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looking-" over the History of the Inquisition,
we find the following interesting account of the
escape of a Mexican from‘ the prison of the In.
quisition, ‘in Lisbon, and the admirable con-
duct of a negro servant, upon the occasion.-_--It
" cannot fail to interest our readers.--Comz.Jour.
In the year 1702, Don Estevan de Xerxes, a
rich inhabitant of Mexico’, quitted America‘ in or.
der tq_ reside in Spain, from which he had been
absent since his infancy, and at the same time
brought with him a considerable part of his for.
tune. ‘He was now about fifty~four years of age.
we residents obliged the Captain of the vessel
‘ Estevan had taken his passage, to put
However, he considered this acci-
ill importance, and resolved to tray.
0 Madrid. -.I-Ie accordingly disem-
mestics, his effects‘, his gold-, and his
.and took lodgingin Lisbon, intend-
.few_days' in that city; in ordcrto re-
hc fatigues of his voyage.
:e of the landlord of the house where-
.ler lédged, was inflamed at the sight
riches which Estevan possessed, and
ith desire to appropriate at least some
self; but. how was this object to be
ed ? to accuse him before the Inquisi-
zleed a sure mode-of plundering Este-
reasurcs, but then the holy office would
;hem, and thus become the only gainer.
th t_hought, that in the interval between
the seizure of his person and the arrival of the
commissioners to confiscate his goods, he should
be able to secrete something, and run no risk of
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being brought to any account upon the subject.
‘ He therefore determined on this plan‘.
Another
dilliculty still remained behind. Estevan had
~-been only a very few days in Lisbon ; he was a
‘stranger, whose life was totally u'nknm'vn to him,-
as to '—ever'y body else in the city. Upon what
was he to found his acct1sh}ion., so as to give it
that appearance of probability, which even the
Inquisition required? .It‘ha‘ppened that thiswretch
had a son as abandoned to all virtue as himself,
who had made many travels in America. He
was of profligate morals and embarrassed circum-
stances, and the father expected, by allowing him
some small share of the treasures he should se-
cure, lo bring him over to second his base de-
signs. He resolved immediately to impart his
scheme to him, and went directly to seek him.
This son worthy of such _a father, accepted the
proposal with alacrity. In his travels he had re-
sided for some time in Mexico. Don‘ Estevan
was not entirely unknown to him; it would be
-with the greatest. safety.the_ deposit entruste .t‘
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ined.’ At tliesewor s Zarnora couldnot-contain
his joy, he embraced th_e neck of the consul,
‘Ah I’ cried he, ‘itgwas heaven that guided my
steps towards you.’ . ‘ But how do you _-mean to
proceed,’ said the consul, ‘ in this design 2’ I ‘ I
know not, but this good fortune is at favburable 0-
men of my success.’. ‘Consider the dangers yoit
incur.’ ‘ 'l‘hey are great, I am aware; but I fear
them not.’ ‘ How do youpropose to begin ?' ‘ I
cannot tell, Providence will be my guide.’ ‘ But
if you fail i’_ ‘ Then I have nothing for which
to wish for life.’
'I'he‘~consul, still more delighted to behold so
warm and tender an attachment, embraced the
youth once more ; they resolved, in order to avoid
all suspicion, "that Zamora should only visit him_
in the night to give an account of his proceed-j
ings, andto receive the money necessary for the
furtherance of his plans. The consul gave him
the key of a private door in his garden, showed.
him a private staircase by which he might as-
cend, unnoticed, to his chamber, and agreed with.
him upon a private signal to be given at the door.
After arranging these points they separated, the
consul filled with uneasiness for the fate of the
young stranger, and Zamora elated with hopes
from the happy event of the commencement of
his plans. That very morning the consul repair-
ed to the lodgings of Estevan, the commission-
ers of the Inquisition were there before him, and
had begun to make an inventory of the goods of
the prisoner. The consul, by virtue of the trea-
ty of commerce which existed 'oetween‘the. two
nations, exhibited to _them the insurance of the
company at Bordeaux, and required, in order to
securetheinterests of his countrymen, that all
the effects of Estevan, should be sequestered, uni-.
till the termination of hi_s.trial. At the same
time, calling to mind the suspicion expressed by
Zamora, he required that the.entire house should .
be searched, lest any part of the property of the I
prisoner should have been removed out of his.
own apartments. Thehost, terrified-"for the con- 3
sequence of this proceeding, knowing that the’
Inquisition was inexorably severe in punishing ‘
this kind of peculation, cried that he hadintende ‘
ed himself to make. the same demand, because
. thejparcels belonging to -the prisoner, were so nu-
merous, that in the confusion of his first arrival,
they had been placed in_ every part of the house,
‘and some even in his own chamber, as he took
care to specify. By these means this knave be- .
ing entangled in the net which himself had laid,
;completely, lost the reward of his iniquity, and
‘nothing wasleft him but the remorse which ‘fol-
‘lowcd so attrocious an action. The spirit and
‘presence of mind of the consul also compelled
the commissioners to forego their claim to the
;immediate possession of the property of Estevan,
good they viewed, with the utmost regret, the dan-
iger in which they were of loosing so .rich a booty.
Meanwhile, Zamora, whose spirits were now
considerably tranquilized, exerted all his ingenui-
ty to devise a mode of proceeding, which might
"finally conduct him to the event which his heart
so anxiously desired. His first and most import-
ant step was to penetrate into the mansion oi the
holyoflice, but this attempt was also attended
with great difiiculty, and perhaps with imminent
danger. . ‘It depended entirely u po-1 thc.probabil-
ity of the pretext which he shoultf make use of ,
upon the occasion. A thousand different projects
occurred to his mind, he compared them all, but
no two agreed together. Thus a day passed
without his being able to resolve upon any thing.
So he returned to his lodging, discharged his
debtthere, 8: procured another in a more conven-
ient part of the city.’ Being now secure of not
wanting money, and of being able to make all the
sacrifices necessary for the liberation of his ben-
efactor, -he however retired to rest once more,un-
certain how he should begin, and recruited by re-
pose the incessant fatigue, both of body and mind,
which he had undergone during the last twenty
four hours.
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lie to ihake i_tfappé,aif-.tl,at :a violent passioxt
tlndian beauty had prevailed on him ‘to gfati
slnjiistress and h'er friends by some acts 0
tion towards‘ the sun‘. As the country wa
3' to this young man he would be enabled t
on the scene where this transaciion hat
nod, and the witnesses who were prescn
thal; occasion. The father was to‘ addt
formation, that Don Estevan since his at
l Lisbon had neglected to attend ' the chur‘
that he continued every day for som
Sal‘-It up in his own apartment, in order
ly, to ‘follow, without restraint, his idola
levotions : that this suspicion was farthe
ted by some little figures of a strange forrr‘
he had brought with him, which he kep
itly in his chamber, and which he had strict
amended the servants of the house not t
or disarrange. ‘ '
Ell‘ abominable and ridiculous plot bein
aid, the two wretches repaired to the mes
; holy office, and delivered in their infor
It was well received. The riches of th
;er had, during some days, been universall
l of. in Lisbon, and the opportunity of sei
pon them was much too favorable to be los
next day, late in the evening, Estevan w.
ted as he descended from his coach to ente
odgings. Estevan fortunately had, amon
«umber of his domestics, a young negro ofa
four and twenty years of age, whom he ha
ated from his infancy, and the faithful yout
is extreme intelligence, his capacity, and hi
nplary conduct, but above all, by his inviol .
tttachment and affection, which rescmbl
strongest filial piety, had abundantly repail
kindness which he had shown, and the conli
cc which he placed in him. Zamora, for th"
his name, was present when his master was
:sted. He knew enough of the Po’rtugues=:
A Spanish. manners to suspect the occasion,
in order to ascertain the fact, he followed ti‘.
istance, the familliars who conducted his ben-
ctor. He saw them enter the gates of the Ir-
sition ; and from that moment formed the re-
ntion of saving his life, or of perishing in the
ampt. His first reflection was, thatwitho t
may he could not hope for success. _ He therei-
e flew back to his master’s lodgings, being ac-
ainted with the spot where the most valuable
..er:ts were deposited, from the perfect con -
encc which was placed in his honesty.
tereforc instantly ascended to the apartme ,
\(l seized a small chest filled with diamonds,'t -
ther with a pocket book which contained tip.
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tst valuable notes, he then hastened down stai
l escaping amid the confusion which the eve “ti
ch had just passed, occasioned, he went a ti-
d a lodging, for the night, in a remote pair.
re city. All night he was tormented by the
distressing anxieties ; he reflected on tlie
er to which he should be exposed, were
scovcred to possess thevaluable effects which
Kl the good fortune to secure out of his mas-
property. Suspicion would undoubtedly be
cd to his prejudice; He would be charged
having stolcn..__them. His great project
d thus be rendered abortive, and ‘he. would
.-h as a culprit, without any advantage to his
factor‘. ‘- 'But“w_hcr_e: wa’st."it'\‘ "conceal his
—;1ble,p'-:ize ? in whom'should he confide 3 to
to reveal his ixnportant‘ secret ? At’ length
omembered that,since their arrival-in Lisbon,
had attended his master more than onceyto
house of the French Consul, with whom ls“-
. appeared to be upon terms of strictest friend’
ship. He reflected, besides, that this persogl
was not subject t_o the power of the lrqr.isi,tio‘n‘,
and would be able. to act without endangering
himself by his humanity. l
At the first dawn of the day he arose, and l1a\v-
ing repuiredto the Consul’s ho_use,,he requestdd
a private audience. Being admitted he infor . ‘-
ed the Consul of the calamity which had befa-
lcn his master, of the resolution be had formc
to deliver him, of the means he hadused to sang
part of his property, and to provide himselfia‘
fund for carrying on his design, and besoug‘ht'
him to take charge of the precious
bore. = ' y .
The Consul," surprised at the spirit ancl-.,fido§ir_.
ty of the stranger, engaged to afford hi 'ev'q7;-5,53
assis‘tanc‘e in his power, and promised t_.»k ‘
his care.’ He dcsired_h__i_mi to sit down, and'_
tcred into rconversation, with him, and asked if
he knew any tl_ii,ngl_.,_a_h_but the reasons of his mas.
ter’s arrest. ‘ Nothing in. the world’ replied‘-she
tender hearted» youth, with tears in his éézcs,
‘ his conduct in the New W'orld was always-irre-
proachable, and since we disembarked to :this
city, I have never been absent from him a ‘my.-
ment ; I can safely assert that he was never guild-
ty of a single act, or word, or look, that be‘t'ray
even indiscretion ;' do, his riches havetempt _d
some wretch to ruin him. In my lio1)cs,t:opii‘i-
ion, if I am.to speak my entire mincl,t;D§I1'E’s‘i:
van made choice of a dangerous ;i'€s'ide cegt ,
master of the house appeared to _m_‘ei"to be:too’*'n-
quisitive, he harrassed our people witl1:cppti
questions, and frequently . interrogated f
concerning the life of my master. I do‘ not li ei
the character of this man ; his son, whom I am
told he had not seen for a long--time, has been re-
conciled to him within a few days, and during
that. time, they have had many private interviews
and conferences together. I think _I observe
them to exchange very suspicious looks, as the .
viewed the numerous trunks, and parcels, which
Don. Estevan had brought with him ‘into’ the
house. ’ The before yesterday they spent the
evening togetl1‘e’r',' and yesterdaythey were never
separated. Perhaps I am deceived, butl cannot
help suspecting that these men are not wholly
unconcerned in the cause of our calatnityz’ I‘ If
that be the case,’ replied the consul, .‘ I will at
least baflle a part: of their plot—‘—_I will disappoint
their avarice,‘ and that of the Inquisition. _I know
that Estevan has caused a large part of his cargo
to be insured at Bordeaux; I will require. that"
this be sequestered to secure the charges 0f~my
countrymen, so that if you succeed in your gon-
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*From the Lcesburgg‘, (Vin) Genius of Liberty.
' Mn. CALDWELL-—As I seldom frequent the
company of the ladies, you may naturally sup-
pose I should cut a very awkward figure among
those‘ luminaries of fashion. Be that as it
may, I -wish. you could have been present, a few
evenings ago, at an interview between me and
Miss Susan Gay. You .would have been highly
diverted at our appearance,and perhaps somewhat
amused at our conversation. ' The evening being
warm and Dadhtrving lain down, I equipped my-
self with.his morning gown, and you“may judge
from his corpulency what a figure I should make
in that ;- however, being vested with this huge
-gown, I had-propped myself in his elbow-Chair,
with my feet in the window, in which comic at-
titude I was reading Chesterfield’s letters, when
suddenly entered sister Tabithy and miss Sue,
who was tipped off with her silkpeach blow dress;
ruffies up to her. I mean half a yard‘
deep round the bottom ; rulfs, ribbands, and oth-
er trappings enough about her neck to fill a half
bushel band box ; a new fashioned two story bon-
net with an artificial flower planted upon It as
large as Dad's favorite rose bush. Her sudden,
brilliant and unexpected appearance completely
nailed me in the position above described ; and
\vhat=a:lded to my confusion, I had the old gen-
tleman’s great lJ‘rim’d hat on, with which I had
just been walking in the garden. However af-
ter the first emotions were over, I thought 1t best
‘to appear as easy as possible and accordingly kept
my position. A profound silence ensued for a-
bout two minutes, during which time I was think-
ing how I should commence conversation. At
length I broke silence by commencing upon the
beauties of Chesterfield. VVhat said Sue, smi-
ling most hewitchingly, .I reckon you have got
holdyof some new novel. -Afraid to undeceive-
the little sylph, I evasively turned to the title
page and told her the book was jzrinted m 1817-.-
Indeed, said she, I would be very glad to read It,
for I never can bear to read abook after It gets to"
be old. I""was anxious to turn the conversation
from this book--, and introduce some author with
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ighnsofi, Addison, cows , Mimm, Thoiaistas,
Pope, &c. were successively named : but find?
ing that she did_ not know that such authors ever
existed, I again changed the subject and began to
admire, the beauties cfinaturet The prospect
from the old gcntleinan’s back window, where
I then sat; was delightfully romantic and beauti-
fully interesting. -I was confident that I had
broacheda subject upon which she woulddwell
with pleasure 2 But what was my astonishment,
to find she took no interest in the beautiful pros-
pect before her. VVhat thinks I,’ have nature
and art combined their efforts to excite admira-
tion from the fair in vain 1 Is it possible th"at.a1;)'.
human being canfor a moment contemplate;tli_i‘s
beautiful perspective, without being filled" with
admiration and delight I can that lair form, made
itself so lovely, find nothing in. yonder romantic
grove to admire _! can—- ' at this moment.
I was awakened from the reverie into which I
had insensibly fallen, by the exclamation“la, Tab-
by there’s Jack Weathercock as’ true as you're a-
live, only see -how neat he is, he always will be
foremost in fashions”—I looked into the field be.-‘
low the garden, and lo ! there was the object of _.
Susan's admiration. A buck, beau or fop, “ whose
head’s as vacant as his heart is vain ;” ‘dressed in
complete bon ton from head to foot—a pairot"
large petticoat trowsers, laced jacket, tight coat,
around ‘the neck, that the eye balls projected an
inch from their sockets, and I strongly suspect;
corsets and stays might have been found upon
him.‘ The appearance of this distortedbeing,
led to‘ one important discovery, videlicit,_the‘chain-
nel in which Miss Susau’s sociability flowed. In
short, after‘ this she_ was all talk. In the’ first
place she gave me a long dissertation on fashion
inattention to young ladies ; said I never called
to spend a social hour with them, never gallanted
them' about and paid that marked attention to
them which Tom Tickle and Ben Blab, and oth-
ers were in the habit of doing. The ‘next leis-
ure hour .I have to spare I.will endeavour to give
a little more if) detail what passed, as I think it
will amuse you. b ' Tim Tz'ckler,Jun.
My‘ father's elbow chair, I 1
June 25, 1313. E
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A medical irnposter meeting with a clergyman,
who’ is celebrated for his good sense and literary
abilities, declared -he could discover any disease,
and all the symptoms attending it, by-the pulse,‘
being himself an invalid, requested the Doctor
to feel his pulse, and give him a specimen of his
ed his pulse, with necromatic phiz, pretended to
describe the disease, and all the feelings which
hia patient experienced : but not being right in
his conjectures, he was permitted to repeat his
trial several times ; till, observing on the counte~
nance of his patient a contemptnouswsmile, the
doctor passionately cstclaipimed, “I czzjz/10.913,
you think I am afoot’ ."’ “ 07:07; my word, cloczm,"
replied the clt;rgyman,"‘gi/ou have more 9c?n.s‘? '
than I exjzected, fgrpyau _can discover 11 7711172’;
thoughts, by £‘z’s-.;'.‘r;.‘:a'.“
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rnoiu ’DI{E‘ raxxnn.
“ Boast -not ‘thyself Qf To-marrow.” -
The human rnindis ever on the wing in search
of new objects of pleasure or profit. VVe are
constantly looking to the future for the accom-
plishment of some favorite scheme, which, if rc-
alized, does not satisfy our desires, and we again
press onward with sanguine hopes that the mor-
row will be “ much more abundant,” without once
reflecting “ what shadows we are, and what shad-
ows wc pursue.” Could we pierce the veil of fu-
turity, how often should we have reason to regret
the vain expectations we had formed, while be-
holding in perspective the destruction of our fond-
est hopes, and anticipating the bitterness of dis-
appointment. .
A heathen sage once observed to his son, ‘ Fin-
ish the work of one day, before thou layest plans-
for another.’_’ It was advice worthy of a Chris-
tian. Life is precarious-—‘wc know not, when we-
behold the last rays of the declining sun, whether
we shall again be cheeredby his beams-—VVe shall
shortly go down to the chambers of death—the
clods of the valley will cover us, and we shall be
as though we had not been I How important,
then, that we perform the work of to-‘day, rather
than boast of the marrow we may never see 1
‘Ne may_procrastin_ate--our days may pass on‘
in listless apathy, but the hour -will come when
we shall be sensible of the neglect ofour duties,
and the abuse of our privileges. \Ve shall then‘
no longer be inclined to boast of the morrow‘—-"-
but we shall look back with unavailing regret on
the past.
Mortal! improve the present moment! You
have here no abiding place, nor continuing city. ,
Seek, then, for a better country, even an heaven-
ly, where hope is lost in fruition, and where the
reign of love and joy is eternal.
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T/ze C/2rz'.m'an.-'I‘he Christian possesses a
great advantage in the contemplation of nature.
He beholds unity in’ the midst of variety. He
looks round on the changing scenery, and in eve-
ry leaf of the forest, every blade of grass, every
hill, every valley, and every cluird of heaven, he
discovers the traces of divine bc'.'m'uoz'c7:C¢°. Crc-'
ation is but a field spread before him for an infi-
nite varied display of love. ."I‘l1IS._.lj.‘.Ile harmo-
nizing principle, which reduces to i:‘nit)'_an_(l sim-
plicity the va';t diversity of nature; this is the
perfection of the universe. It clothes in moral
glory every object we contemplate. The CiIl'1S-
tian may be said to hear the music of the spheres.
He hears suns and planets joining their melody
in praise to their benignant*Creator. I{z's ear.‘
and his alone, is turned. to this heavenly harmo-
ny, His soul is love.
bell-crowned hat, with a neck cloth drawn so tig t :
--—then began to rally‘ me for my impoliteness and ,_
without any information from the patient respcc-. ,
ing his particular feelings. V The Rev. gcntleman,"\
skill. Upon which the doctormcthodicélly touch- ,
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