**4+ —-."i^fUta". . * .

\V '

SENTINEL.-*WNE COUNTRY—ONE CONSTI^&TXO N-ONE DESTINY?

'''&$-%£'&:x^$&$&* Ogdcnsbur sh , St. Lawrence Coim<y, IV. Y., Tuesday , March 1 8 , 1845 . No. S I , Vol; li

T H E F R O I T T l J i f t SSSK^MPSEli. ftpMUhtd,eterf Tititday at OgAtntHrgt,N. Y. -'~r ^

Tnxa.r-Oti Dollar per year In advaiict.—liegul ailver-Hfeeraen»(n»erkU attftalcral rates, and all oilier* at the usual

atfefc- They thbuld'ue humlnd:.. ... .', " ' .,* »ure-tMmeulat<r insert ion, and the nuiiiljer o f i i m m l o n g d i s -rati ? ulioulilUe liumtntl In an early aa Monday, to in-.. ^.at'e ihjrertiouy a»d ihe miuiner o f iiuftfltong i l l s -i lu&ty ninrked o n the iarne, o r e l s e i n e y w i l l be Inserted unt i l

ort fer intdiscont inui i l . - , , a3TCoHimuiiicatl6n» to insure attention must be Post-Paid. Office o n t h e 2 n l l tlixir. o l . t l i o A n s u l u r , t lmBume rornwrly

ra;apiada»tt L a w office, by B . S . & J . M . D o t y . • Entrance t h ^ o a i c e , : opposi te ..the bridge

Mercantile Adv'ts. M: if S O I I I , L A NY.

H. G . E O O T E , ATTORNEY ATX,dW.~Cor*«r °SF°t*Jr-Mi

^ ' S T A I K S . — O j j i f e V ' i u r g h , S t . L a w . C o . N . Y . Water StfCtU,

~jj&',.;M* H i e r r | a m * Co'ss , ,

JPORD ST&ERT. oeDKKSBUU<SH,N.'y» tfeatlers in CANADA and all other uncurrent money,

Gbllect Notes, Checlts, or Certificares of Depos-*' ire in. every ^accessible point of the differ->- • • • tii««s, and at the lowest rates. , [twlTf-vi! ._>___

J. # B. RHODES, CHANDLERS AND BUTCHERS.

J-OBD STSEET, OpPESSBCnOH, S . 'V.

JET. i f . A / r X r Z / A « D ,

- CABINETimm mv UNDERTAKER, fAttheOld Stand ofHlckok& Corry, opposite I.

>•> Lamb's,} 3^-REAl3YlkiADE COPPlNS now and AMVAYSOO

hand^ AlSo-A. BEaKSE,* to order: pgdeiwburgh, Aug. 27th. ' 2 2 u

; . " ; ' ; , ' - EfcASTUS VILA?, ~~ •VnnncrSr Currier, dt-his old sln.ud, S tone -Tannery , Lnkl t rac t . overthK BVitluet l i a s for w l e n t n r g f - s u p p l y b t V'.?1"'

NEW STORE & NEW GOODS.

TH E S u b s c r i b e r * a r e j u a t opening" a t t h e c o r n e r ot , . S t a t e <fc / o r ^ S t r e w n , (GJjbei *• «W' »t«Hd,j) a , t e n ;

t i re N e w S t o c k o f Guilds cons i s t ing , o f

0 R . Y G O O D S , •• ' , G R O C E R I E S , &

0 4 1 0 C K K A Y , which wiii*bo sold unuanally low for KTGASn ant m o l t kiudtfclf Po t ta tnrpro4 l ! en ( - r - " •*•

-. Cvlnai-u3 ' C. SHEPARD & P 0 ; ^

RAISINS, Iierrlnsr,: Codfish, Brooms, and While- Wash. Brushes itor sale

[34-u]

Serut chea

J. U.& E. P . WILLIAMS. No 18 Water Strcat

CO\I>lT & BTOBIiE,

PEODUCE" (Jttwmsios I IEECMS, N o . 1 0 \ V a t e r * ? t » c « t , K e w - Y o v U ,

WO U L D a n n o u n c e t o t l i e Fiirm'Sira o n d . P r o d u c t dea ler^ of S t , Laiwrenco Cottmiy t h a t t W a firm

h a s b e e n eal.-ibli.thcilfor s evera l y e a r * p a s t In t h o c i ty o f N e w Y o r k , for tfitTpiippoae transact ing Striutlj o c o m t u i * -rfiol) b t » i n e s i in

Butler, Chcess, Pol $ Pearl AshestBcef, Porkt

Lard, Hams', Bqps, #fi* 4*c* I n c l u d i n g e v r e y dee»oti[i l ioi» o f fiirmeCij produqe—tank-ing l iberal C a . l i aclvnncea to n i l tnosBi w h o d e s i r e i t . . ^ 3 r W . M E L H I K C I I . A g o n t f o r t l i e a b o v e f i r m wil lroafcr

lillernl G m h udvnnce* im-PoL o n d I'catd Anhea d e l i v e r e d a t O g d e s b u r g h unti l a f t e r t h e Opening o f navigatj ion.

O g d e m b u r g h J a n . %l,^iS. [ 4 3 - u 3

=6lru e r r i > c t i e a p ; a ^ l l i e cheapest , and as g o o d as tlie-tiest.

fiaq- buitaiiti

• -H. TirtfM'AS, I N O l t O C B R i p S & P B O V I S I O N 8 .

Wiefimt of the Bridge .[-vl-lSn]

I F i?. GILBERT, SCrrarKVOR & U l V l U K . > f G l N K K B , wiirdevotel i l .oatten-

t ion to CdJtil Sarc*y:nx auiJlugiancriug, and « i l l attend to 111 culls iriihia proles - ion .

Cr lrt£Eee, at -reai'lfiice G.arolino. S I . , nad relcr !p taw Offie o fSFuote ifc Set ) lv . - : - 0 S < I e " s , , ur2l i , S t . L a w r e n c e C o . f i - Y . . • ' • , • [ v t - n i u r

.';'j . IsiCACPEftKKJS'. T

a)lct'GGIST AKD .VPOtUECAItY, Det i lcrwi lUrags . l j tedic inea . Pi'iiits. Oila, l lyc -S iuf l s , *;c.,-

S c ^ p e r t S t r c e t , Pgdunsbargb, N . Y* J v , l - t u ]

; UH.GILLETi Lirtnitrtti & coosiiEi.i.o'lt i i - i .MVi and So l ic i tor & Counsel lor inClmHrter;v0^duuBl.niri:l'. g«. Y -

ST. LAWRENCE HOTEL. couxsa ov ponn AND STATE STREETS,

I O g ( l « U 8 l n t r g T i , ST. T .

PH1LTPBRQWN, havin^taken this | j l j n e w a n d cl<>gnnt estatlUhtto^nt^. e r e c t e d by G . lIi!L N . S c y J i o u t t , E s q , w o u l d roMpectrully beg, teavo

to itflbrm tho citizens of Os4«ii8burg!l»r and the I'ublic g e n e r a l l y . that .ho I s p r e p a r e d t o wuiit u p o n t h e m , and* tha t h e w i l l s p a r e n o p a i n s to render (its H o u s e a p leas ­a n t a b o d e ujilto t o t]ie m e r c h a n i , thci f a r m e r , tbo rne-c h a n i c a n d t h e g e n t l e m a n o f pleasure, .

I t i s probably k h o w n to tliu c o m m u j i i t j tha t t h i i H o u s o i s s i tuated in t h e c e n t r e o f t h e V i l l a g e , w e l l l o c a t e d for bu^ineaa m e n o r p e o p l e o f p l e a s u r e — U u i r y a n d plcnsanr,-a n d i h a t from i l io u p p e r roonm o n d the Obat'rvaiory a fine v i e w m a y b e hutl , i f the. adjo imngi c o u n t r y , t h e R i v e r S t . L a w r e n c e a n d i h e C a n a d a shore .

• # • • - ' •

The Bordered CMM, «?R WXSHJNQTON A T EIGHTEEN,

»Y MA»Y V. S P B a c E S .

_ J t was. a ca|nj, gunny dny in the year 1750 r-r-Titc scene n piece of Corest, Itutd on th& Northcvn Neck of Virgiuia, contigtuwa to a nobkstrcam of water. Impiornents of, am-yeying were lying abaut, und several men, idly lecliuing under ihe trees, betokened by their dresd" and appearance that they composed a party engaged in faying otit tlie wild lands ofthathctt frbutierrof the Ofd Dominion.-» These persons had apparently just ffaiahed their noontide meal, for the relics of Iho- ban. que* wore-sfcctttored around, *

Apart from the group walked a young man, evidently superior- to his companions, though there'was nothing obtrushMnhisair whichon the contrary -was distinguished by affability, A certain dignity of aspect, however accom­panied him. Added to this ho- was of a tall and compact .frame, and nerved with the elas-tici treud of one accustomed to constant nxer. ciseiu the air. BU countenance could not have heen said to be handsome, but it wore a look of decision and manliness, not usually found in one so young, for apparently He was little o-verfeightecn ycara of age. His, hat had been cust off as if for comfort and ho had pau­sed, with one foot advanced, in a natural and graceful attitude, nt| the moment tha\we have introduced: him to our reader. '

Suddenly there was a shriek, then another, and then several in rapid succession The Voice was that of a woman, and seemed to proceed, from-the other side of a,dcnsi thicket* At tho first scream tho youth instantly turned his. head in the direction whence the sound proceeded, but when it was repeated he im­mediately pushed- aaide the .undergrowth which seperated him from it, and quickening his footsteps a& the cries succeeded each oth­er with alarming rapidity, ho soon dashed in­to an opening spaco or "clearing,* ag the bor

D.M.CHAPM, "ATiOWUKY & Counsel lor a t L a w , & Soliii i lor add Ipomt.

sctl'-r in Ubancery* ALSO—J!Vo/ary Public. **".if ibrOiit!»-A».rw»itt^tt^i.tJpriieror Ford and Catbnrine StB OBtSiBalinrgli, S t . L a w . eJornny;'ic. j>-r ' t ^ e ~ ~ u x ^ a » i . l

S'riLLMAH POOTE,.

v A'TT O KITE- Y AT LAW, a V a d i l i h g t o n . N . Y . t v t - t u ]

:"""'." • SAMUEL. P. ARCHIBALD, AUCJriOItfy COMMISSION MERCHANT, Ford Street . OgdetwBtrrgliv-.-N.Y. ' v - , , „ ^

0*B<!gularSa le dnya; Mondays , ami Saturilaya o f every rtceKs4 Sheri f f '^ o w l OoustUble'S aales attended to oit short n o t i c e , „ ' t v l - i u i ]

R.ft A. VILAS, "^nOiKSAlS AKDKEXAIL tiEALKES IS titatHef. Boo'S, If Slwr.B

o f every deacrintion; tasta, S h o e Tool* , &c. alga o f the Bout , Ford SLOgdeusburgU, K . Y .

& c , &u . A t t h a

* - tJEORfJE.GUEST, 2d. C A B I N K T M A I C E R . & V P I I O I . S T E H .

* - • (tsaoeHa street, dgdenshurgh 1ST. Y.)

'ft". IB.-^Conihs. ready made, and of all" siies, kepi constantly on hand.. Qrders from the (iotitttr.y sup plied on-short notice. Also-rEPA Heartfe supplied to order. Shop next door to the 0gdens.burgh Bak­ery., • [45-nl

. , , • BOCTOK A . T Y L E R , * W i t t » t t e m « l t o t P l ^ X e j s t o u a l c a l l s ! c l t l i e r la.

l i t e V l l U g o o r C o u n t r y .

fie mayT>ejaund at his residence,. 33j*C6rnei - of Ford . <in<f E\ankliii strcclSjJ^S, near 0\e Presbyterian .

' ^ ' O«rcft.--Ogacil8but'gh, Feb. 3d, 1845. "

J&MN BARBER,' • 1 t « e D s o n h a n d n r t l i e r O G D E N J S B l I R G H B A K E a Y ' , Bread Hi««B"reaii tfli«cult,, Cracker.', S •Oiikcs o f nil Kinds.

O i N . ? B . — S a l e s for C A S H 6 h t y . £ 3 OsdaUburgk, April 2 .J8CI . t v l t u ]

; mmrsVPEARSON, • CAlfti»lB^I';n,J01NpR,& General:BtiiWer, will attend toulicull»i«.hi8:iine of .buriuiuft »lth promptne»s» Bitit di*-•patch,- *i£jrSiion formerfy occupied By G«o, P. Clnrlf. mjrnnd bnildi'nir.e»M.iof ihe l'resbyteriuh Charcb, Pdrd St". Ogduiw-b u r s b . N . T . . • [ V l - n l u j

LINCOLN S. MORRIS, A B S T H K t ; A R Y S T o a K , i n the Ilrick ftniiilfng*, s lgu-br

ths>SGioldeu"31prtar^I?0''d St t Pgi lensburgh K. Y . ICrt'rcacrlptioiia carefully prepared.xai

and

Rosoms w.mDSOit, JtTJTOHNPY AT LA W. SOWC1TORJN CHANCER Y, id'Muster tn'CSbanccry.—Ogden»bnrgh, St Law. Co. N.Y.

. Wrlul NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

u ' ' ' NEk-XORK, QffieeW JTuti St. ' f ' ' R v ^ W . J i t d s d n b a v l n g b e e n nppointeil agent for thin C o m -« » O A , w i l l in jure o n reasonable terms, aga ins t loss or damage

*T'me,"nui(dinj^, Merchandiser Furniture and all kinds o f ity. All lo«»e^pronin'lyadjusted. <" .pr-'petfy. All lo«»ejpronipily t

" 'Ogdwi iburg l i tApHuao t 8 M . J i S I y

• ' • ' • v . ' Fmsmmt 1 , 1 -itncqOJITlllBtJ'riONSH.lWNSyiUNCECOSIPANVi ' v e a n l t B t , « 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ^ 6 r a c o 5 7 \ V a I l S t . W . Y .

1 'WllPstfturc'liuiWingi arid nicrcl iaaai ie aga ins t fira i r tOg-dcti*buiafli and Vicinity. • l i . p . A L L K N , ° % a K f c i 3 i W 4 * , . 1-I» Agent. J.C.&R. w.iiv*ir,

OKWAKDiNO J«10 COMMISSION MEH.CHANT8.

; pgdensbursh, N^Y. JO&PRWTWGt

. E x e ^ u t i - d i n t h e brst manner, andf o n ishort no t i ce , a t t b o ; . ^ s v FJIOJUTISR SENTINEL Q$ct.

PAtNflNGfy; GLAZING. -^|>,OIJr.RT VBICSON^wOitKHnforrathta old friends and t h e .'"*' public thiit he. wi l l hereafter devote h i s nttentioi, t o Taint Hits, ptdiit ond-ornnmental—Also, t o paper hangttig arid w h i t e -t*! t i l i i«r* W b i t e w a i b »o pWUjujreflSthat i t Wi l lnot ruh off,

I f e w i l l a l t » Attend to glazing, and vatnishloK furniture. - O r d e r * r o r n n y ofihealiOTc'Mndil o f w o r k w i l l b * promptly

.attended i o , and » t l o w .prices f o r fi«odj» Pay.—He may be o o M r i t i n e 2 8 dwel l ing ttortli o p t B e T r e < b y t e r ! * i Church o n

*Btnkliri s treet . R O B E R T W I L S O N . Ogdei t8burjB,3une25lh , 1844. ( 1 3 - l y ) ,

FIRE :& MARINE INSURANCE. : The CirotM (lutn&l) Inwrance Compnajf, '".-' ' l^OFncJtJ 18 vrwi> sTnEWi N. T . 4 3 "'"tV^H elfect4. fife, marine and inland navigation -visks, ittsttring' vessels, cargoes and freights upon all • the Lakes and -river Su Lartronce.V-Qsdensburgh •Oct. %1S44V f39aj, L. J I A S B R O J J C K , Agent.

i •' ' T o T i n s m i t h s . jrimktflt f'LATES by the Box, for gale by

:%J: Oct.?, 1844. •yoL tri2t>-Uj|

A»C»AMBY6cGO.

BARRELS Sj&Khtf &B'Q£m*r CO.

M n S b e p ™ S ^ in a style for comfort and convenience surpassed by no'stream, in the centre of which a rude log-cabin Hotweinthe.imerioiuFihecouniiy. * stood, whose well pole poised over one end, J£^%tt^8^£^%£% andsmoke cufU«e *™ c W m » ^ ^ve a t thi« H o t e l - • , • •

Ogdtnabm-gh Afrit, ,;2 1844 [yl luj

n. tTiISJ BAa'OSSl

..Thesubseriber has fitted up Bnttis, which arc now Ogdensburgli, Xuty 3,1844.'

JSt«L3IE3^J5E«eqte- ,^P":2E3aBdE>o

B PAIJNEe takes this method to inform hi» friends * and die public generally that ho ha», rernn^tif hi*

tailoring estnblMiment to VVnterStireet in the building fotmerty occupied by k\ A. Htnso, aind directly opposite I. Whecldcka Grocery Store where: he .will he ready to attend to ail who may favor him witib their riatronage.

CUrflNG done on ihe shortest rtolfce. N. B. Just received the.latest fashions from New-

Y o r k . - ""• " O g d c n s h u r g h , Apri l 3 , I S 4 4 . 2 u

FAMILY GROCERIES.

S U G A R , F I S H , R I C E , C C ' F P E E . T e a s . & o N

Of the best quality, for sale W-isolesnhs & Relatl 36« by A. BOLES & CO.

a sap-

T o C i r o c e r s & o t h e r s .

THE Sal><ctfter has constantly oh hand ply ol'Tallow Candles of illiehestqaalily, No*

G.&8 which he will sell cheap itnr Cash or 'fallow, OTactory 3 doors north of A. Boles i t Cos.

; ' B. RHODES. Ggdensborgh, Feb. 1? 18|5. 47-6m

C o m e o v e r t h e B d l d g o t o •

N . S . P I T K I M S ,

M o fa a l w a y s ready t o tn ido . 4 7 u

CASE.! ' LIBERAL advances in cash made on Pot and

pearl- ashes & prodaceforibeMew York mar­ket by j . a & u . w.Bust i .

"•tyjfci/jiKJa

GUNPOWBER,

&YS6N BKih,'

YOUNG HYSON,

TWANKAY, POUCHOHG,

By III. & E. P. iVILLJAMS, [34- • No. 13 Water Street.4-

O N i r l » J- W - L Y / T L E -would \JVi J K ^ . inform h i t old Custom­

ers a n d the Public generally, that b o has again commenced IB b A C K B H I T B I N p ill OgdcmiburglK, a t h i s O L U S T A N D onpo. tjite the \V«*Btn?t«n H o i e l , , [ h S - l y )

Ogden»btirgji, A(4»il 0 . 1 6 4 4 . i

TriE subscriber wonld respectfully inform the In .btibtontsof Ogdensbargili and its Vicinity that

be has" ijoramenced tho

sMo&~M<mrin*a BUSINESS onTsabeUa-StTee»orie door niorth of Timothy Olrrt sted's Grocery. where hesolic'itsashareof the public patronage. EFRepairing dome with neainrss and despaicl '• 0231ESS. EATON. ,

Ogdensburgh .Aprs^ l^ . - ivlH41y

SOTBSTABLISDMNT* B0OK BIDDING

In all Us Viirinus 8tyle«, don*1 on short molice. In Ihe- h»-st inaMiinr, afhwhicdil ririee* for, C A S i r O B KUAUIY T A V . by

(S. U ' . O i l U U M . TTSkopeetr X^P, Seorliit B o o i i * Music Hurt Fori Strut Ogdcriabi ir ih .J i i ie t s th t a i l . , !**•

-.NEW GQODSll

THEsubscriberi-iiiist receiving a. general assort­ment of GOODS, which wilt be .wild for

ready pay only, and, therefore wBlsell cheaper thm any other store can, that is iiB, the credit system.

lie has * large assortment dfall kinds of Goods*—

S t a p l e C J o o d s , 8c C J t r o c c i i c s , Which are raacked at the |o«cst prices. CASH, and alisorisof

Taken in exehange^Those whbint » pufchase wli do well to call. Nc«ch*r«t forlthoTrinrRoods, and bttt asmall one for therti. P«-R0BB1N8.

Ogdensbttrgh, Nov. llth !l&tt. [33-u]

rhng from the chimney gave signs* of habitation. As the young man, with face flushed by haste, broke from tho under-growth, ho saw his companions crowded to­gether on the bank of the river, whilst" in their middta woman, from whom proceeded the -J"*«%_\Yasviaiblej held back by two of the men ,bu t s t t }Ts rxa S S > T . _ ,_ l J _ 1 j . frn*nm

up, he would re-appsar thongh far enough from whore he vanished, stilt buffeting amid tho vortex Oh I how that mother^ straining •oyes followed him in his perilous qareer—how her Jieart. sank vfien he went under—and with what a gush of joy saw him emerge a-gninirom the winters, and flinging the waves aside with bib athletic arms struggle on i.n pur­suit of her boy. But it seemed as i f his efforts were to be of no avail, for though the current was bearing off the boy before his eycs,scarce-1y-ten feet distant, be could not, (despite his gigantic efforts, overtake the .drowning child.

On they flew, tho youth and the child j and it was miraculous, how -each escaped being dashed- to. pieces against the rocks. Twice the boy went out of sight, and a suppressed shriek escaped the mother's lips; but twice he reappeared, and then, with hands wrung wildly together and breathless witlranxiety, «be followed his progress, as htsunrosisting form was hurried onward with the current.

Tlie youth appeared to redouble his exer­tions, for they were approaching the most dangerous part of the river, -where the rapids, contracting between the narrow shoresi shot almost perpendicularly down a declivity of fifteen feet. Tho rush of waters at this spot was tremendous, and no one ventured to ap­proach its vicinity even in a canoe, lest they should bo sucked in . What then would be the youth's fate unless he speedily overtook the child! I He seemed frilly sekisiMo of the Increasing, peril, and urged his way now through the foaming current with desperate strength. Tlirce several times he was on tho point of grasping the child, when the wa­ters whirled the prize from him. The. third effort was made just as they were entering within tho influence of the current, above the full, and when It failed, the mother's heart sarrk within her and sne groaned aloud, fully expecting to see the youth give up the task. But no ! he only pressed forward the more eagerly, and as they breathlessly watched, they saw amid the boiling waters, as if bear­ing a charmed lifo-the form of the brave youth following close after that of the boy. s£nd now liko an arrow from the bow, pursuer and pursued shot to .the brink.of the precipice.— An instant they hung there, distinctly visible amid the glassy waters, that seemed to pause on tbo descent. Every-brain grew dizzy at tho sight. But a shout of involuntary exulta­tion burst ii-om tho spectators when they saw the boy held aloft by the right arm of the youth—a shout alas! that was suddenly, checked by hoc ror when thd rescuer and rps. cued vanished in the abyss.

A moment, rather many moments elapsed,

&-u,i.Wt * . -U«dj Jnip...Uie an extraordinary impossible. She herself muscTe-stns^ttitreJ-

It was the work of an instant toHriaRrr~rmJJbefore a word was spoken or a breath drawn way through the crowd and confront the fe- l_*^^ r t~!!rT.Trjf^f. '^^t{?L H i f " ! ? : ^ male. The moment hor eyes fell on him she •exclaimed.

"Oh! sir—you will do something for mo.-— iftfake them release me—for tho love of God 1 My boy—my poor boy is drowning, and they will not let me go." . "It Would be madness—she will jump into

the river," said one of those who held her, as the frantic mother strove ag'tii, to break from his grasp. "The rapids would dash her to pieces -in a-minute.""

The-youth had scarcely watted for these words. His-eye took in at a single glance, the meaping of the sad group. Ho recoltected the child of tho woman, a bold little fellow ol four years old, whose handsome blue eyes and flax­en ringlets made him a favorite with stran­gers and filled* the mother's heart whenever shegazed on h»m. Ho had been accustomed to.-play, at will, in tho enclosure before the cabin, but this morning} the gate having been accidenlly left open, ho had Btolen out when his mother's back, was in the act of looking over, when his parent's eye caught sight, of him. "

. Tho shriek which sho uttered precipitated the catastrophe she feared; for the child fright­ened at the cry, lost his balance, and fell head­long into the strewn, which here went foaming and roaring along amid innumerable rocks, constituiing the most dangerous rapida known in that section of the coun try. Scream-now followed scream in rapid succession as the agonized parent rushed to the bank. She arrived there simultaneously With the party whom we left reclining in the shade, and who were scattered about within a few steps of the scene of the accident Fortu-nate.was it that tiny Were so near, else tho mother would have plunged" in after her child, and both been loat. Several of tho men Im­mediately-approached the brink and were on point of springingin after the child,-\vhen the sight of the Bharp rocks crowding the channel tho rushand whirl-of tho waters, and the want of any knowTedgo where to look for the boy deterred, them, and they gave up tho enter-prise;

Not so the youth we have introduced. His first work wua to throw off bis cOal; lusne^t to spring, to the edge of tho bank. Hero he stood for a second, running- his eye rapidly over the scone below, and taking in, with a glance, the different currents and the most dangerous of the rocks", in order to shape his course by them when irt the stream. He had scarcely" formed his? 'conclusions, when bis gaze rested on a white object itt tho water tliat he knew at once to bo the boy's dress, and, whire^hts companions, aghast at his temerity, were prevented, as much by consternation as by the awe with whioli he had. already Inspir­ed them from interfering, he plupged headlong into the wild and roaring rapids.

"Thank God—ho will save tnf child." gasp­ed the woman, "see—there he is—oh! my boy, my rfatli»g1»y, rtow could I leave you*'

JEJvery one rushed to the brink of the preci­pice, and Was now following, with eager eyes, tho perilous progress of the youth, as the cur, rent bore hirix onward like a feather in the, em brace of a hurricane. N W it seemed a* if he would, be da»hed«g«init ajuttiftg rock over which the-, water flaw ; ana now a whirl­pool would drag him In, from whose grasp es cape would appear Imposilble.' At tiroes t*io current bore him under, and he would" be l&it to sight! thWjust aslho spectator's gave' him.

m o t r t ' o r ' s f a c e w a s . .

had started eagerly forward and now stood on the bank a few "paces nearer the cataract, where sho could command a view of its foot, gazing thither with fixed eyes, as if her all depended on what the next moment should reveal. Suddenly she gave a glad cry.

"There.they a re / ' she exclaimed, "see, they are safe—Great God 1 thank thee!" and for a moment wildly turning her face to heav­en, she hurried with trembling steps along the side of the river In tha direction of" the fall.

Every eye followed hers, and sure enough there was the youth, still unharmed, and still buffetting the waters. He had just emerged from the boiling vortex below the cataract.-— With one hand he held- aloft the child and with the other he was making for the shore.

.They ran, they shouted, they scarcely knew what they did until they reached his side, just as he had struggled to the bank. They drew him out almost exhausted. The boy was senseless, hut his mother declared he still lived as she pressed him frantically to her bo­som. His preserver, powerfully built as he was, could scarcely'stand, so faint was he from his exertions.

Who, shall describe,tba scene that followed; the mothers, calmness while she strove to re­suscitate her boy, and her wild gratitude to his preserver when the child was out of dan­ger and sweetly sleeping in her arms ? Our pen shrinks at the task. But her words, pro. nounced then—we may hope in the spirit of prophecy—were remembered afterward by more than one who hearfl thenu

"(3od will reward you," she said, '-as I can­not. He will dagre"at things for you in re­turn for this day's Work, and the blessings of thousands, besides mine, will attend you."

And it was so. -For-to the hero of that hour were subsequently confided the destinies of a mighty nation. But throughout his long career, what tended most to make him hon­ored and respected beyond all men was tho self sacrificing spirit which, in the rescue of that mother's child as In tho more august e-Vents of his life characterized our Washington.

Washington 5 HIS PERSON AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE. ANtC-

nOTESOF HIS PHYSICAL PROWESS.

From ihe "Cuslis Becolleclions and private Memoirs."

In person Washington was unique. He looked like no one else. To a stature lofty and-commanding, ho united a form of the man-liest proportions, limbs cast in Nature's finest mould,, and a carriage the most dignified, graceful and imposing. No one ever ap­proached the Pater Patriss that did tiot feel hla presence. - - '.

So long ago a» tho vice regal eourt at Will-iamsburgh, in the days of Lord Boutetort.— Col. Washington was remarkable «for his splendid person, the air with which he wore a amntt uWord, and his peculiar walk, that had the light elastic irca& acquired fay, hi* long, service oa the frontier, and was a _ matter of much observation, especially to foreigners.

While QoU \Ynsbingtan was! on a visit, to New York in l*f73^ it was boasted at the ta-; ble of the firittsh^Goxemor that a regiment just, landed from England contained .among |ta off;

most superb looking fellows ever landed upon the-shores of the new world. 1 wager; your Excellency a pair of gloves, said a Mrs. Morris, an A-merican lady,, that I will show jou a finer man in the procession to morrow than your Excellency can select from your famous regi-ment. Done, madam, replied the Governor. The morrow came, (the 4th of June,) arid the prpcessipn, in honor of the birth-day of the King advanced through Broadway to, the strain of military music. As the troops .de­filed before the Goycnor, he pointed out to tho lady several officers by name, claiming her admiration- for their superior person and brilliant equipments. In the rear of the troops came a band of officers, hot on duty, of colo­nial officers, and strangers of distinction.— Immediately on their approach, the attention of the Governor wa3 seen t a be directed to­ward a tall and martial figure, that marched with grave and measured tread, apparently indiflerent to the scene around him. The laxly now archly observed, I perceive that your Ex. celleuey's-eyes are turned to the right object; what say you to your wager how, sir ? Lost, Madam, replied the gallant Governor : W-hen I laid my wager, I was not aware that Col. Washington was in New York.*

To' a .question we have'been asked a thou­sand and one times, viz; to what individual, known, to any one yet living, did the person of Washington bear the nearest resemblance ? we-answer, to Ralph Izard.'Senator from South Carolina, in the first Congress under the Con­stitution. The form of Izttrd was cast in Na­ture's manliest mould, while bis air and man­ner were both dignified and imposing. He acquired great distinction while persuing his studies in England, for remarkable prowess in athletic exercises of that distant period.

-An officer of the Light Guard has been of ten heard to observe, that the Commander-in-Chief was thought to bo the strongest man in his army, and yet what thews and sinews were to be found in the army of the RevoUnibc.— In 1781, -a company of riflemen from the county of Augusta, in Tirginia, reinforced the troops of Lafayette. As the stalwart band of mountaineers defiled before the General, the astonished and admiring Frenchman exclimed: MonDiou ! what a people are these Amen-! cans ; they have reinforced me With a band ofgianls! *

Washington's great physical powers'were in his limbs ; they were long, large and sin­ewy. His frame was of equal breadth from the shoulders to the hips. His chest,, though bread and expansive, was not prominent, but father hollow in the center. He had sufiered: from a pulmonary affectionin early life, from which he never recovered. His frame showed

development of bone and " *KCfii_ris_were his feet:

weigfrt: The last time he was weigheh was in the summer of 1799, when Hating made a-totir oThis farms, "accompanied by an Eng­lish gentleman, h e Called at 'hi3 mill anii weighed. The writer placed the weight it! the scales. The Englishman, not so tall JJiut>

stout, square huilt, and fleshy, -weighed heavi­ly, and expressed much surprise that the gen­tleman had not out-weighed him, when Wash­ington observed that the weight of his best days never exceeded from 310 to 320. t a . the instance alluded to lie Weighed -little &

•sisg 2 io. . Of the portraits :of Washington, tbe.inqst of them give to bis person a fullness that it did not posess, together with a n abdominati ieiiV largement greater than in the life, while hi* matchless finibs have in but fewlhstances beep faithfully portrayed.. In the equestrittnport trait by Trumbull of 170% a copy-of", which is in the city Halt'of New Tfork,- | n d ija.a'n engraving by Lousier, from a pawfingyby Cogniet, French artists of distinguished mer­it. The latter is not an tfrigina'i •.painting, tbeheadbeing fromSluart, butTthe delineation, of the limbs is the most perle1|i:^Xtanf, /-'. .

Of the remarkable degree; olf tw*e and rover* ence that the presence- -of^?ashingtQn,'al­ways inspired, we shall gjrasore' ovit of th#f sands of instances* "0uring the^cantprimcnt of the American Army atTalley Forge, sorno of the 4th Pennsylvania iegjmenL<were .en­gaged in a garrte of fivcis. Sj.the* midst of their sport they discovered the«omman4er-ia-Cbieffeamiig, upon the.inclbsure and behold-ing ihe game with evident aattefactiojft, In : a moment all things were ^hanged. The ball was suffered to roll idly, kyr&fi the gay-laugh and joyous excitehieaSS vere; hushed in -to a profound silence, and <fhe' officers wera gravely grouped together^ itrWasia Vain the Chief begged of the players that they would proceed with their game,.deci^d iltejileas-ure he had expetiencd front witnessing their skill spoke of a proficiency in the iaanly ;CXefV-cise that he himself could have BoaSfed ofin" Oth­er days. All would po t do. N^a;man*could> be induced to nio,ve, till the Generai, iinding-thathis presence hindered the ^ & e r a , frprh continuing the amusement, boWea^^aiwishiB^;. them good sport, retired*,

and. could a cast have been .preservea of hio. hand, to be exhibited in these degenerate days, it would be said to belong to th&boingafafabu-. b u s age. During the last visit of Lafayette to "Mount Vernon, ampng many and interes-lingreiations of evertts that occurred in olden days, he said to the writer: " I t was, in this portico that you were introduced to me in 1784 ; you were then holding by a single ringer of the good General's remarkable hand, which -was all. that you could do, my dear sir, at that lime." • i

In the various exhibition of Washington's great physical prowess, they were apparently attended by scarcely an effort. When ho overthrew thestrongman of Virginia iu wrest­ling, whUe rnany of the finest of the young" athletse of the titties were engaged in the manly games, Washington had retired to the shade of a t ree , intent upon the perusal of a Tavroite volume; and it was only when the champion of the games strode throug ihe ring, calling for nobler competitors, and tauntingthe student With the reproach that it was the fear of encountering so redoubted an antagonist that kept himfrom the ring, that Washington closed his book, and; without divesting him­self of his coat, calmly walked into the arena, observing that fear formed no part of his be­i n g ; then grapling with- the champion, the Struggle was fierce but momentary, for, said tfte vanquished hevo of the arena, in Wash-ington's lion like grasp I became powerless, and was hurled to the ground with a force that seemed to jar the verytnarrow in my bones | while the victor regardless of the shouts that proclaimed his triumph, leisurely retired to his shade aud the enjeymeni of his favorite: volume.

The power of Washington s arm was dis­played in several memorable instances. In his throwing a stone across the Rappnhanock river below Fredericksburg another from the bed of the stream to the top of the Natural Bridge, and yet another over the Palisades in­to the Hudson. While the late and venera­ble C. H. Peale wa3 at Monnt Vernon in 1772, engaged In painting the portrait, of the pro­vincial Colonel, some young men were con­tending in the exercise of pitching the bar.— Washington looked on for a while, then grasping the missile in his master hand, whirled theirdii through the air which took, the grpund far, very far beyond any of its former marks-^the. Colonel observing with a smile, "Vou perceive: young, gentle-* men, that my arm yet retains some.partien of ihe vigor ol my early days." Ha was then

T H E S H E R X e ^ A ^ ' ^ f i ^ V S ^ e h S ^ ^

The Port Gibson/Herald te l l s* good storj? of which an Alabama Sheriff is the hero, a# follows;— - .

Court Was in session, and aiiiid the mtiltt--pUcityof 'business whiVhcW^dedupop; %ftf-; at term-limeZ'he top'pted at ;ttrfe doo^ Cfa beal --tiful widow,onlhesUhhy.'*ide'gif thirty,*WKa^-by the way, had often hesto^Vedm^ltshg^^E^ ces upon the Sheriff aforesajdr He w|is: ja3*-mit^^ad^SGuiLjhe widow appeared': cott'i fusion and deiight^hiqhl-the arrival. df jtltte jy.sitpr had Qccasjoned^etdff!t6%"§teatet ao> va nta^esqrtiiWiNj&to^UUu^^Qjjwati joC the widow JVt. Her cheeksToo«anlftieat«rirdE-~ BlvndecJ tints of the apple blpssQtti^hyr 'lip% reseinbled rose biids upon which the mqrning> dew.yet lingered, and. her eyes Were like jtfrei . quivers of Gupid, the glances of ioVe-ah'd teff. derness with which they Were filled> *eSeni!-bltng arrows that only awaited a :firife beatft (pnrdonthe pun) to Tull execution^ ^iftet:;«. fewcomirion-place retnarks,-4'Madahl,'" '«^3f the matter--offset Sheriff! "I have ad i$&c3& mniioT you." .. : : . " ' ^ ;

A deeper blush .than usual , mantled: Jthir cheeks.of the fair • widow—-with dpwheast-eyes whose glances were centred u p o n ' h « f , beautiftf}-1eew halfconci-ailed by her fifw|B|E"' drapery, gently patfinj*'the ffqor, shev. w| t l | ,#-qual candor, replied^—"Sir! the ;atjta?fini n!t -I* reciprorfaj1/'' _.• -' " \ •:••:.•.'•••,'{•";);.•?'

Ear some time the Sheriff maintainedi|tfaf» tomshed silence; at last h.esaid-r^ . > , ,,:

•Madam, wiltvou proceed to Cot?|if|v -r •Proeeed to CoUfll' replied t l# iadyi^;ithf#

merrv laush ; then shaking; her 'beautifuf head she added—-'No Sir!— tho,ugh:this.is^EA#-VEAR, I will not take advantDgevcf.f t h e lieensi* therein granted to my sex, and therefpre^re^. ' - . ty prefer that, y o u should ^EROCB^O * .#

^OT/RSP.^- . - •V ' - : , - " r ' i r ^ ; ' »But,'Madam, the Justice is 'WalHta tf' .'Let him Wail; I am tiot dispo^ed^td* hurrv'

matters ;»f» such ah ttnheCo:(n5n| manperi: *?(* besides, sir when the ceremony is . perfected, I wish, yon to understand that I prefer St-;Miji-tster-to a Justice of *Ke:f,eaee.r ; ' c *.

'Madam,' said he, raising /rb:m his ^hai'-W-Iih solemn dignity, Hhere jsia' great <mi&8i* here; my lunguiigehas heed misUhderstoc/j the attachment 61 which I speafc wag. fssd«4 ftom ihe olSee of Esquire rG>-^**$'&a:A-ii!ff**ii-•"-:•. rriahds me to bring you instahtly liefore hiai,, to answer^ a contempt*of OoUrt in) dfeoheyma ' ~; a subpoena in the case 0Jf%nith VS jfones!'*

MORGAN MANLEY.

T»E SIAN THAT NEVER Biiltf ' » o f Morgan Manley was among those who G.r

ured before the Recorder yesterday, nod o-v.»-rysowyfigure.poor Morgan cut. H e \v.»e. as h e said himself, a unit in the^uiierical x><>,~ ulation of-mankind, but a merfe cipher -fe x w sociaiecal'e^-a'H aflrrmatiye abstractedly, Lv,.-. negative jrractically—a ,machino incapatL- < 1 self action till put in pfidvion by otherss-t, , . u .

in "his fortieth yearj and probably in thefulf -»•---,--- • ' .... . -„ , - n T

merShin of h i s^hya ica l powers ; but thoseistrumedtthat w a s ^ u t e j d l j i l a y ^ ^ l . powers became rather mellowed than decayed by time, for *'hjs age is like a lusty Winter, frosty, yet kindly," and up to hla sixty-eighth: year, he mounted a horse With surprismg, a-gility, arid rode with the easfeand gracefulness of his better days. His personal prowessbad elicited the admiration of a people who have nearly Alt passed from the stage of life, still serves as a niodel lor the manhood of modem times.

"With all the development of muscular pow­er, the form of Washington had no. appear-anca of bu)klne8s, audsoltarmoniotts^vetelts propordonathat he did not ixpj^rmpteing tall *» his portraits hay> retootf^'ft:

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ter'estvd pattjeff—a sound that but eehoeu u. tnfh'svofees. SuchAvere^ome of t h e . , butes of Mr. Manly^as announced by hi... when the Recorder asked him what he v '"- *The watchman says you were tipsy w hearrested you Air. Manry»"said the cordeJ". - .- . _, , *

•LotffiBe-sffWWttnw' retorted Manly, '•He say*, too, that you \Vero abtisn..

hint,* continued the Recorder, . ft have no denial to ofler,' answered ALU

y'*2vadmi*« commgio the Wftcfehouse j'ot, madean attempt to eswpe feorrt it«u, wi*<i<i jheitecotder^ - . .

•Let tftte presumption be in « W « y » ' t l * t»r.the watchman's aitegation/ M i d ^ f i i r .

^Tbediyod admit it all, *sia t w l t t C v , ^

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