe, I never beheld. His pipe he gave to
a young brother, who struggled to conceal his
emotions. He then drank a little whiskey
atrd water, dashed the bottle on the ground,
song a few words in the Choctaw language,
and with ajurnping, dancing step, hurried to
his grave. His gun was so fixed by the aid of
a young sapling, as to enable him to take his
own life. No one, he had declared, should
take it from him. These preparations and
ceremonies being completed, he gave the ne-
cessary touch to the apparatus, the gun was
discharged, and its contents passed thro’ his
heart‘. He instantly fell dead to the earth.-
The females sprang to the lifeless ' body.-
Some held his head,others his hands and feet,
and others knelt at his side. He had charged
them to show no signs ofgriefwhile he lived,
lest it should shake his resolution. As far as
possible they had obeyed. Their grief was
restrained till he was dead. It then burst
forth in a torrent, anti their shrieks were loud
and uudissembled. From this last scene I
retired, leaving the poor distressed sufferers
to bury their dead.

“What heart isthere enlightened by one
my ofthe gospel, that would not, in view of
such ascene, feel deep anguish of spirit and
compassion for these children ofthe forest,who
are perishing by thousands for lack ofknowl-
edge ; and would not, in such circumstances,
desire and endeavor, not faintly, not coldly,
nor inactivcly, but with all their soul, and all
their might, to send the blessed gospel among
them.” '

, A SPY AMONG THE PIRATES.

The following interesting information was
obtained from an American whom curiosity
led to travel in the island of Cuba, to observe
and obtain all necessary information respect-
ing the pirates.—-Democratic Press.

After apassage of 16 days, I arrived at the
port of Matanzas. Here I shifted my cloth-
ing and put on a roundaboutjacket and assu-
med the character of afar, Went about the
taverns, and got into company the same eve-
ning with Pepe and Antonio, both expert cap-
tains in the piratical trade. They informed
me that they wanted 10 hands, and after an-
swering them several questions that they put,
and believing that Iliad been in the slave
trade alone, was sufiicientintroductiou and
recommendation. They said they had come
thither to receive $20,000 of prize money and
_to deposit $16,000, recruit 10 hands, and'ob-
tain news respecting the arrival anddeparture
rof the enemy’s private and armed vessels-
that is to say, the English and Americans.-
Having obtained all necessary news, the fol-
lowing day was appointed for our departure.
—A small fishing boat received otrr refresh-
ments and armament, and passed the fort.
We walked, eight in number, six miles outof
town, accompanied by a custom-house ofiicer.
We then met the body there, embarked, anti
tnade sail for Key Diana, where we arrived
next morning. A red flag was thenhoisted,
and about mid-day,.a large tow-boat‘, with $20
men, yisited us, and said that the schooner
would" be in that night. A long and serious
conversation now took place with the custom-
house officer, respecting the introduction and
sellingof the goods; finally it was agreed to
‘increase his commission,as the risks and trou-
ble were greater than usual, as the seaport
_rowns-were much surrounded by American
and English cruizers.

In the eveningtlre schooner arrived,and the
custom officer, with.the fishermen, departed.
We still» remained on the island, anti next
morning observed several sail, but our look-
out rneu in the Keys made signals they were
conveyed by armed vessels. Four days-had
-:-lapsed,whcn early in the morning they made
.3 signal fez a sail. ‘ We got under weigh and

 could

‘gave c‘hase‘..; tr"-,-prsrveri to he an Anterican
rig,;';t_be' -crew. embarked in the long-boat and
abandoned her :'. they appeared «to» be about 9
i;_u.nu'niber.’ -We sent a boat,. took’ possession
of tlrepri'ze, sailed iritrnediately for,the‘l:rnd,
and hauled her up a small river.‘ .-During the
night, 30 men were sent on board to ransack
her, but could find no money; shewas load-
ed with cof’fee,whiclt was landed on the beach.
The papers were all destroyed and burnt ;—
the clothing \va_s divided amongst the first
plunderers ; some of it. was marked I. B. I
was very desirous of going on board to ascer-
tain her name, and the port she came from.
but was not ordered, thereforel did not show
arty anxiety for fear of exciting suspicion in
their minds. About daylight, after having
stripped her of what riggingItltey wanted, and
stared in the heads of about 76 hhds. of Mo-
lasses, they set her on fire. They counted
the bags on which there was different marks,
one of which was P. H. New-York, There
was upwards of 15000 in the whole, which
was put in new sacks. One of the ofiicers
was dispatched with a board on which there’
was some painted No. and put it tip in the top
ofa tree. I then found that they had a reg-
ular line of telegraphs by which means they
could obtain assistance, when required, of
tnules and rneu, to transport either themselves
or their booty. They dispatched a tnau to the
post oflice ; he returned the same evening
with letters, in which they received informa-
tion from some respectable mercantile houses
and officers of the government, of the arrival
and departure of vessels, and of Commodore
Porter’s arrival in Matanzas, and of an Eng-
lish and a French Frigates’ arrival in Havan-
na, and some bills ofsales to the enormous a-
mount of $900,000. . Their mail carried with’
more rapidity and regularity than that ofthe
government. They are in fact,so well united
and trained, that they openly violate," not on-
ly the laws ofthe land but thelaws ofntttious,
and bid defiance to the world. Since they
have been deprived_ of the slave trade, they
have turned their attention to the lucrative:
business of Piracy, which seems to be their
delight, and in which the officers of the gov-
erutnent participate from the highest to the
lowest, either directly or indirectly, and which
it is made their interest to support and give
facility by giving them coasting licence, and
enable them with that protection to bid deft-
auce to our cruizcrs. This cloak to cover
their vilia,ny, they say, is done in retaliation
on the Americans for their pernicious princi-
ples of Free Independent representative and
popular governments, which they have bad
the autlacity to disseminate in the new \\'0I'~ltl,
and thus caused the independence and separ-
ation from the mother country ofmany highly
valuable colonies, contrary to the honor, in-
terest, and dignity of his Catholic Majesty.

From the Jifame Repulican.
A MOST lMPOP.'I‘AN'I‘ nrscovnar.
Mr. TllAYER—-A few weeks since, being
belated in the afternoon about doing an er-
rand at a few miles distance, I resolved to at-
tend to attend to it early in the morning.
woke and hasted from my bed, and immedi-
ately heard the clock strike. I counted four;
sure, thought I, here is some mistake. It was
broad day, and but four o’clock. I could not
account for it. But I saddled my horse and
trotted off. It was actually as light as the
evening is after sunset. The air was cool,
refreshing, enlivening. It seemed it matter
of enchantment. I did my business. My
coltish old Dobbin seemed to enter into the
life of the jaunt, antl I arrived home to my
breakfast,full ofhealth and humor. Tire first
time I saw my minister, who by the way is :1
College learned man, I asked him what could
be the meaning ofthis uncommon light mor-
ning. He smiled, and‘ told me that it’ was the
ordinary course ofthings; that it was just as
light four hours after midnight as it “'35 fmll‘
hours before midnight. This was ‘a’ matter
for sober consideration. I resolved to see and
prove for tnyself.—l rose every morning punc-
tually at four, went into my field,» looked a‘-
bout me, and found it light enough to work.——
The thought struck me that a couple of hours
labor before breakfast would amount to a
great deal. For workI never felt better.—-
Never had Iso fine health and‘ spirits; and
_my very conscience seems improved. My
wife enters with her whole heart‘ into this
family revolution‘. My boys are ambitious
who shall in the' morning be theone togtve
the first call to the others ; they skip to the
field; and though they cannot fly with the
birdsthat play -about, they are as, lively and
musical. My three girlstoo, tho’ they were
always affectionate and dutiful, used to be
rather pale and languid’: but since their early
hours, their eyes are as lovely as the dews of
the morning, and their cheeks brighter than
the blossoms ofthe field. Our breakfast ta-
ble is adorned with clean dishes, and sweet
milk, butter and cream, and the cheerful wel-
come which we give each other is sweeter
than‘ all the rest. The cows themselves,whicL'i
go to pasture an hour and a half earlier than
they used to go, seemto enjoy this hour and a
lialftnore than half the rest ofthe day; and
my wife even insists that they actually we
more milk than formerly ; but for this I only
have her word, and she sticks to it. One-
thiug more-: My Sarah, the oldest daughter,
was 18 six years ago, and though one of the
best hearted of young persons,.never seemett
to get along, as to prospects, in so protnrsrpg It
way as-—some others. But these mo’/"nmg.c
ha_ve made her appear half a dozen years-
younger, and six times as handsome ; and, be-
tween ourselves, my neighbor Day’s son, one
ofthe most steady, industrious, manly sons
which a father could wish, has been conriur_,:,
and going,aud has to-day asked me a question,
which fthink is to end in something‘. I
Since my practice of early rising I have’
made another discovery. I used’ to see some
farms in good order, fences in repair, cattle‘
gentle and sleek, andipastures autlfields safe,
rich and" flourishing‘: others with fences de-
cayed, cattle poor and wandering, the family‘
at the sun an hour or two bigh,in the morning,
half dressed‘, calling out, “the cattle in the’
field! Shooboy! Shoohoy! TVltosear‘etlieyi’
Plague on ’em ! Drive ’em to pound.” 1 The
discovery which I have made is, that the for._m.-
er are generally families that rise at 4, the lat-
ter those that sleep and snore two hours later.
Now, what I have seen, I know ; and if a-
ny bndy don’t believe thatto sleep from 8 or 9
o’clock roll, is as long as from 11 or 19.’. o’clock
to 7; that the day-light is just about as early
in the morning as late at night, and that the‘
morning is cooler than the middle ofthe ‘lay;
then, I say, let him-try, and see andknow for
himself. P533153-

 

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