CAROLINA. 



ictcr, 



Etluration, 



in Ni w Cjrcon, in the county of Gml- 

 gations in IVrquimins and 

 .k. 'J'ia- Methodists and Baptists ;u 

 id are daily making converts. In the- dis- 

 tricts of Wilmington, Newbern, Kd'.-ntoti, and Hali- 

 the inhabitants, amounting to about three fifths 

 of the population of the state, profess themselves of 

 th" i-'.jii; copal persuasion. At present, however, they 

 "o house for public worship, nor is there much 

 .ranee cf religion among them in ge- 



The character of the llorth Carolinians is neither 

 respectable nor engaging. lntlwU-n.ee and indiUVr- 

 are their prevailing dispositions ; dispositions 

 winch display themselves not only in the slovenly 

 and inactive manner in which they conduct their 

 secular business, but in their general neglect of 

 ion. The Sabbath is disregarded, or is distin- 

 !ied only by the convivial mirth of the white in- 

 habitants, or the noisy diversions of the negroes. 

 The women, though remarkably affectionate, mingle 

 but little in society ; nor are they treated with that 

 respect and attention which is universally paid to 

 their sex in more civilized countries. The men, of 

 course, want that polish and refinement of manners 

 which the society of the fairer part of our species, 

 and an anxiety to win their regard, alone can im- 

 part. Living on their plantations, at a considerable 

 distance from each other, and in a state of seclusion 

 from the world, they delight to meet together in 

 convivial parties, and enjoy the visit of a stranger 

 with a relish which displays itself in the most un- 

 bounded hospitality. But even in their hospitality 

 there is a coarseness which can only be redeemed by 

 the benevolence which it indicates ; and their convi- 

 viality almost invariably degenerates into gross intem- 

 perance. Drinking, gambling, and every species of 

 dissipation, engross the tin.e and the attention which 

 should be employed in the culture of their planta- 

 tions, or the improvement of their minds. To the 

 amusements of cock- fighting and horse- racing they 

 are as passionately addicted as our keenest British 

 sportsnu-n ; and enjoy the spectacle of a boxing- 

 match, in a style of perfection of which our most 

 knowing ones have scarce an idea. When two Ca- 

 rolinian pugilists have exhausted their strength in 

 fair bruising, they have at length recourse to gong- 

 tug, which is thus performed. Each of the com- 

 batants endeavours to twist his fore-fingers in the 

 ear-locks of his antagonist. When these are fast 

 clenched, the thumbs are extended each way to the 

 nose, and the eyes gently turned out of their sockets. 

 The victor, for his expertness, receives shouts of ap- 

 plause ; while his eyeless antagonist is laughed at for 

 his misfortune. We regret, for the honour of hu- 

 manity, to state, that this shocking entertainment is 

 not confined to North Carolina, but is sometimes en- 

 jcyed by the lower classes in its sister province and 

 in Georgia. 



From this short sketch of the manners of the 

 North Carolinians, it will easily be perceived that the 

 education of their youth is an object of little atten- 

 tion. There is not, in the whole state, a single col- 

 lege or university ; a defect which is the less excusa- 

 ble, as it is expressly enjoined in the original consti- 

 tution, that '* there shall be one or more semina- 

 ries of learning maintained at the public expcnce." 



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Academies or school*, however, have boon eta',, 



cd at Newbern, Salisbury, and HilUborou^h. The 



; in ITH'J, about fifty r. 



lars, under the tin 1 , ion ot a clergyman. The num- 

 ber of students in Hillsborougb may be from <y 

 80 : what number there may be in Ncwbetn we have 

 not been able to ascertain. 



The increase of population in North Carolina has 

 been ama/ingly rapid. In the year 1710, it contain. 

 ed no more than 1200 fencible men : and in 1810, it 

 contained 5(i:;,.~,H> inhabitants, and is, in regard to 

 population, the fourth htate in the union. To this 

 rapid increase of numbers, successive emigrations from 

 Pennsylvania, Virginia, and other states, have great- 

 ly contributed. Now, however, the increase arises 

 more from its own stock than from emigration ; for, 

 though colonists do arrive from these quarters as f.-r- 

 merly, many settlers, on the other hand, emigrate 

 again to Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, and 

 Tenegsee. 



The towns in this state are few, and of littl im- 

 portance. Newbern, Edenton, Wilmington, Hali- 

 fax, Hillsborough, and Fayetteville, are the mo^t 

 considerable, and have each, in its turn, been re^r.rd- 

 ed as the capital. Since 1788, the seat of govern- 

 ment has been fixed at Raleigh. (.*) 



CAROLINA, SOUTH, one of the United States 

 of America, is bounded on the north and north-eas-t 

 by North Carolina, on the south and south-west by 

 Georgia, and on the east by the Atlantic ocean ; ex- 

 tending from the 32 to the 85 of north latitude, 

 and from the 78 to the 81 of west longitude from 

 London. Its limits may be more minutely traced as 

 follows. Its northern frontier is determined by a 

 line commencing at a cedar stake, marked with nine 

 notches, on the shore of the Atlantic ocean, near 

 the mouth of Little River. It then pursues, by ma- 

 ny traverses, a course W. N. W. till it reaches the 

 fork of Catanba river ; and next runs due west to a 

 point of intersection in the Apalachian or Alleghany 

 mountains. It thence takes a southerly direction, till 

 it meets the Chatuga, the most northern branch of 

 the Tugoloo river, and then proceeds along the Tu- 

 goloo to its confluence with the Keowee. From this 

 point it stretches along the Savannah, till that rivrr 

 flows, by its most northern mouth, into the Atlantic 

 ocean. It then runs north-east along the Atlantic, 

 including the islands which stud its shore, till it in- 

 tersects the northern boundary, near the entrance of 

 Little River. These boundaries include an area, 

 somewhat triangular, of about 2<180 square miles. 



South Carolina is divided by nature into two parts, General a- 

 which, from their physical situation, have been called pect of the 

 Upper and IMIVCT Carolina. Towards the coast, the country, 

 country is a level plain, extending more than one hun- 

 dred miles westward from the ocean. Here the 

 eye finds no relief from the dull uniformity of 

 boundless forests, swamps, and level fields. This fa- 

 tiguing plain is succeeded by a curious range of lit- 

 tle sand-hills, exactly resembling the waves of an agi- 

 tated sea. This singular country occupies an extent 

 of about sixty miles. It is extremely barren, enli- 

 vened here and there by spots of verdure, or by some 

 straggling pines; and its few inhabitants earn a scan- 

 ty subsistence by the cultivation of corn and sweet 

 potatoes. After passing these sand-hills, we come 

 next to a remarkable tract of ground, which, on its 



