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‘ THE FEMALE PILGRIM.
VVhither—goest thou, pilgrim stranger,
_ Passingthrough this darksome vale;
‘ Know’st thou not ’tis full of danger,
And will not thy ‘courage fail?
Pilgrim thou dost justly call me,
'.Wand’ring o’er this waste so wide ;
Ifa guardian power befriend thee,-
”I‘is unseen by mortal eyes.
Yes, unseen, but still believe me,
.. Such a guide my steps attend;
He’ll in every strait relieve me,
. He from every harm defend.
‘Pilgrim, see that stream before thee,
_ Darkly winding through the vale;
Should its deadly waves roll o’er thee,
Would not then thy courage fail ?
No! that stream has nothing frightful;
_ Toits brink my steps I’ll bend;
Tlterice to plunge will be delightful,
Then my pilgrimage will end.
While I gaz’d, with speed surprising,
. Down the stream she pung’d from sight;
-Gazing still, Isaw her rising,
‘ Like an angel clotl-i’d with light.
ET
.3/‘catch ofthe L2;/‘e ofSir lVrr.r.iAM PI!lI‘PS—--
Extracted from GoodM'ch.’s History of the
United States, lately published.
The place ofhis birth, which happened in
' 1650, wasa small plantation, on the river
Kennebeck, at that time nearly the limit of
the English settlements on the east. His fa-
ther was a gun’-smith, who had a family ofQ6
children by one wife, 21 of whom were sons,
of which Williain. was nearly the youngest.
His father dying‘ while he was quite a lad, he
lived with his mother until his eighteenth
year, during which time he was chiefly con-
cerned in the care of sheep. Contrary tothe
wishes of his friends, he now indented himself
as an apprentice to a ship carpenter, for four
years,'in which time he became master of his“
art. Upon the expiration of his service, he
I!
matinee’! advance. This unexpected reverse,
4 and especially the prospect of a certain, but a
lingering death on a desolate shore, had the
‘effect to subdue the mutineers, who now on
their knees besought his pardon, and promis-
ed obedience to hislorders. Unwilling, how-
ever, to trust them, Capt. Phipps tied their
arms one after another, and, when all were
on board, immediately weighed anchor and
sailed for Jamaica, where he dismissed them.
:From’ this place, having shipped another
‘crew, he sailed for I-Iispaniola, intending to
proceed in search of the Spanish wreck ; but
his crew proving unfit, he returned to Eng-
land. Through the assistance of the duke of
Albemarle, a_nd other persons of quality, he
was furnished with another ship and a tender,
with which he sailed for Port de la Plata,
where’, after completing his preparations, he
proceeded in search of the wreck. Having
fo_r a long time fruitlessly sought the object
of his voyage, in the neighborhood ofa reef
of rocks called the Boilers, further search
w.as about being abandoned, when, as one of
the boats was returning to the ship, across the
reef, ‘one of the men, looking over the side,
-spied, as he thought, a sea feather, growing
-out of a rock: whereupon an Indian diver
was directed to descend and fetch it up. But
what were their surprise and joy,on his return,
Zto learn that he had discovered several guns,
lying on the bottom of the deep. A second
descent of the Indian increased their joy still
more, for, on his rising, he was bearing in his
hand a saw, as they called it, or a mass of
silver, of the value of several hundred pounds
sterling. Tidings of the discovery were im-
mediately conveyed to Capt. Phipps, who,
with his men, repaired to the spot, and, upon
leaving the place, carried with him thirty-two
tons of silver bullion, besidesa large quantity
of gold, pearls audjewcls, over which the bil-
lows had been rolling for more than halfa
century. On his arrival in London, the pro-
perty thus rescued was valued at nearly three
hundred thousand pounds sterling ; yet ofthis
sum, such was his exemplary honesty and lib-
erality, that, partly by fulfilling his assurances
5.’
ed by a malignant disease, whiclrterminated
andpatriotism, integrity and piety,t_hat,distin-
guished him. ’ I . “, -_ ; «-
The life of such "A a man is "always replete
with instruction.‘ It reveals to those.;in the
humbler walks of, life, the means by which
they may not only arrive at distinction, but
to that which is of far greater importance, an
extended sphere of usefulness in church and
state. Enterprise, exertion, integrity, will ac-
complish any thing. '
From an English paper. I
frrrrr. YANKEE IN ENGLAND.
Doolittte.—Oh, Doolittle ! Doolittle ! you
have brought your pigs to a fine market. Now
I guess y_ou’d better staid at hmn with mother.
"She tell’d you ’bout the perils of the salt sea,
but you would’nt believe her. No, you were
too plaguy knowing for poor mother, and you
e’en-a-most broke her heart, you know you
did [sobbin‘g,] yes, yes, you were a nation deal
wiser than brother Jonathan and all the rest
on ’em. Oh, Doolittle! what will become of
you next? In strange parts ; all in tatters;
without a copper; or a cent. Where to get a
day’s work or a meal’s vittles is more than I
know. But there is. no use in being dumpish
or downish. I’ll boost my ‘spirits up a little
higher, as the boys due when they go through
the berrying yard alone in a dark night.—
[Whistles the tune of Yankee doodle.]
[Enter Gen. Stuart.]—Gen.-—-You belong
to this hou_se, yo_un'g-man, don’t you ?
Doo.—No.; I~ guessl belong to America,
when I am at hum.
Gen.-—-Yo‘u;did’n’t exactly comprehend my
meaning; butas you belong to"America,and
Iam_acqu'ai,nted there,I make free to inquire
where you were born ? "
Doe.’-'—Do you know where N ew-Haven is ?
Gen.—Yes.
Doo.—-Vfell, I was not born there.
Gen.—Why do you ask the question then.
Doo.—-Because my daddy was, but afore I
went to Boston, where he followed his trade to the seamen, and partly _ by paying over to ivas born he moved up country.
about a year, during which he learned to read
and write, and in which time he was respec
his owners all their dues, he had left to him-
selfless than sixteen thousand pounds. As a
Gen.—But what town gaveyou birth ?
Doo.—Nun, I vum ; I was born in the woods
tably married. Failing ofthat success in his “°“""'d ‘° his fidenlfa ll°“'9V3"a he received 3 35 me)’ tell me 3 f0l'Id0l1’t Temelnbfl “°lhl"‘:’>
trade,which his enterprising genius coveted,
he turned his attention to the sea, and during
his first voyage, hearing ofa Spanish wreck
near the Bahamas, he directed his course
thither, but obtained from it only sufficient to
furnish himself for avoyagc to England. On
his arrival in that country, he heard ofanoth-
er Spanish wreck, in which was lost an im-
-mense treasure; but the precise spot of which
was as yet undiscovered; Being sanguine in
the belief that he should be more successful
than those who had preceded him, in their
‘attempts to discover it, he solicitedthe pat-
ronage of several persons in ofiice, through
whose influence he was appointed to the Al-
gier Rose, an English frigate of 18 guns and
95 men, in which, sometime after, he sailed
in quest of the wreck.
, It often happens that Divine Providence,
previously to crowning a man’s exertions with
success, involves him for a season in difficul-
ties, and tries him with disappointments.——
This was strikingly verified in the ease of
Capt. Phipps. Not meeting with the success
which he had promised his crew, they at
length became mutinous, and on a sudden
rushed upon him, while on the quarter deck,
with drawn swords, and demanded of him, as
the only condition oflife, that he should join
them in escaping to the South Seas, to en-
‘gage in piracy. Although entirely unarmed,
he stood firm and collected until he had fixed
his plan, and then, with a courage bordering
on rashuess, rushed in upon their pointed
swords, dealing his blows so judiciously that
he felled numbers to the deck, and so awed
the rest, that they consented to yield. At an-
other time, finding it necessary to careen his
vessel, he put into a desolate Spanish island,
near to a rock from which atemporary bridge
was extended to the ship. Mutiny was so-
cretly working among his crew. lVhile pre-
parations were making by the carpenter for
repairing the vessel, ninety ofhis men left her,
and repaired into the adjoining wood, under
pretence of diversion, but in reality for mu-
tinous purposes. Here a plan was formed,
which was, to seize Capt. Phipps, and the
nine or ten men who were known to be friend-
ly to him, and to abandon them to their fate
on the island. Apprehensive that the car-
penter might be necessary on their voyage,
they sent to him, then at work on the vessel,
and requested that he would come to ‘them.
On his arrival, he was apprised oftheir de-
sign, and threatened with death, should he
not secondtheir views. The carpenter, being
an honest man, requested an half hour to
think upon the proposal, and returned to the
ship, accompanied by a spy from the mutin-
eers, resumed his work. On a sudden feigli-.
ring himself severely distressed with pain, the
excused ‘himself, while he should hasten to
the captain, who was below, for a dram. In
few’ words, while the dram was getting, he
discovered the plot to Capt. Phipps, and
sought his advice. The captain bid him go
back to the rogues, sign their articles, and
leave the rest to him. No sooner had the
carpenter gone, than Capt. Phipps summon-
ed the men on board, of whom the gunner
was one, and having briefly stated the plan in
agitation, demanded of them whether they
would share his fortune ; to which they unan-
imously agreed.
All the provisions were on shore in a tent,
round which several guns had been planted,
to defend them from the Spaniards, should a-
ny chance to pass that way. These guns
Capt. Phipps ordered his men to charge, and
silently to turn in the direction ofthe mutin-
eers, while he should pull up the bridge, and,
with the assistance of two or three‘others,
bring the guns on board to bear on every side
of the tent. Scarcely were these preparations
ended,when the mutineers, flushed with their.
anticipated success, made their appearance.
On their nearer approach, Capt. Phipps bade
them advance at their peril: at the same time
directing his men to fire, should a single one
come forward. Awed by his decision, and
the death-like preparations visible, they paus-
ed ; upon which Capt. Phipps informed them
that their plot was discovered, and that he
was determined to leave them to that fate
‘which they had designed for him and those
0 the crew who were too virtuous to second
their villanous purposes. At the same time,
he directed the bridge to be let down, and the.
provisions to be brought on bo_ard-'-,_\_vh_ile
.ome of the men should stand with ma'tches‘
at the guns, with orders to fire should a‘ single
large present from the duke of Albemarle,
and upon a representation of his enterprise
to the king, lus majesty conferred upon him
the order of knighthood. Liberal offers were
made to him by the commissioners ofthe na-
vy to continue in England, but he had too
great an attachment to his native country to
think ofa permanent residence in any other
land than that of New-England.
‘ James II. was at this time on the throne of
England, by whom the colonies in America
had been deprived of their charters, and un-
fering from arbitrary laws, and excessive ex-
actions. Pleased with Phipps, the king gave
him an opportunity to ask of his majesty what
he pleased ; upon which, forgetting personal
aggrandizement, he besought for New-Eng-
laud, that her lost privileges might be restor-
ed to her. This was too great a boon to be
granted, and the king replied, ‘ any thing but
that.’ His next request was that he might be
appointed high sheriff ofthe country, hoping
that by means of his deputies in that office,
he might supply the country with conscien-
tious juries, ‘ which was the only method,’
says Mather, ‘ that the New—Engl-,mders had
left them to secure any thing that was dear
unto them. Having at some expense obtain-
ed hisrequest, after an absence of five years,
he arrived in his native country; but the king’s
government found means not only to set aside
his commission as high sheriff, but also to
raise against him such a tide of opposition,
that he had nearly been assassinated before
his own door. Finding affairs in so unsettled
a state, and his own situation uncomfortable,
he, not long after, took another voyage to
England. Soon after his arrival in that coun-
try, James abdicated the throne, and the
Prince of Orange ascended it. This event
was the harbinger of better things to New-
England. Having tendered his" services to
William, and rejected with disdain the gov-
ernment of New-England, proffered to him
about this time by the abdicated king, he has-
tened his return to America, hoping now to
be of some service to his country. In the un-
settled state of tile colonies, his wisdom and
influence were of great importance, and con-
tributed not a little to forward the revolution,
which issued in freeing the colonies from the
‘tyranny ofJames and his ministers.
The latter part of the life of Sir William
Phipps is rendered doubly interesting, by his
openly espousing the cause of religion. At
the age of forty, he was publicly baptised in
oneof the churches of Boston, and received
into her communion. In an address on that
occasion, in conclusion he observed, ‘I have
had protfers ofbaptism elsewhere made to me
but I resolved rather to defer it until I could
enjoy it in the communion of these churches.
I have had awful impressions from the words
of theLord Jesus, ‘VVhosoever shall be asham-
ed ofme, and my word, of him shall the Son
of Man,be‘ashamed.’ When God had blessed
me with something of the world, I had no
trouble so great as this, lost it should not be in
mercy ;and I trembled at nothing more than
being put off with a portion here. That I may
be sure of better things, I now offer myself
unto the communion ofthe faithful.’
King William’s war breaking out at this
time, he sailed upon the expedition against
Port Royal and Quebec, related above. In
the following year, he received acommission
as captain general and governorin chiefover
the province of Massachusetts Bay. No ap-
pointment could have been more acceptable
to the people. He came to the government,
however, in unsettled times, and though his
administration was marked by disinterested-
ness and liberality, it was his fortune, as it is
the fortune of all in high stations, to have en-
emies. Too restless to remain at ease, they
at length preferred charges against him to the
king,who, though satisfied of his fidelity, con-
sidering it expedient to inquire into the case,
directed Sir William to appear in England.
In obedience to the royal command, he took
leave of Boston in November, 1694, attended
with every demonstration of respect from the
people, and with addresses to their majesties,
that he might be continued in his present res-
pectable and useful station.
On his arrival in England,the cloud,which
seemed to have hung over him, was fast dis-
pelling,and the prospect flattering of his spee-
dy return to his government, uninjured by the
accusations of prejudice and calumny. But
providence had new accomplished its designs
about it myself.
Gcn.——é3ut where do they say you was born?
Loo.-—— omewhere in Varmont, between
Brattleboro’ and Bennington ; as the Indian
said he was born at Nantucket, Cape Cod,
and all along shore.
Gen.-—Why, young man, you seem to have
some motherwit.
Doo.—I count, ifI hid enny of my own,I
should’nt have been ketched here.
Gen.—What! not home-sick, are you ?
l)oo.—I guessl be, for I feel pretty slim
der whose governors they were severely suf- (sobln'.ng.) But howto get hum isthc divil on’t.
Gen.—Why, how did you get here?
Doo.—-By water. Did you think I come to
an island by land?
G'en.——I mean what broughtyou ?
Gen.-—-A vessel I vum. It would have been
a tuff pull to swim three thousand miles.
Gen.——But what kind of a vessel ?
I)0o.——-A man of war, Ispose. l
Gcn.—You have not the air ofa mariner ;
were you bred on the sea? I wish to know
your adventures, and how you calculated to
get aliving.
Doo.—Why Iliad some letle sort ofa knack
at the cooparing business. So I heard them
folks who carried it on in the West Indies di-
ed so fast, it was a good trade to live by, and
so I counted I should stand as good a chance
as others.
G'en.——And did you turn sailor to get there?
Doo.—Not at first, for I know’d I could’nt
climb up to the tip top of the masts, without
being boosted over the lubber hole as they
tarm it; so lagreed to work my passage by
cooking for the crew; and taking care of the
dumb critters.
Gen.——Dumb creatures !—of what articles
was your loading composed, live stock lumber?
Dno.—Yes ! horses, hogs, staves and hoop
poles, with divers bail goods, such as buckets,
pales and sugar boxes. Moreover long sairse
consisting ofa variety ofleetlc notious,such as
iguyons, pursnips, butter,candles, soap and ile.
Gen.-—A singular well—assortcd cargo! Did
you arrive there safe?
Doo.—No ; I guess we did’nt.
Gen.-—Why not?
Doo.—'Why, when we had got to ourjour-
ney’s end,(to which by the way I never did get)
first came the Mounsheers, and began to pill-
ago our necessaries, such as gin and ginger-
bread, bang’em.
Gen.-—And what came next ?
Doc.-—Next? A British midshipman so
tanned. And so, says he, seeing your name
is not on the list among the clean or unclean
beasts, I shall make hold to take you for his
majesty’s sarvice.
Gen.-—Did your captain make no opposition
to their taking his people away?
Doo.—Oppositiou! what could the captain
due, when they turned right at us their great
black guns? Says they come ten, or we will
sheute. Sheute and be darned ifyou dare,
says the captain, but if you spill the deacon’s
ile, I’ll make you rue it. And when they got
aboard, says they, we want none of your pork
and lasses, but we will have that likely British
boy, meaning me, whose name is not on your
shipping papers, and who has no legal protec-
tion. Says I,I won't stir astep ; and I guess
I was forced me; for they got me so tight in
their limboes and bilboes, that when Igot my
body loose I looked nation poorly for a lengthy
time afterwards.
Gcn.—-Then they pressed you ?
Doo.—Yes and squeezed me tue.—ButI
bawled as bad as I could, and rolled them it
was a tarnation shame to treat a true born yan-
kee in that sort of a way ; but they did not
mind it euny more than what the parson says
in a gale ofwind, as soon as the storm is over.
Gen.—'Well it is all over, and you are in a
safe harbor now.
Doo.--I expect I be.
G'cn.—Your name is Doolittle I think.
Doo.——[asz'de.] How the dickens should he
know that! [Aloud] I guess it is as likely as
not ; it was the name ofmy father and a pret-
ty ancient stock ;’ which has often been im-
proved by public posts at your service. But
pray, as you have been taking the liberty to
ax me so many questions, may I be so bold as
to ax what your name is? Wliex'e you cum
from ? How long you have been here? where
you are going teu ? -and what is your bizness?
Gen.——My name is Stuart, I am a general
ofiicer in the British army, and have served in
America. ‘
Doo.--0, dear suzz; Ishall always think
[in re§pe'ct' ‘to him; Ila was suddetily att‘aZc'k'-J
his life, in February, tofthé great grief of all _
who were acquainted witlI‘~*the‘. generosity‘
something better of you for having been in
my country. _. ‘ _
, _Ge_n.—-Well, my good fellow, have you a
mind to be my servant ? r "- g «
¥_ Doo.——Sarva nt, no,uor entiy bod y’s sarvant.
I .don’t choose to be a sarvant of sarvants, and
a slflaveqto the devil, as the saying is.
. Ghe'nZ',,'-.';I'I3.VB you-a mind to live with me'as
my 6 P - A
“ Boo."-—I guess I have. I should be a’ rotten
fool not to have a mind teu ; especially as you
appear to have no pride nor a bit of gentleman
a out you. ,
.;Gen.—-(Laughing) VVell go into my stew-
ard and he will tell you what ‘to do.
[Exit D oolittlc whistling Yankee doodlc.]’
Pharaoh’.v' Chariot-7l"heel.——'A sailor who
had been many years absent from his mother,
who lived in a_n inland country in England,
voyages to difi'erent parts of the globe, and
was heartily welcomed home by the good old
woman, who had long considered him as lost.
Soon after his arrival, the old lady became in-
quisitivc, and desirous to learn what strange
things her son John had seen upon the migh-
ty deep. Among a variety of things that Jack
recullected, he mentioned his having frequent-
ly seen flyingjtsh. ‘ Stop, Johnny,’says his
mother, ‘don’t try to impose such monstrous
absurdities on me, child ; for in good truth, I
could as soon believe you had seenflyi-ngcows;
for cows, you know, John, can live out of wa-
ter. Therefore tell me honestly what you have
seen in reality, but no more falsehoods, John-
ny.’ Jack felt himself alfronted ; and turn-
ing his quid about, when pressed for more cu-
rious information, he said, prefacing it with
an oath, ‘ Mayhap, mother, you won’t believe
me when Itellyou, that, casting out anchor
opce in the Red Sea, it was with difficulty we
hove it up again, which was occasioned,do you
see, mother, by a large wheel hanging on one
ofthe flukcs of the anchor. It appeared a
strange old Grecian to look at"; so we hoisted
it in ; and our captain, do you mind me, be-
ing a scholar, overhauled him, and discovered
it was one of Pharaoh’s chariot ‘wheels when
he was capsized in the Red Sea.’ This suited
the meridan ofthe old lady’s understanding.-—
‘Ay, ay, Johnny, cried she, I can believe this,
for we read qfit in the Bible .- but never talk
to me ‘of flying fish.’
A negro fellow, previous to the revolution,
being suspected of having stolen goods in his
possession, was taken before a certain Justice
ofthe Peace in the county of Philadelphia,
and charged with the offence. The negro ac-
knowledged the fact, and made the following
decisive defence: ‘Massa Justice, me know
me got dem tings from Tom, dere, and me
tink Tom teal dem too; but what den, Massa?
dey be only a piccaninuy knife and a piccanin-
ny cor-k-screw : one cost sixpence and tudder
a_shilling, and me pay Tom for dem honestly,
Massa.’——-—-‘ A pretty story, truly,’ said his
Worship, ‘ you knew they were stolen, and yet
allege, in excuse, you paid honestly for them:
I’ll teach you better law than that, sirrah !
Don’t you know, Pompey, the receiver is as
bad as the thief? You must, you black rascal,
be severely whipped.’ ‘ Very well, Massa, if
de black rascal be whipt for buyin tolen goods,
me hope de white rascal be whipt too, for same
ting, when you catch him, as well asPompey.’
‘ To be sure,’ replied the Justice. ‘Why den,’
saysPompey, ‘here be Tom’s Massa ;{hold em
fast, constable; he buy Tom as I buy de pic-
caninuy knife, and de piccaninuy cork-screw.
He know berry well poor Tom be stolen from
his old fadder and mudder ; de knife and de
cork-screw hab nedder.’ Such was the justice
as well as the severity of Pompey’s address,
that after a short pause, the Magistrate, with
the consent of Tom’s master, dismissed him,
and discharged the action.
Hunting rein-deer.-—Method of hunting
rein-deer among the Copper and Dog-ribbed
Indians, as witnessed by Capt. Franklin.
The Copper Indians find by experience that
a white dress attracts them most readily, and
they often succeed in bringing them within
shot, by kneeling and. vibrating the gun from
side to side, in imitation ofa dc-er’s horn when
he is rubbing his head against a stone.
The Dog-rib Indians have a mode, which
though simple is very successful. The hunt-
ers go in pairs, the foremost man carrying in
one hand the horns and part ofthe skin ofthe
head ofa deer, and in the other a small bun-
dle of twigs, against which he, froiu time to
time, rubs the horns. imitating the gestures
peculiar to the animal. His comrade follows
treading exactly in his footsteps, and holding
the guns of both in a horizontal position, so
that the muzzles project under the arms of
him who carries the head.
Both hunters have a fillet of white skin
round their foreheads, and the’ foremost hasa
strip of the same kind round his wrists. They
approach the herd by degrees, raising their
legs very slowly, but setting them down some-
what suddenly, after the manner ofa deer,
and always taking care to lift their right or
left foot simultaneously. If any of the herd
leave off feeding to gaze on this extraordina-
ry phenomenon it instantly stops and the head
begins to play its part by licking the shoulders,
and performing other necessary movements.
In this way the hunters attain the very cen-
tre of the herd without exciting suspicion, and
have leisure to single out the fattest. The
liindmost man then pushes forward his com-
rade’s gun, the head is dropt, and they both
fire nearly at the same instant. The herd
scampers oil‘, the hunters trot after them ; in
a short time the poor animals halt to ascertain
the cause of their terror, their foes stop at the
same,instant, and having loaded as they ran,
greefthe grazers with a second fatal discharge.
The consternation ofthe deer increases, they
run to and fro in the utmost confusion, and
sometimes a great part ofthe herd is destroy-
ed within the space ofa few hundred yards.’
Every one who is conversant with human
nature, must admit, that nothing attaches one
man so much to another in society, as that
spirit of cordiality which does not abandon a
friend in adversity. This ardent and admira-
ble feeling was possessed a by Mr. Jefferson in
a most eminent degree; and it was undoubt-
edly to the knowledge of that fact among the
extensive circle of his acquaintance, that he
has been indebted, through life, for the firm
and unshaken attachment which they have
evinced for him. He never abandoned a friend.
In illustration of this traitof character, we re-
peat the following circumstance.
A frieud of Mr. Jefferson’s, who, when in
aflluence, had been in the habitof visiting
returned to liis‘native village after a variety of
him, having been reduced to comparativepow
erty by various misfortpnes, forbore his,visits.~
Mr. Jefferson, accidentally meeting the f rien_d«~
in the street one day, remarked that - he had:
not been to see him for a long time. The
friend, to this remark, thus replied: ‘-To tell
you the truth, Mr. Jefferson, myco-at is so"-
shabby, that I have been ashamed to call up‘-‘
on you.’——.‘ Well,’ answered Mr. Jefferson,
"come and dine’ with me- IO-m0l'l‘DW I shall
be glad to see you in any coat.’ The courte-
ousness of this invitation was enhanced by the:
official situation which the sage of Monticello
then occupied. He was President of the U.
States, and in the height of his renownas a.’
philosopher and a statesman.—-Phiilad. Press.
There is some sense in the following extract
at least; whether it be common sense or not,
we will not pretend to decide.—-Balt. Pat.
SI-:Nsr~:.-—There are a great many grada-
tions of wisdom among people-—there is good-‘
sense, great seuse,_and fine and high sense, he-
sides no sense and little sense; but the best
kind ofsense in my estimation, is that which
is vulgarly denominated common sense. Your
good sense is always running away with itself;
your great sense is sure to have mischiefat
the bottom of it ; your fine sense makes brok-
en hearts, your high sense broken heads; your
no sense goes blundering to the devil often,
and your little sense is not much better--but
common sense fills at man’s purse with dollars,
his cellar with beer and pork, and his peaceful
fire-side with-a good wife and good children.
Common sense is best. -
-@-
Washingt0n’s opinion. of John .ddam.v.—-.
The following letter from Gen. Washington
to John Adams, was written eleven days be-
fore the former retired from, and the latter
succeeded to the Presidency. It was written,
it seems, in consequence of some feelings of
delicacy which John Q. Adams had expressed
in regard to his continuing in the administra-
tion of his father.——RocIzester Telegraph.
MONDAY, 26th Feb. 1797.
Dear S£r,—-I thank you for giving me the
perusal ofthe enclosed. The sentiments do
honor to the head and heart ofthe writer, and
ifmy wishes would be ofany avail, they should
go to you in a strong hope, that you will not
withhold merited promotion from Mr. John
Quincy Adams, because he is your son. For
without intending to compliment the father
or mother, or to censure any others, I give it
as my -decided opinion, that Mr. Adams is the
most valuable public character that we have
abroad, and that there remains no doubt in
my mind, that he will prove himselfthe ables:
of all our diplomatic corps. If he was now to
be brought into that line, or into any other
public walk,I could not, upon the principle
which has regulated my own conduct, disap-
prove ofthe caution which is hinted at in the
letter. But he is already entered. The pub-
lic more and more, as he is known, are appre-
ciating his talents and worth ; and his coun-
try would sustain a loss, if these were to be
checked by over delicacy on your part. With
sincere esteem and affectionate regard, I am
ever yours, Gooncr: VV.tsnmc-'roN,
-I’
YE.—-Just received and for sale by the
subscriber a quantity ofthe first quality
ofRye. 17 lV.u.'rI-:1: DAVIS.
Greenwieh,CoscobLowerLanding,Jun eS‘.3.
List qfLetlers remaining in the Post Ofice at
Norttvalk, July lst, 1823. ,
EZEKIEL Beers, Wm. Bryant. Hanford
Benedict, Andrew Barnum, Ridgefield,
Sturges Benedict, Miss Mary Chapman, Geo.
Corney,Wakeman Dikeman, Wm. Fitch, Ca-
leb Green, Miss Eliza Gale, MissOlive Greg-
ory, Mrs. Esther Gregory, Capt. Charles Gil-
don 2, Stiles Hawley, John Holmes, Mrs.
Lauria I. Hoyt, Thomas James, Mr. Jilliff,
Jarvis Kellogg: David Law, Landlord ofthe
Ferry Hotel, James Law, Henry F. McGee 3,
Stephen Mott 2, Mr. Meeker, Nathan Nasili,
Daniel Nash, Mrs. Abby Jane Olmstead,
Thomas T.Parsell, Mrs. Sallyllockwell, Mrs.
Mary Raymond, Mrs. Sally Ilaymond, Jere
Scott, Mrs.liIinerva Smith, Hooker St.Jolm9.,
Hot-aceTa_vlor, Joseph ‘Watson 2, Elisha Vila-
terman, John H. Andrus, Mrs. Anna Byxbee,
iVIrs. Sarah Lockwood, Miss Annis Keeler,
Charles Marvin, Stephen ‘Wood. Mrs. Mary
Jesup. (18) VVM. M. Barre. P. M. ‘
JVEW STORE IN STu1.MFOIiD.
I. S. DAVENPORT
HAS this Spring opened his store in Stam-
ford a few doors east of the Meeting-
House,and has now on hand a general assort-
ment of Fancy and Staple Dry-Goods, new-
est patterns and fashions. Also, Groceries,
Crockery, and Cutlery—First quality Madei-
ra Wine, suitable for sickness. The public
are respectfully invited to call and view the .
articles, the quality and prices of which, it is
presumed, will be found satisfatory.
N.B. Country Produce takenin payment
f«.r Goods.
Stamford, July 30, 18923. 18
THE subscribers being appointed by the
-Hon. Court of Probate for Stamford dis-
trict, Commissioners to receive examine, and
adjust the claims to the estate of Joshua More-
house, late of Darien, in said district, dec’d,
represented insolvent,hereby notify said cred-
itors, that, they will meet on the business of
their appointment, at the Inn of Rufus Bell,
in said Darien, on the first Thursdays of Sep-
tember, and October next, at 2 o’clock in the
afternoon, on each ofsaid days. The exhibi-
tion of claims is limited by said Court to nine
months from the 6th day of January last.
Jomv BELL, Commis-
Bxarzxnxs MARVIN. sioners.
Darien, June 30th, 1823. ‘ 18
' I-IE Court of Probate for the district of
Stamford, hath limited and allowed sev-
en months from this date, for the creditors to
the estate of Edmund Knapp, late of Green-
wich, deceased, to exhibit their claims against
said estate to ABRAHAM CLOSE, Adm’r.
Greenwich, July 7, 189.3. 19
Y order of the Court ofProbate for Starri-
ford district, all persons interested are
hereby notified to appear at the Probate Of-
fice in Stamford, on the first Monday ofAu-
gust next, at nine o’clock, A. M. to be heard
relative to the appointment of commissioners
on the estate of IVilliamC'arhart, late of Rye.
in the county of Westchester and State of N.
York. Annsuxm CLOSE, Adm’r.
Greenwich, Jilly 7, 1823. 19
constant supply ofCotton Yarn, ofthe
best quality, from No. 5 to 12, for sale by
May 1, Wrr.Lr.ur J. Srxeer. ,
Norwalk Chronicler