flourishing if he chose. They were already very thirsty, and if he would not dismiss them, they declared they would go off without dismission, and get something to drink; and he might fine them if that would do him any good; they were able to pay their fine, but could not go without drink to please any body; and they swore they would never vote for another captain who wished to be so unreasonably strict.

"The captain behaved with great spirit upon this occasion, and a smart colloquy ensued; when at length, becoming exasperated to the last degree, he roundly asserted, that no soldier ought ever to think hard of the orders of his officer; and finally he went as far as to say, that he did not think any gentleman on that ground had any just cause to be offended with him. The dispute was at length settled by the captain's sending for some grog, for their present accommodation, and agreeing to omit reading the military law, as directed by a late act, and also all the military manœuvres, except two or three such easy and simple ones as could be performed within the compass of the shade. After they had drunk their grog, and "spread themselves," they were divided into platoons.

""Tention the whole!-To the right wheel!" Each man faced to the right about.

"Why, gentlemen, I didn't mean for every man

to stand still and turn nayturally right round; but when I told you to wheel to the right, I intended for you to wheel round to the right as it were. Please to try that again, gentlemen; every right hand man must stand fast, and only the others turn round."

"In a previous part of the exercise, it had, for the purpose of sizing them, been necessary to de nominate every second person a " right hand man." A very natural consequence was, that on the present occasion those right hand men maintained their position, and all the intermediate ones faced about as before.

"Why look at 'em now!" exclaimed the captain in extreme vexation. "I'll be d-d if you can understand a word I say. Excuse me, gentlemen, but it rayly seems as if you couldn't come at it exactly. In wheeling to the right, the right hand eend of the platoon stands fast, and the other eend comes round like a swingle tree. Those on the outside must march faster than those on the inside, and those on the inside not near so fast as those on the outside. You certainly must understand me now, gentlemen; and now please to try once more."

"In this they were a little more successful. "Very well, gentlemen; very well indeed: and now, gentlemen, at the word wheel to the left, you must wheel to the left.

"Tention the whole! To the left-left no-right -that is the left-I mean the right—left, wheel! march!"

"In this he was strictly obeyed; some wheeling to the right, some to the left, and some to the right, left, or both ways.

'Stop! halt! let us try again! I could not just then tell my right hand from my left; you must excuse me, gentlemen, if you please; experience makes perfect, as the saying is; long as I've served, I find something new to learn every day, but all's one for that: now, gentlemen, do that motion once more."

"By the help of a non-commissioned officer in front of each platoon, they wheeled this time with considerable regularity.

"Now, boys, you must try to wheel by divisions, and there is one thing in particular which I have to request of you, gentlemen, and it is this, not to make any blunder in your wheeling. You must mind and keep at a wheeling distance; and not talk in the ranks, nor get out of fix again; for I want you to do this motion well, and not make any blunder now.

""Tention the whole! By divisions! to the right wheel! march!"

"In doing this, it seemed as if Bedlam had broke loose; every man took the command"Not so fast on the right!-How now! how

now!-Haul down those umbrellas!-Faster on the left! Keep back a little in the middle there -Don't crowd so-Hold up your gun, Sam-Go faster there!-Faster !-Who trod on me ?Dn your huffs, keep back! keep back!Stop us, captain, do stop us-Go faster thereI've lost my shoe-Get up again-Ned, halt! halt! halt!-Stop, gentlemen! stop! stop!

"By this time they got into utter and inexplicable confusion, and so I left them."

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CHAPTER XXXIV.

Arts, Sciences, and Literature of South CarolinaNewspapers-Incomes of the Planters-Houses -Productions of the Soil-Implements of Husbandry-Waggons- Sledges-Grasses-Pas

ture Lands-Manufactures-Gunpowder-Grist Mills-Manufactories of Cordage-Commerce of South Carolina-Neutral Trade-Conduct of the Belligerents-Exports from Charleston,

ARTS, sciences, and literature receive but little encouragement in South Carolina. The sports of the field, the pleasures of the bottle, and the conviviality of the table, have more charms for a Carolinian than philosophical inquiries or the study of the Belles Lettres; yet some few have distinguished themselves as writers upon the local or general history of the country, and the revolutionary war. Among the most recent are Dr. Ramsay and Governor Drayton. To the latter gentleman I am indebted for much of the information I have obtained concerning the climate and diseases, agriculture, and manufactures of that state.

There are three newspapers published daily in