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1 BUSHED EVEfcy FRIDAY JfORN’INO—TERNS TWO DOH*.*R»rER AIVNUM, PAYAB J.EHAXF YEARLY. F A X I ^ y , Y ., F R I D A Y , APRIK* a t* I S S 9 , VOL* 1V-IYO. I t M I S C E L L A N E O U S . • JFrmthe Literary Souvenir. SABAH CURRAN.. SarahCumn hasalready been the theme o f atorv and of song; and so long a s “Tbe Broken H e m ” of Washington Irving be read; and the exquisite melo dy of “ She la fair from the Land,” of our NationalPoet, Atoore, shall preserve its popularity— so long must thereat histo ry of the Inspirer of these pathetic rec ords continue to interest the sympathies o f the gentle and tliegood. When first I saw her, she was in her twelfth year* ^and was even at that age ‘ remarkable for a pensive cliavacte.r of cpnntenence, which she never afterwards lost. A fa vorite si*ter(to the best of my recollec tion a twin) died when she was eight years old, and Wka buried under a large tree on the \Jawii of -the 'Priory (Mr. Currants seat, near Dublin,) directly op posite the window of ftheir nursery.— The tree had been a chosen haunt of - i . - u c ttiui iiicu, lu u v e r i m e cdium iiv u i iicr the becoming a French province. His they bad often sat together—pulledthf . (he little that known of first primroaes at its root—and watched in its leaves, the earliest verdure of the spring. Many an hour for many a year, did the afflicted survivor take her silent stand • at the melancholy window, ga zing on tbe well-known spot, which con stituted all her little world o f joys and Borrows. To this circumstance she at tributed the. tendency to melancholy which formed so marked a feature of i»er character through life. Fondly attached to both ber parents her grief may be imagined when at the period of her attaining her fourteenth year, Mr. Curran publicly endeavored id obtain a divorce from his wife. As there existed no ground but his caprice o f temper for this disgraceful proceed ing, he, of course, failed in his attempt; and, a s the publicjvere acquainted with history, and the sacrifices which attend ed Mr. Curran** acceptance of bis hand, his conduct attracted no small sbiye o f popular ©ilium. Mr. Curran’s organ was humble, and his splendid tal ents might not have been found suffi cient to have raised him to the position in society he subsequently occupied, bad it not been for his marriage with a lady o f family and fortune.' He began bis career as private tutor in the family of Dr. Creaghe, o f Creaghe Castfe, iii the county of Cork; a gentleman of large property, a s well as enlightened and eminent physician. Miss Creaghe a young lady of considerable taste and acquirements, proved two sensible of the genius and talents of this accom plished inmate o f her paternal dwelling, and a private maWioge was th«^ conse quence. After a short lime subsequent to jtsdiscovery had elapsed, Doct. C . consented to forgive his daughter received her once more beneath bis roof and allowed her fortune to be expended on Mr. Curran’s studie* at the Temple. That he requkled the affections of |h is amiable woman by altemptiiiglo repu diate her, will surprise no one in the least acquainted vf ilh the general de tails o f his domestic conduct. .The breaking upj of bis establishment, Till' dispersion of\ bis family, and liis own loss of eliaratiler, were the consequen ces 6f this unhajrpy step. His appeal to a court o f Justice’felii heard with im patience, and repelled witYrinclignalioi tbis perplexing position, my youn frieii much distmguisfted amoj^'^re ber* of her family, as they were from Uie ordinary rahlt-pfsociety. Her ,en manners and amiable qualities, ithsptii .. .nill . _ friendship never afterwards deserted her. Among these was the Keverend Thomas Crawford, of Lismore, one of the earliest of Mr. Curran’s College friend?. To be -unhappy, was in itself a letter o f introduction to which he was never inattentive. H e Was acquainted with everv member of Mr. Curran’s , - . . . , ..... d i i f * 1- ? ; ' » ; « w e Urn. .uddrnlv om ^ Zion T .nd e d fep.affliction e e S i i n (/posit a de will! wb icta his youngest atid favorite daughtef Was overwhelmed by the separation of hep parents, induced Mr. Crawford to oflfei rMrAiBjMgyjuin in his h y ^ i r any thing couldTEave^m§cd'~her>to forget 1 her father, it would bave been the part which this worthy man so generously acted towards lier. She was to him indeed, as a daughter; he loved ber, and valued her as such. Under his protec ting care she remained, until Mr. Cur ran recalled bis hanished children once more to their home, St1 formed a new es-' tablishmentfor their reception. But a- las! my poor friend’s life was but an April day; ot rather, it consisted of “drops of joy with drafts o f ill between. The two or three years she spent under the paternal roof, were the last she was permitted to number o f enjoyment and happiness. During the long war in which Eng land— olten single handed—struggled, with glory and success, for her own in tegrity Slid tlie liberty of Europe, her peaceful shores were repeatedly threat ened With invasion by a foreign foe.— The rumours of such an event, becom ing very prevalent about the year 1802, reached the ear o f a young enthusiast, at that time an exile from his native country, in Switzerland. In that cra dle o f liberty, did Robert Emmett, as he said, endeavor to foiget the miseries of his native country, and the dishonor vyith which his soul beheld iier branded arid live tbe life o f a freeman! When Switzerland, after a vain resis tance, wqs fettered by tlie shackles of Buoriapsrte, Ireland Was immediately with a Gallic descent; and Emmett, in an ill-fated hour, landed on her shores as he affirmed, to avert the calamity of her becoming a French province. His plans, by the little that is known of them, appear to'have been perplexed and incoherent in the extreme; and hud they been otherwise, the premature commencement pf the insurrection would have rendered them abortive.— After a slightdisturbance, of only a few hours duration, on the night of July 23, 1803, in which Kiltvardeti and Some other loyalists were unfortunately as- sasinated, peace and good order were again reilored. A few of the ringlead ers were punished;— and among the nuinber, this unh.appy worshipper of Utopian freedom became a sacrifice io his romantic dreams of libety and patri otism. Previously to this eventful pe riod of his life, Mr. Currant eldest son, Richard had been intimate with Robert Emnaelt, at Tnnily College, & their youthful friendship, on his return to Ireland, was unfortunately renewed. — He introduced his friend to his fa ther and sisters; and Emmett became a constant visitor at the Priory. An at tachment, as ardent as it was unfortunate Was soon formed between him and Air. Curran’s youngest daughter. In the outpouring o f his soul to this object of his idolatry, the enthusiast revealed all his plans and intentions respecting the meditated overthrow o f the Irish Gov ernment: happy would it hmvo bssnfar him, had he attended lo tfae words of Wiidomand of warning that fell from her gentle lips; but, alas I on this occa sion they were o f no avail. Dazzled with the splendor thrown by Roman story over deeds admired because suc cessful, he persuaded himself that os tyranny was weakness, those whom , he considered the enslavers o f his country could bo easily subdued; and lie rush ed with heedless impetuosity into the struggle. Mr. Curran’s politics had formerly been wlmt are called “liberal;” but from the time that his party had succeeded to power, lie attached himself lo the gov ernment under which he enjoyed a post o f honor and emolument. His surprise and indignation could hardly be won dered al, When it was announced to him that he was an object o f suspicion to Iris former friends, and that he was suppo sed to be implicated in Emmett’s de signs. H e repaired instantly to the Castle of Dublin, and i nsisted on remain ing in custody $tere, until every person ~ ' ' id-bocn-axaminal e©. Aslxi#\ loyaltf h ad n so apparefit^jiwas a eetemnmial to hi* feelings, bolh arapftrsitt«nda then o f ' sured beyond all doubt, trial atWedSt4^ 1^ plicated; the letters from bis daughter bad been found amongst Emmetts pa pers; and that an order had been issu ed from tbe Lord Lieutenadt lo h L‘ house and correspondence exa As Mr. Curran was conscious own innocence, he only felt as a resolved desperate as may be she believed him to be ‘far away On the billow,” beyond the power of hi* ene- tqtea, and destined to reach in safely the more hospitable shores of America.— That very dSy he was arrested! 1 shall not attempt to describe her feeling, on receiving a letter from Emmett, inform ing her that, as she had refused to ac company, him, he was determined to' re- inam in Ireland, and abide his i fate,— Thus, if possible, was another barb ad ded to the arrow tbat smote these hap less, lovers; nor could my poor friend ever foi give herself for being, as s he thought the certain though innocent cause of Emmett’s unhappy end. Her arguments were not wholly disregarded by him, as, in one of Iris replies, he re marks: “I am aware of the chasm that opens beneath my feet; but 1 keep my eyes fixed on the visiqu#.ofgioty which flit before thena, and-^ aim resolved to clear tbe gulph, aespe the attempt.” The circumstances of Emmett’s trial and condemnation are to a ell known to render it necessary for me to recapitu late them in this place. After the de livery of hi* animated and affecting de fence, Lord Norbury pronounced sen tence of death upon hifin; and the ill-fa ted man was executed the following day in Thomas street, near the spot on which lie had established the revolutionary de pot of arms and amunition. Before liis death (when removed to Newgate, af ter his trial^ lie authorized a gentleman to announce to government, that he was the chief mover and instigator of the insurrection; and out oftlie sum ol £2,500 which he had received on the death of his father, ha(l expended £l,400in the preparitory outlay. A lois of reason, of some months’ continuance, spared my poor^ friend tlie misery of travelling, step Uy step, thro’ the wilderness of which Emmett« trial and execution would have proved to her; & when she recovered Tier lover haribeon for some time numbered with the dead. A s soon as her health per mitted, she loft the residence o f her fa ther, whose heart remained .untouched by those misfortunes and sufferings which excited the pity and sympathy of cyery pne beside. Mr. Curran refused to sec Iris daughter alter her recovery; and iho was again thrown on the world, wliich, w ith -morof jhsn pdtStiC’trutb, had proved a broken reed and pfercui W lo the heart. But God raised up friends to this slrikea deer; and, ina letter of liersnotv before me, written at the time she says—speaking of that kind and .n- miable family, who received her when deserted by her father— “ 1 find a pleas ure in reflecting, thaF toyjfathe# intro duced foe to the Pcnroses, as i f it were to atone for his continued severity tow ardls me.” I received several letters from her, during her residence at Wood- hill, near Cork, the seat of M r Cow- per Penrose; o f whose tenderness and affection, as well as the kindness of the whole family, she makes constant men- tion. While under the protection ot this gentleman’s rool, she again became the object of an ardent and disinterest* .ed attachment. Among the many who mest and admired her, Colonel Stur gees, a person ef peculiarly engaging manners and deportment; and who, with the \gay godi humor’’ of the military profession, possessed' discernment and sensibility enough to appreciate and es. iRfttjfft 1 1 diMppovntHWSNk! most flatter n g recaption jfir^t mt|d? hia proposals Mips Curran f i w d i y thin. ^ “ lnm to dcUSt assured hiui, aappoint She had hoped that his passion had sub sided into tlie more placid sentiment of friendship, when a sadden call o f mili tary duty in a distant land, proved to her how fallacious had been her hopes.— The peaceful, but deceitful calm of her expectations, was suddenly' interrupted hy Colonel Sturgeon’s arrival, in hafcte, at WoodhiTl, and announceinent that in four days h e roust leave Cork for Lon don, and thence for immediate foreign service. He again renewed his suit with all the energy of despair. He had a friend in every member o f the Penrose mily; all pf whom were anxious to the union o f two persons so calculated to make each other happy, should not be deferred, They united their entreat ies lo Miss Curran to give a favorable answer; and, in three days, she became the wife of a soldier, than whom tio second suiter $Quld bettor deserve her hsnd. Alter yielded thus, as it were, a sur prised consent, her heart failed her; and the morning of her .wedding day she implored her kind friends to allow her to proceed nu further. They remons trated with her and told her she would bp trifling with the feelings of one ofthe most amisble of men, should she mani fest such a disposition. She was mar ried at Glajnmire church, near Woodhil), and was, it* truth, a mourning bride. One of four female friends who.accompanied her in the coach to GJanmire, told me, she knew not w ho shed most teaxs upoti the road. After a year’s residence in England, Colonel Sturgeon was ordered to Sicily, where my poor friend endeav ored to make him happy and herself cheerful, Some, perhaps who have casually tael her, both before and pfler ber marriage, have ,not consideredMicr so remarkable a person as she' rtally was; forgetful that tho refinement of true gcniua is opposed to all intellectual ostentationjthat talents in one so oflBic ted as she hadbeen, must often be veil ed by the slorkness o f cherished sorrow; —aotfthat genuine sensibility flourish es not on the rugged highway of com mon life, but delights to expand its blos soms in the shelter and secret o f foster ing kihdness. A sudden descent of the French on the Siciliaxi shores, in the year 1808, ob liged the English to leave that country in hpite. After a stormy and. dangcr- ou» I>«a3»g« u f e x p o s e d to all the inconveniences of ^ crowd ed transporl, Colonel and Mrs. Stur geon arrived at Portsmouth. A abort time before they landed, Mrs. S. hid given birib to a delicate and drooping boy; wliosre death, aoon after, atoms to have piit alimslilng stroke to all sufior- ings, at.%the, In Kent. The last request Mr*. S . made of her father was* that she might be buried under her favorite treo' a t the Priory. She was »parod the cruelty of a refu sal; as, after her death, Mr. C. said he would nol have his lawn turned into a church yard;’ and she ivas buried at the little village of Newmarket, in the coun ty o f Cork, where her father was born. Col. Sturgeon did not long survive her; be was killed in Portugal, daring the Peninsular war, by a random shot, firrd from a vineyard at a party of stragglers following our troops, who were often thus rewarded by the poor deluded natives, om account of their supposed Republic* n,1 profeaiorof Chemistry;Dr?. Henry JY11* ’ liams, from Baltimore, and jobn Gittii from ne,ar Fhiladelpbia, physicians— under pay o f $80 per month— iipd. 37 privates under nay of $20—onaniieed in Washington City, and left there in July, 1821, from thence they prdoeeded ,,to Erie, where they went on tne topsail schooner, capt. Rirdsal, landed at Green B^j and wintered— went by Parie dti Chiea to St. Anthony’s falls, Mlsiitsippi — went up St. Petei’s jSQO miles -ih search of lead mines, where they dis covered seyeral very valuable ones— wintered there—went down same riireir, ' and down Mississippi to the mouth of the MiwsouTi to the foot of the Bocky Mountaiw-r-twhferedAhere,\kc t contlii- * lied to the[ middle o f August—thjin cros sed the Mountains, and were west e^ht ,~ years. Whilq traveling by the > Qcean and having been over into Asil, south towards the he«d of CoUuaMa riv er, they weworertakenby asnowitorro, and compelled to bnijd houses snd star .. there nine months, Six o f Avhich the sdh.-1 never rose and the dirknesi wasss great as during our nights, T h e snow, part of * tbe time, was .14 feet deepr and the » compay were compellea to tmi 41 of tbeir packhorsea to prevent starving, ; whilst the only food the hbnes had wai birch bark, which the company cut and carried to theito by walking on tlie snow with snow shoes. Eeach of the com pany was armed with a double barrelled v. rifle, made for the purpose, a braes of pistols, svrord, butcher knife and tom*- * hawk, with an edge snd three spikes.—’ Added to thes^ they carried on a'horio * a small brass piece 6f ordnance taken • from gen, Burgoyne In the revolutiori. After passing the mountains they pasie’d 386 diiferent Indian tribes, spine per fectly white, soine entirely covered with hair, (denominated the Esau Indiana) who were amongthe most singular, and so wild that the comjyiny Were compel led to run them down with horses to < take their dimensions, which was pari of tbeir duty, whilst others evinced, tbe nuos frinuly disposition. ; - Whilil west of the mountains thoy fell in with a tribe denominated the Copper Indians, rvlio receive their name from owning extensive copper mines; 300 of them armed with ;bow» and cop per darts, copper knives and axes at tacked the company in day time ; a se~ ' vere action ensued, and only about 30 Of the Indians escaped—the rest were killed or wounded, with a loss o f two of the company and several wounded. Among tbe varioua discoveries made by the company vvc have only room lo • mention those. o f extensive beds of pure aalt the largest o f which was 18 acres, several inches deep, on the bor ders found to be pure and wjiolesom; also inumerpble bedsofallum, iron, lead, copper, gold and silver ore, tbe gold »1- most pure. Among the animals, Mr. C. describes the „ grisly grey bear, as the roost ferocious, and lord o f the for- eat, Tbe weight of several killed by the company varied from $0 to 123 pounds. Their strength was surpris ing, and talcs told of it were almost be yond belief. -v The remaini of tha coinpany Started fbr home in Axiguat 183). They re-croned the mountains on te the heads of the Missouri river, there built s boat and those who were lame went on board,lh» r*it on foot. Clpt. l^van worthJ)fiinglanfe^rMe3fe_horsh»ck' with thoieuon fool. & ia aupposad to b» now in’ Wishh^toir GitV' hyM r. - ‘ w m m M » f e WithouflMangUme40^ffftq^hye1rifo extent of his urisfQrtnfles,'rii'tirs&rna 0 aTI ced sentence^ o f banishnieiw forr\^ from tlie paternal roof, on t|re innoc cause of bis temporary vexation. A- oaongst Eminett’9 papers were found various letters from b a rail Curran, all warning him against, his fatal design, and pointing out to him its folly and im practicability. There was also one let ter refusing the offer o f hi* hand, giving as her reason, the imposi of leaving a father she s0 fondly loved, For a shorL time after the explosion of the plot* Emmett was concealed in a safe-retreat in Dublin—hi* passage s e cured on board an American vessel—ot the last time i saw my friend happy and -> * «- t f|l 'I ' her heart; tie was no. ,-i-r a T t . i I I ‘il / M t H * A *11 » y-a—» > < i < while, at the .insensible to eaired^-— vain diTThe employ dll the elo- qd^nce o f gtief-*-unfold the secret re cesses o f the Lear}, where one image reigned supreme—and plead liis own cause for him, by proving how little he deserved, at least, but a divided af fection. ‘ The constancy and tenderness of her attachment to Emmett, seemed to ren der her more interesting to Colonel Sturgeon\; and as he continued a wel come guestat Mr. Penrose’s, an inti- niacy still Subsisted between them#— been ahsertit (nearly 11 years) all hopes ‘ tii.xy as abandoned, o s it ;inis\ta tlve^trrnges 1 ■ On Wednesday evening the 15th, one of the party, Mr. William Clawson, stopped at the house of a gentleman in Fearing township in this county, on his way home wards, (Northumberland Co Pa.) who has politely furnished us with the folioiving particulars obtained from Mr. C. • , The company consisting of col. ».en- ry He ven worth, conimandant, fromxxear Albany, N . Y. ; Sipeo Haeler, a native of France, Topographical engineer Jataes Watson, from Baltimore, Sid, ronitnacmt»p|i an Indian, which broke his hi Oapt L. seized a pistol from his saddle snd shot him dead, after which be wae got ssfe to camp. . We, are a ware the abo ve iketeli m very imperfect and far from being satisfactory, but will a t least prove interesting, xho notes takeo by the.company will be pub lished, and we look With some anxiety lor a notice oftheir arrival in Waahington- It cannot-fail o f being gratifying to the citi zens of the country to* know that even « part of lho company have relumed, bosidea the joy it mint give their relative* and friends. 1
