had all passed, we dismounted,-hid our horses, | day, and my table is so trim and my room so snug took trees, and awaited the enemy. I did not that I have no appetite. wait long, until I saw the head and shoulders of a figure above the undergrowth, rushing at full speed towards me. My rifle was at my cheek, and a steady aim at the advancing figure made me sure of my mark, when an opening in the brushwood showed me the dress of a female. She was the wife of one of the wretches who had just passed us, completely spent and sinking with fatigue. Had there been Indians she must have perished. As it was, her appearance showed the alarm to be false; so I took her up behind me, and we went quietly on, in pursuit of her dastard husband, to whose protection I restored her."

But it is only in the first stage of a settlement, that these things are found. By and by, mine host, having opened a larger farm, builds him a house, of frame-work or brick, the masonry and carpentry of which show the rude handy-work of himself and his sons. He now employs several hands, and the leavings of their dinner will do for the supper of any chance travellers in the evening. A round deep earthen dish, in which a bit of fat pork or lean salt beef, crowns a small mound of cold greens or turnips, with loaf bread baked a month ago, and a tin can of skimmed milk now form the travellers supper. It is vain to expostuIn speaking these last words, the face of the late. Our host has no fear of competition. He speaker underwent, for a moment, a change, which has now located the whole point of wood land told more than his story. The tone of scornful crossed by the road, and no one can come nearer irony too, which accompanied the word protection, to him, on either hand, than ten miles. Besides, gave a new face to his character. As I marked he is now the "squire" of the neighborhood, with the slight flush of his pale and somewhat withered " eyes severe," and "fair round belly with fat cheek, the flash of his light blue eye, the curl of bacon lined;" and why should not the daily food his lip, and a peculiar clashing of his eye-teeth as of a man of his consequence be good enough for a he spoke; I thought I had rarely seen a man, hungry traveller? with whom it might not be as safe to trifle.

The day was now far spent; and as the sun descended, we had the satisfaction to observe that he sank behind a grove, that marked the course of a small branch of the Wabash, on the bank of which stood the house where we expected to find food and rest.

None but a western traveller can understand the entire satisfaction with which the daintiest child of luxury learns to look forward to the rude bed and homely fare, which await him, at the end of a hard day's ride, in the infant settlements. There is commonly a cabin of rough unhewn logs, containing one large room, where all the culinary operations of the family are performed, at the huge chimney around which the guests are ranged. The fastidious, who never wait to be hungry, may turn up their noses at the thought of being, for an hour before hand, regaled with the steam of their future meal. But to the weary and sharp set, there is something highly refreshing to the spirits and stimulating to the appetite. The dutch oven, well filled with biscuit, is no sooner discharged of them, than their place is occupied by sundry slices of bacon, which are immediately followed by eggs, broken into the hissing lard. In the mean time, a pot of strong coffee is boiling on a corner of the hearth; the table is covered with a coarse clean cloth; the butter and cream and honey are on it; and supper is ready.

It was to a house of this latter description that we now came. No one came out to receive us. Why should they? We took off our own baggage, and found our way into the house as we might.

On entering, I was struck with the appearance of the party, as their figures glimmered through the mingled lights of a dull window and a dim fire. Each individual, though seated, (and no man moved or bad us welcome) wore his hat, of shadowy dimensions; a sort of family resemblance, both in cut and color, ran through the dresses of all; and a like resemblance in complexion and cast of countenance marked all but one. This one, as we afterwards found, was the master of the mansion, a man of massive frame, and fat withal, but whose full cheeks, instead of the ruddy glow of health, were overcast with an ashy, dusky, money-loving hue. In the appearance of all the rest there was something ascetic and mortified. But landlord and guest wore all one common expression of ostentatious humility and ill-disguised self-complacency, which so often characterizes those new sects, that think they have just made some important discoveries in religion. Mine host was, as it proved, the Gaius of such a church, and his guests were preachers of the same denomination. I have forgotten the name; but they were not Quakers. I have been since reminded of them, on reading the description of the company Julian Peveril found at Bridgnorth's.

When we entered, our landlord was talking in "Then horn for horn they stretch and strive." a dull, plodding strain, and in a sort of solemn It makes me hungry now to think of it; and I am protecting tone, to his respectfully attentive guests. tempted to take back my word and eat something, Our appearance made no interruption in his dishaving just told my wife I wanted no supper. course; and he went on, addressing himself mainBut it will not do. I have not rode fifty miles to ly to a raw looking youth, whose wrists and

ble, but which use has rendered familiar.

ankles seemed to have grown out of his sleeves | expostulation, mixed with that sort of wonderment, and pantaloons since they were made. Where with which we regard a thing utterly unaccountathe light, which this young man was now thought worthy to diffuse, had broken in upon his own mind, I did not learn, but I presently discovered that he came from "a little east of sunrise," and had a curiosity as lively as my own, concerning the legends of the country.

"I guess brother P," said he, "you have been so long in these parts, that it must have been right scary times when you first came here."

Her lord and master caught the look, and bending his shaggy brow, said, "I guess the men will want their supper, by the time they get it."

She understood the hint, and stole away rebuked; uttering unconsciously, in a loud sigh, the long hoarded breath which she had held all the time she listened. Her manner was not intended to attract notice; but there was something in it, which disposed me to receive her husband's tale with some grains of allowance. He went on thus:

"The day we expected to get to the crab-orch

"Well! I cannot say," replied the other, "that there has been much danger in this country, since I came here. But if there was, it was nothing new to me. I was used to all that in Old Ken-ard, it was their turn to bring up the rear. By tuck, thirty years ago."

"I should like," said the youth, " to hear something of your early adventures. I marvel that we should find any satisfaction in turning from the contemplation of God's peace, to listen to tales of blood and slaughter. But so it is. The old Adam will have a hankering after the things of this world."

"Well!” replied our host, "I have nothing very particular to tell. The scalping of three Indians, is all I have to brag of. And as to danger; except having the bark knocked off of my tree into my eyes, by a bullet, I do not know that I was ever in any mighty danger, but once."

"And when was that?"

good rights, they ought to have been a quarter of a mile or so behind us; and I suppose they were; when, all of a sudden, we heard the crack of a rifle, and here they come, right through us, and away they went. I looked round for my woman and I could not see her. The poor creature was a little behind, and thought there was no danger, because we all depended on them two fire eaters in the rear, to take care of stragglers. But when they ran off, you see, there was nobody between her and the Indians; and the first thing I saw, was her, running for dear life, and they after her. I set my triggers, and fixed myself to stop one of them; and just then, her foot caught in a grape vine, and down she came. I let drive at the foremost, and dropped him; but the other one ran

My gun was empty; and I had no chance but to put in, and try the butt of it. But I was not quite fast enough. He was upon her, and had his hand in her hair; and it was a mercy of God, he did not tomahawk her at once. He had plenty of time for that;-but he was too keen after the scalp; and, just as he was getting hold of his knife, I fetched him a clip that settled him. Just then, I heard a crack or two, and a ball whistled mighty near me; but, by this time, some of our party had rallied, and took trees; and that brought the Indians to a stand. So I put my wife behind a tree, and got one more crack at them; and then they broke and run. That was the only time I ever thought myself in any real danger, and that was all along of that Jones and the other fellow. But they made tracks for the settlement."

"Well! It was when we were moving out along the wilderness road. You see it was mighty tick-right on. lish times; so a dozen families of us started together, and we had regular guards, and scouts, and flankers, just like an army. The second day after we left Cumberland river, a couple of young fellows joined us, one by the name of Jones, and I do not remember the other's name. I suppose they had been living somewhere in Old Virginia, where they had plenty of slaves to wait on them; and it went hard with them to make their own fires, and cook their own victuals; so they were glad enough to fall in with us, and have us and our women to work and cook for them. But a man was a cash article there; and they both had fine horses and good guns; and, to hear them talk, (especially that fellow Jones,) you would have thought, two or three Indians before breakfast, would not have been a mouthful to them. We did not think much of them, but we told them, if they would take their turn in scouting and guarding, they were welcome to join us."

"Have you never seen Jones since?" said the mild voice of the courteous gentleman I have mentioned.

"No; I never have; and it's well for him; At this moment, our landlady, who was busy in though, bless the Lord! I hope I could find in my a sort of shed, which adjoined the room we sat in, heart now to forgive him. But if I had ever come and served as a kitchen, entered, and stopping for across him, before I met with you, brother B—;" a moment, heard what was passing. She was a (addressing a grave senior of the party who receivgood-looking woman, of about forty-five, with a ed the compliment with impenetrable gravity;) meek subdued and broken hearted cast of counte-"I guess it would not have been so well for him." nance. I saw her look at her husband, and as she "Do you think you would know him again, if listened, her face assumed an expression of timid you were to see him?" said my companion.

"It's a long time ago," said he, "but I think I should. He was a mighty fierce little fellow, and had a monstrous blustering way of talking." "Was he any thing like me?" said the stranger, in a low but hissing tone.

The man started, and so did we all, and gazed on the querist. In my life, I never saw such a change in any human face. The pale cheek was flushed, the calm eye glowed with intolerable fierceness, and every feature worked with loathing. But he commanded his voice, though the curl of his lip disclosed the full length of one eye tooth, and he again said, "look at me. Am not I the man?"

"I do not know that you are," replied the other doggedly, and trying in vain to lift his eye to that which glared upon him. "I do not know that you

are?" muttered he.

"Where is he? where is he," screamed a female voice; "let me see him. I'll know him, bless his heart! I'll know him any where in the world." Saying this, our landlady rushed into the circle, and stood among us, while we all rose to our feet. She looked eagerly around. Her eye rested a moment on the stranger's face; and in the next instant her arms were about his neck, and her head on his bosom, where she shed a torrent of tears.

tants of Williamsburg, prepared a subscription paper for celebrating Washington's birth night; and the pleasure of presenting it, was confided to certain students immediately under the patronage of Professor Andrews.

Governor Henry was first waited on, and offered the paper: he refused his signature! "He could not think of any kind of rejoicing at a time when our country was engaged in war, with such gloomy prospects." Council, were both waited on by the same persons, and Dudley Digges, and Bolling Starke, members of the received less courteous denials, and similar excuses.

The ball, nevertheless, was given at the Raleigh. Colonel Innis, more prominent than any other member of the association, directed its proceedings. It was thought proper to enliven the occasion by discharges of cannon. There were two pieces at the shop of Mr. Moody that had lately been mounted. There under the orders of Governor Henry; but the cannon was a Captain commanding a company of soldiers, were under no other care or authority at the time, than that of Mr. Moody the mechanic. Colonel Innis, with a party seconded by Colonel Finnie, brought the two pieces before the door of the Raleigh. On the way from the shop to the Raleigh, not two hundred yards, Colonel Innis saw Captain Digges passing up the street. Whilst the party concerned were collecting powder, and preparing for firing, Lieutenant Vaughan appeared before the Raleigh with a platoon, demanding possession of the cannon. He was carried in; took some punch; and said that he was ordered by Captain Digges to take away the pieces, by force, if they were not surrendered peaceably. This was refused. Vaughan repeated his orders: He was prevailed upon to return Digges waited on the Governor, and reported the state to his quarters, and report to Capt. Digges. Captain of things; and soliciting instructions how to proceed. The Governor referred Captain Digges to his own judgment. Captain Digges went immediately to the Arena, where, in the pride of his power, with sixty men, The grave brethren looked, as became them, he drew up in form; and demanded the cannon at the quite scandalized, at this strange scene. It was point of his bayonets! Innis stept up to Captain Digges, therefore promptly explained to them; but the ex- and shaking his cane at him, swore that he would cane planation dissipated nothing of the gloom of their him, if he did not depart instantly with his men! This countenances. Their manner to the poor woman enraging Digges,-he said that if the pieces were not was still cold and displeased, and they seemed to surrendered, he would fire upon the party. Innis repealforget her husband's fault, in their horror at having his threat,-ordered Finnie to charge the cannon ing seen her throw herself into the arms of a stranger. For my part, I thought the case of the good Samaritan in point, and could not help believing, that he who had decided that, would pronounce that her grateful affection had been bestowed where it was due.

I need not add, that the subject of the Landlord's tale, was the very incident which my companion had related on the road. He soon made his escape, cowed and chop-fallen; and the poor woman bustled about, to give us the best the house afforded, occasionally wiping her eyes, or stopping for a moment to gaze mutely and sadly on the generous stranger, who had protected her when deserted by him who lay in her bosom.

We are permitted by RICHARD RANDOLPH, Esq. to publish the following extract, from a Journal kept by his father, the late David Meade Randolph, when a Student at William & Mary College in 1779 under the patronage of PROFESSOR ANDREWS. It is a curious

anecdote and will be read with interest.

Washington's Birth Night.

On the 22d February, 1779, the students of William & Mary College, and most of the respectable inhabi

with brick bats: the mob in the street, and the gentlemen of the ball, re-echoing the order. The pieces were soon charged with brick bats: Innis all the while firmly standing by the Captain at the head of his men, daring him to fire! After some delay, the Captain retreated with his men ; and the evening closed with great joy.

Next day, Innis was arraigned before the Hustings Court, for Riot! confronted by the valiant Captain to the charge, Digges in the body of the Court, and Digges. During the proceedings, when Innis replied Innis in the Bar-among other particulars characteristic of the Colonel's temper and genius, he swore "it made no odds whether Captain Digges wore a red coat, or a black coat, he would cane him!" The case was attended with no farther particulars. Innis facing the Court, and repeating his threats; till at length he was dismissed, and triumphantly walked out of Court, attended by most of his friends, who had shared the honors of the preceding night.

For the Southern Literary Messenger. From the Diary of a Revolutionary Officer.

MR. WHITE, I embrace the opportunity afforded, by the transmission of my subscription for the "Messenger," to furnish you with a small contribution to the pages of that excellent periodical. Neither leisure nor ability, at present, allows me to present any original composition; but I feel confident that nothing I have to offer, could be more interesting and acceptable to your readers, than the following extract from the "Manuscript Diary of a Revolutionary Officer," which has recently been placed in my hands. It is expected that the whole will be transcribed in a fac simile as to style, and so on, and presented to the Historical Society at an early period.

The writer was, I believe, a lieutenant in the Southern army. He was a native and resident of Powhatan county, Virginia, where his descendants still reside. He was a captain at the taking of Charleston, South Carolina, and composed the Diary referred to, while confined by the British as a prisoner of war. The Diary commences with a statement of the events which led to the surrender of the American army, and exhibits at length the official correspondence of General Lincoln and Sir Henry Clinton on the occasion.

army to defend the town and themselves, from ten thousand British troops: you certainly have more than these." Our answer was, we have not.Thus an army of not more than three thousand troops, composed of regular soldiers, militia, sailors and marines, defended our post thirty-one days, closely besieged by ten thousand British soldiers The want of provisions and proper rest, at last obliged us to fall into the hands of our enemies. Our soldiers were marched into the barrack's yard, where was a British guard waiting to receive them. The men were permitted to go out, as many as would ask leave. The officers had leave to go to their old quarters that evening; accordingly I went to my bomb proof, and pulled off my clothes. This was the first night for the space of fifty-five days past, I pulled off my clothes to go in bed. I went to bed, but could not rest for reflecting on my present condition of life.*

13th. We removed to a house in town, and are allowed to walk the streets. We are much in want of provisions; almost in a starving condition.

15th. We are yet continued in our quarters without one morsel of provision allowed us since we capitulated. This afternoon we were in some measure relieved from hunger, by means of a poor sheep a Hessian was driving by our quarters, that ran round the house and went in our cellar, and was immediately concealed by some of our waiters. The Hessian hunted some time for his poor sheep but could not find it, and we soon made some good hot soup [from the poor sheep].

We may admire the devotion and bravery of our forefathers, recount in terms of poetical exaggeration their heroic achievements, and dwell with fond recollection on their memories, but we can never form an accurate idea of their feelings, any correct conception of their sufferings, or properly estimate our debt of gratitude, until we can enter more fully into the minutia of those events which general history relates. So long therefore, 17th. [Parole to Haddrel's Point.] "I do as it is praiseworthy (and long may it be so,) to hereby acknowledge myself to be a prisoner of set before our eyes the examples and characters of war upon my parole to his Excellency Sir Henry revolutionary patriots, will it be interesting to ex-Clinton, and that I am hereby engaged, until I amine such records as the following.

Yours, truly.

Union Seminary, Pr. Ed. Va. 1835.

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16th. I was invited to breakfast with Mr. Elliot in town.

shall be exchanged or otherwise released therefrom, to remain at the barracks at Haddrel's Point, or within six miles thereof, without crossing any river, creek, or arm of the sea. And that in the mean time, I shall not do, or cause any thing to SURRENDER OF CHARLESTON. be done prejudicial to the success of his Majesty's [The correspondence and articles of capitulation are omitted.] arms, or have intercourse with his enemies; and MAY 12th, 1780. One company of British and that upon a summons from His Excellency, or one company of Hessian grenadiers marched in and other person having authority, I shall surrender took possession of the town work. At one o'clock myself to them, at such time and place as I shall our garrison were paraded, and at two were march-hereafter be required. Witness my hand." ed out with their drums beating, but we were not 18th. We have continued here four days withallowed to beat a British march. * after out receiving any supply of provision, except

which two regiments of British grenadiers and what we caught from the water.

light infantry marched in town. The commissary JUNE 22d. A flag arrived from North Caroof prisoners, Major Stewart of the sixty-third re-lina, for permission to send supplies to their troops giment, came and got a list of the officers' and in captivity, which was granted.

soldiers' names.

He then asked for our second

line. We told him that every soldier of our garrison fit for duty, he then saw paraded in that line. He said "that it was impossible for such a small VOL. I.-44

CELEBRATION OF JULY 4, 1780.

For the Southern Literary Messenger.

the Missouri Question, 1821. JONATHAN BULL AND MARY BULL.

[With all their discouragements, these unfortu- Copy of a Manuscript written but not published at the period of nate men were not too much depressed to celebrate this day. I do not recollect to have seen any notice of its celebration at a period earlier than this. It is interesting to see how it was regarded by those who suffered in the cause it commemorates.] JULY 4th. This day was appointed for a general meeting of the officers at Haddrel's Point, to celebrate the Independency of the Thirteen United States of America. The following TOASTS were drank on the occasion:

1st. The Free and Sovereign Independent States of America.

2d.

The Honorable the Continental Congress. 3d. His Most Christian Majesty the King of France.

4th. His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain.

5th. May impartial justice guide the other powers of Europe.

6th. Stability and firmness to the Alliance between France and America.

7th. Gen. Washington and the American Army. 8th. The American Navy.

9th. The American Ministry at Foreign Courts. 10th. May the States of America be always found a sure refuge and an asylum against des potism and oppression.

11th. May the sword never be drawn but in the cause of justice.

12th. The immortal memory of those patriots and warriors who have fallen in the present war, in defence of the rights of mankind.

13th. Our brethren in captivity, suffering in the glorious cause of liberty.

Jonathan Bull and Mary Bull who were descendants of Old John Bull, the head of the family, had inherited contiguous estates in large tracts of land. As they grew up and became well acquainted, a partiality was mutually felt, and advances on several occasions made towards a matrimonial connection. This was particularly recommended by the advantage of putting their two estates under a common superintendance. Old Bull however as guardian of both, and having been allowed certain valuable privileges within the estates, with which he was not long content, had always found the means of breaking off the match, which he regarded as a fatal obstacle to his secret design of getting the whole property into his own hands.

At a moment favorable as he thought for the attempt, he brought suit against both, but with a view of carrying it on in a way that would make the process bear on the parties in such different modes, times and degrees, as might create a jealousy and discord between them. Jonathan and Mary had too much sagacity to be duped. They understood well Old Bull's character and situation. They knew that he was deeply versed in all the subtleties of the law, that he was of a stubborn and persevering temper, and that he had moreover a very long purse. They were sensible therefore that the more he endeavored to divide their interests, and their defence of the suit, the more they ought to make a common cause, and proceed in a concert of measures. As this could best be done by giving effect to the feelings long entertained for each other, an intermarriage was determined on and solemnized, with a deed of settlement as July 5th. The enemy was much exasperated usual in such opulent matches, duly executed; from our yesterday's transactions. Capt. Roberts and no event certainly of the sort was ever celeof the sixty-third regiment, who commanded at brated by a greater fervor or variety of rejoicings Fort Arbuthnot, wrote to General Patterson, who among the respective tenants of the parties. They commanded in Charleston, informing him "the had a great horror of falling into the hands of Old rebel officers on Haddrel's Point could not be Bull; and regarded the marriage of their propriesatisfied with celebrating their supposed day of in-tors under whom they held their freeholds, as the dependency by illuminating the barracks, but must fire small arms," which he thought too great an indulgence for rebel prisoners," and that we had been guilty of a breach of our paroles.

From each toast there followed a discharge of thirteen pistols and three cheers. That night the barracks were illuminated.

surest mode of warding off the danger. They were not disappointed. United purses, and good advocates compelled Old Bull, after a hard struggle, to withdraw the suit, and relinquish forever, not only the new pretensions he had set up, but the old privileges he had been allowed.

6th. General Patterson wrote to General Moultrie and enclosed Captain Roberts' letter, ordering a return of the names of the officers who were at The marriage of Jonathan and Mary was not a the head of the affair on the 4th instant. Like-barren one. On the contrary every year or two wise ordering every pistol in our possession to be added a new member to the family; and on such sent to Fort Arbuthnot. [After considerable dif- occasions the practice was to set off a portion of ficulty, it appears the pistols were given up, but land sufficient for a good farm to be put under the no names accompanied them. The prisoners were authority of the child on its attaining the age of threatened with close confinement for such beha-manhood; and these lands were settled very rapidviour in future. How differently are we situated!] ly by tenants going as the case might be from the