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FOR THE FREE PRESS. SERENA ! A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION, CHAPTER Vila ae But, O thou tyrant! Do not repent these things ; for they are heavier Than all thy woes can stir; therefore betake thee To nothing but despair. SHAKSPEARE. Amewell and Morton, on the reception of the tidings relative to Rowland, in stantly proceeded to adopt measures in order to counteract them. But previous to this undertaking, Leddro was more particularly interrogated as to the facts within his knowledge. ‘‘Leddro,” said Ameweil, ‘‘did you hear anything from those villains relating to the amount of their forces ? ** Not to particularize in that respect,” replied Leddre. ‘* But Rowland, in re ply to one of the inquiries of his comrade, said that he alone would attempt her ges ture.”” “Be that as it may,” sad Mornton, ‘through the instrumentality of some means highly sacrilegious, he will tear from the embrace of filial affection the on ly sister, so he is yet untouched by the ruthless hand of Death. Three beloved sisters whose angelick smiles hitherto were wont to cheer my heart when torn with care and anguish, whose enlivening con verse gave to the hue of the fleeting hours, a lively and beautiful aspect, have sunk into the grave. Still, however, will the fear of brotherly and unfeigned affection startle in my eye at their recollection, and at the consciousness of their loss will this beserm cling—instinctively cling, to that one, whose gentle and quiet spirit still breathes the purity of Heaven. And am I thus to be deprived of my only source of consolation? God forbid that such an event should ever occur, while there is an arm, unwithered in its strength, to blast such a murderous, and brutal design. Heaven knows that the arm of Henry Mornton would crush that reptile to the earth.” »* Brave and generous Mornton,”’ ‘said in mewell, ‘‘I rejoice at the firmness of your resolutions. Let us arrange our troops in form best calculated to facilitate our enterprise. I am assured of our suf ficiency of numbers to justify us in the at tempt.” Jmnewell Mornton immediatly arrang ed their troops, each assuming a particular station of command. Leddro went before as a guide, and the company following him, wound among the lone trackless de file which irregularly intersected the coun try, while the summits of the mountains of Auckland towered majestically above. “I suppose our troops stationed at York Island, have tolerated an immense round of difficulties and perplexities,” said Amewell to his friend. ‘ Doubtless,” replied Mornton, “ for Lord Howe had adopted the plan of attack previous to our departure, if the news we received were credible.” ‘* We have an enterprise to employ our present considerations,” sad Amewell.— * Is it practicable, Leddro, to ascend yon der mount ?”” ” ** Lascended it,’ said Leddro. ‘* It was from that summit that an extensive pros pect was visible. I will not attempt to describe it—with a little exertion we will shortly view it. The men struck into a path which led to the base of the mountain. Here taking a different path, they gradually ascended it. The road was completely overshadow ed with trees, whose foliage was thickly interwoven with wild ivy. At length they attained the summit. “Here,” said Leddro, pointing to the South, * do you not see the plain which extends to the next range of hills ?” * Udo,” replied Amewell, _ in the centre of that plain Rowland is situated, in a cave which is curiously en compassed with shrubs, quagmires, bush es, and a few trees.” * Joy!” exclaimed Amewell, ** we shall soon beset the reptile’s den. I trust he will think of plotting other schemes than the pollution of innocence, when the tri os es umphant shouts of our warriours assail his ear.” i .% «But should we not find him in his den,” said Mornton, ** then ° «¢ We'll pursue him to the very extrem ities of the continent,” interrupted Ame well. ‘Should we find the cavern vacant,’’ said Leddre, ** we can rest assured that he has gone on his diabolical mission.”’ The thought pierced Amewell to the heart. ‘That Rowland had accomplished his design seemed however, improbable. But impatience urged him forward——» Lead the way.” Leddre recommenced the march.— Leaving the summit of the mountain, he pursued a path which led down its south ern side. ‘ To the right,” shouted Amewell to his hand, and with the rapidity of lightning his warriours sprang from the crag into the path, and following him closely they soon reached the bottom of the hill. Urging forward, they came to a defile which led to the swamp. Just then a man sprang from a thicket near them, and uncere moniously presented to Mornton, a billet which he held in his hand. He was bathed in sweat and dust.‘* Read—Read,”’ he exclaimed anxiously, ‘« Who are you?” inquired Mornton, ** What have you forgot your old Stew ard Davy?” ** Davy !”? said the astonished Mornton ‘why this perturbation—tell me instant ly. How does Serena ?”’ But Davy continued his importunities, Read, Read.’? Worn out with fatigue, he sank upon the earth, and remained ap parently lifeless. ‘‘ Mornton,’’ said Amewell, ‘ let us un ravel this mystery.” Morton with evident agitation broke the seal, and read as follows - Dean Nernen,«A horrible event has transpired—the murderous and brutal Rowland has rendered our mansion a scene of wailing Serena is captured—yes the mon ster tore her from my embrace, and ere I could exert myself in her defence, a blow from his arm deprived me of my senses—I am, indeed, yet living—but the lamp of life waxes him—Oh, Mornton hasten to the rescue of your hapless sister—apprise Amewell of the fact~he will use his en ergies to free her from ignominy——Davy will tell the rest !—may God prosper you! Mornton.” Rage, despair, and horrour alternately swayed the bosoms of Cmewell and Morn ton. Their frenzied imaginations wrought images of dire import. ‘* Villain, murder er,’ burst from their quivering lips. ** Heavens !” said Amewell, “ the mon ster regales himself with his brutal con quest——revels in his preposterous— “Nay,” interrupted Mornton, * the vil lain’s refuge is rendered unstable. We are now in its vicinity, and with a force competent to crush it to atoms The wretch shall grovel with the worm. But what else, Davy, relative to this affair ?”’ Davy related what the lips of James Mornton had told him. That Mornton in company with his noice has gone out to walk among the pleasure grounds. That he, perceiving the time of their absence to be much longer than usual, began to be apprehensive of some calamity. That search was immediately made, and the body of Mornton was found on the ground contiguous to the bower, breathless. That he was immediately carried in the house, and medical assistance being procured, the wound which was inflicted on his head, was properly dressed. ‘That he related the circumstances respecting the capture of Sarana. Return instantly,” said Mornton, ‘to the mansion. Tell my uncle of our inten tions, and of our present circumstances, instantly. But hold you need refresh ment.” Opening a knapsack, of provisions which was borne by a soldier, he presented to Davy a part of its contents for nourishment, after which he began his return home ward. * Mornton,”” said Amewell, ‘‘let us be resolute in our attack. ‘ discumfiture of Rowland’s troops will probably require it. They are all of them ferocious, vindictive and highly experienced in blood-shed.”’ ‘*The fitter to perish beneath our swords,’ said Mornton, find farewell, turning to his hand with the voice of a Stentor, vociferated, “‘On!” To return to the cavern. Serena, after having continued in her lethargick sleep for some time awake The ray of mor ning was streaming through a crevice in the apartment. She arose and examined it.— Not the slightest prospect was visible. The sides of the room were extremely rough, from the frequent projections of rocks. The hight which but dimly stream ed into the room was insufficent to afford means of making a strict examination. But on one side she discovered a door, which was strongly barricaded. The coach which she had slept upon, and an old bench, constituted its furniture. To make any attempts to escape would be totally fruitless. Her recent violent exertions, and the extreme agitation of her mind had totally deprived of her strength. She was about to attempt opening the door, when the sound of footsteps ap proaching her fell upon her ear, and soon after the dismal jarring of bolts was heard. Serena, with an involuntary tremour, withrew to the more remote corner of the room, and awaited with fear the entrance of Rowland. He presently came. To scrutinize his appearance was an act too daring for Serena. Yet as she stood in weeping loveliness, her eye would uncon sciously betray a wild but mournful glance; her cheek would glow with the blush of unyielding modesty, and a few slight emo tions of anguish would pervade her bosom while a sense of the utter hopelessness of her condition passed over her mind. But beautiful—and innocent—her spotless soul towered to its maker. With her lovely hands clasped upon her bosom, and her mild blue eye, beaming with purity, turned towards the fountain of it lustre, she breath ed a fervent ejaculation to Heaven. Row land now was deeply sensible of female love liness,and worth. Never before did his dark blooming eye beam with the cheer fulness of repentance. But the perpetual malignity which had ever frowned darkly from its kingdom, still would unconscious ly rankle in its brightness, and cast upon his lips which might otherwise well become the features of a courtier, a sullen and fe rocious frown. Deeply knitting his brows he stood at the entrance of the apartment, in doubt whether to proceed or recoil — But there stood his victim—powerless ! ‘*Serena,’’ he exclaimed, on entering, if you will lift up that drooping head, and cast but one pardoning glance—one glance of benignity upon one who adores you the smile of happiness will cheer this bosom and—~” ‘‘Have I merited your displeasure ?” said Serena, regardless of what he said, and anxious only for herself. ‘*do not merit your displeasure,” re turned Rowland abruptly. ‘* Nay, Sere na, why will you frown upon one, the ar dour of whose affection merits a recipro city in you. But you are indifferent to entreaties. Know you not, that the love of Richard Rowland is as pure and unfeigned as that which thrills in the careless bo som of young Gilbert Amewell? A boy, whose valour extends no father than the mere, petty trifling with the peculiarities of warfare. “Talk not of affection,” said Serena, resolutely, ‘¢A heart like yours, so unper vious to every feeling of human warmth, so utterly unsensable to every empion of mildness, and of heroick virtue, cannot entertain those diviner—those better feel ings, which can assert the toleration of a single shadow of unkindness.” ** Ah, Serena,” cried the affected Briton, ‘“t you treat me with cruelty. You still continue to perpetuate the turbulence of this bosom. ‘You whose smile alone can quell its turmoils, and impart to it a single ray of rapture. Why will you not justly appre ciate my feelings? and why will you en tertain that aversion which Heaven knows to be unnatural, and cruel ?’’ “Rowland,” replied Serena, “ You have inflicted a wound in this bosom which will rankle there until the very hour which wafts me to eternal happiness, unless you give me a restoration to my own dear associates, whose virtuous and kind ly intercourse has entwined around my heart wreath of flowers which the grave alone can wither. Remember, Rowland, is the friendly voice of a father, or the tender accents of a mother ever filled your ear, and you pined in a dungeon of unremitting captivity—remember that those accents will still haunt your ear, and anguish— deep, inexpressible, and torturing anguish, will rend your bosom at a sense of your in capacity to reunite with them. But father, and mother alas! I have none. Their gentle spirits have long flown from the sphere of probation, and their daughter, Rowland, must soon follow them. And Heaven knows that she will; that every spark of her life shall be extinguished, ere she prove subservient to wishes so horri ble, so inhuman as thine own.’ A tear of momentary passion struggled to her eye, and the recollection of scenes of youthful hopes and friendships—of hours crowned with the sweets of real enjoyments —of home, and its endearments, of Ame well—flashed across her mind with belwil dering influence. She endeavoured to tranquillize her thoughts, and after a few exertions tried to listen to the voice of Rowland. ‘‘ You deserve my censures,”’ said Row land, ‘‘ for cruelty have you trifled with my feelings. But are you not sensible of the results of a connexion which will evi dently enhance the interests of your ador er? Know that Richard Rowland is pos sessed of qualities which are probably sub servient even to every caprice of the female mind, that England, is the fountain of all that is good, and grand, prosper ous, and happy—is the land of his nativity, and that his domains are wider than the exiguous, and contracted limits of an A merican plantation. Renown has its charms and its winning smile, nor is it a stranger to the ear of Richard Rowland. Do you not deem it peculiarly indispensa ble to happiness? Fame, fame, Serena, is the only torch which can guide man to the couch of mental enjoyment. Do you imagine a weak and unpro tected female unprepared to resist such base and deceptive allurements? Nay, Rowland—you trample upon every princi ple which the dignity of female virtue has established. But, let me ask, what bles sings you have ever realized through the instrumentality of fame? And of what character is your fame? Inhuman sacrile gious, merciless, and brutal in the extreme. Your hand, sir, you have adapted to no other purpose than of extinguishing the warmth of female virtue, of plunging the ruthless dagger in the heart of the hapless innocent in your midnight excursions, and of polluting the shrine of freedom by your barbarous oppressions. Are you not deeply sensible of these ? If your heart is in the slightest degree susceptible of feel ing it cannot rest secure from their impres sion. And if you are possessed of the feelings of a man, I entreat you to leave me.” She spoke these words with an air of seriousness. Her eye sparkled in the hallowed resentment of her bosom,and her cheek grew pale at its expression.— Rowland stood motionless, with his eyes fixed upon Serena. ‘ And is it thus,” said he, “that I am to be duped by such churlish outpourings of a captive? Nay, Serena, obedience, strict obedience to my com mands, will ensure to every man and wo man my protection and my fidelity— Yours will do more.” ‘‘ Perhaps a gentle alleviation in my condition,” said Serena, ironically. ‘‘But no,—such an unprincipled base, and un becoming submission would eventually excite the most insufferable pangs in this bosom. Indignity!—the cup of misery and depravity would be drained to the very dregs. Again I entreat you, in the name Heaven, to leave me !”? ‘* Mildly, mildly,” said the haughty Rowland; “such harsh, and imperious tones thut ill become you. Serena, to be serious you are mine. And, by the ghost of St. Peter, you shall continue so until the interposition of some unearthly means shall render you otherwise. In fact, in con geniality from unquestionable authority nothing more or less than the ver better part of Richard Rowland,—ha, ha, ha!” ‘‘ Laugh on, and rejoice in your hellish rapture,”’ said the indfgnant girl. ‘* The brazen front of tyranny will not blush, even at the conviction of errour, and you Row land, are a tyrant.” ‘* But for what, dove ?” ‘+ For tyrannizing over the feelings of a heart unacustomed to such treatment, and the emotions of a mind which I deem as sanctified as the very shrine of earthly ho liness. And, sir, your titles and posses sions in the calm contemplative mind of reason, are but shadows of greatness.— The mere boast of them ranks you among the grovelling reptiles of the earth. But forgive me that expression. II cannot,” she continued with a palpitating bosom . ‘*I cannot prove subordinate to your de signs. If for innocence you ever enter tained the slighest regard,—if for a bo som hitherto untouched by the rod of an guish, you can now evince the most dis tant token of respect,—finally, if pity ever touched your heart at the pining, and sor rowing form of that one whose all is but remembered as a vain elusive shadow of past blessedness, restore me to the em brace of freedom, or instantly leave my presence.” Rowland was deeply affected. His eye beamed with the warmth of his relenting bosom. ‘‘ For the present will I leave you, until other sentiments shall prompt me to other resolutions.” ;7 HEREAS James Hickson Thom as Hickson on the thirtieth day of April, A. D. 1817, by indenture of release by way of Mortgage, registered, and the power recorded in the Clerk’s office of Cayuga county, in the book E of mortga ges, page two hundred, for securing the pay ment of two hundred and fifty dollars, with interest,as therein specified,did release and convey unto David Hyde, John H. Beach, and Ebenezer S. Beach, all that parcel of land situated in the village of Auburn, being a part of lot number forty-six in the old township of Aurelius, and county of Cayuga, and bounded as follows :—begin ning at the southwest corner of a lot belonging to Jacob Elliott, running thence west two and a half rods, thence worth fourteen rods, thence east two and a half rods, and thence fourteen rods to the place of beginning .~And whereas default has been made in the payment of the said sum of two tandred and fifty dollars and interest, which said sum of money and interest unpaid amounts to four hundred and fifty five dollars and forty seven cents, the sum claimed to be due on the said mortgage at this date—Norice is there fore hereby given that by virtue of a power contained in the said mortgage, and in pur suance of the statute in such case made and provided,the said mortgaged premises will be sold at publick vendue at the American Hotel, kept in the said village of Auburn, County of Cayuga, by Thomas Noyes, on the twenty-seventh day of July next.— Dated the 27th of January, 18350, JOHN H. BEACH, EBENEZER 8S. BEACH, Survivors of David Hyde, deceased. HEREAS Alexander Reynolds and David Reynolds, on the tenth day of December, A. D. 1828, by indenture of release by way of mortgage recorded in the Clerk’s office of Cayuga County, in book M, of mortgages, page four hun dred and eighty-one c. for securing the payment of five hndred and fifty -one dol lars, with annual interest, as therein spe ecified, did release and convey to Russel Brown all that certain piece of land dis tinguished as a part of Lot number thirty in the Town of Sempronius, and bounded as follows ; beginning at a stake and stone standing on the east bank of the mill creek, thence east along the south line of said lot fifty chains and eighty links to the centre of the highway, thence north twenty-eight decrees west thirteen chains and fifty-two links to a stake in the centre of said high way, thence west parallel with the south line of said lot thirty-four chains and se venty-three links to a stake and stone, thence south thirty degrees west eleven chains and twelve links, thence south fifty nine degrees west four chains and fifty one links to the place of beginning, con taining fifty acres and eighteen rods of land be the same more or less, and whereas default has been made in the pay ment of the said sum of five hundred and fifty-one dollars, with interest, which said sum, with the interest unpaid, amounts to the sum of four hundred and ninety dol lars and ninety-three cents, the sum claim ed to be due on said mortgage at this date. Notice is therefore hereby given that by virtue of a power contained in said mor gage, and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, the said mortgaged premises will be sold at the Bank Coffee House kept in Auburn, Coun ty of Cayuga, by Thompson Maxwell, on the fifteenth day December next.— Dated June 23d, 1830.—5m6 RUSSELL BROWN. T. Woon, Attorney. TO EXONERATE FROM IMPRISON MENT. [Pursuant to Revised Statutes, part second, chap. 5th, title 1st. art. 5th, relating to “voluntary assignments by an insolvent, for the purpose of exonerating his person from imprisonment.” OHN CERRES, of Sennet, in the ef county of Cayuga ; notice first pub lished June 9, 1830, to appear before Hon. Manuel Sennet, one of Judges of the court of common pleas, in said county, at his office in Sennet, on Saturday, July 31, 1830, at ten o’clock in the forenoon. ° HEREAS Rufus Wells, on the ninth WV day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty one, by inden ture of release by way of mortgage, re corded in the clerk’s office of Cayugz county, in Book H of Mortgages, pages two hundred and ninety six, c. for secu ring the payment of six hundred and fif teen dollars and forty three cents, with interest, as therein specified, did release and convey to David Hyde, John H. Beach, and Ebenezer S. Beach, all that parcel of land, being a part of lot number thirty nine in the East Cayuga Reserva tion, now in the town of Aurelius, and bounded as follows—on the north by the north line of the lot; on the east by the east line of the lot; on the south by the south line of the lot; on the west by the land of Samuel Ellis, containing about one hundred and ninety acres of land, be the same more or less, excepting and reserv ing out of the same, seventeen acres, sit uated in the south west corner of said parcel of land—And whereas default has been made in the payment of a part of the said sum of money, which said sum so remaining unpaid, amounts at this date, to two hundred and fifty one dollars and forty nine cents—Norice is therefore hereby given, that the said mortgaged premises, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to pay the said sum of money due, will be sold by virtue of a power contained in said mortgage, in pursuance of the statute in such case-made and pro vided, at publick vendue, at the American Hotel, in the village of Auburn, kept by Thomas Noyes, on the twenty fourth day of August next.—Dated Auburn, Februa ry 24th, 1830. JOHN H. BEACH, EBENEZER 8S. BEACH, Survivors of David Hyde, deceased; HEREAS Enos D. Cherry, on the twenty fifth day of May, A. D. 1825, by indenture of release by way of Mortgage, recorded in the Clerk’s office of Cayuga county, in book 1, of mortgages, pages four hundred and fifteen, c. for securing the payment of four hundred dollars, with interest, as therein speci fied, did release and convey to John H. Beach and Ebenezer S. Beach all that certain lot in the village of Auburn, and county of Cayuga, lately occupi ed by Andrew Russell, and bounded as follows :—On the north by a tier of vil lage lots then owned by Jesse Casey, Nathaniel Ward, and Isaac Barnum; on the East by a village lot occupied by Adol phus Bassett; on the West by a lot then occupied by John Kilburn, jun. and on the South by Chapel street, with a messu age—and whereas default has been made is the payment of the said sum of four hundred dollars with interest, which said sum, with the interest unpaid amounts to the sum of four hundred and twentynine dollars and fiftynine cents, the sum claimed to be due on said Mortgage at this date— worice is therefore hereby given, that by virtue of a power contained in said Mort gage, and in pursuance of the Statute in such case made and provided, the said Mortgaged premises will be sold at pub lick vendue, at the American Hotel, kept in the village of Auburn, County of Cay uga, by Thomas Noyes, on the twenty seventh day of July next.—Dated the 27th January, 1830. . JOHN H. BEACH, EBENEZER 8, BEACH. QA HEREAS Palmer Carpenter, on the seventh day of April, one then find eight hundred and twenty threeth indenture of release by way of mortgage, recorded in the clerk’s office of Cayuga county, in Book 1, of Mortgages, Pages I 14,c. for securing the payment of seven hundred and sixty five dollars and twelve certs, with interest, as therein specified, did release and convey to David Hyde, John H. Beach, and Ebenezer S. Beach, all that certain piece of land situated, ly ing and being in the township of Aurelius, now town of Brutus, being part of Jot number twenty eight in said township of Aurelius, described as follows—Beginnin at the northwest corner of land set off by commissioners in partition to William Carpenter, thence worth nine chains and eight links, thence east forty three chains and ten links, thence south nine chains and eight links, thence west forty three chains and ten links, to the place of beginning, containing thirty nine acres and seventeen perches of land,excepting and reserving thereout fifteen and a half acres situated on the east end of the aforesaid premises, heretofore sold and conveyed by the said Palmer Carpenter to Edward Carpenter and Jaron Hayden—and also all that cer tain undivided moiety of that certain piece or parcel of land, situated on said for num ber twenty eight, described as follows— Beginning at the head of the Cold Spring, on said lot, running thence north thirty degrees west six chains and seventy five links, thence west two chains and seventy five links, thence north two chains, thence south, seventy seven degrees west, eight chains and thhirty links, thence south five chains and sixty four links to the north line of land owned by the heirs of David Smith ; thence along said line south seven ty four degrees east, twelve chains ; thence north, fifty four degrees east, four chains and twenty five links, to the place of beginning, containing six acres, be the same more or less—and also 4 that cer tain other piece or parcel of land situated on said lot number twenty eight, described as fallows—Beginning at the head of the said Cold Spring on said lot, running thence north, thirty degrees west, six chains and seventy five links ; thence east one chain and fifty links; thence south, thirty eight degrees east, six chains ; thence south, twenty nine degrees west, three chains ; thence south, fifteen de grees west, one chain; thence south, thirty three degrees west, one chain and fifty links, to land belonging to the heirs of David Smith ; thence along the said Smith line, north, seventy four degrees west,two chains and twenty links; thence north, fifty four degrees east, four chains and twenty five links, to the place of beginning, containing two acres of land, be the same more or less. Whereas default has been made in the payment of the said sum of money, with the interest, which said sum, with the in terest now unpaid, amounts to the sums of five hundred and twenty six dollars and eighty three cents, the sum claimed to be due on said mortgage at this date—Norice is therefore hereby given, that by virtue of a power contained in said mortgage, and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, the said mortgaged premises, or as much thereof as will be sufficient to pay the said sum of money, will be sold at publick vendue, at the Ame rican hotel, kept by ‘Thomas Noyes, in the village of Auburn, in the county of Cayuga, on the twenty second day of December next, at ten o’clock in the forenoon.—Da ted June 22d, 1830. JOHN H. BEACH, EBENEZER S. BEACH, Survivors of David Hyde, desensad.
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