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ti-titre, and commit our way to Him who hath saith
1/’ any man luck ‘wisdom let him ask of God. that
give:/z to all mm liberally and u/;b_raz'de_ch not, and _
z't.s'/1ullb.': give»:/12'/u. ‘/c united in at prayer mee-
ting this evening on the subject, and defer our
decision ii‘-r ftirther deliberation. ‘
18. To day we have resumed the subject which
has for some weeks occupied our thoughts. and ‘
again bending the knee of supplication for divine
grttcc to alleviate our mitrtls. to give clear and
c‘omprehen-sive views of the subject, the promin-
ent facts and prol~)a'nle consequences connected
with it : to rentore from our hearts all private feel
ing, which tnigttt come in competition with our
duty ;-‘we again committed ourselves to the dis-
posul of the ggreat lie-.irl of the Church.
After the most full and free investigation, we
were all united in opinion, that we ought to listen
to the call both from Atooi and Tocziigli ; and to‘
our mutual satislittztioti, painful as is the thought
of such a se"ul‘u'xit)Il; we tlecitletl that it is the du-
ty cf brothers \\/hitney and Ruggles and their
wives to proceed to Atooi—to labour there while
the fisld is open-—-and thus wait for additional la-
bourers: also, that l3:‘(.‘tl]t.‘l‘ Loomis’ should go,
for a season, as a t-.-acher to Toeui;;;lt. Natliztti
Ch-.tm‘uet'l-ain will accompany the brethren to A-
tooi, and Datiiel Ch2rmberl.tiu will be placed under
the care of brother Thurston at Kirooah.
19. Put on board the Atuoi schooner most of
Messrs. \Vhitney and lltigglcs‘ buggage,'t‘o be
sent to day, with letters to l*loomehuome, an-
nouncing our prompt and cheerful cornpliancc
wit.) the request of iris f;1ll1(:l' and himse:If; ac-
ktiotvlcdgitig their l-zind attention ; explaining our
design ; and be-;peak'ng the continuance of their
favours.
The brethren intend to proceetl in the Levztnt
shortly; as she will touch at Atooi on her way to
China and Anteticzt.
[dcrc closes the public journalof the niission,
so far as it was sent home by the Levant ]
Franz I/ztj .-’-.’:!z__';r'ozz.s» I/tr:-lr'i‘«;e7zccr.
Our readers will perceive that the jr-urnal of‘
the D/lis-sioti to the Sandwich. Islands is brought to
a close in -this paper, so far as was rectivcd
by the Levant. And wt: are llttppy to state, that
hy a hill; arrival at llostz;-it. intelligence has l)'.‘(:l)
I‘CCl:l‘(.'tl from the l\:li<.sion=_irics up to the let of
-Nov. four months lntt-r than the dat-e of the last
account. Tltc 'p:'o::.pt-tzts of the lvlissiuti co‘n*.inue
to l)l'l;ltttIl-. The homes building at \"v'oalmn,
by ot'dcr of the kitig, wot u llt".tl‘l_V cotn',)lt;tctl. A
grant of land had been :~.::ttlc to the f\li-‘:~‘»lhD:\l"lL“i,
and every facility I‘c‘l‘t(lClCtl far the erection of a
house for the worsliip of the true Cmtl, suftici:nt-
ly large to dCC‘.-‘l‘-llllt)t'l'll"‘J mot’) or I200 peoplc.
About forty native CllllLl'.‘t3ll attend the Stl1t_)t)l, su-
petiutcndetl by Mrs. liingliam. the wife of the
ltlissionary. -Some of them had made wonderful
progress, and could rezitl in \Vebstet’s spelling
lessons-anal sortie in ‘.‘.".ttt’s Catetzhism. Meas-
ures were also taking; for the estttblislimcnt of u
Printing Press. which will enable them to li:l‘l'llsl‘.
the natives with books, and will, no doubt, grc;tt-
ly promote the (llSSCl\lll1ttllt'»ll of knov:lt=.dge. I
\Ve hope shortly to be able to furnish our rea-
ders wiih some further accounts ui'tlt';s wontlc:'£'ul
entt-rptise.
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PUl.l.lC ACTS-Zllay Sr9.s-ion l82l.
An Act for ap-poititint; the times and places of
holding the courts therein mentioned.
.86 it enacted by the Sc’rza!ca7zrlI1'r.»usc 0J"R('/zre-
acnttizives in G¢=)lc‘7‘(l[ .’1o,5-tilts’)/y, C-’)nvc7Ic-d, That
me several courts herein '.’:flCl"1".‘.{:ltllOnC{l shall
be held at the times arid places herein allot‘ speci-
fied, viz. _
In Hartford Cou2zt'y.—-Tlte Supreme Court of
Errors, on the second 'li'uesday in June.
The Superior Court. on the second Tttesday in
February and on the lirst Tuesday in Sepieinber.
The County Court, on the fourth Tuesday in
March, on the second Tuesday in August, and on
the second Tticstlay in N-..vr:t‘nbet'.
./\"c:.';-(‘farm C.Jm1ty.—-The Supreme Court of
Errors, on the Tuesday following the fourth Tues-
day, in June. s.
The Superior Court on the third 'l'ucsda.y in
The County Court on the third Tuesday in
March, on the lourth Tueszlay in,June, and-on the
fourth Tuesday in November.
."\'i‘IU-Lolzdort Cbunzy.--The Supreme Court of
Errors on the third Tuestlay in July ttllCl'l1dl(:ly at
New-London and Norwich beginning at New-
Thc Superior Court, on the fourth Tuesday in
January, and on the first "1‘ur.-stlay in October,
yearly-. ~ -
Alternatcly at New-Lonclon and Nornich be-
ginning at New-London. ’
The County Court, on the first Tuesday in
March alternately at New-London and Norwich
beginning at New-London.
On the second Tuesday in June at New-[.on-
don, and on the third Tuesclay in November at
Norwich.
1~'az'r_flc[c:' Cmznly --—The Supreme Court of Er-
rors on the fourth Tuesday in June alternately at
Fairlield and Danbury beginning at Danbury.
The Superior Court on the third Tuesday in
September, at Danbur_v, and on the last Tuesday
in December, at Fairlield.
The Count-y Court, on the last Tuesday in Feb-
ruary alternately at Fairlielcl and Danbury, be-
ginning at Fairlicld, on the third Tuesday of A-
pril at .l-'aiilicltl, and on the third Tuesday in No-
vember at Danhnry.
.Wz'rz:r'/Ivar/L"Conroy.--The Supreme Court ofEr-
rors, on the fourth Tuesday in July.
The Superior Court, on the first Tuesday in-
January, and on the second Tuesday in Septem-
her.
The County Court on the third Tuesdiiy in Au-
gust, on the third Tttestlay in Marcli, and on the
second Tuesday in December.
Lite/y’iet'd County.-—Tlt(: Supreme Court of Er-
rors, on the third l‘ut-sdtty in June.
The Supreme Court, on the third Tuesday in
February, audon the third Tuesday in :\tigtt.rt.
The County Court, on the first Tuesday in A-
pril, on the fourth Tuesday in September, and on
the third Tuesday in December.
flIz'e1t'1[csc:c (.'ountz,.r.—-'l'lie Supreme Court of
Errors, on the second '1‘ucstlay ofluly alternately
at Middlctown and Iladdam, beginning at Mid-
dletown. r - -
The‘ Superior Court, on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in April at Haddam, and on the 4th
_',l,‘uc§glayin September, at l‘rll(ltli'.'l0Wn~_ '
Tc-.’I_a'.‘zd C'o:znty.---'l"he Supreme Court of Er-
rors, on the Tuesday following (ht-, {mm}, ‘fuss.
day in July. ' l
The Superior Court on the third Tttesdnv in
April, and on the fourth Tuesday in December.
The County Court, on the secondjTuesday in
March, and on the second Tuesclay in Septernber.
§2. 13: it fur!/tcr £’Il(1Clt?([, That, all Aciions,
Suits, Process and other business pending before
or returnalzle to either of the Courts ttforesaid at
the terms thereof as heretolore established. shall
be entered in the respective Dockets ofsaid courts
at the several terms prescribed by this act and
proceeded within the same manner as if no alter-
ation hail tziken place in the times of holding said
Cuttrts.
Approved, June 4, 1821.
Ol..lVl:Il’t ‘. ’OLCO-TT.
An Act in alteration of an Act r.-:.:t’:letl an Act in
addition to an Act iayir.r; a Dutj: in certain ca-
ses passetl-.‘~'1ay session ib‘;3Z. ‘
1;’: it czzactcd by Zfze .3-'.-.::;;Z.': arid i".7oz."-‘rt’ of Rr'_f17't’-
senrarivcxv in General .=‘.".:."(::.7;=‘/;y C0722‘:-7zcd, '.‘.'hat it
shall be the duty ofevcry Sin:-t‘ifi', Deputy Sher.
ills, Constable and itidilfcretit person, who shall
serve a writ or process, on which at duty shall be
certified to return the same to the Clerk of the
C"U|'1. to which the same is make returnable for-
ty eight hours at least before the commencement
ofthe session of such court. And if any such
wriror process shall n.ut be so returned within the
time aforesaid, the person who served the same
shall not be entitled to any fees for such scrviiie,
but the court to which the same is returnable may
at their discretion order the same to be entered‘
in the Docket of said court any time dutin;_; the
three first days ofthe term. And if the suit shall
be Scttl.-:tl before such writ is returned, the Olli-
°“" Sim” {ll he knows the f'.rt:l).~;t:1'.e the same or
Sm‘-14319-"tI't of said process; and the suits so stated
to be settled, shall not be entered in the Docket
of said court. .’I/1tlbt'it_/izrt/It-7‘ ("Il(l(‘!(.'d, that the
second and l’l1ll't'l sections of the act last aforesaid
be and the same are hereby rcpealctl.
Approved, June ztzh, 1821.
Ol.1‘v’l:‘.l-’. W'Ol.COT'l‘.
An act for the appoirstmcnt of State Altnrnies.
. 13¢’ it cnactcri by (/73 Sc-7:r:.’c and House qf1\’:,/.'u'-
v5fi’-‘'l'1li'L'c6 57: (:'r:m.-ru.’ .al.>scr7:zb1y c-::I1vc'm'd, That in
each Couttty in this State there shall be one State
Awwney who shall l)l'USCCU'.€, inanztgc and plural
in the County where such Attorney is appointed
in all matters proper for, and in btzhulfoftlae State,
hlllllll 1\ll0I'l-its shall be al)lJ')ll1‘Ctl by the seve-
Ful Cmliltv Courts in their respective Cottrities,
and shall hold their Office two years unless sour.-
Ct‘ I'CmOVe‘d by said courts.
§ 2. That each State Attorney before entcting
upon the duties of his (liiicc shall take the oath
pt'escribed by the constittttion for Executive Of-
fice!’-‘~‘» and to give bond with security to the
'l'1‘€astIt'ct' of this State and to his acceptance, in
the sum of three Thousand Dollars; condition-
ed that such State Attornies shall annually ac»
count for and pay over, according to law, all run.‘
files bfilonging to this .‘:3:atc which he as St’.-te’:~:~
. Attorney may rcr,t-ivc;~.
§ :3. That wliencv.-sr the State Attorney in any
Courts shall be absent or disqualified to act in air,’
case, the County or Superior Court before wlioiit
such caiise is ‘pending may appoint a special .~‘it—
torney for the prosecution of L1 caust; it-. rguzzstic-n,
and also on application ofthe .—\ttorncy.. to appoint
an assistant /\ttot't‘.t.’y to aid in :1; ~ pr-o:.::cu!.i«.~:» «.-l
any suit or itsfotntatiun.
i\.ppt'cvccl, June -2, 1821.
0LlVl'L?. 1".’-'..")l.f.’..’I.‘. l‘.
u—._
An Act in addition to an Act ‘.il‘.l'1‘lL‘-ll‘ in A-::t to,
lnc(:Il'[)t)t‘:tlc 2: Saving Society in the titty oi
I’lut'tfurd. ,
33¢‘ it :mzc.’c(.’ by 212:‘ Seizure amt’ [ft-rzx.-e‘ of {-7- fire-
.s~c"2:!t. time in (It.-uc7'a.' -’I..~.s-cmbly c‘s;zvc‘2::'<'l, T it»;=‘. the
funds of said Corporation may be \'t.'~'.t:(l by pur-
chase, in Banlt Stool; in any Batik in this State,
or any other Public Stock of any State, or of ll'.C
U. b'tates, and dispose of the saint from time to
timi‘. to such an amount as will meet the demand
for Deposits made in such sot-iety.
Approved, June -1, 1821.
OLlVl7.l‘t ‘~.¥"OI.CO'l‘T.
An Act in alteration of an Act in addition to an
Act entitled ‘ An Act for forming and conduct-
ing the ftlilitary I"orr.e of this State,’ pizssed
May ‘fiessitvtt, 1820.
Be it <n».;t‘ud by me Senate and 11311:.-c ry‘ Rr/zrcv
.rcnttztz'v:=s in (:'crzcral .'Js.v(:nz{u'y convnzrd, That so
ninth of the lourth section of said Act as requires
the Captain (.~'.-enet‘al to reduce the (lav-.tlry to ft.-ur
Regiments, and all the proceedings in execution
and pursuance thereof, be,and the same are here-
by repealed and annulled. And the Cavalry of
this State shall consist of Five Regiments at the
time of passing said Act, and to be annexed to
the Brigades cl lniautry as provided thereby.
Approved, June 8, 1821.
OLIVER VVO ..CO'l"l‘.
An Act relative to the Collectors of Taxes.
Be it enacted by me bcmzte and I-louse q/' It’:/zrr.~
srztzativcw int General ./1.5-senztily coztvcmd. That ifu-
ny Collector of any state, town, or society tax or
taxes, shall nctglect or refuse to receive the rate,
hill or bills which he is appointed to collect, for
thc purpose ofcollccting the same, or shall die be-
fore hc has completed the collection ofsuch rate
bill orhills,or having receiver] the same, shall neg-
lcct to collect, or pay the rates or taxes to him
cornmi'tted,by the time appointed for thztt purpose,
and shall dcliter up his rate bill or bills to the se-
lect men of the town wherein he is appointed in
the case of a state or town tax, or to the socie-
ties’ committee of the society wherein he is ap-
pointed, in the case ofa society tax; it shall be law-
ful for thc selectmen of the town wherein such
collector is appointed in the case ofa state or town
tax, and for said societies committee in the case of
a society tax, to depute some meet person to col-
lect such rate bill or bills, orrtlteremaining sums
that may be due on the same, as the case may be ;
and the person so depuled in either of the cases a-
fore said, shall have full power to enforce and com-
plete the collections of such taxes.
1}ez':furtlzcr enacted, that ‘ An act in addition to
an act providing for the collection and payment of
rates or taxes,’ enacted Oct.180‘Z, be and the same
hereby is repe:-rlccl. AfJP!'0V€da -lune 4, 1321-
OLIVER VVOLCOTT.
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I SOUTH AMERICA.
Extract of a letter from an Anieticatt gentle-
man at Valparaiso, dated March ‘:4. , ‘
T ‘ The only way to deal with this people, [tht
Chili-ans] and a nay which they themselves are
surprised we do not takc,_is, for one of our men
of war to take satisfaction on the spot for all out-
rages‘. As things are now, we cut at most con-
temptible figure here.
‘ In the United States they think because this
people have thrown off the yoke of Spain, that
they are the most free, the most enlightened, and
the most ‘philanthropic people in the world I-—
W’hat govt-t‘tm'ient is more tyranical and absolute
- than this ? It is as much a military as Algiers.
Above twenty of the most wealthy and powerful
families have been recently banished because
they dared to suggest the idea of a representative
government. The life, liberty, and property of
no man is safe in this country.
I * Jutlge Provost is the most infatuated man I
ever knew ; and I am very much afraid that he
niz‘.:rr/2rc.s-mt..- these people to our government.’
From [/20 S/:aIIz'::/1 M'ain,__Tlie schr. St. llclc-
na, Corey, sailed from Curacca on the 30th ult.
Capt. Corey reports the morning he szllictl, there
was a Spanish schooner arrived from Porto Ca-
vello with pass;-ngers——reported that Lztguira and
Carttcas had been taken by Gen. Morales, with
4000 men ; but it was generally believed at Cur-
acoa not to be the case, as letters had been re-
ccived there which made no mention of it. Cur-
acoa was full ofSp-aniards from the Main—--hu.si-
ness completely at a stand on the main. The
.~.chr. St. Helena. was boarded on the night of 30th
Zvlay, by a Patriot privateer, who sent a lieutenant
and four men on buttt‘tl,. and detained us 24. hours,
and sen: Capt. Corey and two men on board the
privatet-t'——-.vas treated politely while on board--‘-
the captain informed him that he had captured
the day before two Spanish schonners from Porto
Cave-llo, full of passengers, and landed them
next day on the island of llonair. It was proclaim-
ed throttghout Curacoa by the Patriots that ifthe
Spani:u'ds would return within a certain time,
their property and persons Slluultl be respe-cted.
liusiness dull at Curacoa---no» produce to be had
at any price -—P/.-ilacl. Gar.
l"ito.\t BU!-LTJOS Ai'ttt~.:s.--.\lt-. Allinson, ‘super-
cargot;l'(.}-ett. Jacl-zsoti, informs us, that outhc
evening»; ofthe 126th of April, it was reportetl at
that place that Gen. thin 1‘/l'.u'ti-:i had been defeat-
ed before l.im:t by the Royal army.-—-A (lt‘.SC.t‘nt
on lit.-entn-3 A}'le'- was daily expected from the
i\lUuDl.i\lllt3:ZX‘s under‘ l~’.'urnii-cz and Alviut‘, who
are supported by the hlettle Vitle-an govctnmrrnt.
Ccn. Puertidoti hazl been recalled, and at'tivz;tl at
lint-nos Ayt-es.
Several of the English merchants had taken
their passages home to linglatnd.
Our agent Col. Forbes had effected an arrange-
ment for the protectiot:i of Americim seamen from
it:lpr.~ssm.cnt.--!":i!;;dcl/1/rig Gazette.
.ii.'t.'.‘TIMOItI~J, June 23.
i'l""Z‘.l{‘.‘. oi .=. lr.t!et' frorn an officer lately arrived at
l l‘l{:ludelpliia from Mexico, to his friend in this
t;ity.
* All the ittliz.'oi;2.:it.~s of Me.~tit‘.«'» are now unde-
.. Feliruary last, tvhen Col. {tut-bide pro-
t.'l1.li‘llt'.‘(l the independence oftln: country at the
ll:;.,'»llUf‘i.'~.".".‘ll'1‘l0;)S of the Vice lluy. All the towns
s.~.‘~iclt liazve l)E.‘r it taken lxavt: .~st.'rrcn<lere(l without
:1; iilitig; a drop of blo-3d—~— -.‘vle.\:ico and Vera Ct uz
are on the eve of being lree-.lԤeve:' wits the
canine cf ll‘.-crty so prosnr:t'otts as at pt‘e:-1-t‘it.
‘ The insurg<.=nts of Isle:-tico arc in possession of
the .?«i:tt of Al\a'::,lo, ZlC'.ll‘ Vera Cruz. I hope
,’ t'..:t we thrc+.- or :3 .-r montlis we \! ill be able to
l it‘.-'|Ji'll to l\'le:~;icc, ariti receive the rewurtl due to
on r services an-rl ;)l‘l\tIll.0ll‘:.’
T; 5m'.lczc1.——.-‘lccr 'wt‘.ts front this i.-,lar.d of tlt:-‘fist
.~“-.pril, state that iltc stigru canes had been on lire
lot‘ some days on the ruountains near Port Spain ;
t that the sea-breeze, which blew very fresh aeldctl
lothe extreme draught, liad increased the evil,
anti the il=,tt‘n:s spread with the rapidity of light-
ning, rcacliiug.;- from the extremity of the moun-
tains, a little to the tvestward of the St. Ann's val-
lry into that of Muraval. \Vlit—.n the lust accounts
came away, the governor had ordered out the
military .lr.d a number of negrocs, amounting to
lOt‘:O man, to stop the t‘.tvagesoftlte lltti'llCS.
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.5
.i?m~t’2ar!c-es.—-—'l‘bis islantl is rcpresen~tcd to be in
a very dx:plorabl:.- condition. Property of every
kind is Eitiltl to be daily sinking in value. The
crops generally have been reduced in an aston-
ishing degree, by two successive ttnfavorable
years ; and what little produce is rcatpetl lies‘ on
hand for want of purchasers. The prisons are
crowded with insolvents, and general ruin seems
W to be fast. approaching.
.—__m..1;__..
JV‘:/rlc.<:.--By a gentleman who left Fztples af-
ter the entry of the Austrian army, we learn the
ft;ll()\\'lng particulars :——Gen. Pepe has not been
taken prisoner by the Algerines. but is bellcvetl
to be in Sicily, under Cen. Church, who com-
mands in Palermo. The Sicilians seem deter-
mined to maintain their independencze. So ex-
tensively was the business of assassinating the
Austrians acted upon in Naples, that Gen. Fri-
mont found it necessary to issue a proclamation,
forbidding, under severe penalties, any Austrian
ofli-::er or snitliet‘ from appearing in the streets of
Naples after stilt-set. Hopes are entertained that
the Sicilians will be able to repel any attack that
muv be made upon them. Gen. Church, their
comniaticler in chief, was formerly in the British
service, on the island of Sicily, but at the general
peace, pzrssed into the Sicilian service. His mil-
itary taleiits are well spoken of, and the people and
t_‘.OlH3llltIlC(l authmiti:-s of Sicily have entire conti-
dcnce in his integrity.-~Dcm. 1’r'c.<:.9.
—-tO§-9‘-‘
1"rom the JV./ant/zly Jlfagazirte.
«fa-/'11!orczn-rcncc.-—In a village not far from
Lynn. in Cheshire‘, Ling. lately lived it man and
his wife, tlistinguislted among their neighbors for
the singularities oftheir respective cTiaractcrs.--
The lltfsballtl was covetous, niggardly, aVat‘i(.ious
to an extreme, and always complaining of pover-
cbmmon necrssaries of life, as though blood had
been extracted from his heart ; and nearly starv-
. ed hivnself, his wife, and her mother, who lived
The izsurrection is general since the i
ty ; he parted with money to ptircliaseeren the ,
with them. The wife was remarkably passionate,
and when provoked would pour out the most a-
bominable wishes and horrid imprecations against
her husband, who paid her with bitter lamenta-
ttons and woe, which agitated his whole frame,
whenever any demand was made onhis purse -—
.-‘tccompanied with vollies of oaths and curses,
she oftentimes rejoiced in the anticipation‘ of see-
tng_htm stiff, hoped that death would not call at
tllcll‘ llnllfitl Wllttll lit: was ft-‘orn h()n]g, andyfl-5,
quently wished his soul in hell. In this unhappy
state they li\ ed several years ; but both the 2.v2_..
“<33 0f U16 0'18: ‘and the passion of the other, grew
more powerful as they tmvanced in age, so that
the last twelve months of their lives exhibitetl
What 1135 "01 Unhappily been terminated at ‘ hell
upon earth.’
On the 9th of January, 182), some new cause
of difference arising between them, rnauv anory '
words essued, connected, no doubt, with the CO°It'l~
mon agravation of oaths and curses. This may
carried to such height, that the wife expressed
her resolution to leave herhusband; and on bid.
ding him farewell. she declared she would never
speak to him again while she lived,
Scar-cely had she uttered this passionate deter-
mination. l)t fore her speech was taken from her;
“lid 5l10I'll)" after. she lost the use of her right
Sltle. ill .llllS state Sllc Ctinlinucd thrge days,
(lut'lug.wlncli time little notice was taken of her,
ll”? family thinking that it was nothing more than
a fit ufsulletaness of which she had previously gi-
ve-n s.t:t'eI'ttl instances. Fintling, however, after
‘N5 “m8 lwtl elfipf-etl. that it was probable some-
thing more than hyposrisy could produce, they
sent for a doctor, who. on his arrival, informed
.them he feared his assistance was callcd in too
late. l-le nevertheless advised the hugbayjd to
purchase a pint of in -.-url)’. anti get her-to swallow
a large quantity.-—-'i‘he husband, on hearing this,
objected, on account of the expense ; intimating
that halfa pint would be sufficient; and this was
actually procured. but not until he had 1-cpeatedlv
declared that he had no money, and had in vaiit
solitzilrtl the land-lady to give credit for the u--
mount. This circumstance had such an effect
upon him, that on carrying borne the brandy, he
retired into the barn, and putting a cord round his
neck, tcrniinatcd his miserable existence. The
day after he was buried. the wretched woman,
who had never spoken after her resolution, breath-
fid ll‘-‘l’ l3-513 atnid.-.t the most exct'ttr.iating sullen’-
in;.:s, but apparently destitute ofztll recollection.
On exarnining the clothes of the unhappy man,
uft».:r he was cut down, they discovered 12 notes
t:oticea,letl.jn‘tlic inside of his old waistcoat. The
house was tls_eti'exattiim-d; and ninety guineus in
gold were brought to light, wrapped up in prob-
ably ttvt-.nty p lCr:l5. Some were in old rugs,
others tied upin paper, put into an old box among
shavings, and other lumber. _This poor wretch
has left behind him upwards ofa thousand pounds
in money, besides an estate that lets for nearly
041. per annum. which propert)', as he had no
children, is gone among his relations, to be, we
hope, the instrument of new virtue.-s, and not of
atlditional ctimes.—— \Ve can scarcely anticipate :1-
ny thing more awful than the thought of two such
spirits meeting so suddenly in another world.
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1“ttr.nEtttcx':I3t?ito, June '23.
Fa/al Efiitls of ].i'g/zrezzir/g,——\‘./'et‘c l-'.lllC'Ll 5}‘
lights-ningz. on t..e night of the 1",‘/'th inst. in the:
county of King George, Mr. Cliarles Massey, sen.
and .-‘.le.\‘:.snder Koo-ciuslto Mason, son of Nehe-
miah H. Mason-—the former in his 62d year, and
the latter in his Stl. Thus age and infancy have
sunk to;;e her to the loml); and a wife been be-
reaved of an affectionate husband. and parerus.
robbed ofu darling: child. As the elcctrick fluid,
in this rnelanchol_v instance, seems to have depar-
zed from its usual charac:er,the folluvrizig succinct
llCCOtlll[_lllt‘.'l't.‘()f may not prove till‘-.lCCt.'l)lZ1lJl€.‘..
The house, which was small though tall, was
struck at the gable and (in which was the door)
at the Ci\’ll'(:Illt.‘ top, \‘v hence it descended to about
six inclies froth the door, and there bursting t,hrt-.'
killed Mr. l\'l3:~;sey who was lying in a betlwith
his head near the door, and, tnarvellous to state,
=.\lrs. l\lusse_v, who \\’:\'.~l lying by his side, was not
materially injured--—it then proceeded l0\‘i‘t‘.l‘(i.*1'_
the hearth, killed the child that was. lyittp; on at
bed. and thence descended through the l‘tcarth in-
to the earth. At the time it forced its way thru'
the lower‘ part of the house, it tlivizhtl; one
strcarn (lC!:t".Clltl‘:(l to the sill where it stibrlividctl
and run through the sill, north and south, until
it rel-.cltetl the earth, where its f0I‘C-.: appt.-at‘I:tl to
lizzrc been exhausted. The liouse was littamlly
torn to pieces. There were also two muitl ser-
vants in the room, neilhet‘ of whom '.'y'.‘3lC the
least injured. Featliers, &c. are C-'.)t)si(l*:l‘Ctl non-
conductot s, yet Mr. Massey was lying on a feath-
er bed, apparently not touching any part of the
bed-stead-—the child was lying on a feather bed
on the floor, also not touching any thing" but the
bed itself. —
Noitroui, June 23. ]'x2'urdcr and /!rson.—-
‘ VVC learn that a ‘~.'\-lr. Ionics Powell and his wife
residing within 3 miles of Ierttsalem, were mur-
dered on 'l‘lmrstlay the l-1-ah inst. and their house
burnt. Their child. about 3 months old, v.-as
found some distance from the house and is still Lt-
live.
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On Vv'etlne:-tday evening last a man by the name
of Flanders, with his 3 sons, ugctl ll, 15, and l_7,
came down from Amtsbury to Plumb island, to
get some sand. fish, S:(;.; at low water they went
down to the Middlz: Saints, in l-"lutn'o Island I-‘l\'(:"l',
leaving the boat at some distance ; finding the
tide coming fast, they started for the boat", but
found themselves surrounded with water; the fa-
ther attcmpted to ford across to the bu-':.t, but in
vain ; he returned, took his youngest son on his
back, andtol-d the other two to follow; having
lost sight of the boat, in co-ttsequcncc of the fog,
he directed his course to w here be supposed the
nearest land to be; but, shocking to his eelmg;-.v,
he‘ heard his eldest son cry out he was dt‘ow’ttitig';‘
while he himself was strtigglitig for life, with his
boy on his back, amid the tl’ttm:le'.' and ligghtning
of that evening. llcing neor sinking, in the
struggle to save himself his child was dist-.nt::tgi-tl
from his back, when by a llggli of 1i_.j;litniug he
discovered land, and in a few moments gained the
shore, with great difiiculty. He spent a distres.
sing night on the neck, and was relieved in the
morning, but with the afflicting loss, however,
of his three sons-.-one of which we liavc lltjilltl
has been picl-ac-;l up.—Srzlem _(g'g;c.'tc.
Norwalk Chronicler