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From Poulson’s Daily, fldveirtiser. ‘
The reader will probably recollect the late unfor-
tunate circumstance which is here alluded to.
Oh! where is the grave, where the widow is
‘ weeping? A _ _ [mg
\Vhere is the grave where the warrior is sleep-
S0 low ? '
Does t‘-.re passenger bless, as he wanders around
it ? ' . iii?
er the laurels with which honor crowu’d
. Oh no I
Humanity shudders ! the Duellist’s grave,
Shall never be bless’d by the lips of the brave.
’ () fame 1 why so swift was thy story of sorrow ?
Could not chari1y’s mantle, oblivion borrow
For thee ?
But no 3 the dread tidings of murderous war,
Resounded, (we hope, as a warning,) afar,
«A To flee, ’ .
From the Duellist’s path, for he never‘ Shall
share, A _ _
The blessings or smiles of tire virtuous fair.
And gatlr
Exiled from his home, and each tender connex-
ion, -1 .
How bitter indeed,must the heart’s retrospectron
.. ” Now be——
\_V’hen 1'e]at:jt/CS mournfully call for the dead ;
0 whe,~¢,}{as the murderer gone? has he fled ?
/" Yes he,
A5,./rvanderer, roves,and an outca_st—»-apart
)?r'bm the blessings of friends, from the ties of
the heart.
_Oh Honor .' mistaken indeed, is thy glory, M
\Vhen charity weeps at thy heart-rending story
Of woe ;
Yes! mistakenindced, are thy false-feeling calls,
\Vhen byhands that are blood-stain’d, thy vota-
ry falls '
_ So low ; ’
But the rose shall not grow where the Duellist
stood, - . -
‘Nor the lily ere bloom, where was sprinkled
his blood. -
3:’
Miscciiaiiy.
Extract from “ TRAV‘ELS in Jinglaml, 1*'ra71c:=,
S/Iain and the Barbary States, in t/161/t'fl7‘-9 13 l 3,
14, and 15, by zlforzlecai AT. ./Voa/1, [ate (,'on.9z:z'
(J the Uniterl States for the /l'z'Izg(Ionz.Q}" Tznzis,
jlfeiizber of the Nc"u;- York Historical Socz'ety".—-.
and now Eclitor of the Ntitiovztzl /Idvocate, ./Ve=zo
York. ,_
_lWe shall next accompany this interesting
‘ traveller‘ into Spain, and take a seat beside him at
the national spectacle of a bull fight. Singular-
- as it may appear, yet this cruel sport is still kept
up, and is of so fascinating a nature to the natives
of the country, that even the softness of female
delicacy is unable to resist the temptation to be
p:'ese'r.t at the exhibitions. \Ve have seen sev-
.e_r.al‘descr~iptions ofvthese sports. but we recollect
‘7no”ne so particular and so lively as the following.
_ JV‘. Y. Eve. Post.
“ I left the ramparts after enjoying a pleasant
afternoon's walk, to attend to the exhibition. of
‘Bull fights at the Plaza del Toro. This is a vast
amphitheatre, built of wood, open at the top, and
having several tiers of boxes and seats, capable
of accommodating near 19,000 people. It is
_ situated near the walls of the city, to the north-
west, in sight of the Castle of Santa Cataliua.—
On my way thither I passed by a noble park of
brass artillery, consisting of near 800 pieces, of
various calibre, dismounted, and piled on each
other transversely, without any covering, or ap-
parently any guard. From the immense crouds
of ladies of fashion and elegance, who were
bending their steps with eager haste, to the bull
-fight, together with the hurried gate of officers,
and gentlemen with rapid strides, and the anx-
ious expedition of the million, an idea may be
formed of the attachment to this amuseznent,
and the national character, which, for centuries
past, it has acquired. Ipairl about three shil-
lings for one of the best seats, and found the am-
phitheatre nearly filled. The ring was crowded
) with rabble, intermixed with soldier's, water-car-
riers, cake-sellers, peasants and sailors. A large
box, over the-entrance, was reserved for the mu-
nicipality, who entered with extreme gravity,
wearing large cockedrhats. Another box, hand-
somely decorated, belonged to the governor and
his suite ; and the sports did not commence un-
til he entered. : A full band of music was sta-
tioned near him, playing national airs. A com-
pany of soldiers,headed by an officer, made their
appearance from the arcadi; they entered the
ring’, filed to the right and left, and passed a-
round singly, facing the entrance. -They then
lformed the line, marching very slowly by beat of
drum" ; and as the line extended from one end to ~
the other, the rubble retreated as they advanced;
and finally, the crowd having made their way out,
the gate was closed, leaving the company of 501.
diers alone in the ring, and the rest of the house
crouded at all points. This was handsomely con-
ducted, without noise or confusion. The com-
pany then went through their exercise and were‘
dismissed ; each soldier clambering up into the
boxes, to finda place to see the exhibition. Af-
ter a pause, aplarge gate was thrown open, and
forth issued a procession, consisting of the dra-
7natisf2.5‘r.so71¢2. Four Pz'c-adores e'n-teredon horse-
back, their legs and thighs cased in leather, lined
wvith tin or sheet iron, at large white sombrero,
or hat, tied under their chin by a ribbon, and
tastefully placed on one side ; a silk jacket and
waistcoat,ornamented with gold and silver frogs,
anda sash around their waist, with a long spear
in their hands, tipped with- iron ; tlrenfollowed
six bandcri1la.9, so called, whose task was to annoy
the bull, by fixing small sharp hooks inhis flesh,
ornamented with paper, and “sometimes conceal.
ing fire works : these ‘men were dressed in 5111;
jackets and small clothes, with light shoes and
cloal-zs of various colors, -which they used in
throwing at the bull todivcrt him from any fixed
ob7ect. V The Itlatadorc broug.ht up the, rear ;_ he
‘is the final executioner of the bull,and is p‘onsitl-
ereda man of great importance, in sustaining a
most difficult and dangerous" part. The ‘ caval-
cade first made a prdfbund obeisance to the Gov-
ernor, then to the Alcade and his officers, and'fi-
nally to the whole company; after which they
retired. Another gate opened and all the bulls,
amounting to six or seven, rushed out headed by
a man leading a tame hull, with a bell around his
neck. The audience, at the sight, shouted forth
applause, and the bulls somewhat alarmed, rush‘
ed round the ring in great confusion ; and it was
with difficulty, that the man and his tame leader,
enticed away" the furious animals.- The Bande-
rillos entered, with their cloaks hanging on their
arms, and concealed themselves behind strong
wooden pallisadoes, aflixed to the boxes, as a se-
curity against the pursuit of the animal. An
awful pause ensued, and at the sound of the
trumpet, the bolt was drawn from the gate and
one of the bulls rushed into the Arena. He
paused, darting his fiery glances around, as if un-
decided where to make the first attack. He sud-
denly made it at the first Picadore, and unhorsed
him in a twinkling; he buried his horns in the
bowels of the poor animal-—when the barrder'il-
los rushed from their concealment, and with
their cloaks diverted the attention of the bull.-——'
The horseman slowly released lrimself from his
dangerous position, and took shelter behind the
palisadoes ; the bull then darted furiously atthe
other horse, but the spear, well directed, entered
the fleshy part of his neck, and turned him off;
with the third horse he was more successful, and
killed him. The horses were then dragged off,
but not without some danger. The banderillos
commenced their part, by affixing the small
spears and hooks, wrapped round with pifper, in-
to the neck of the bull. This was a difficult and
dangerous experiment ; custom rendered it ne-
cessary, that the bull should have fair play,‘arrd.
the audience generally took‘ his part, applauding
him with shouts, and the vibrations ofinnumera-
ble handkerclriefs. To affix these banderillos,
therefore, it was necessary to face the bull; and,
as be rushed’ towards the man, it required the
utmostdexterity to effectlris object, while he es-
caped his horns, These machines, some of
which concealed fire works, exploded ;' and tor-
tured the bull even to madness. The sound of
the trumpet announced the conclusion, and the
matadore made his appearance carrying in one
hand a long and finely tempered sword, and in
the other, a flag of red‘ worsted, which he placed
before the eyes of the bull, whose attentipnwas
immediately attracted by it. The animal darted
at the red flag’, and changed his position several
times ; finally the matadore finding him in a fit
posture,.placed his sword over the handle of the
flag, and the bull rushing towardsit, received it up
to the hilt in his neck, staggered for a while and
then fell. Three horses ornamented with flags,
entered the ring, to which the dead animal was
attached by a rope wound round his horns, angl
tied to swingle-tree, and was thus dragged off at;
midst the shouts of the spectators, and the sound
of music. The flesh was immediately cut up,
and sold to the poor at a reduced price. From
the overflowing audience, and the enthusiasm ex-
ed, that bull fights constitute the most important
and national species of amusement. The great-
est part of this audience was composed of ladies
of fashion and elegance, and who, from habit,
could t1':rnqt1illy view the torture of poor anim-
als for their amusement; nay, feel (ir:iigill.(:(l if
the savage fury oftlre bull destroyed all the her-
ses, or threatened the lives of the men. So much
for custom, blunting feelings, which, otherwise,
are rather humane than callous. The sight of
this amphitheatre, crowded with well dressed
persons, animated with the rapid sports of the
ring, is really grand. The applause bestowed is
by shaking the handkerchief‘, and the simultane-
ous movement_ of many thousands, appears like
a heavy and rapid full of snow, or the gathering
of white clouds. The enthusiasm of the audi-
ence, at the spirit of the bull, or the dexterity of
the actors, knows no bounds ‘5 they indiscrimin-
ately, applaud one, with as. much violence as they
do the other. I recollect a small black bull,
which, rvlrenlet into the arena, killed five horses,
and having’,cleare(l the ring, he remained sole"
master, glaring his fiery eves around, with a
proud look of defiance. The audience shouted
forth applause, the ladies shook their handker-
clriefs with violence, and when silence ensued, a
peasant arose in his seat andwith looks of delight
and congratulation, screamed__out, ‘ Gentlemeir,
that bull is my countryman, from Tarilfa.’ Noth-
ing could be more droll tojastranger, than hear-
ing a S/zaniard claiming consanguinity to abull.”
, . EDUC.&TI_0.N'.v _ p ,
From a late Speech of Counsellor Phillips.
"Of all the blessings which it has pleased.
Providence to allow us toc_ul.ti;vate, there is not
one which breathes a purer fragrance, or bears
an lreavenlier aspect than education. It is a corn-
panion w_hi'ch no misfortune can de,prfcss_-_-no
clime destroy-—-no enemy alienate——--no despot-
ism enslave---at home a fricnd—abroa’d' an intro-
duction-—in solitude a sola'ce—in society an or-
namcn~t—-it chastens vice-—-it guides, virtue--it
gives at once a grace and goverjnment to genius.
‘Without it what is man? A splendid slave! a
reasoning savage ! vascillating between an intel-
ligence derived from _God,_and the degredation
of passions participatedwith brutes ; and in the
accident of their alternate ascendency, shudder-
ing at the terror‘ of an hereafter, or hugging the
horrid, hope of annihilation. 'What is this wond-
-rous world of his residence. 2' ~
‘ A nziglzty maze, and all -wit/tout a jzlan.-’
A dark and desolate and-dreary cavern, without
wealth, or ornament, or order. But light up.
within, it the torch of knowledge, and how wond-
.mosphere breatlres--—tlre landscape lives-4-earth
unfolds its fruit's—-ocean rolls in its magnificence
——-the heavens -display their constellated canopy
--and the grand animated spectacles Ofi nature
; rise revealedbefore him, its varieties regulated,
"and the execution are identified.
hibited on the occasion, it will be readily perceiv-_ _
.man, and begged fora few cents.
. fourth time 1
rous the transition 1 The seasons change-—-the at- .
and its nrystet'ies resolvetll The -plrenom‘e11,El.'
which bewilder-—the prejudices w,liicl_r deb'as;e-.——
the .sr_iperst_itions which enslave, vanish before
education. Like the holy symbol which blazed
on the cloud before the lresitating Constantine,
if man follow but its precepts purely, it will not
only lead him to the victories of this world, but
open the very portals of omnipotence for his
admission. Cast your eye over the ornamental
map of ancient grandeur, once studded with the
stars of empire, "and the splendours of philoso-
phy. V/Vhat erected the little state ofAthens in-
to a powerful commonwealtlr,placing in her hand
the sceptre of legislation, and wreathing round
her brow the imperishable chaplet of literary
fame! What extended Rome, the haunt of a
bllnpdlllla into universal empire ? VV_hat animated
Sparta with that high, unbending, adamantine
courage, which conquered nature herself, and
has fixed her, in the sight of future ages, a mod-
el of public virtue, and a proverb of national in.
dependence? VVhat, but those wise public in-
_stitutions, which strengthened their minds with
early application, informed their infancy with the
principles of action, and sent them into the
world, too vigilant to be deceived by its claims,
and too vigorous to be shaken by its whirlwinds ?
But, surely, if there be a people in the world, to
whom the blessings of education are peculiarly
applicable,it is the Irish people. I think I know‘
my pountrymen-—lively, ardent, intelligent, and
sensitive, nearly all their acts spring from im-
pulse ; and no matter how that impulse be giv-
en ; it is immediately adopted, and the adoption
It is this prin-
ciple, if principle it can be called, which renders
Ireland the poorest and proudest country in the
world-—now chaining her in the very abyss of
crime-—now lifting her to the very pinnacle of '
glory 5 which, in the poor, proscibed. peasant Ca-
tholic, crowds the jail, and feeds the gibbet;
which, in the more fortunate, because more edu-
cated Protestant leads victory a captive at’ her
car, and lzolds EC/IO mute at /zer eloquence ; making
a national monopoly of fame, and, asit were, at-
tempting to naturalize*the achievements of the
universe.
{Ii .
ANEcno'rE.-—The following is a fact, says the
Iialtimore Telegraph, within our own observa-
tion. It is one, ofa nature to lower the self-suf-
ficiency of man, and to elevate the other crea-
tures of the earth, to some participation in his
dignity. Such anecdotes ought to be remem-
bered and collected. There are hundreds on
the same subject-—all tending to show a wonder-
ful attachment of dogs to small children. It is
even a fact, confirmed by much observation, that
this attachment diminishes with the helplessness
of the child. VVe know of dogs that have suc-
cessively transferred their ‘affections, from one
child to another, through a large family; always
adhering in foul weather and in fair, to the young-
est—sleeping by it—playing with it—and guard-
ed it forever, with something more than a brute
consciousness of its helpless dependence.-—
These anecdotes are delightful to. people of all
ages and conditions—old and young, the simple
and therwise; and volumes might be produced,
were they collected in season, of anecdotes, each
almost miraculous in itself, but mutually‘ con-
firming and establishing each other. But they
are generally passed over, only talked aboutin a
limited circle ; and when recorded, have lost all
that circumstantial character which stamps fideli-
ty upon a story.
The fact is as follows :~—During.the late ce_r-
emonies in honor of Gen.‘.lackson, an unfortu-
nate little girl, incapable of taking care of itself,
got among the crowd, and was separated from
the servant that attended it. ‘Inquiry was made,
in all directions but to no purpose. The day pas-
sed off, night came, and no tidings were heard of
it. At length it happened that two gentlemen,
whose walk had led them some distance from
the city, between one and two o’clock that night,
were furiously attacked by two dogs. The an-
imals seemed to be neither vicious nor mischiev-
ous but exhibited a certain whining, anxious
manner, that is known to be peculiar to them-
selves, when they would excite you to follow
them. One of the gentleman proposed to ex_a-.
mine into the cause of this, but the other refused__.
for some timtef; thinking it too .romantic, or
childish, to hunt for an adventure, on such a slight
ginvitation. But tlr_'e_otlrcr persisted : they, fol-
lowed the dogs, and wereconducted to a sort of
quagmire, wliere the little girl was found nearly
suffocated, _-and, completely ,"exhaust'ed_, with herf
struggling andcrying.‘ Thus was she saved by
the providential agency of two dogs. ' ” C '
During the American revolution, while Gen.
Reed was president of Congress—-the. British
comm‘issi_oner_'s’ offered him a bribe of 10,000
guineas to desert the cause of his country. His
reply was, ‘ Gentleman, I amjzoor, very /zoor;
but your It'mg is not rich enough to (my me.’
' A little boy seeing a gentleman in the street,
placed himselfiu a" convenient place to speak
with him} when the gentleman came up, the
boy pulled off his hat, held it out to the gentle-
said the gentleman, ‘ you had better ask forman-
ners than money.’ ‘ I asked, (said the boy) for
what I thought you had the most of. ’
4,Elof2cment, E.:c'taordi'nary.—-flolrn Oxley, aged
70, and Nelly Mountain, aged 74, eloped from
Doncaster. about‘ 12 o’clock on Sunday night,
and entered into the bands of [matrimony at
Sheffield, the following morning, each for the
‘ [London jzafzer.
James Ilhnks, who was executed in Pennsylva-
nia, in January last, for murder, has been seen
alive since that time. Suspicion having‘ been
entertained by some that he was not duly execu-
ted, search vvasmade, and it was found that ‘the
coffin in which it was supposed lre“wasburreda
was em/zty 5°’ an_dv'tl,ra.t holes was bored in the cof-
fin, probably, to ‘let. in‘ air.
‘of his suffering creatures with the balm of Di- V
‘ Money!’ ~
’ _—;_Im72zo_iatio7z.——‘I‘lre follow_ing- accpu-nt of .bu',-ya.
ing-,_ar woman alive, with lr_er-g,de_c‘£;a5ed- l,usb_and,~
is‘ from the Calcutta Gazette‘ of _.9th July last. '
“A hole being dug for the phr'p.ose,. about 8
or 9 feet deep, and. 3 ,in diafneter, the bodies
were placed upright tlrerein-—upon which "their
relations tlirewin thefeartlr, and ‘fire eldest son,
31301“ 1'9 )’ea|‘5?0f agéi dancing over ?th’e-;b;o.dies
in the hole, and treading the ear’t!"r_;d'ownf as it
was thrown in,” I_tn_til,,it came ‘above thé;'r1;’g_ads,
when a general slio'u't _closed the ‘--,rj_rrorrs,tro.t1.:gt;_'e;-.
emprry. N a complaint or cr'y3ivas'.trtter:ed§bythe
patient. sufferer. ' The -above, sl3qhck,ipgé;§n§t,gnce
of superstition and depravity,‘took1‘pla'cé.,ab'ut 10
miles from Calcutta, 'anZd.in..tlre=‘same —.place,—-duI- '
ring the preceding yea’r~,526V§w.i<lov'-.rs' vvereyrburnt
alivtt Wit11.lh.eir‘ deceased._hu'sbands'. I , A ’
An insane man in Canada, recently} murdered
his child, aged 3 years,,by cutting it‘s tliroai. ’
’
Delz'¢acy'.—-The most amiable and pleasing in.
gredient in the best and pure‘st;.fr'iend'ship on
earth, is true delicacy. That ,c,on'nexion re-
quires infinite candour -and condescension,
indefatigable patience and forbearance pf;-om’ _ I
both parties.---\Vithout delicacy, all those sweet
and delightful interchanges of soul and senti.
ment, all that luxury of heart which makes one
friend so happy in another,would degenerate in-
to mere familiar rudeness and vulgarity. There
is nothing in.-the whole circle of human life,
says an elegant writer, I ‘so-much‘ either want or
wish, as a friend of this sort. “He w'ot’1ld, supply
my necessities without mortifying“ my pride ;
porrect my foibles, without a_lart_n_ing rnysensibil.
rty ; and guard my innocence without suspect-
ing my virtue. ‘ T ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ .
---.'€-":iC‘-1-.—-
Ever iseasonable Rqflecticns.
How dependent is man upon his fellow-man !
how vain the boast of the most powerful, weal-
thy, great, that he is independent. The mus:
minute circumstance of: life will soon convince
him of the absurdity of his opinions. As a so-.
cial being,'how. requisite is: society to his lrapt\i-
ness. As needy, how great his requisition;-.
on his neighbor. As oppressed with cares .
troubles, how necessary the attention and :.:;-;i.:.
tude of friends, to lighten his sorrows and sonic.
his grief. Oil the temfiésttiiius ocean, the 3')‘,-.‘;=_«‘,.t, . /
supported by shrouds, .'en"‘dt’fr’ea the str'orrgest Q
"winds, and flit-s with out-spread sails through tin‘
foaming SW36; carrying a weight imnrerrssg.
The vessel encounters an enemy—-is attacker
opposes him till every stay is destroyed—cvcr,.
shroud shot away. The naked mast can no 10:;
er stand ; the first blast of wind sweeps it froir:
the deck, and it is whelmcd on the roaring waves.
Thus man, supported by his friends around him,
uninjuredsupports theshocks of time-—the per-
-plefxities of the world--gthe wiles of angry foes,
and freiglrted witli theicares and duties of his
station, rides o'er life’s_ troubled sea, with ease
and comfort. .But deprive him of his ft-lends--~
sever the cord which connects them together-—.. .
let all desert him—-like the unsheltered spar, the
winds of adversity will sweep him away, and'bu-
ry him in oblivion. .
Thus much for worldly dependence.--We
have displayed the fairest side, ’tis true; and
many who have experienced the perfidy of
friends, and the vanity of allrthings temporal,
may say i . -
‘ Lean not on cart}: ; twill jzierce thee. to the heart ;
, Jbroken reed at best, but Q/t a s/tear
‘ On cw/zic/z /zeace. bleeds, and /zofze ex/zircs."‘
—.-Man rests upon his fellow,’ as a prop at hand,
and which nature gives him; but there is in-
deed a rock of /zcl/2, one which is permanent,
and will endure beyond the ‘ wreck of matter.’
’T1s here the Christian turns in all his. alflictions,
‘ T /zis Friend, who never fiiils tfiejast,
‘ W’/zen at/zerfriends must. quit their trust,’
he rests implicitly ; for is constant; He, is
near all who call upon .lrir‘n',.andwill hear their
cries, answer their rpetitionsjand heal thervounds
...g_ 1 '
. vine mercy.—Bost.vEt:. Gaz. ' -
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.‘ “ 6‘ bbls pickled Sword-fish “ '
.- l2'0,00'<_) feet M_erclrt. Boards
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‘ 2,000 do. clear’ do-
1,000 do.._ yellow "pine do. , .)
1,000 do.‘Clapboa‘rd (siding)
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The interest will most’ certainly be required on
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inrr'nediately’attende(l~to: "‘ ‘ ‘ W. J.‘ ,1,
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Norwalk Chronicler