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Bad chased tlreliugering shadows oftlie night;

I‘ 'O’er still expanseof lake and rnarsliypibed,

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’But soon the battle flash that darkness broke’,
And soon, that dread repose. tl'e’peal awoke
of loud artillery, and the dire alarms ‘
Of mingling coufiict, and the flash of arms. '

‘ Fate-gave the word l and now,hy veterans led:
In pi-ide'of clrivalry,to conquest bred, [band
The foe a_dvanced—..entrenchfd, the champion
Of freemen stopd, the bulwarkoftheland :
Fearless their stars unfurled, and, as the rock,
Storm-proof, they stood, impervious to the

shock ; ',
Their patriotCln"i;)“—-witli patriot ardor fired-
Nerved every hand, and every heart inspired ;
Himself, in peril’s trying hour, a host,
A nation’s resctte, and a nation’s boast.

As near the bastion’d wall the invader drew,
A storm ofir'on hall, to greet h_im flew :

On havoc’s\wingthc’mission’d vengeance rode,
‘And whole platoons the scythe. ofruin mow’d;
Through paths of blood, o’er undistinguislr’d

slain, [plain ;

i'Uuyoked, the hungry war-dogs scour’d the

Borne on the blast, the scattering besom kept

Its course,&Lranks on ranks promiscuous swept:

The trophied Lion fell-—-while o’er his foes

Unscathed, in arms supreme, the towering
Eagle rose.

Sublime in majesty——matchless in might-—
Columbia stood, unshaken in the fright;
Erom lips of adamant, ’rnidst volumed smoke
And cataracts of fate, her thunders spoke

In triumplr to the skies ; from shore to shore

. Old Mississippi shook, and echoed to the roar.

High on his scepter’d perch,our mountain bird,
Amidst me din, the shout of victory heard-
Exulting heard, and from his eyry came
Thro’ clouds ofrulling dun,&. sheets offlame;
Renown’s immortal mced he bore,and spread
His atnplc pinio_ns o’er thke conquero’s head-—
The Hero ofthe Wes-t——to him assigned

The glorious palm, and round his brows the

guerdon twined.

BATTLE OF BUN KEIPS HILL.
From Cooper-’s new .N'ovel—L‘t'oncl Lincoln. ‘
COi.VCLUD ED.

. In scenes like these we are attempting to
describe, hours appear to be minutes, 8L time
flies as imperceptibly as life slides from be-
neath the leet ofage. The disordered ranks
ofthe British had been arrested at the base of
the hill, and were again forming underthe
eyes of their leaders, with admirable disci-
Fresh bat-
talions, from Boston, marched with high mil-
itary pride into the litre, and every thing betc-
keucd that a second assault was at hand.
I-Vhenthe mornentofstupid amazement which
succeeded the retreat ofthe royal troops had
passed, the troops and batteries poured out
their wrath with tenfold fnryon their enemies.
Shot were incessantly glancing up the gllentle
nclivity, madly ploughing across the grassy
surface,while black and threatening shells ap-
peared to hover above the work like the mon-
sters of the air above to stoop upon thcirprey.

Still all lay quiet and immovable within the
low mormds of earth, as if none there had a
stake in the issue of the bloody day. For a
few moments only the tall figure of an aged
man was seen slowly moving along the Slim-
mit ofthe rampart, calmly regarding the (lis-
positions of the English General‘ in the more
distant parts ofhis line, and after exchanging
a few words with a gentleman who joined him
in his dangerous look out, they disappeared
together behind the grassy banks. Lionel
soon discovered the name of Prescott ofPep-
perell, passing through the crowd in low_mur-
murs, and his glass did not deceive him when
he thought, in the smaller of thetwo, he had
himself descried the graceful person of the
unknown leader ofthe ‘cattcus.’ ' -_

All eyes were now watching the advance
of the battalions, which once more drew‘ nigh.

 

‘ The right of the British once more disappear-

ed in the orchard, and the columns in front of
the redoubt again opened with all the impo_s-
iug exactuessoftheir high discipline. Tlrefr’,
arms ,wcrc already glittering in aline with

-the green faces of the mound, and Lionel
heard the experienced warrior at his side,

rnurmuring to himself,
, “Let rum hold his fire, and he will go in
at the point ofthe bayonet!” ,
But the trial was too great for even the
practised courage ofthe royal troops. Volley
succeeded volley, and in a few minutes they
had again curtained, their ranks behind the
misty skreen produced by their own fire.
redoubt
and the eddying volumes from the adverse
hosts rolled into one cloud, enveloping the
combatants in its folds, as if to conceal their
bloody work from the spectators. Twenty
times in the short space "of as many minutes,
,MajorLincoln fancied he heard the incessant
roll of the American musketry die away he-

 

. fore the heavy 52. regular vollies of the troops,

and then he tlrougln the sounds of the latter
grcw more faint, and were given at longer
intervals.‘ ‘-
‘The result, however,was soon known. The
beavy bank of smoke which now even clung
along the ground, was broken in fifty places,
and the disordered masses of the British were
-seen driven before their deliberate foes, in
wild confusion‘. The flashing swords of the
oflicers in vain attempted to resist the torrent,
nor did the flrghfcease with many ofthe regi-7
'ments until they had even reached their boats.
‘At this moment a hunt was heard in Boston
like the sudden rush of wind, and men gazed
in each other’s faces with undisguised amaze-
ment. Here and there a low sound of exul-
t-ation escaped some unguarded lip, and many
an eye glcamed with a triumph that could no
ionger be suppressed. .Until this moment,the
feelings of Lionel had vacillated between the
pride of country and his military spirit, but
losing all other feelings in the latter sensa-
tion, he now looked fiercely about him, as if
he would set !' the man who dare exult in the
repulse of his comrades. The poetic chief-
lain was still at his side, biting his uetherlip
in vexation; but his more tried companion
had suddenly disappeared. Another quick
glance fell upon his missing form in tire ac: of
entering a boat at the foot oftlie hill. Quicker
tlrautlrought,Lionel was on the shore, crying

' as he flew to the water’s edg-c-—

‘ -“ Hold l for God’s sake,l.old ' remember the
47th is in the field, and that I am its l‘zinjor 1”
‘ “Receive him,” said Cluttou,wuh that grim

breeze-—n‘or yet the herald light’

l 1‘ ' ) 
'satist‘actir‘-n;, with which men acknowledge a
jyalrrable friend-in moments of great trial ; “&r.
‘then row for your lives, or, what is of more
value, for the honour of the_.British name}?
The brain of Lionel whirled as the’ boat
shot along its watery bed, but beforeit had
gained the middle of‘ the stream he hadrime
to‘ consider the ‘whole of the appaling scene.
The fire had spread from house to hon_se, and
‘he wltole village of Charlestown, with its 400
buildings, wasjust bursting into flames. The
air seemed filled with whistling balls. as they.
hurled above his head, and the black sides of
the ships ofwar were vomiting their sheets of
flame with unwearied industry. Amid this
tumult, the English General and his compan-
ions sprung to land. The forurer rushed into
the disordered ranks, and by his presence and
voice recalled the men of one regiment to
their duty. But long and ltiud appeals to their
spirit and their ancient fame were necessary
to restore a moity of their ‘ former confidence
to men who had beenthus rudely repulsed, 8:
who now looked along their thinned and ex-
hausted ranks, missing in many instances
more titan halfthe well known countenances
of their follows. In the midstofthe faltering
troops stood their stem anduubendiug chief;
but of all those gay and gallant youths who
had followed in his train as he had tleparted
from Province house that mornirtg,‘.,not one
remained but in his blood. He alorre'seetrrerl
undisturbed in that disordered crowd ; and
his mandates went forth as usual, calm and
determined. At length the panic, in some
degree, subsided, and order was once more
restored.""as ‘the high spirited and mortified
gentlemen of the detachment regained their
lost authority. . l
The leaders consulted" together, apart, and
the dispositions were immediately renewed
for the assault. Military‘show was no longer
afi'ected,but the soldiers laid down all the use-
less implements-o_f.tlreir trade_.and many even
cast aside their'outer garments,under the heat
ofa broiling s'un,-added to the heat ofthe. con-
flagration which began to .-'lili'use irsclfalong
the extremity of the peninsula. Fresh corn-

panics were placed in the columns, and most

of the troops were withdrawn from the mead-
ows, leaving merely a few skirrnishers to a-
muse tlrt-Arrrericans who lay behind the fence.

When each disposition was completed, the
final signal was givento advance.

Lionel had taken post in his regiment, but
matching on the skirt ofthe column, be com-
manded a view of most ofthe scene ofbattle.
In his front moved a battalion reduced to a

handful ofrnen in the previous assaults. Be-
ltiud these came a party of the marine guards
from the shipping. led by their own veteran
Major ; and next followed the dejected Nes-
hitt and his corps, among whom Lionel look-

ed in vain for the features ofthe good natur-

ed Polwarth. Sinrilar columns marched on

their right and left, encircling three sides of
the redoubt by their battalions.

A few moments brought him in full view

ofthut humble &. unfinished mound of earth,

for the possession of which so much blood had

that day been spilt in vain. It lay, as before,

still as ifuone breathed within its bosom, tho’

a terrific row ofdar ktubes were arrayed along

its top, following the movements of the ap-

proaching colurnns,as the eyes ofthe imagin-

ary cltarmers of our own wilderness are said

to watch their victims. As the uproar ofthe

artillery again grew fainter, the crash off:rll-

ing streets, and the appaling sounds of the

conflagration, on their left,became more and-

ible. Immense volumes of black smoke issu-

ed from the smouldering ruins, and bellying

outward, f-nld beyond fold, it overhung the
work in a hideous cloud, casting its gloomy

shadow across the place of blood.

A strong column was now seen ascending,
as if from out the burning town, and the ad-
vance ofthe whole became quick and spirited.
A low call ran through the platoons, to note
the naked weapons oftheir adversaries, and
was followed by the cry of “to the bayonet!
to the bayonet!” .

“Hurrah l for the royal Irish!” shouted
M’Fuse,arthe head of thédark column fr.the
conflngration. -

“ Hurrah l” echoed a well known voice firm.
the silent mound ; “let them come on to
Breed’s; the people will teach ’em the law 1”
Men think at such moments with the rapi-

dity‘ oflightning,and Lionel had even fancied
his comrades in possession ofthe work, when
the terrible stream of fire flashed in the faces
ofthemen in front. .

“ Push on with the —th,” cried the veteran
Major ofMarines—-“push ou,or the 18th will
get the honor of the day I”

“ We -cannot,” murtnured the soldiers of
the —th ; “their fire is too heavy!”

“Then break, and let the marines pass
through you !”

The feeble battalion melted away, and the
warriors ofthe deep, trained to conflicts hand
to hand, sprang forward, with a loud shout,in
their places. The Americans, exhausted of
their ammunition, now sunk sullenly back, a
few hurling stones at their foes, in desperate
indignation. The cannon of the British had
been bro’t to enfilade their short breast-work,
which was no longer tenable; and as the col-
utn_ns approached closer to the low rampart,
it becatne a us-Jtual protection to the adverse
parties.

-“ Hurrah! for thr Royal Irish 1” §igainshou-
tedM’Fuse,rushing up thetrifliug asceut,whirh
was but a little more than his own height.

“I-Iurrulr l” repeated Pitcairn, waviughis
sword on another angle of the. work—“ the
day’s our own l”

One more sheet of flame issued out of the
bosom of the wot'k, and all those brave men
w'ho_had emulated the example of their offi-
cers, were swept away, as though a whirlwind
had passed alone’. The grcnadier gave his
war cry once more before he pitched heart-
loug among his enemies, while Pitcairn fell
back into the arms of his own child. The cry
of ‘ forward 47th,’ rung through their ranks,
and in their turn this veteran battalion gal-
lautly mounted the ramparts. In the shallow
ditch Lionel passed the dying marine, and
caught the dying and despairing look from
his eyes,and in another instant he found him-
selfin-the presence of his foes. As company
followed company into the dcfenceless redoubt
the Americans snllenly retired by its rear,
keeping the bayoucts of the soldiers at bay
with clubbed muskets and sinewy arms.
. When the whole issued upon the open ground,
the husbaudmen received a close and fatal
fire from the battalions which were now gath-
ering arouud them on three sides. A scene of
wild savage confusion then succeededto the
order of the fight, and many fatal blows were
given and taken, the melee rendering the use

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of fire-arms inipossiblc for several fminmes.

. Lionel continrred in advance, pressing on
the footstepsofthe retiring foe, steppi_rtg.o*i'er
many a lifeless hotly in his difiicult .prog‘resls.
Nottvithstautling the hurr.y, and v:,I_st‘.'(lisorder
of the fray, ltisfleye fell on the form ofthe
graceful stranger, stretched lifeless on the
|)'-iirched grass, which had greedily drank his
blood. ,Amid the ferocious cries, and fiercer
passions ofthe moment, the young. man pau-
sed, and glanced his eyes around him with
an expression that said, he thought the work
of death should cease. At this moment the
trappings of his attire caught the glaring eye-
balls ofa dying yeoman,who exerted his wast-
ing strength to sacrifice one more worthy vic-
tim to the marries, of his countrymen. The
whole of the t_umultuous scene vanished from
the senses of Lionel at the flash ofthe..rnusk-
et ofthis man, and he sunk beneath the feet
of the combatants, insensible of further tri-
umph, and ofevery danger. ~-

The fall ofa single officer.in suclra contest,
was a circumstance not to be regarded, and
regiments passed over him, without a single
man stooping to inquire into his fate. When
the Americans had disengaged themselves fr.
the troops, they "descended into thefittle hol-
low between the two hills, swiftl‘, lid like a
disordered crowd, hearing off nrost of their
wounded, ‘and leaving but few prisoners in
the hands. of their foes. The formation of
the ground favored their retreat, as hundreds
of bullets whistled harmlessly above their
heads; and by the time they gained the accliv-
ity of Bunker’s, distance was added to their
security. Finding the field lost, the men at
the fence broke away in a body from their
position, and abandoned the meadows; the
whole moving in confused masses behind the
crest of the adjacent height. The shouting
soldiery followed in their footsteps, pouring
in fruitless and distant volleys; but on the
summitof Bunker their tired platoons were
halted,and they beheld the throng move fear-
lessly through the tremendous fire that enfila-
ded the low pass, as little injured as tho’ most
ofthem bore charmed lives.

The day was now drawing to a close. With
the disappearance oftheir enemies, the ships
and batteries ceased their cannonade,antl pre-
sently not a ‘musket was heard in that place
where so fierce a contest had so long raged.
The troops commenced fortifying the outward
eminence on which they rested, in order to
maintain their barren conquest, and nothing
further remained for the achievment of the
royal lieutenants but to go and mourn over
their victory.

 

rxoru Tm-: 1\'on'rn AMERICAN mzvmw.
It is well known, that many ofthe inhabit.
ants ofllliuois and Indiana have been desirous
of introducing slavery into those states, owing
probably to the fact, that they are emigrants
from slave holding states and accustomed to
that kind oflabour in cultivating their planta-
tions. It may also be premised, that asthese
states border on slave states at the south and
west, the temptation for kidnappingis greatly
enhanced bythe facility with which the vic-
tims ofthis inhuman crime may be hurried
iruo the slave states and sold. “Then these
things are considered, it is hardly to be sup-
posed, that the free people of colour have
found iilino s and Indiana very 5 ‘sure or corn-
fortable “places of abode. In short, the prac-
tices of unprincipled men had for a time ren-
dered their condition little more enviable than
actual servitude, by molesting them in the
enjoyment of their rights and property, and
annoying thetn with perpetual alarms at the
apprehension of being robbed oftheir liberty.
A daring and wicked attempt was also made,
in many instances, to evade the laws of the
states, and hold slaves by a fictitious contract.
A resident ofKeutucky would sell his slave to
an inhabitant oflllinois, and give him over to
his new toaster by an irrdenture, in which the
slave bound himself to service for ninety more
years, and confirmed the agreement by a mark
made with his own hand at the bottom of the
instrument. Thus transferred, the slave was
‘alien lmoa free state, and was said to be
bound to service for a term of years. This_
trick, the shallowucss of which could only be
exceeded by its villauy, was soon detected, 82.
there were not wanting friends of humanity
andjustice to see the laws properly executed.

The consequence was. that several persons
ofcolor, who had formerly been slaves, were
set at liberty. Their original masters had
sold them for a stipulated compensation, and
their purchasers could not hold them as slaves
in a free state. The persons who had thus
defrauded themselves by their own infamy,
were exasperated at the result. They enter-
ed into a sort of conspiracy against all the
blacks, who had been freed, and seemed re-
solved in defiance ofthe law to seize by force,
what they could not retain by injustice. A
particular case will illustrate the subject. A
man of color came to Mr. Flower, of Albion,
Illinois, and asked for employment, declaring
himselfto be free. It was soon found, that
he was held by an indenture in Indiana, but
Mr. Flower being convinced of its illegal and
fraudulent character, retained him in his ser-
vice. A“ few days afterwards,a party came
upon the man, aud attempted to take him off
by force ; but this attempt was frustrated,and
a temporary reconciliation was effected by
Mr. Flower, and Mr. Ron-aids giving bail in
the sum ofone thousand dollars for his ap-
pearauce at court. This transacti0'3 opened
to new plots of villainy. The amount of bail
was much greater than the man was worth as
a slave. A scheme was laid to seize binr by
artifice before the session of the court, and
thus cause the bond to be forfeited, and atthe
same time semi the negro down the Missis-
sippi and sell him into servitude. Armed
men lurked for several days around the prem-
ises on which he resirled, but as their design
was earlygdiscovered, he was kept in safety
till brought before the court, where his inden-
ture. was proved to be illegal, and himselfdc-
clared free. If we have been rightly inform-
ed, this is but one case out of many ofa simi-
lar kind, which have happened in the states
north of Ohio.

The interest which Mr. Flower had taken
in behalf ofthe free people of colour, brought
many to his lands as labourers. These pers-
ons had heard of the colonization Society,
and of emigration to Hayti; they expressed a
wish to learn further particulars, and a readi-
uessto remove to any country, where they
might be relieved from the apprehension, by
which in their present situation their exist-
ence was harrassed. About this tirrie Mr.
Flower saw Presitlent Boyr:r’s Address, ahd
resolved to send out an agent to Hayti on his
‘own responsibility, and at his own expense, to

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inipiire on whiil terr'ns,l~.e, would receive col-

ored emigrants fromtli’e"United States. ,'.t"he

and the West Indies through the Mississippi
and the Gulfof Mexico, suggested -this citati-
nel as afl'ording',much ‘the greatest advanta-
gesfor emigratioii from these states. The a-
tzent, Mr. Robert Graham, arrived at Port an
Prince on the nth July, 1822, where he met
with a‘ kind receptibn from the Secretary In-
ginac, and from -President Boyer. He rec’d
little encouragement, however, as to the main
object ofhis inquiry, which was whether {the
Haytien government would paythe expences
oftrausporting such persons as should emi-
grate. The President expressed his utmost
willingness to receive all that might come,
and to provide them with lands to cultivate,

should be able to support themselves ; but he
declined holding ortt any temptation by offer-
ing to pay their passage. An agent he said
had already come over from the U. States, 8!.
obtained considerable funds for transporting
free people ofcolor to the Island, but he had
absconded with the money in hispocket.-
Emigrants had also arrived at the'Island,
whose expences had been paid by the gov-
ernment, but who had proved to be vaga-
bonds, and pestilentmembers ofsociety. Af-
terthese experiments, the President deemed
it_ necessary to temper liis benevolence with
caution, and not to hold',,uut a lure, wlriclt

worthless. He generously paid the agent’s.
expenses from Illinois to Hayti which had
already been advanced by Mr. Flower, with-
out expecting a reuumeratiou, and be agreed
to give lands, protection, and all the privileg-
es ofcitizenship to any persons ofcolor, who
migh't_be disposed to emigrate from Illinois.
The Bresideut also offered to receive fifty
persons and pay their passage out of his pri-
vate funds, ifthey would consent to work his
own lands on shares ; and the secretary ruade
the same proposal. '

On Mr. Graham’s return, twenty-four col-
ored people resolved to try their fortunes in
Hayti. and being assisted by Mr. Flower with
such necessary means, as they did not them-

selves posses.=,they embarked for NewOrlean's

under the care of Mr.Graham, in April, i893.
,Here‘they left their guide and took passage
forj*Port on Prince, where they arrived safely
after suffering much from exposure during

.-the_voyagc, as they were deck passengers.-

They have written to their friends in Illinois,

stating that they {reside on the President’s

lands at Logan, about twenty. miles fm. Port

au Prince, that their prospects are good, and

that they hope soon to be able to refund the

money, which Mr.‘ F. had advanced on their
account. This narrative speaks not less
favorably, than President Boyer’s instructions
to his agent, ofthe wisdom, good policy, and
fair intention of the Haytien_government,in

regard to the encouragement held out to em-
igrants to settle in that island. Mr. Graham
was mu:-h pleased with the aspect ofsociety,
and the apparent strength and equitable ad-
ministration ofthe government. Great at-.
tention is paid to education; schools and the
higher serninaiies of learning are rapidly

multiplying; and in the city itis a rare thing
to find a person under thirty years of age,who
cannot read and write. The Legislature of
Hayti consists ofa senate and house of rep-
resentatives, the former composed offll mem-
bers, and the latter of65. The President is
elected for life, but can be deprived of his\of-
fice by the senate for maladministratiou.—
Mr. Graham was present at the opening ofa

congress,anrl the deliberations of this body

were couducted_with dignity, method,and or-

der. The republic of Hayti maintains a

standing army ofabout forty thousand men,

but on an emergency can bring one hundred

thousand into the field.

 

PARTICULARS or '1'IH:‘. atuunurt or FRANCIS
- BAKER, ESQ. or MISSISSIPPI.

— The late Francis Baker, Esq. was a gen-
tleman oflearning and talents from N. Jersey.
and was educated as a lawyer under the late
Attorney General 'Woodrnfi', and removed to
Natchez about nine years ago, where he be-
came the proprietor and conductor ofa public
journal. lu September last he set out on a
journey to his native state, on horseback, and
had necessarily to pass through the state of
Kcntuck'y. An attack of fever on the road
compelled him to remain some days at Lex-
ington to recover sufficient strength to pursue
hisjourney. In this enfeebled state he left
Lexington on the 1st November, and rode to
a place called Blue Licks, where be lodged.
The next morning he rode to Dogget’s Tav-
ern, where he fell in with Isaac B. Desha, the
son ofthe Governor of Kentucky, and break-
fasted in company with him and a large party
of Desha’s acquaintances. In this vicinity
resided the murderer, his father and father-
in-law. The deceased was an entire stran-
ger here, but he knew that Captain Biclcley,
with whom he became acquainted'atNatchez,
lived in this neighborhood, and feeling still
too weak to continue lrisjouruey, he inquired
the way to his house, with the intention ofte-
rnaining there a day or two. Desha professed
to be well acquainted with Captain Bickley,
said that he lived offthe main road, that he
was going to ride that way himself, and offer-
ed to show him the house. This fatal offer
was accepted, and after breakfast they rode
offtogether froru Dogget’s, each on horse-
back, in the presence of a number of persons
who witnessed their departure ; Desha with
nothing about him but a horse whip, heavily
loaded with lead, and dressed in a rouud-a-
bout jacket, with no coat or over coat. In 2
or 3 hours afterwards, or between 10 and It
o’clock,Desha was seen in possession ofthe
horse, saddle bags, and pocket book ofthe de--
ceased, under the following circumstanc.cs.'——
On a bye road, or bridge path, vloomy and re-
tired, the country mountainous aud covered
with wood, leading from the main road to De-
gha’s, lives a rn:m ofthe name of Ball, about
two miles from Dcsha’s. To this tnan’s house
the horse ofthe deceased ran up, and 1 of his
sons got on him and rode off in search ofthe;
owner. He had not proceeded far when he
metDesha on the path very much agitated,
his hands and clothes stained with blood, and
carrying a pair qf saddle bags on his arm,
which were afterwards found in the woods
with theends cut open, and prove to be the
same with which the (leceasetl left D0gget’s,
and the same that Desha was seen to carry on
his arm. Desha claimed the mare (it was a
white mare a remarkable appearance the de-
ceased rode) as his property, and said he had
just bought her ofa man who owed him and

 

could not pay the tuouey_: goton ltet‘,&1’. took

jibe lroy upbeliind him a

$55)’ intercourse,-between tl1e,westct'n states,

and contribute totheir subsistence till they

would draw around him only the idle and the-

nd rode oil‘. In a fear‘
rrrit1trtes‘aftcrwards .,_Desha’s horsc rau~irp’ td‘
the same house, without a’ bridle, and anothei‘.
son of Ball’.s,put on a bridle and rode off iii
pursuit of Desha, who he knewto he tlre'6’rv,n-
er. He had not gone far, when he iiipt De-
sha anti his brother on the mare; a‘ poclret};
book was in _Desha’s pantaloon’s pocket,"
which one ofthe boys had a good oppo_rtuni_ty'f
ofobscrving, for_ it dropped out ofhis pocket,
and he dismounted and handed it up to him:
The pocket-book was afterwarrls found in the
woods cut to pieces,and in evidence it" appear-
ed to be the same with which the deceased left
Do_ac_et’s, and the same that was seen in De-‘
sha’s pocket. "When Dcsha left Dogget’s_fhi
had neither saddle-bags nor pocket-book ; I’
would have been observed if helsad, for llt
was clad in a rouutlaboutjacltet, with slrallov
pockets. It also appeared in evidence, by. 2
man resirling at Desha’s, that he never czitht
home until evening, that he then ,w.-.- kfir
round about the house with a pair ofsadtili
bags on his arm, pceped in attire tlo__c_ir,f if
went offwithout entering, and returnléd in 5
or 8_ hours without the saddle-bags. He hai
been married not qrritea year to a very re’
spectable woman, who was so terrified at hi
manner and appearance, that she insisted up
on going to her father’s next morning, and ac"
tually left his house. - _‘

The day after the murder a’ glove‘ tva
found, which produced no alarm ; but thr
following day the saddle bags were found it
the woods, empty, and the ends cut open.-
This excited suspicions of some foul deed, 5
led to a further search ofthe woods, when thr
pocket book was found cut to pieces, and in a
hollow trge not far distant eight shirts, will
the mark cut out, a vest, a handkerchief, ant
four pair of stockings, and Desha’s bridle tier
to a tree where his horse had slipped it. Tlu
search was prosecuted, and the spot where thg
murder was committed was identified front
the appearance ofthe ground ; but the bud‘
was not found until the 8th, six days after th
deed had been committed, when it was di
covered in a gully, where it had been dragge
about t90 yards down a hill. The scull tr‘.
fractured by repeated blows ofa heavy loade
whip or bludgeon,one stab in the breast, tw
bruises on the shoulder, and the throat cut lj
ear to ear a shocking spectacle ofhumzrn ba,
barity. There was a deep cut on the let
thumb, from which it would appear that ther
was an endeavor made to ward off the fate
knife, and that the helpless sufferer was sti
conscious of his dreadful situation. The bod
was stripped ofevery thing but the slrirt,whic
was marked ‘Francis Baker,’ with durabl
ink, a vest, stockings, and one glove on th
right hand. The next t’. y the pantaloor
were found. very bloody, and in the Watc
fob $70 in United States Bank notes, wrappe
round a silver dollar, which had escaped ti]
eye ofthe murderer; the watch gone; an
at the distance of200 yards the coat and he
were found, the latter much broken by tit
blows on the head ; and, at a short distanc-
Desha’s loaded whip, the butt end shattere
to pieces. ,

The discovery ofthe horse ofthe deceasc
in the possession of Desha, led to his appn
bensiou at the house of his father in law, wl
is said to be a rnau ofgreat respcctabilit'y,_ar
who, indignant at the injured honou_; of-h
family, declared that he should never entt
his house again, whether he was condemnr
or ccquitted. So satisfied was he of his gui.
that be abandoned him to his fate. lndee
it is brtt too probable that this is not the fir
murder that he has committed. Mr,,;D.
member of the bar, recently from Louisvill
and now residing at Natchez, declares tl‘.
Desha attempted to murder him in the sari
manner about a year ago. They were ridil
together on horseback, when Deslia mat
some excuse for falling behind. A short tis‘.
afterwards he looked round, and saw Desk
with a club uplifted, in the‘ act offelling lri
from his horse; he clap! spu'rs to his lrorsc
escaped. He was silent from prudential or
siderations, he was a young man unwilling‘
provoke the resentment ofa family" so pt.~\'.'g
fur] and influential, he was about to lei‘-
Kentucky. - '

Axncnbwe on JA.cxsoN.'-

Vlhen the British fleet a-rrived off New-(J
leans, in Dec. 1811, previous to I3ackenlian
landing his army,tbe Admiral of the fifiet se
his compliments to Gcn.J::ckson,and- iijforr
ed him that he (the Admiral) would do hi:
self the honor ofeating his Christmas dim:
in New-Orleans. ‘ May be so,’ replied 0
Hickory ; ‘ but I shall do myself the honor
sitting at the head of the table.’ -

NEW \V'ORKS. .
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' ‘ ' -- vols. Memoir
Catharine Brown, a‘ Christian Indian of ti
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South ofthe Bridge. P. PRICE.-

Norwalk, Feb. 19.

LOST—ori the 9th inst. at the house of M
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PETER T. Ron.

Norwalk, Feb. 18, 1825. 52*

N ORWALK PACKETS.—One of ti
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and New-York every Tuesday and Saturd;
until further notice. A _ .
For Sale-7500 {Tushels Aneuila SALT,
very superior quality——Also, 300 Buslrels tl
of inferior quality. HOYTS 81. Co.
’ ‘HE Court ot'Prt-bate for the District
..-fStarnford hath limited eight months ft
this date for the creditors of the estate 1
Thomas M. Wjlson, dec’d, late ofRye,in tl
state ofNew York, to exhibit their clahns -
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Br:'rst;ir\VtI.Lso.\',
Greenwir-.h, Feb. 7, 18215.

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536 feet. ff"an‘led—a boy about l5yea
‘old asan -apprentice to the Carriage makir.
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