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tunes. »,Tl'.he7"latterare said‘ ..%_b'ejiii‘dustriouVs'

-theirpursuits.are’.altog-ethefl mercantile.‘--‘§"A'gt~i§, VV V _
fifstant. “f"l*le' sj_taies‘;_that 1he.'afi'ait:s at B‘erm,u-- i
*da‘ between the Govet'nor and vtli"e. good “people

culture ‘neyer,enters t-heir Vviieiws. - _ ‘1"¢5|"_t§:09i-l‘if3ith'
and pun(;t'ualit.y of payment‘s,~ they are dis‘tir'i‘gu_is‘h-

. ,c.d.am_ong-their.fellow’-citizens.. .'l'he Ctjeol’es—are=
.~ nattirallyj ‘jealous, of the?EurnpVeans,,iparticularly
. -those-wlio iii-e‘i.n_‘ -places of tt'uVs_Vt.- T'hough- ‘not-=

iwésessins Tthe ‘nine-.-t '°ti‘i>drt.nr.iifis§ =..<ift‘'acs’vil‘ins

« .knowledg_e, -the fornfeVl'Var'e‘.said ‘to_‘be.as partial‘ to
~ the scicnfies, and as capable. -,t;i"s:,!tI‘liiI.[>.l)l‘l<58l30!l-

as the flatter. . _\-VV',Ve-‘sec gtltemg (Says .D.e',)0n$). P139-.
found .m¢_,,togi;_;n5,_'attd,emit-tcntf counsel. If we
do not “ alsosee Creoles well _sk_Villetl in political é-’
conotny, it is.becnusc wh_ate've'_t"_is:not in the canon
or ,c_i\'ilV,‘l-.t.w,- is l;anVislted,i't_'ori_t their schools.
“'.i.‘l’l¢VV‘-V\\'.‘()ltl'(illVi()‘i‘ Cataccas are ‘charming, mild,-
and seductive ; their skin has the tvhite_ness of al-

-. abasteij; ‘-t_he'ir-hair black, with line large and ._ex-

pressive-_c}'c's, \$'lll‘lC their lip_s resemble the car-
nation; None of t_he'm,V liofivever‘, are abo'.fVc'..lh°
rnitltlle _si"z'.e, and mu‘ny,_o-if ihe_m' below-it.’--Tlie
higher class pass a great portion ol their lives at
their’windowVs ;,their dress is «elegant;Vbut in
tvalking. theyappear to great disadvantage. '_Vet'y

:}i1tlei3_‘(l()llc in} Caraccus for the educattonof the

mctl';’~Jt(_)il1ll1g for that of the _wo_men._ No school
is appiiopt-q5,‘,cd 1,‘, the girls. They leart‘Vt,_'the_rc.
fore, 0n,ly_._tvltat-_tl1eir parents teach them, ivltich
is litni_it_:d to_‘prayet's, ‘tobad reading, and to worse
spelling: 'N,ri'_n_e but a young man in lov_e‘can de-
cyp_lt_er .th.citj sc‘i:atvVls_; _and.th‘ey are-learned in net‘-
therdattcihg,'tlt;a.vving, or music. In spite ofthis

' 0,;-feet q_f_._edt1eVat_ion,— the wo,m_t;tt‘of_Cat'ticcas know

pt'cttyV_\}.el_l- lt_o_,w _to .unite social manners with de-
cent b.'eha'_iouVt__-.,' and.the'art of ..t:i>quett'y with the
mode'sty:o’Vl'_the‘.r"sex. . . 7 - ~ V
Among the lower class, whose wants condemn
them-tittglabotir for aflsubsititence, they possess no,
highehldeas thanwbat A cVot-Vrespdnd with the im-
ntediatei gtjatificatioti of their passions. More
than t\vn_-lm'tid_t:ed.of these t’mfortunates pass the
" V itli rags, in the recesses of ruins,
whiclt,'tltey.l‘¢a't'_e_at night only to draw from rice
the g_t*oss subsistcncc,. of the marrow. .Yet reli-
gion i:ei_gns._liet'e iuV‘all its splendour, and arrayed
with -its most lbrrnidable attributes. I .
Tliose who keep sl-.u~es,_ ate considered rich in
pro‘pot'tion to_ their number, and every thing is sac-
rificed-'not. to lose the advantage to be derived from
11,1-,5)’.-¢-_,,,_;‘5,5g_-,,n,;e.V AV.w,hi,te_wo_m_an of moderate
int-time", .,gb.es tVo'u_*.'2tss on Vcn_.u_rcn days -with two fe-
malejn'egj'r_Vo't::s_Vor mtil‘attoes in her suite, though
she (skies not possess in other pt'o_',Jct‘ty an equiva-
lent capital. The noted rich are followed by'i'our'
or five st:t‘V\‘_anVt women, and there are famiiies in
Caraccas wiholhave t'welveVand lifteen female set‘-
xtatits ‘besides footmen.--'l‘hose called l'reed per-
sons of which Caraccas possesses-aV great number‘,
are _c’liiefly'V.e_fi1p‘lo'yed in the rqechanic arts, such
as céy1>ent'et's, masons, blacltsmiths,‘ tailors, shoe-

 
 

 

ntalt'e’t's, 8‘:c. All these arts, however,are in'theirV

infancy, owing to the natural iudolence of those
‘employed in them. _ Tltiscompels them to be so-_
her, and t(1.st}l)Slst upon a spare diet. -They ex-
ist, in" fact, ‘in the midst\ 0f§_1ll._S0t'VtS.._Ol pi-ivations;
;,,,(1V‘V3_§‘,t‘lt.’*;-,y‘.z,r‘c‘. tve_l.l_,§toek_e_d'with children, they
piss‘? tlie_ir_,_lives, _be'Vap_e_Vd‘ together in miserable
,.,V;‘,,,.;;};,.‘,,-_,‘V,~,,,_5.;,l,;"‘_.5_’;‘_x‘il‘-,v_ 'an__ bids for their bedding.‘
il'he major ,‘part of ch-.-mV.,_,,=,,-.,,. re.eollect _that they
have afiaile till they are pressed by hunger.-Tlieir
t°eig_ning.passion is_ to pas's..tlie,ir lives in religious
eitercises, and there are few churches that have
not their ‘holy. frat_etfnities’,’ formed exclttsively
of free"p.eop,le of color.-—Euch of these are distin-
guished b-iy‘titteit‘ robes or habits, which, like the
mur‘._k,s, are blue, red or black, assuits their or-
der-.or flj’c,ttC4l‘l,Illy.-.-_-TilVet'e is-no example ol these
y-ers'o'1ts following thc‘pursuits uf,Agt'iculture

‘fltetr higltcst ambition is to assist at proccssiotis.
and ti-.:ri~.gls, dressed out in their. fantasuchabits,

and to appear acceptable in the eyes of their spir-
itual. guides. , . . .
~’()ti:i'ng- tothe phlegmatic characterol tlte‘Span-
isrds,.Cat;ai:cas.seltlout :'cXllil)l'tS tuneults in the
stt;t-,et'.s__,_.; ‘.e_,Ve_t')’_ one issilent, dul_l -and grave.

. Martiage is ent'et;grl llll_D at Camcqzts at an ear.
ly'ag"e.; “ be boys ateallovvcd to have‘ l‘c_i_:tChL'(l the
-¢ge.ot'pu\y_ert_y when they are 14; the girls 12 ;
and when a young man, not intended for the
Chttrch,.does not -tal'<e.a,wtfe-before he is 20, he is-
placed on ‘the list of baclielors. Nothing is more
common, in consequence of these early marria-
gesitliati to see a young couple is hose joint ages do

nbt exceed 30. Should parents iuterfereito pre-

vent-tliese, pre-m'ature matches, it is only neces-
sary.-for the child in institute a law suitagainst
tho,se;wlto_ gave him birtli.. Justice, instead ofdeo
fetuling parenzal authority, gives a favorable re-
ception to the complaints ofa child in his first de-
parture [l:0m f_ilialV duty. Upon the lirst applica-
tion, tlieygtzattt the female petitionecw hatsheasks,
to bé;,.rem_oved—fron11ltetr father's house to ‘another

1ut_lging'..' . 'l_'he-parents, in consequence of this. _
are _co_Vndemned.to furnish, money to pay her board - ‘

as welba_s.t.9, {deft-;;y.;-tlxe C_X*[)(,’.fl_CC3 of -the -suit,-and
all -itbey-_a:re-allotved to -.tdvaVnce.in theirown de-

fence, .».is.,'Vth:e.iin['erio:'i:y.of the proposed son or - --

daug'}’;té__]f,-,-iVI)_-_l@\V-, in point ofrattk. ' Thatis the

only plea t.ha’t Wlll‘l)C.adll_littc(l as satisfactory and-
"conclusjve on tbepart of the court. The disobe-

dient child ltas another mode more simple, ‘but
more ra'rely~ put in pract.icVe, of defying the pa-
rcntal_ authority, and gratifying her o‘wn_-taste:
it is sutlicientto constitute a valid marriage‘, that
the bi id: and bridegroom_ publicly declare-to their

pat-islt,_cVurate, that they take one another for man.

t

and wife, . - -
This lax state of things occasions many domes
tic disturbttnces. in,’ C'<ll‘l.lCCil1':,‘ it-hich are no nay-
lessened by-the il:C0|lsl(lc't_‘u[c pt-otectViqn‘given to
wiyt-,_s by‘the policVe,V(to the :pt'ej-sdice of the bus-
bands. .Eve,‘r_v st’atemVent_tlze uife makes is cred-
it;.',d,"a|}(l‘,-the husband is"eithet' rep_rimandt:(l on
h_er tzblltfllztlltt, or, cofllfiliitefil fito_ prison, there to
remain until she condescends to ask ‘his t‘eleaVse.
If the husliand sltottld c()n1pl.3l:D., ml!-flélm -ll?-S. 0131)’
to pteteitd tobc highly o.ii'ende_dV at agcharge which
amounts to_an' attaclt upon‘ her honor, to have the
scales ofjustice_tutjtietl in her favor. Even where"

' ¢1,e_ pm-ties gpay be living,h'.xp_pily ,to3§§’Vtlt.et‘, the.
I husband is not at liberty to 'u,udertake "a_ Journey

on l:nsinc'ss or."pl.casutje, without the express con.
._,,,,,, 9;‘ 5,5, ‘,,,.'._f,,,. and [);~;,,oitlll':§;“l'().- lltv subsistence

during his absence. like does not appear onthe

precise day fixed at his,depaVrturc. the magistrate,
on the first application’ of the Vs'lii:,,l5_5uC$ an or-
der for-iltis l!‘tll'lVlt2(iltl_l._-9(}&;_l't?ll_iI'tt, which he is calm-
'pellt:tlto,cmp.filv Vwitli,‘-,Vtu \V.ll'cilt:Ve_lT part of the

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- ‘L-V-_£‘roz7:i‘2hc'1_\'or_/lzlk Herald;

 : .-_ito_s”s’,‘? at Norfolk, sailed ft't‘)‘W!..:fi_"¢il"iifl‘t..,tt‘l,a','3 

lot-that colony, are-ifar fromxbeing in~a'_qu,iet state-

That indep'e'nden_t_" of the im_pris'onm_ent"of. Mr.

J ames‘ T ill, (a ,fe'v‘v"ye'ars ‘since amei-ch,ant'ol"Nor-'
‘folkf,’ ofthe firm of Till 8:-Gosling,-),'an_d'~Mr;._Bash-1,
a'm,,a g't_éntlen1'ansof respectability,‘ofitlte parish-
of St..G‘eo‘rges, he,‘-the Governor,’ on the night oi."
hll1c,2d"August had the doblis -of ’the,tow-.0---hall-.a,t

‘SVt."G_eor‘ges' lor‘ced" open by the mili~tar_y, add-
the Mayor, (M t’.3 _John'— Till, brother of the above.
natVm-d7Ja'nies,)c taken forcibly out and cootlucted

. to l-lamilton‘ un‘de'-ri a"-military escor‘t,~'-and.‘--there

throwh into prison; The charge pre.'err::d against.
‘the Mayor by his Excellency, wasthe breaking of

dispersing anunlawfoi assemblage of persons of
.colbr, ai an unseasonable hotii~‘,"iti the‘patisli'ol St.
Georges, which assembly was notoriously an an-.
noyance tothe whole neighborhood. A‘ lawyer of
eminence, who had been deputed by the Mayor to
-act at the‘tim_e‘of dispersirtg the ‘assembly, in a
jud_icial.cipacity, was also tak-en.-by the 'milit-arfy
at (be same time, by order ofthe Governor, and-
imprisoned with the 2\-iayott. The result of ca‘
these acts r»fSir ‘.‘.7m. Lumley’s were“tn-ilk-nown.
when the Columbus sailed. - - '
‘ -~—----->st»;=)€9-‘:!9$1—----— f: '-.
V ‘ Flt-mt 1-suttortit. -. _ . .
By an 31‘l'lV'€l.ltrt Pltiladelphia, Liverpool papers-
to the SI]‘of lliuly, have‘: been t'eccive’(l. Th‘: fol-
-lowing is the‘-only interesting information they
cont".un.- _' v .
_ Jassy and Bucharest were in the hands oi‘ the"
Tut ks .;' and Prince Ypsilanti, who‘ still remain at
Tergovitz ,vvi-‘.li'_EO,-O00 men,was on the eve of be-
ing ztttacked by theunited forces of i-iadschiiAch-
i met, Pacbtt, and Jussuff, Pacha oi" lbrailom -The
Greek inhabitants ol lincbarcst had been disarm-
ed. Patras lists been almost totally destroyed‘ by
-the Turks, and the inhabitants executed in great‘
’l‘he Greeks have, however, obtained
ta decided sup:-:riority at sea. They __have-captu-
red-a great number of Turkish vessels, and put
the whole’ of their crews to death, amounting to
about 5,000‘men : no’ quarter appears to be giv-
en by either Greeks or Turks. ' Accounts from
Constantinople of the 25th-of-May, state? the ‘re-
turn‘-of‘ comparative tranquility ; but, the anrests
continued, and Dancsi was still in prison. ' The
Grand'Se'igno1: had succeeded in repre’ssiug the
"seditious tumults of the J-.mi‘ssaries,, by threaten'-
,ing to sentlthem the head of his son. who is heir
the ruins of the Seruglio. ‘ 
A large Greek ship, having ‘on board vast
quantity of arms and munitions ofwar. and bound
to the Marco, to the assistance of the ‘Creek in-
‘surgents there. was fallen in with by the—Englisb
_vf:'igate Revolutionare, Capt. Pelew,-and oi-tiered to
surrender. An engagement took place. The
English had four men killed and se._t/eral wound
ed.‘ The Greek ship was captured and carried in‘-
to Zante. In consequence of this event, the
‘BrVitislr government lntve ordered two additional
sloops 0.i'_\',€.tll‘ and several anftbe best regimentsto
proceed -immediately tothe loni-an islands, whose
inhabitants are said to‘ have a strong itching to
make common cause with the othcr'Greeks.

rogttetl on the 10th July, to make pi-cparat_ions for
the Coronéttion. _
{Om ' '
Extract‘ of a lettrrfmm an ..411z.<=r£ca}z Gentleman
tray:/,ln:g' in 1._'Iuro[n:, ta /us cjwres/zorzdent in‘
Charleston, dated Prints, .l'-me’ l0, l82l. V‘

Scsfiion.-—“.l‘ill‘()t)gh the polftetiess of Gcn.La Fay-
ette and the Marquis of,-Marbois, I am furnislicd
with a ticket of atdtnissinn whenever I wish to go;
Gen. L. invited me a ft.-xv days ago to attend in
particular, telling me he intended. speaking, and
would advert to tne happy Government of my
"country, in the course.of.lns di.scourse; which he
did very handsomely. The object of his speech
was to introduce more economy atnotrg itlte"tioya:l'
family. lie lashed their e-xytravagaiice sevetjely
and contrasted it with the economy of the’ public
ofiicers ofthe United States. Our system of go-‘
verument occupies greatly the attention-oi‘ the
Etiropean government;-.whenever their states-
men see a.necessity~l'or reforni or alterations, they
look to see how things are organized with us. . '1
had a striking proofof the above, on a late occa-
sion. The Chambers of Paris are now-.lcgislating
upon the subject ofthe clergy. I t't:ccived'a let-
ter from one of the Peers, making mostniinute
enquiries of me'as’ to the state of the clergy in
the United States, and the appointment‘ and pay
oi'our‘bishups.' _ V‘ - ..
‘ NORWALK‘ GAZETTE./_

, V -WEHNESDAK. .-AUG.US."1l 22.,"-..,.1_Vs2'1"._. '

: ""onDtN'A1‘t'oN. -. J _. ..
" On \Vednesd-ay-the l~5th inst. the Rev._E-D-.

(l'.tlI‘le(l‘ Pastor of the Church and Society of
Greens-fat-ins. The Rev. Mr. Fuller, of North-
‘Stamford, made the introductory prayer ; the
Rev. Mr. Eaton of Norwalk, preached the ordi-
nation sermon. from 2d 'l‘hess. Chap. iii. v. I, 2;
the Rev. Mr. Buffett, of Stanwich,'made the con-
secrating prayer ; the Rev. Mr. Smith, ofStam--
ford, gave the charge to the Pastor ; the Rev.Mr.:
Freeman, oi‘ \/Veston‘, gave the right handof fel-
lowship ; the Rev. M-r. Height. of _\Vilton,;ga‘ve-
the charge to the people; ‘:-and the Rev. Mr. Bun-_
ny‘, of New-Canaan, math’: the c_on_cl'uding prayer.

, 'l‘he‘concourse of people wa‘s.nnu‘sually great,
and the exercises, were peculiarly so.lem‘n'.and,in--

teresting‘. The subject oftbe sermon-.7was..'well-.

chosen, and very‘-ably managetl-. gI_t con_tai-n.cd,j
t_.t-itlifotlter approp-riute lI:|__:t_tlCl‘,-3 po\verf_ul anal pa-

lecteil duty of fervent, p'ers’cv.erin_'g prayer to God
for his-blessing on the labburs-of thei't' ministers..
 The Rev. Hc"zc/§‘ia_I:'RI'/Iley. D. D. had’ been thc_~
Pastr.-t' ofthis people for more than-~ltalfa centuiyi,»
antl ‘when hisarlvancetl agegand growing infirmi-
ties had" i.n 'a‘ t‘l'l(:'dSt‘l.t'c. di_sable.tl‘him; ft‘otn_perfo’rm-
ing‘ the ministerial‘ tlutiés, 'he..be_camc‘aiiatiVous to‘

vim; or the qandidate sél‘ec'ted'by* his ‘people, ' _he
exerted ‘all _his‘influen”ce to p'rocu‘re his settlement‘
amongsttltem ;' atid_‘to:re_t‘_no_ve all apprehensions"

' illaiediificultics lpigh;-‘at‘ise‘l1creaft:r by con_tinti- 

 
 

..‘.'l‘his agifd and yentet'ablef;§eryant_of Christ has new

;;l_iigl't' _;(V1'c‘g,re_e;_,._ the xjespect and ail'ec_ttons of that

the fi<|‘dlef’s violin, (by order ol- the Mayor) in .

to thethronc, and thcit burying himself under.

lt was‘expected.Parliament would be_'pro-'_

‘ The Legislature oftlie Kingdom is now ‘in-

~. 1'’ ’1’3,}.~x'i/zs-l2 q/‘tfie,'Sz2n._..Ther_e will be a partial e-

. and 42 minutes in the m'orni,ng. ‘This will be a

WARD VV. l-loom-zit, of Andover, Mass. was or-. 

t_hetic‘appt':al to christians':oti.th;c_‘too:gnnc-li‘ neg-1 -_

have another ministercsettled in his place. Appro- -.-.

 

ti‘g'tliVe.sttla‘s_ist'ing Vutfigtec.tion'be‘twge_n hiin antlthe
."¢i°‘u:*.:he- .!'-¢<l-‘.'.t=5“,"=.d. hi.s“’i>‘<:t.»,,l¢~r;:;‘L‘i:<:- finisé-:“
sign‘ in_-'dh,_§pp§i§Va§i6n-' for‘l1‘i's‘ »di';;mirsi6a‘.l ' -This
,i;g:_,qt1e.st".\?'Ias’ conflip‘liéd'witlr, and Vflie Coitsociaftion
V'according_ly. reIeased_‘liint“l_i'om- his "charges, ’ "

 ."£l_."§S-us sincV‘eIje..pl’easure to state that the
course:wbich,lte.has pursued has been gratifying
to his people‘.-_~hig_hlyhohorableito himself,‘ tothc,
:tnini8‘!._e,L‘ii§l, chat'actei',_and to‘our'.‘. holy religion.-A

‘t'c'tji‘e.t.l‘=t0 thebosom of his VlaVm_ily,TenjoyiVng, in .a

people ;with wit

_ V A V_ _ _ L had been so long iharmoni.
ously .c.onnected. " ‘ ’ - ‘ 

atuthe sam'e_,ti,me, ot'daitieVd an lfLv'ange,list,g-Cwn-
'mu,riicalctL. . D " 7 ' U A ' r’

: In-‘.nxc.n'z CoLot~tv.-.-¥Tlte'Re_v. Mr.'Bacon, one
ofthe Go'vernment agents to the Amcriéati Colo-
ny of Blacks, forming on the Coast ot"A‘l"rica,with
his lady, and one of the colonists who went A-with
the first expedition .to'Sherbro, ’arriv'ed at Balti-
more onthe l4-th inst. Mr.Bacon iyeturned home
Vin consequence ofill health. By the arrival. of
l\1t'§Bacoti we have the lagtjeeable intelligence that
.th‘e agents had effected the pttr'chaseoi'a tract of
-larntl from the-natives, ‘estimatctl at bctween_30 ‘
-_autl',-l0. .squ'.tVt_'e-__milcs_’, situated on the river St;
.lolnV1g,. between" 5 and 6 degrees N. lat. and about
»3§l0;'niiles _fro_m’ Sierra Leone. it is repre.-.e,nted-
as renV-1arka,_bly_ li_c_:althy'and fertile, lays high, and
pt'odt'1_ces Rice of an c'>:cel_lent_'Vquality,_ Corn and
a!l.kintls_ of tropical grain and fruits ; ' the water al-
so is v'et'y good, and the river ‘furnishes the best
«fish and oysters in abundance-—-Coiice,’ Cotton
and Tobacco, of very good ‘quality, grow sponta-

liealth”, and no_-¥sicknes_s’ of’ a serious nature had
occurred among them from the time of their ar-'
rival until, Vthe-departure of Mr. Bacon.‘ The
prospects of the Colony were considered as very
promiring. , - V '
..‘vVe further learn from Mr. Bacon that there
is very good anchorage, oil’ the site fixed on for
the new settlement, for vessels of 100 tons’, and
-that a ship of theyline could ride in safetywitliin
a l'ew—tmles ofit. The natives he "found very in-
olletisive and kindly disposed. ‘ _

‘ ,'-l‘_lte Sierra 'I,e,ii,ne.{Ga2.e_tte _.lta_s the following
article relative to ' the death of Bonaparte :-—‘-‘By
His M.tje'st_v’s ship 'l‘arntr, from the ‘Island ‘ol
Ascension, we have received what-~will be*gene-
t-ally considered in Europe, the ‘ important intelli-
gence of the death of Bonaparte.‘ He expired at
his,‘ resirlence at'Longwood, St. Helena, on the
6tli ‘of’ Matt: the immediate cause of his death
was-a cattcer in the stomach. - _ ' -

A most singular-__ and melancholy accident took
place on the 26th tilt. at the hbuse of John Patter-
son,_Esq_. of Port Gibson, Miss. A little after
dark, Mrs. Patterson sent two of her little sons
up stairs to draw some spirits out of a barrel.-—
While the oldest, was employed in tiltingthe bzir-.
rel, the ,‘tottn_,;e’st;ot.i ofcnriosity, applied tbe'can-

instantly commu,m'cated,to the spirits within, and
exploded with a tremendous noise, setting fire to
the children's clVothes,and to the roof ofthe house‘
w.hic_h was soein consumed with‘ almost every ar-
ticle of ‘furniture in,it. The children, as soon as
possible, were taken‘ down stairs and conveyed to
the yard, but they were so shockingly burnt, that
they survived but a. few hours,-although‘ the pew-
er of utterance was left them, to relate the cause
-which-ledV to the .catastrophe.~ ’ V . -

' Jl4’cz’anchalg occurrense.-VA _.young.lady of-Co-A
'v‘ert", N. Y. was killed on the-t§,th.m.st. by the dis-
charge of a°gu,n, which was in the hands’ of her
brother. She was sitting by a window.’ with her
mother and sistnr--hex-‘brother was snapping the
‘lodk of a piece," in the same room, unconscious of
itsibeitig cliarged, when it,_fii'etl_, andthe contents,
shot, and a bull or the wedding lodged I iti her
left_ br_e¥:i‘st ;-“i'slt_e‘ exp_irec_l instantly, without a groan
ul‘ fnioving‘§?ori}“ltei"situation in ‘the clnnr.

:1\,C‘1UG1_'d‘QfS-iflII(l37‘.-.-i_\ M‘r.- Cornivell of Allen
'cot_"mt-.y, Kyfhad'slanderedthe reputation of Mrs.
'Lu‘mpkin, one ofhis neighbors. On the night of
the 14th alone last,»he knowing that Mr. Lump-
kin. wasatbsent.-attetnptetl to force the door of her
house. She‘ warned him off, but he persisted,
and she. shot him dead with a rifle.

 A mah n_amed...Richard Thomas, aged 45, a
shocmaket‘, residing in .Ch‘es‘ter county, Penn.
-whilst‘ at work, in-a field,-on_ the 2d inst. was ta-
ken unwell, but at the time, the disease" was on-*
k'nowVn‘.: it, however, proved to be a case of hy-
drophobia, of which he died on the 4th inst.-—
He stated that he_ was bitten by a mad dog‘ nine
y;ca_re_f_¢_z‘go._V‘ ~ ’ ‘ .

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gc-Iipse o.€thc.Sun,,on thez27th instant, at 7 o'clock

larger: eclipse than has ltappened; since‘ l8ll, or
will happen in -a number‘ of years to come.
The Prcsid‘ent'oE‘the‘-United States has issued
-his proclamation,‘ announcing the admission of
»Mi_ssouri- into the Union,’as a fiee, sovereign and"
.ind‘epc-ndent state. . ' ' '
Ayotiugz; lady in England, ratherithan expose
- her age to those who were taking the census, latc-
ly paid the ‘penalty ofltuo pobnd§. '
- The Etlenton (N. C.) Gazette of the 30thult-.
says, Mr. John Leland, a Baptist Preacher, has
tratfelled as far as would reach three times round
the '\vorld,.-has "preached ’-8,000 sermons, baptized
1278 persons,-‘.been a_cquain(ed.-with 962 Minis-

h,as.'written and ptiblisligd 80 .pampbleis. ‘is now.
66_yea.rs of;-~.age,"=ha,s ,l_,l\_le(l. with ‘the wife ‘til’ "his
youth 45 years, has,9 chi-Vltl~rc:n, 40 grand children,
:;atid§4Ag-reat'g‘tand chiVldren.«--" ‘ - "' V 
.5‘/le1.!'.1'V-Jrll-.-'-'l7-he _ psloti papers say an iVn;gen_-
‘-ions native artist has‘ Vformed, and is now e_x'hibi-
ting, one 0l__llVlc most curious pieces of shell ‘work
ever contrived. It "is a“-representVatio‘n‘_-of the
State House in ‘Boston, by-Ia" miniature cdifiées
comm‘enced.an‘d -"finished wit_h"V,about siitfy thou-
‘ dhshells, obtaipgd from

~saiitl'.vzn-ions sized colorc
V€ll5_i‘¢f¢l1i.pat3t$ of tlicftyqrltl. ’ Q‘ _
~- . m1.l!.5‘!“‘.R".'-‘Us
*.- In,"’.Sou'th-Sale‘;ip,'

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, The Rev. Peter" ‘:ohK‘t?gD([,~‘uf l3t'it_lg'ep‘ort,Vtv_as’ .

neously, all fthe colonists, enjoyed vetygood '

tlle totlie spout to see if it would blaze. it ‘was ,

,_l-et's; heard 303 of tliep_i“prea‘cli, ilteartlitliedeath-_ A
of 300, had 207 to vlsi_;t_1iim,at his own lfouse, 3'

. bilious’ complaints, which a'1$e.so.;pre\-aleV‘n_t

 

 -EitE.tvA_T,;itr—;Pptce 2; ’

on SALE-—A Horse-KrtilleVr;yji1iahV?3 ,fJ_ni-'.
 .*.-‘i"T“:‘t-ST5.".a“1.P,.l“’-*3?-‘..~.-If-’1-*9-i=1 i‘iTfiD??l'3i§‘
‘pr :-.—ed_"of lay till! 29th i’nst.‘tl_e'y will 6a,t__t’ntt, ‘day be

kiah‘_Wnit_l_oc‘k-. ‘,In,quire_.ai'th_is, Qfi‘:t‘:ej..V‘ ‘-
Norwalk,.gAug.2tV. ; - - s

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Nthe‘ 16th iiist‘.on thé_turnpik‘e ""'

 

_ V roadibeitwe-en T
__ _I\_lo_rwalk and S_tam{o_rd, a Lady's Workbag, ‘
containing a small sum..of Money.“ The:“owner' ’
C’3!|Vh3'V€ "5 by prlliing pi‘opet'ty, and pafying for
-this‘ adr.‘erti_semént. . Isn-Au K-E1:-1‘.Eit.
WV-ilton, Aug. 16. - , -*25.“;

 "f’WAN"',l‘ED’,i' 

i J _ LAD, about .15 or l6-’years'_ol'~_'ag¢, ,3.-.,,,,

2 -' . l ' al’.P"¢‘miC.¢ V10 the Blacksmithlitisinesii--one
- that has worked at the_‘-‘business some. would be

preferred.‘ GoodVencourag_ement will be‘ given.
. . . < _ ; "-.l_onN D1i:m‘.1s,J'un‘-
Datjien, Aug, 17. .. — Q5 '

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’- . . --‘_ ,‘ ‘_ .
Tooth-Brulshes, r

JUST received and f , ‘-1. H1, "‘ ‘
"under_the Gazette 0fii,(_2:.T fa’ if 

‘ . coD1-*1-sH*.‘- ‘ J --
JUST -received-and for sale by tile";-'VttibscrilJV_ers,

a quantity of th'effirst quality of Cotllisli‘. ‘ ‘_
AVug-.13. Bq;,§.A;L.-&:Ajr,,°5‘j-S V

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-For particulars, "inquire of the snbsc‘l-iber;- .
r -‘"3’ 9.‘ . . . ' ‘ ="~’°¥*"‘..13.viut;A*.r-r--- . '
 HE Coépartnership heretofore .és:i§ting,b'e- .
‘ ‘ tween.JoNE's~& VV.u.tusL‘zr is thisday an-._
solved by mutual consent. All. peVt‘s6ns;‘Vhaving
demands against said firm Vtvill—‘pleasVe present
them for settlement. All persons indebted"--will
please settle with ASelleckV_.[,one.r. ‘ - ‘ ’
_ _ . _ ,S2“z‘V.1’.1i=:'c1‘:V._i_.Io~1vzs:‘~'~‘-j-*-‘Z
N. B. -'1‘.-he business ‘ill be continued-byté Séi

 

Dat'icn,_A.t)ig.8,1'8"2_1, 

- - 0116 Cont Reward. V,

= ANJAWAY from the sttbseriber on the 7th

of lost. July, a black girl,,nanied=-:B’e:§?y

B"‘°‘R-"B aged 15 years. Thisis to forbid all-perj-

sons 1rusnng.or_employing her under the penalty

of the law. ' ' ‘ RA'ci-nix. Biwszt. 5
Stanwich; July 2-6, 1821. A - *23-

FVRANCISL.-'HEDENBERG,' it
' . - - ‘,_}.Vn; _ (Freon: ./VEW-YORK,) "
‘ “‘H—a“é just commenced’ the .

Tin. " Coppe.-,“13.-ass, 3; Sheet-

.Iron1.Manufacj_tory,. 

 

‘It'll!-i‘, a flaw rods east of we Byidge, . _
‘«_Vhere all orders in the" above7bra_ncltes'"of '
bUSln€ss.sha!l be pttrt.ctually_ attended to.

the shortest notice. - . . — , .
All kinds oftin andxsheet-iron wot-1-. made and
mended in the neatest manner. - V F .’ 
IVZ?°Also-’—BraVss' Kettles botto'med,.antl.Cop,-T
per "Vea-kettles tinned‘, - ‘ ' V 7;
No,rwalk,~Aog. ?'._.-".V-:.-V-_V -_ ,;' ..-?',';} 2311'

 ...' ' -;-..:v = ....-- .

 E-li‘ Bi'.Betinet.t,

.81!/Iflly qf GOODS, Vamongi which are the following-
articles :—- _ ‘ -' 
Common and blue do. ’ V
Superline blue andblack Cassimeres . ’ I 
Silk, -Florentine and Mersailles Vesting ‘ '
Sattinets,, Canton C-rapes- V‘ ' ‘ 
Black, blue and crimson Bombazetts :’ ‘,
Irish Linen Power Loom Shit'titig‘,_ j "=4"
Steam Loom Shirting : Vvaltham-‘dii__V '
Furniture Calico, .Sarcenet~ Cambtjic"-gt,"
Domestic sheeting 8: sltirting , \ J
Bedtickings, Galleon binding if
Cambric Muslins A ‘ .. 1. .- -.
Fine and ctirnmon book Musli_ns_ . — —_
‘Flagg and‘ silk lihtlVkl's.i black‘do. " ‘~ f

 

Domestic and imported‘ Ginghams ‘ Dimity '
Mt-:n’s beaver gloves ' V - .
Ladies’ kid and silk do .Cotton balls

Green Florence "Green Gauze
Black tabby Velvet" Figured Ratinet _
Dressed and undressed Calicoes Floss cotton
Large and small cotton Shawls do.-do._ silk
VV_hite and blaclfworsted Hose, -Striped Jean
Cotton Cassimere ‘ ' - 
First and second qualitycoa-f‘ and V€$tVb_iJt,t0flS
Black Italian Crape ’ .
-l~‘igured'd Book and Jaconef M usltns V .. .
onocz-21:11.-:3. V,-
Jamaica,“St..Croix and N. 
‘Gin, Cogniac Brandy, Tenei'ili‘e and Port "Wine, V.
Old Hyson, Young Hysoflo Hl'5°“5k-,.ill 33515.05‘ ‘
chong

"Codfish, 8:0. 8:0. -
' CR0CKERY—3A

general assorttmenti V *
No_rwalk_, Aug. 7. ' ‘ , . ' '

 

 
 

 
 
 

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thirty-Iseven and iz'I:a_If cents. AY.S0'?-i’- __
Wlrca-tan’: f:_vell,]k, ,0-‘um Jatnidigei, Bitters, . 
so eminentlyV,u_seful.fo'r removing a'l_l>ja_undice and
at ‘the
present ‘day-—F o1_'.salt=_V _B.“:8t§:;§“a:'I:5§JA;Aé3_;,NQi 
Jivalk, and S. Jk_ny';s', Stamford 5 i ‘.1 .. .
' E Also-’-Du. .D-.i.vr:1~tr‘o"n'r see

‘and sure cure for ,t-ha_t,t_ormenting disorder -Pricy -

_ V Mr.‘,E)§jaIt Haiglgti ‘form "rl'y
of gfimenia‘ - ‘

 

 

N. t§‘VV5d¥”*‘.:. .8-we Wit"
gatttclt 5 " _ \__V _ .

. hove.

- Ncrwalk, Juiie {uh-..~

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Teas, Brown and Wm!’ S‘.’i§"“?i1‘*1°li‘~°i"-59.,¥¥,sJ-.‘:;_.

Plug 8; paper 'l‘obacc_o, Soap, Candles, Als_p_ic‘§%'V-._
Pepper. Ginger, Nutmegs, Citmatnott. P¢2t.tla§ll.ia~:‘

 
 

sold ‘atpublic auction, at the ‘liousef of Mn -7life:ze'- J J

ONE acre of Peer Land, of the’ I-it-st‘ ' ,
(.formerly-own_gd.. by .Ebc.nezecV_Ph-mi . .

- I "3’E,“YY;,..l(¥A’x.ntst.it¥-;§i«2Vgé, _‘:V;. in 

leak Jame. . , - , ,, .. .

 

 U18 .8‘!¢2n_¢1 lately acciu/zield by 1_|Ir. Era NS, iii.-.«’i’i32Vs _ 

_ ”“,,,*;l;IVatt‘ters’ Colouring and Plank-KVett‘l§s, Did; 
tillers bulls and \Vorms-made and mendedfat "

117.5‘ just returned from .M:w- York with a nérb-7/"7 ri‘

- XTRA superfin-e'Vl>riue’a’nd black <'_:'1t3,ti.§“ 



‘itm, -tioinnd .

.Starch‘,'Fine Salt, shaving Soup,Cli0c01§féi‘3fi'!i3i, ,, .\

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