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VOETRX. From the Halifax Free Fress. TIIE IN D IA N M A ID 'S LA M E N T . A s Indian maid was sitting 1 where I-Ier lover slain in battle slept ; Her maiden veil, her own black hair, Came down o’er eyes that wept. And wildly in her woodland tongue, This sad and simple lay she sung : I’ve pulled away the shrubs that grew Too close upon thy sleeping head, And broke the forest boughs that threw Their shadows o’er thy bed. That shining from the sweet south west, The sunbeam might iejoice thy rest. It was a long and weary road That led thee to the pleasant coast Where thou in his serene abode Hast met thy father’s ghost ; W here everlasting autumn lies On the still fields and sunny skies. ’Twas I the broidered mocksen made That shod thee for that distant land, ' ’Twas I thy bows and arrows laid, Beside thy still cold band Thy bow in many a battle bent, Thy arrows never vainly sent: With wampum belts I cross’d thy breast, And wrapt thee in a bison’s hide, And laid the food that pleased thee best In plenty by thy side, And decked thee bravely as became A warrior o f illustrious name. Thou’rt happy now, for thou hast past The darksome journey o f the grave, And in the land of light at last, Has joined the good and brave : Amid the flush’d and balrny air, The bravest and lovliest there. Yet to thy own dear Indian maid Thy tho’ts will sometimes earthward stray ; To her who sits where thou art laid, And w eeps the hours away. Yes ! almost can her grief forget, To think that thou dost love her y et. And thou, by one o f these calm lakes That in a shining cluster lie, On which the south wind scarcely breaks The image o f the sky. Has built a bower for thee and me Beneath the tow’ring tulip-tree. And dost thou wait and watcli to meet My spirit sent to join the b lest; And wondering what detains my feet From the bright land o f rest, Dost seem in every sound to hear The rustling of my footsteps near. their father’s name and plead most earnestly for his life.— [Reader! what is your anticipation— do you imagine that Lord Rawdon, pitying their motherless condition tenderly embraced the af flicted children and restored them to the fond embrace of their father 1 No !— the unfeeling man was still inexorable—he suffered those little ones to plead in vain !j His son, a youth of thir teen was permitted to slay with his father in per son who beholding his own parent loaded with irons and condemned to die, was overwhelmed with sorrow. “ Why” said he, u my son, will you thus break your father’s heart with unavailing sorrow ? Have I not often told you that we came into this world to prepare for a better ? For that better life my dear boy your father is prepared. Instead then of weeping, rejoice with me, my son, that my troubles are so near at an end. To-morrow I set out for immortality. You will accompany me to the place of execution, and when I am dead, take and bury me by the side of your mother.” The youth here fell on his father’s neck, “ Oh my father ! I will die with y o u !” Col. Hayne, would have returned the strong embrace of his son ; but alas ! his hands were confined with irons. “ Live,” said he, “ my son, live to honor God by a good life ; live to serve your country, and live to take care of your brother and little sisters !” The next morn ing Col. Hayne was conducted to the place of ex ecution. His son accompanied him. Soon as they came in sight of the gallows, the father strength ened himself and said— “ Now my son, show your self a man 1 That tree is the boundary of my life, and all my life’s sorrows. Beyond that the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest. Don’t lay too much to heart our separation from you ;— I will be but short. It wa 3 but late ly your mother died. To-day 1 die, and you, my son, though but young, must shortly follow us.” “ Yes my father,” replied the broken-hearted youth, “ I shall shortly follow you : for indeed I feel that I cannot live long.” On seeing, therefore, his father in the hands of the executioner, and then struggling in the halter, he stood like one transfixed and motionless with horror. Till then he had wept incessantly, but soon as he saw that sight, the fountain of his tears was staunched and he never wept more. He died insane and in his -last moments often called on the name of his father in terms that brought tears from the hardest heart. diately held up his left hand ; “ hold up your right hand; said the Plase your honor,” said the Culprit, still keeping his left hand up, “ plase your honor I am left handed; and sure my right hand is on my left shoulder.” The consequence was a hearty laugh, in which the prisoner having joined as heartily as any body, he held up his right hand and plead in the usual form. a clergvman O •/ During the reign of Cromwell, during his service, took occasion to pray that the King and Parliament might hang together in peace and concord.\ A sailor present jumped up ex claimed, “ that’s right; only hang them , I don’t care by what cord it is.” A smart Repartee .—While Napoleon was yet a subaltern in the army, a Russian officer, with much self-sufficiency, remarked, that “ his coun try fought for glory, and the French for gain.” “ You are perfectly right,” answered Napolean, for every one fights for that which he does not possess.” S C H E N E C T A D Y A C A D E M Y . course of instruction in the Acade my has b een confined for some time past to Classical Studies. T h e trustees have been induced, by the pros perous state of the Academy,- under the care of Mr. I. S. Spescer, and by the consideration, that instruction in the higher branches of an English education, is much needed by the youth 111 this place and its vicinity, to establish an English department according to the original plan.— Mr. Joseph H e a lt , is to take charge of this p a r t ; and the whole is to be under the care of'Mr. Spencer, as principal. Eliphalet Nott , Andrew Yates , I ' Abm. Fan Ingen , > E x e c u t iv e Jacob Fan Fechfen , I ommittee. J. C. Duane , J Schenectady, July 13, 1824. _________________ 4 , New Establishment. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL A French gentleman dining in London with Dr. Johnson, and wishing to show him a peculiar mark of respect, as the author of the ‘Rambler,’ drank to him in what he thought synonomous terms, saying, 4 your health, Mr. Vagabond.' NEW MILITARY GOODS. Miscellaneous vYvVicWs. From the Ballston Spa Gazette. As nothing can ever be more interesting to the community at large than narratives of the scenes of our revolutionary period, we copy from our last number of the New-Hampshire Historical Col lections—a work generally replete with interest to the antiquarian, and which will be of immense value to future writers on the history of our country—an account of the breach of faith of Lord Cornwallis towards the inhabitants ofSouth Carolina, and of the consequent murder (for no other epithet is applicable to the foul deed) ofthe lamented. COL. ISAAC HAYNE. After the city of Charleston had fallen into the hands of Lord Cornwallis, his Lordship issued a proclamation, requiring the inhabitants of the colony, that they should no longer take partin the contest, but continue peaceably at their homes, and they should be most sacredly pro tected in property and person. This was ac companied with an instrument of neutrality,which soon obtained the signitures of many thousands of the citizens of South Carolina, among which was Col. Hayne, who now conceived that he was entitled to peace and security for his family and fortune. But it was not long before Cornwallis put a new construction on the instrument of neutrality denominating it a bond of allegiance to the King, aud called upon all who signed it to take up arms against the Rebels ! ! I threatening to treat as deserters those who refused ! ----- Lend me your paper ifyouphase j Yes sir, f you will return it soon as I have not perused it. Pleased or not pleased, perused or not perused, it must be lent, or I mast be called a stingy fellow, and we who pay for the paper have no more good of it, than those who borrow. For my part, 1 hate to deny a neighbor the use of a newspaper, it is so trifling an accommoda tion, so trifling, that 1 should think every man of spirit, however poor in purse, might contrive to take one paper at least, for his information, es pecially if he has a family of children. Printers must live on something else besides T I. S. M I L L E R & Co. H A V E just received from New-York, a large assortment of Military Goods, together with a general assortment of 1M11D-WAME, particularly imported for this market, and on as reasonable terms as can be bought in the city of New-York. Schenectady, June 7, 1824. ________________ 1 Metallic Paste and Razor Strop. I T is with particular proprietor offers these instruments to the satisfaction the ink and paperv and while they pres, f o r the pea- public, Is being well satisfied from the high re- pie, they, ought not to be pressed by the people. . r 5 , c ,, , . P , _ I am sensible that a printing establishment must commendation they receive from the bes ,udges expensive, and laborious undertaking, that they are far superior to any thmg of the krnd without the aid of a liberal subscription list; but \ow offe(red f°r sharpemng Razors, Surgical In- ifevery subscriber lends his paper to six or eight strurnenls> Pen-Knives, &c- T HE subscriber informs the public that he has, for the convenience of his friends and his customers, taken a stand in Yan Guysling’s- Row, No. 6 , Ferry Street, where his Patent Machinery is in full operation for manufacturing t i n w a r e CH E A P FO R Cash, superior to any manufactured in this city. He also continues business at the old stand in Church-Street, where all calls will be punctually attended to. C. FELTHOUSEN. Schenectady, July 2 4 , 1 8 2 4 . 5 INVALUABLE DISCOVERY. ‘ PROSSER’S LINAM E N T . A Cure for the Spavin, prepared & sold by J. GRIFFIN. H E Spavin is a d isease w h ich has long been incident to horses, and has hith erto defied the attempts of the most skilful to re move, and many valuable horses laboring under this complaint, have been rendered but little bet ter than useless to the owner. A remedy is now offered to the public, which in repeated instances has been applied with abun dant success. The proprietor is well aware that in this en lightened age, the current of public opinion is decidedly opposed to Nostrums and Patents, from the well known fact that the country has already been inundated with “ the said to be infallible cures, <zc.” 8 and although this is an age in which the credulous are duped and the wise sometimes deceived, let it be remembered, that it is a.lso a day of deep research and investigation ; and not withstanding the many obstacles the proprietor may have to encounter, he is ready to breast Him?., self against the torrent of popular prejudice, and. rely with confidence upon the candour of the public to decide whether this M O S T VALU A B L E R E M E D Y , deserves the stamp of imppsition.—»' Suffice it then to say, that this remedy, from the experiments already made, is offered to the pub-.: lie under a full conviction of its beneficial effects, and its further efficacy remains only to be tested by its general use. Although it is not pretended but there may be instances of this disease having become so confirmed and obstinate from long standing, as to render the cure a t least. doubtful, yet no experiment has been made within the borrowers, the Printer cannot have many good CERTIFICA1 ES. • - . subscribers on his list. For my part 1 take an Agreeable to your request I handed some of ; knowledge 01 the proprietor, in which thefesiilt extra paper, which I send to a poor relation of your Razor Strops and Paste, to persons I con- j has not been highly favourable. The proprietor mine in the country, and 1 think that a great many sidered the best judges; they who got them say : deems it proper and highly important to the pub- of us who can afford to take one paper can af- they are excellent, not one was returned. I sold j lie, to observe that this remedy, with some little' ford to take two, then we can have the satisfac- * ^ad in a few days, and believe you might I variation, has been applied witK equal success in tion of helping our printer, of lending a paper to 1 se^ thousands in this place if they were here, and obstinate cases of RING BONE. ■ . . . a poor neighbor, and then sending it to a distant persons became acquainted with them. ^ Ihe above^remedy is carefully^ prepared and relation, and by this means much useful informa- RICHARD WIGGINS. . ' J - New-York, 1823. Having heard of the excellence of Mr. Sexton’s Razor Strop and Paste, I obtained enough of the tion may be diffused at the expense of smoking one or two segars the less, per week, or of not filling our snuff boxes or wine glasses so often. 1 have long been in the habit of filing my pa- ' P ^ te to cover my strop ; and haying used it for pers but found it very troublesome while I was ! above four months with great satisfaction, I, with obliged to lend, therefore 1 thought best to take j pleasure recommend it to the public, as far supe- This fraudulent proceeding, in Lord Cornwallis roused the indignation of every honorable and -honest man. Cofonel Hayne now being compel led in violation of the most solemn compact to take up arms, resolved that the invaders of his native country’ should be the objects of his ven geance. He withdrew from the British, and was invested with a command in the continental service ; but it was soon his hard fortune to be captured by the enemy and be carried to Charles ton. Lord Rawdon, the commandant, immedi ate! }r<ordesed him to be loaded with irons, and after a sort of mock trial he was sentenced to be ItungJ This sentence seized all classes of peo ple with honor and dismay. A petition headed by the British Gov. Bull, and signed by a number of Royalists, was presented in his behalf, but was totally disregarded.— The ladies of Charleston an extra paper to accommodate my poor neigh bours. By the bye, sortie of m y poor neighbours are much better off than myself. 1 asked one of them the other day, why he dropped, (or stopped taking) the paper, because said he that communication run afoul of me, and I don’t want any more of his papers ? Ah, and why do you want to read mine ? because, I only want to see what they have got in it to-day that takes us off? very well squire, then you like to see squibs, but rior to any other kind of paste of which I have any knowledge. James W. Dominick. We having used, for some time, Mr. Sexton’s Paste, and have as high an opinion of its value as Mr. Dominick. S, T. Seymor , Andrew Seymor. Mr. S e x t o n , S i r , I have used the Strop and Paste which I had of you last fall, with peculiar pleasure, and do don’t like to pay for the powder, now squire I j k p t hesitate to pronounce it the best thing of the consider a newspaper as useful, as a livery stable or a tavern, it is to accommodate the public, and if we don’t get the worth of our money it is not the fault of the printer, the ostler or the tavern keeper. We are much indebted to them for our fare, as they are to us for our encouragement, and I think a newspaper a very useful public ac commodation, as much as any thing that comes between black and white, and if our thick skulls cannot comprehend the true meaning of every paragraph or communication, without stopping the paper, why I think it would be cheaper for the Printer, not to enlist such soldiers into his columns, unless he has a strong reinforcement of sensible subscribers, who have independence and both whips and tories, now united in a petition to i c°<>™ge enough (wiih all their ingenuity) to stand ~ 1 . . . . I H i a e n n r r r\r n o m c n Q n o r m i l l a r - i n r * Lord Rawdon, couched in the most eloquent Ian guage,* praying that the valuable life of Col. Haynemight be spared ; but this also was. treat ed w.ith neglect. It was next proposed that Col. Hayne’s children {the mother had recently ex pired with the small pox,) should in their mour ning habilnrnentsV be presented to plead the life of their only surviving parent. Being introduced into his presence, they fell on their knees with clasped hands and weeping eyes, they lisped the shock of newspaper bullet-ins. “ Honi soit, qui maly pense.” DIAMOND. Nantucket Enquirer. A Philadelphia paper relates the following laugh able occurrence :— A prisoner in the bar at the Mayor’s Court in that city, being called on to plead to an indictment for Larceny was told by the Clerk to hold up his right hand. The man imme- nind 1 ever used for keeping my razors in good order. Yours, with my best wishes for your prosperity. R, W ig g i n s . New-York , March 2d. i 824. We have used Sexton’s Metallic Paste on our Razor Strops, and find it superior to Pomeroy’s, or any otherwehave met with. John Martino, William Lyman, Joseph Mynderse, A. G. Fonda, James Walker, II. P. G. Joseph Stillman, The above articles arc made and sold by E Z E K IE L SEXTO N , Schenectady. A liberal allowance to those who purchase by the quantity. 03= The above articles are for sale at the of fice of the Mohawk Sentinel. Schenectady , June 18, 1824. Fright. Penmanship. a a c o o k e , pRO P O S E S giving Lessons to those who are de sirous of improvement in the art of PENMANSHIP, Subscription paper, at this office .—July 27, 1824. 6 put up in small bottles with labels attached to each, designating which is to be applied to Spa vins and which to Ring Bones, and also, accom panying each bottle, directions for applying the same. I y^j-PRICE $ 1 , single bottle- Druggists and Wholesale Venders will be furnished on liberal terms. All orders and communications address ed to J. Griffin, Westerlo, Albany county, will be promptly attended to. JAMES GRJFFIN. O f the numerous Certificates that might be offered ,, the following only are subjoined • This may certify, that I have cured a number of Spavins and Ring Bones, by the use of Pros ser's Linament, and in no instance have 1 applied it without success. H E N R Y PRO S S E R . Westerlo, June 4, 1824. This is to certify, that two years ago, I had a Mare so badly diseased with a Ring Bone, that 1 was unable to use her in any way. As she was a valuable animal, I was induced to try a variety of remedies said to cure every thing, but found no benefit until 1 applied Prosser's Linament, pre pared by J. Griffin, which performed a complete cure in a short time, and have no hesitationin re commending it to the public as a safe and infalli ble cure for the Spavin and Ring Bone. D A V ID IIA N N A Y . Westerlo, June 8 , 1824. I do hereby certify that I applied Prosser’s Lin am e n t, prepared by J. Grjftin, to a most invete rate Ring Bone, which had defied every attempt hitherto made to relieve, and in the short space of a week effected a cure. JO H N H A Y N E S . Westerlo, June 5,1824. This is to Certify, thatljhave-crsetl Prosser's Linament on two Ring Bones, and performed a. cure by it. LU T H E R H A N N A Y . This is to certify, that 1 have frequently cured! Horses of Spavins, Ring Bones and Diseased. Joints, by the use of Prosser's Linament as pre pared by J. Griffin. Z. W. L A Y . Westerlo, June 10 , 1824. ' V For Sale by B. I. M Y N DERSE,Drug gist. Agent, State-Strcct , Sckenciady. 3
