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‘Ve are indebted for the following animated
Appeal to. Spanish Patriotism to an interes-
ting work, entilled “ Delniour, or a tale of

. the Sylpliid.-”—.-London Sun.
4 SPANISH SONG. ‘

T By tlieglories 0lll"FalIlt3l'S have V:\_’i(,l,Il-’-‘*‘ . 
 [By our hopes ofthe glories to I16‘; _ _
‘ "Though our blood like ‘our riversmay run,

We will swear-—--we will swear to be free!
Though our homes in the dust be laid low—.

 ‘ Though ourchildreu be crtislied in the fall;

Tliougli all Spain be acamp for the foe,
I "Yet we never will crouch to the Gaul :

Let liitn come in his b:miier’d array;
Every field shall afford him it grave,

Ere the Despot shall boast of the day '
When he shackled the souls of the Brave!

Can thy suits bear the ’sciitclieon of sliatue ?
Is thy cliivzilry tvitliei"d‘—~CHSlil8?

Hast thou lost, 0 ’1‘etedo, thy fame
For the bosoms as true as thy steel?

Say, can Arragon doubt u-Iiich to bear,

_ The weight of the sword or the chain? '

-Can the soul ofthe Spaniard feel_~fear?
Oli—-no! on for J-ago and Spaiuls

‘Pelayo thou Lyon of Old
Whom tio tyrant could fetter or ‘tatrie ;—-
Tlie oceairqfages hath roll‘d, A '
But hath left thy descendants the Barue !

‘By thy streams Ciuadiana, which still
_ Is the haunt of the Heroes nfyore-'-_—
By each echo that speaks from the hill,
Oftlie fame ofthe feats that are o'er.

By thee, lovely land ofiny birtli-_- .
' By the breath’ and the beauty of Heaven'+—
By-the Seas, and the Air, and the Eartli-—- '
' ' Ve will swear that the chain shall be rivcn .

:.T;ll8 Altar for Lilgei'ty”s fires. '
V In the breast of each Spaniard shall be .
By the swords andtlie souls of our Sires,

We will swear»-we will swear to be free!
‘ nun?

 

Fl'tt)‘.\I THE EM£‘l)B.lU.\I.
THE YOUNG tvinoi-vt§;'t.

Tlicro are many men in my own isolated sit-
iiat':on, who have adopted the opinion thatthe
married state is so full of anxiety and care,
that liow'evm' clieerless are their solitary eve-
nings, and l:o\rever.col(l and inanimate their
lie-arts, bound in the frigid l-wands of tletorinin-
ed celibacy, they dare not eiicouiiter ,ilic dif-
ficulties that busy fancy has raised in the way

of matrimonial felicity. -
Some years since, u.lit Ile knot of btichclors,
aiiiiiizg ivlmm were my friend Letlley and iny-
‘ self, tisr~tl to meet at some one of our halls in
a city ofthe sea-boar-tl, the principal business
ofwliit-li was to contrive means of passing the
leisure hours in some agreeable manner, with-
out huviiig rccoursc to individual association
with the ladies‘; not that we would entirely
ribjure their society, but a constant care to
mix with lar:s__e t‘.ll'CiP5 only, and then in such
a varied manner as to avoid meeting the same
'feuittie too frequently, was studioiisly inculca-
ted. In this guy but heartless round offash-
ionzible pleasure we continued for some time.
At length. Ledly was called by the course of
his busin_ess to reside at sortie considerable dis-
tance in the country, and we saw liiiii no more
for about two years. One evening, as I sat
listlessly waiting for some plan of spending
the evening plea.-stmtly_,__to be presented to tny
' mind, I was most agi'eea ly surprised by the
entrance of my friend. His animated coun-
tenance struck me ; instead ofthe gay but ra-
ther light expression that I had been wont to
'see,tliere seemed to be a rcfinement,a sublim-
ify of feeling, far, very far beyond the foriner
appearance. Our congratultitions were inh-
tnal'antl sincere, for we had contracted a
fiiendsliip of no ordinary degree. But my
surprize was great indeed, when in the course
of our reciprocal ll)qllll'bCS he iiicideutly iiieii-
tioned that he was—inai‘ried. Married, ex-
claimed I, after a pause ofsilcnt astonishment,
“ is it possible then that you have suffered

yourself to be iiiveigled into the trainiuels of

matrimony, after the noble resolution with
which yoti left the city? What mountain
nymph has enticed yon? Was it the bashful
timid blush of rustic ignorance that slirituk
from your bold gaze with such sweet simpli-
city that you forsooth, “ Albeit unused to the
blushing inobd,” was incited at mice into ro-
mantic love? V\"as it some boyden Diana,
springing from rock to rock in chase of the
nimble fawn that struck you with the dart of
the blind deity? Did you fall in love with
some ruddy damsel raking hay ‘? Or were
your head and heart whirled from their wont-
ed repose by the velocity of a spinning wheel?
Say, in the name of all the ties which bind
together the Coelebs of our society, inforin
me who and what maniior of woman is she
who has thus broken our Ledly to run the
hazard ofthe matrimonial lottery ?”.

My friend listened to my rant with a smile
of pity and of triumph. 'When I had fairly
concliidetl, he coolly replied, “Come and see,”
and not a word further would he urge in ex-
cuseorjustification ofhis inarriage—-but at our
parting repeated the words, “ Cotne and see.”

I had an opportunity not long after of ac-
cepting his laconic invitation. IVhen I had
come within about iwciity tnilesof his habita-
tion, Iwas obliged to leave the smooth turn-
pike, and pursue my lonely course through a
wild uncultivated country. SoinetirnesI found
myself completely sliadcd by the almost im-
pervious foliage of beech and hemlock-—at
others, exalted as it were to the sky, I pursu-
ed my course upon a barreii rocky tlesert—
anon it lake would spread its liquid waters be-
fore me; and again, a bare black grove oftall
pines scorched by the raging fires, would cast
a gloomy shade over my path. At length I
wound down the steep and rugged hill into a
deep glen, in which the lofty pines, and still
more towering hemlocks, seemed striving to
gain the level of the mountain summit. Over
a wild and roaring stream was thrown a rude
bridge, by which I gained the road that was
cut out along the side of the steep acclivity.

4% the bottom, directly under my feet the
waves of Teiiinilc rushed over their craggy
bed, and daslierl down mcniy a precipice until
far behind me they were embosonied in the
pure water of the Delaware.

’ Such, thought I, as emcrgingvfroin the dark
umbr- ge of the evergreen forest, Ispied, in
the vista which had been opened for the site
of a little hamlet, tlieresidence of my friend
--such are the scenes for which the gay, the
laughter-loviiig Ledly had given the festivi-
tics and splendor of fashion. How can he,
who seemed" the very life of our parties, be
Gciitent to iintnvre himself‘, “ now in the heat

‘#1.

Hal‘ youthful blood,” in strch adoleful-‘prison.

Still niofe, how can be be eouterit to involve
himself in the difficulties incident to marriage.

his anxious cares and ardent striiggles i_,ii,ti.st
be redoubled ; -‘and still a gt'f)W!tt_!: faiiiilywill
pi-obably iiitrreasetheui. ‘In the midst of-‘these
reflections, Iarrived at the door; was prorr_tpt-

I H‘ ly met and cordially einbi'ac"e'rl by my friend,

wholerl rue into the little btitheat parlor. *His
wife was sitting at her needle; a book, lay on
the work-stantlt—“ Porter-,f’ said he, “ thisis
the mountain nymph who has drawn me in-
to the married state. VVith these words, he
turned to his wife, who "received the with a
mild but heavenly smile. I rejoice,” said
she to welcome to our c‘onifortable little borne,
a friend so dear to my Ledly.”

There was something in her manner new
to me. I could not perfectly understand it,
for it seemed above my idea of female polite-
tress. The sensations it produced were de-
lighzfiil. [was soon called to partake of a
plain but excellent repast, provided by the
hand of my friend’s wife, for he said she would
not consent to keep a servant wliiletlioir means
were so small, and her health so gootl.

After tea an interesting and animated con-_
vet-sation, in which the fair companion of
Ledly bore with peculiar modesty and felicity
a very considerable share, served to make the
hours pass more sweetly. The frivolities wlircli
satiate without satisfying in the brilliant cir-
cles ofthe city,‘ formed no part ofthe enter-
taininent; but subjects of a higher order, in
which the intellect is called into action, the
heart engaged ;in short the most sublime nio-
rality and exalted seiitiiiieiit appeared from
the izicility with which she treated them, or--
(limo-_v topics with an excellent‘ woman.‘ So
that when I looked on the surrouutling obyccts,
when I surveyed the economical decoration_s
ofthe room, furni.~lied by the ttisiefiil pencil
and the diligent band of the niistrcss of the
cottage; when I saw the effect produced on
the mind and habits of my hitherto volatile
but now refined and happy friend, I was con-
straineil to say, that wliatever may be the tri-
als and tlifficiiliies of the married life in such
a coinpzinioii is found iuorc than air cqhivalent
—‘—an help meet imleetl. ,

The evening was closed by devotional ex-
ercise, accoi-tliiig to their constant custom, a
custom that she could not be content to de-
cline. The solemn reading of the word of
God, the fervent prayer spi‘ii'igiiig from the
heart silie sweet tones that were poured fourth
by the most touching voice, accompanied by
the deep iuelody ofthe piano-forte—-—all con-
spired to raise the mind and elevate the affec-
tions to that being from whom they felt that
tliev rect-ivctl their blessing-—aiitl I retired to
resf souilicd by the reflection that I had pass-
ed one evening in a rational inaniier.

I retiiaint=tl with them several tla_vs,in which
I had a further opportunit_v of seeing a person
who had deeply drank ofthe cup of pleastne,
calmly etijoyiiig, in this sequestered spot,witli-
out the advantage of society, or of even the
satisfaction of it fertile soil, a happiness to
which I felt conscious I was a straiigcr.

But alas! short is the duration ofsublunary
Il~.'llCll.VI Not long after this visit I received at
lctterl'i*oiii Ledlyiinformiiig ofliis removal to
the west—-since which a long siletice has iii-
icrvened. At length business called me also,
and 1 gin-angetl my :ift'.iirs so as to pay him a
visit, cnngratiilating myself with the pleasing
expectation ofspending a week or two in the
same dcliglitfiil manner as Iliad done before.

Being arrived at his house, I sprang eager-
ly forwartl to meet the wontcd embrace of my
friend—and anticipating the same sparkling
welcome from his companion. But 0! my
heart bleeds on the bare recurreiitze of that
inournful meeting to my memory. Before
mo, iirsilent sadness, satiny fi'ien(l—-his little
child had clainbcred upon his knee anti was
foiidly entleavoring to amuse licr abstracted
father and as the big tear rolled down his
cheek would kiss it away. IIc started at my
approach ; a faint smile animated his counte-
nance a l1l(.\mt‘lli, and then gave way to a gush
of sorrow while poor Ledly wrung my hand
iti tnournful welcome. Icould not long re-
main in suspense, although Iliad not heard
the inournful tidings. The :tn_L_1lll$ll with which’
his lieart was evidently troubled—thc custoin-
ary suit of solemn black, at once informed
me that he had no longer a fond partner to
sooth his heart witli lier gentle sympatliies, or
participate in his eujoyiiients. Early in life,
while every sensibility was feelingly alive to
each line impulse, while his bosom was warm-
ed by the most tender youtliful passion, he
was left a mourning, lotiely widower.

'I‘o paint the distress of heart when fondest
hopes have been thus blighted, would far ex-
ceed my powers. Still loss can I draw even a
faint outline of the nianiier in which poor
Ledly expressed his future hopes as ground
of consolation. His tliouglits seemed fixed
on that world ofbliss, where he felt assured,
if assurance be not too presumptuous a word,
that she in whom his soul had delighted, was
now enjoying the reward ofa life of faith and
ofhumble dependence on her Saviour, which
she had evinced on earth. Ioatinot be mis-
taken, said he earnestly, looking upwards as
he spoke, such proofs of her -piety as Ibave
had are sufficient to give beliefand comfort
to the most incredulous and desponding. O
that my own heart was as well assured ofliav-
iiig been washed in that fountain ofpurity, I
loved her too well, Porter—--all lovely as she
was, my earthbound ‘heart forgot to look at
the source whence all her loveliness proceed-
ed. But blessed be His name He has taken‘
her tohim.self——and let my affections also be
given supremely to Him.”

Finding that he had found a source of com-
fort, of which the world could not deprive
him, nor ten thousand worlds afford him, and
concluding thence thatl might venture to sat-
isfy’niy anxious desire to learn his opinion of
the tiizirrietl state, even at this gloomy ter-
mination, I reinarketl“ Alas! my dear friend,
bow dear do you pay for your short lived con-
nubial joys! Tell me with that candor which

‘you are wont to use-do not your present

sorrows more than equal your late enjoyment!”
“ No, my dear .I’orter,” replied he, “ you esti-
mate tliings very erroneously. True, the af-
fliotive dispensation under which I grieve, is
painful beyond the conception of one whose
heart has never felt a similar stroke. But ah!
you little kiiowtlie luxury ofwoe. The sweet
rcinembrarice of her love still fills my heart
with the. most delicious, though exquisitely
keen sensations. O, with what gentle affec-
tion did slic turn my devious steps into the
path ofduty and delight ! How emphatically
do her adinonitions, breathed in the language

of love, and enforced by the most exemplary

Then he was easy, for he was alone ; but now"

' 

life "anti contltict-, now 'f'iԤclll.'_ to memory, and
draw me, as -itnvere, after her to heaven 1-
Believe ,ni‘e,.my_’ friend,” continued he, grasp-
tug my ' hillitl with fervor, '“‘a life of sorrow,
thtlttglr iptoloiiged '7 to, ~tlié- patriai'clial data,‘
would elteaply pi‘irchase;eve'n three short years
offelicity.»;wh_icti it has pleased a tnercitiil God
to grant r‘ii't':,iri' herheert, at‘td'(I'tl‘l.lSt etemal--
lylproiitable society.” . , “ A _

He was stopped by the violence of his emo-
tion——but has often since declared, that his
li’oart-felt grief partakes Incite of happiness
than lie ever could have felt in a state of cold,
unfeeling celibacy, P—.
The following account of one of the most stir-

prising and siupentloiis mechanical contri-

vances ofthe present _age, is abritlge'd from

Professor Playfair’s Journey into France,

Switzerland and Italy :-— -

‘ From the reports of the Chamois limiters
employed in the Swiss canton of Unterwal-
den, it was ascertained that there were im-
iuense forests ofthe finest timber spread out
on the tnouiitaiiis, particularly on the south:
side ofI’ilatus; but in a situation which the
lieight,thc stecpness,aud the ruggedness ofthe
ground, seemed to render quite IIl?tCC8SSlbIC.--
Mr. Rupp, ti native of Witteinherg, and quite
a sltilful engineer, tlicn resident in the canton
of Scliwytz, was induced to visit. the locality
in question ; and he was so tnucli struck with
the appearance ofthe forest, that he conceiv-
ed the bold project ofbringing down the trees
by no other force than their own weight, into
the lake cfLucerne, from which the convey-
ance to the German Ocean would be easy and
expeditious. The medium height ofthe for-
est is about §2t'i0U feet; and the horizontal dis-
tance wliicli the trees had to be conveyed,
from the spot where they grew, to the lake in-
to which they were to be launched, was 8 miles
and 5 furlongs. The declivity therefore 151
foot in 17,68 : the inediuin angle ofelevation,
3°, 14 miiiutes, 20 seconds.

This declivity, though so moderate on the
whole, is, we are told, in many places, very
rapid; at the bi.-giiiniiig, the inclintition is a-
boiitoiie-fouith of a right angle, or 2%” 80
mini; in many places it is 520° ; butno where
greater than the angle first iiieutionetl, 292°
30 min. The inclination continues of this
quantity for 5U0.feet, after which the way is
less steep, and often cozisiderably circuitous,
according to the direction wliic'n the rugged-
uess of the ground forces it to take. ' he
SLIDE in question consists ofa sort oftrough,
builtaftcr the forth ofa cradle, and extending
from the foresttu the edge ofthe lake. Three
trees squared, and laid side by side, forui the
bottom of the trough; the tree in the uiiddle
liaving its surface hollowed, so thata rill of
water received from distance to distance niay
be conveyed along the bottom, and preserve
it moist. Adjoining to the central part ofthe
trough,‘other trees, also squared, are laid par-
allel to the former, in such a manner as to
form a trough rounded in theintetior, and of
suchdimensions as to allow the largest trees
to lie or§to tnove along quite readily. In gen-
eral, it is from 5 to 6 feet wide at the top, and
from-8 to 4 in depth; varying, however, in
ditferei places accordingto circninstances.—
In all, I contains about thirty thousand trees,
crosses in its way three great ravines, one at
the height of 64 feet, another at the height of
103, and the third, where it goes along the
face ofa rock, at the height of I57 ; and in 2
places it is conveyed under ground.

The trees which descent] by this convey-
ance, are spruce firs, very straight, and ofgreat
size. All the branches are lopped off; the
bark is stripped away,and the surface ofcourse
made tolerably smooth. The logs too,ofwliicli
the trough is composed, are dressed with the
axe, so as to remove all considerable inr:qual-
ities, and to facilitate the passage ofthe trees;
which, beingplaced in it with the root end
foreinost, are launched oil’ in the direction of
the lake. As the declivity of the trough at
the upper part is very- great, the tree, in a few
seconds, acquires such a velocity as enables it
to reach the water in the short space ofsix
minutes; aresult, as Mr. Playfair observes,
altogether astoiiisliing, when it is considered
that the distance is more than eight niiles,tliat
the average declivity is htit one foot in seveii-,
teen, and that the route which the trees have
to follow, is oftcii circuitous; and in some
places almost horizontal.

‘ We saw five trees come down ; the place
wlicre we stood was near the lower end, and
the declivity was inconsiderable, (the bottom
ofthe Slide nearly resting on the surface of
the ground,) yet the trees passed with astou-
ishing rapidity. The greatest‘ oftliem was a
spruce fir, 100 feet in length, 4 feet in diame-
ter at the lower end, and one foot at the tip-
per. The greatest trees are those which de-
scend with the rrreatest rapidity; and the ve-
locity as well as the roaring of this one was
evidently greater than ofthe rest. A tree must
be very large to descend at all in this manner.
A tree, Mr. Rupp informed us, that was only
halftlie dimeiisionsoftliepi'ccediiig,and there-
fore only an eighth part ofits weight, would
not be able to make itsway frotn the top to the
bottom. One of the trees that we saw, broke
by some accident in two; the lighter part
stopped almostimmediately, and the, remain-
ing part came to rest soon after. This is a
valuable fact ; it appears from it, thatthe fric-
tion is not in proportion to the weight, btit be-
comes relatively less as the weiglitincreases,.
contrary to the opinion generally received.

‘ In viewing the descent of the trees, my
nephew and I stood quite close to the edge of
the trough, not being more interestetl about a-
try thing than to experience the impression
which the near view of so singular an object
must make on a spectator. The noise, the ra-
pidity of the motion, the magnitude of the
moving body,and the force with which it seem-
ed to shake, the trough as it passed, were alto-
gether Vetfy’f()rI1)I(labIe, and conveyed an idea
oftlaiigeitliiiiicli_greater than the reality. Our
guide refused to partake of our amuseirient :
he retreated behind a tree at seine distance.
where he had the consolation to be assured by
Mr. Rupp, that he was no safer than we were,
as a tree, when it happened to bolt from the
trough, woiil<l_.,of'teii out the standing trees
clear over. During the ivhole time the Slide
has existed, there have been three fatal he-
cidents, and one instance was the consequence
ofexcessive temerity.’

The trees thus brought down into the lake
ofLucerne, are formed into rafts, and floated
down the rapid stream ofthe Rciiss, by which
the lake first tlischtirges its waters into the Atir,
and afterwards into the Rhine. By this con-
veyance, which is all ofit in str"eains of great
rapidity, the_trces sometimes reach Basie‘ in a

few days after they have left Lucerue ; and

I

tlilére the Iftlnletllalktblifiefll til‘ the Alpiianli
company terniinates.-. They are arte|‘\V’ard5
navigated tlo"wn'-tlie Rliinein rafts to Holland,
and are afI()}tE:Il)’_llIe German Ocean in less
than a itiontli from the time they -descend,
from the vsidfe of the .-Pilatus,a~'veryf,,'iiilantl-
mountain not less tliatta thousand" miles disti

-ant. ,\~‘_Ve ltiiow-not-‘.’ilie amount of.sttcc'ess,
.'“'.hICh_, In a pecuniary..so_rt of view, has _attend-

aid the -spéculat-ion ofl\.’fr. .—Rupp ; hitt at one
time, Bonaparte ‘contracted for all the timber
which he could send to the Rhine, and‘ thus
prevented at least a stagnation of the article.
The following article relative to the ‘ Caitlin-
cnlul C<zu'rc7ic_i;,’ so ‘called, is extracted from

Goad:-£ch’s History If the -United States.’

As the.contr:st between Erigland and Amer-
ica originated in the subject oftaxation,i't was
‘arly perceived, by the continental congress,
that the imposition oftaxes, adequate to the
exigencies of war, even ifpracticable, would
be iinpolitic. '.I‘he only expedient therefore,in
their power to adopt, was the emistion of bills
of credit, representing specie, under a public
engagement, ultiinately to redeem those bills,
by an excliange of gold or silver. ’

Accordingly, in June, 1775, on the resolu-
tion to raise an army, congress issued bills of
credit to the amount oftwo millions ofdollars.
This emission was followed, the next month,
by the issue ofauother million. For their re-
demption, the coiifetleratetl colonies were
pledged——eacli colony to pay -its proportion
by the year 1779.

In the early periods of the war, the entliu.
sia_sni ofthe people for liberty made them in-
different to property. The cause was popular
and the public credit good. Bills of credit,
therefore, by common consent,-rapidly circu-
lated, and calculations about private ‘interest
were, in a great measure, suspenderl.

It was "obvious, however, that there was a
point, beyond wliicli the credit of these bills
would not extend, At the expiration of 18
months from their first emission, when about
twenty millions had been issued, they began
to depreciate. At first, the dimiuntioii oftheir
value was scarce perceptible,bu: from that time
it daily increased. Desirous of arresting the
growing depreciation, congress at length re.
sorted to loans and taxes. But loans were
difficult to negociate, and taxes, in several of
the states, could not be collected. Pressed
\\ ith the ,llQCf.‘S.\‘l[l8S of an ariny,congress found
themselves obliged to continue to issue bills,
2-ifter they had begun to depreciate, and to pay
that tlcpreciatiou, by ii‘.ci'ea.sin_g the sinus e-
mitted. By the year 1780, the tiinountin cir-
culation was the overwhelming sum of mo
liundretl millions-.

The progress of this depreciation is worthy
ofnotice. Towards the close of I777, the de-
preciation was two or three for one; in ’78,
five or six for otie; in ’70, twenty-seven or 9.8
for one; in ’30 fifty or sixty for one; in the
first four or five montlis. From this date, the
circulation of these bills were limited, but
where they passed, they soon depreciated to
one hundred anti fifty for one, and finally, sev-
eral litindreds for one. ’

Several oaiis~:—.:-contrilaiitetl,to sink the value
ofthe continental ciii'i'eiicyL The excess of
its quantity at first begat a natural deprecia-
tion. This was increased by the enetny, who
counterfeited the hills, and spread their forg-
eries through the States. Public agents, who
received a conitnission on the amount oftheir
purchases, felt it to be their interest to give a
high price for all cotiiinodities. These cans-
es, co-operating with the decline of public
confidcncc,untl the return ofinore selfish feel-
lugs, rapidly increased the depreciation, un-
til hills ofcredit, or what has been commonly
called, ‘ continental currency,’ became oflit-
tle or no value.

The evils which resulted from this system
were immense. Under it, it became extreme-
ly difficult to raise an army, and to provide
necessaries for its subsistence. At the same
time, it originated discoiitcnts atnong the offi-
cers and soldiers, since their pay, in this ile-
preeiated currcncy,was inadequate to the sup-
port of their families at home. ‘Four months
pay, ofa private, would not prociire his fami-
ly a single bushel of wheat, and the pay of a
colonel would not plll"Jllll.“t‘.()fllS for his liorso.’
Untler circumstances like these, it reflectsthr
highest honor upon \Vasliington, that his wis-
dom and prudence should have been able to
keep an army togetlier.

In addition to these evils, which fell so
heavily upon the army, others, not less deplo-
rable, fell upon the community. In order to
prevent the growing depreciation oftheir hills,
congress directed that they should be a legal
tender. But this, while it (lid not much re-
tard the rcgular diminution of their value.
was the source of immeasurable injustice and
distress.

The aged, who had retired to enjoy the
fruits of their industry, found their substance
but a scanty pittance. The widow was corti-
pelled to take a shilling, where a pound was
her due, and the orphan was obliged to dis-
charge an executor on the payment 0fsix-
pencc on the pound. In many instances, the
earnings of a long life were, in a few years,
reduced to :1 trifling sum.

Had congress foreseen these evils, they
would have guarded against them. But it
was a day of poverty and experiments. They
designed no injustice. _They had placed be-
fore thcin the freedom of the country from
ilie yoke of British dominion, and if, in their
zeal to effect it, they sometimes erred, the
sufferings which resulted from their ignorance
have been a thousand times coiripensated, by
the subsequent enjoyments ofa free and inde-
pendent people.

st

Extract from the seventh report of the Direct-
ors of the American Asylum for the educa-
tion ofthe deafand dumb at Hartford.

It is now about six years since the Asylum
has been opened for the reception of pupils.
During this period, 110 persons have enjoyed
its advantages, concerning whom the fonmy-
ing facts may not be without interest to those
who are fond ofnoticing the various phenom-
e[tEl,‘\)'lllCh tlevelopetlie physical, intellectual,
or‘ m6ral_character of our species.

There have been 64 male, and 46 female
pupils. Fifty-four were born (leaf, and 36
lost their hearing, in infancy or childhood, by
disease ; while of "20 it is unknown or uncer-
tain in what way this tnisfortune befel them ;—
so that, prohably,three fiftlisoftlie whole num-
ber owe their deafness to some" natural defect
in the organs ofliearitig ; and two fifths, to the
diseased state of these organsreiiice their birth.

These 110 pupils have coiue from 95 faini-
lies, Q8 ofwliich have contaitied more than one
deafanil dumb child.-—Iii one family the fa-

ther-is deaf .‘ir"id dumb, and also 4 of the :CIllI(l-A
ten. In another the father and two children
are deaf and duitib. These are tlieoiily in:
stances in which‘ ‘eitlier of the parentsof’. the

pupis, has labored.under.‘thi's defect, white "fin

tnaiiy other cases, which llaVe«CQt§1e -to-out‘

knowledge, one or both of-;_tli_e' parents liaive

been dcafantl: dutnbaml ttlifeir cliildren"lizi"v‘e.
heard perfectly well :1so.jthat," it does not as

yet appear, tliattbe tiitilatly is an liereditrfry‘

one. It seems, ratlier,to pervade certain faili-

ilies and their collateral branches’. Thus fwd

ofthe pupils, sisters‘, have had 14 kinsfiillts
deaf and dumb, the whole 16 being descended

from the _sani'e~. grctlt grand tiiotlier, while,
what renders this fact the more singulai‘,is,
that their common aiicesttess, all her children,
and all her grand children possessed the fac-
tilties oflieariug and speecli. One of the Q8
fain_i_lies, above alluded to, contains 4 deafand
dumb Cl‘lI_l(II'8l‘l ; another, 5 ; and another has
had In it seven, all ofwliom were born deaf.-6
From this last family,one sister and two broth,»
ers have been ineinbcrs of the Asvlntn, and,
from another, 3 sisters, the only ‘children of
their parents. There have been, it so, among-
the pupils, 4 pairs of sisters; 3 pairs of_bm;1,.-.
ers ; and 4 pairs consisting cacti ofa hrotliei
and sister. Tlieiages ofthe pupils at the time
oftheir admission were as follows: 4'8, under
I5 years ofage - 9.6, between 15 and 20; 20,
between 9.0 and 25 ; 10, between 95 and 30-;

and 8, upwards of 30. The number 0l’pupils

of advanced age, has proved no small euiba-rs
rassmeift to the instructors ; and the tlitliciilty
of teaching them to read and write language
was so great, while in many instances, it was
found iu'ipracticable,tliat the directors deemed
it advisable to adopt tliegeneral regulation,
not to admit any pupils over 80 years of age.

These facts are worthy of record, as, per.
haps, not being without some future use; al-
though, they are, at present, too‘ limited in
their extent, to furtiish suflicient data, from
which to establish tiny general principles,
with regard to uiany particulars attending this
inierestiiig subject in the history of our comfll
inou species.
_ Of the 110 pupils, who have been, at ililfcr-_
ent times, niembers of the Asylum, 66 have
been supported, either by the charity of their’
townsineu, or by the bounty of the state to
which they belonged, while in some instances,
a partial allowance has been made, to supp yd
tleficiences, from the funds ofthe Institution.
Among the 44 who have paid their own ex-
penses, but very few were from families in
more than moderate circumstances, while
much the larger part have tirade great sacri-
liccs to obtain, what they deemed the best of
all inlieritances for their unfortunate children,
a good education.

Reli'gi'ou's Courlship.——A young gentlenum
happening to Sll. at church in a pew adjoining
one, in which sat a young lady for whom be
conceived a most sudden, and violent passion,
was desirous ofentering into ti courtship on
me spot; the‘plat:e not suiting 9. formal doc"
larauon, the cxigcucy ofthe cause siiggested
the following plan: He politely handed his
fair neighbor a Bible open, with a pin stuck in
the following text, Ed epistle of John, verse
4th——‘ And now I beseech thee lady, not as
though I wrote a new coiiiiimiiduieiit unto
thee, but that which we had from the begin-
ning, that we love one another.’ She retiiru-
ed it, pointing to the following, Ruth, ii. 10th,
‘Then she fell on her face, and said unto him,
why have I found grace in thine eyes, that
thou shoulilest take ltrioivleilge-of me, seeing
lam 11 SU'HD2eI‘.’———~—He returned the book,
pointing to the 12th ve"se ofthe 22d epistle of
John. ‘ Having many things to write "mo
you, I would not write with paper antl ink;
but I trust to come onto you and speak face to
face.’ From the above interview, the inur-
riage took place the week following.

 

DISSOLUTION.
THE partiiersliip which existet-l under the
firm of Chambers S‘ Co. is this dav,by
mutual consent, dissolved. Those indebted
to said firm, by account or otherwise, are re-
quested to make imniediate payment. If-any
person or persons have any claim against said;
firm, they are requested to present them for
settlement. This is the last iiwitritimt.’ ex-
cept the more ceremonial and costly one of
the Law. Irlnsnr Cmintoetts,
EBENEZER CRO!-‘UT,
l\TA'ru.i.\' S. Coatsrocx.
The subscriber will continue the business
:fVv'ool Carding and Cloth Dressing, in its’
various branclies, and solicits a coiititiiiation
ofthe public’s patronage. All orders in his
line will be thankfully received, the work well
done and on the most reasonable terms.
Wool and Cloth can be left at the store of
Charles Thomas, Norivalk. from whence it
will be weekly taken and returned.
HENRY CHAMBERS.
New-Canaan. June 17, 1823. 19

A.KI:‘.N UP about the middle of June, a
white Sow, supposed to weigh 150 lbs...
The owner can have her by proving proving»
property and paying charges.
_ , JACIIIN BOUTON.
New-Canaan, July 6, 189.8. 19

BY order of the Court ofProb.1te for Stani-
ford district, all persons interested are
hereby notified to appear at the Probate Of-
free in Stamford, on the first Monday ofAu-
gustnext, at nine o'clock, A. ill, to be lie-.u-d
relative to the appointment of comtnissioners
on the estate of W-illiuaiCarl:,a:‘t, late of Ptye,
in the county of Westcbester and State of N.
York. ABRAHAM CLOSE, Atlm’r.
Greenwicli, July 7, 18923. 19

HIE Court ofProbate for the district of
A. Stamford, hath limited and allowed sev-
en months from this date, for the crgditors to
the estate of Ediniznd Knapp, ‘late ofGreen-
wich, deceased, to exhibit. their clahnshgaiiist
saig} .0Sl&ll(’..l..0 Aiimiiu-.\1 CLOSE, A.dm’r.

ieenwich, July 7,1823. I9

' ‘HE siibscijibers being appointed by the

_ Hon. Court of Probate for Stariiford dis-
trict, Coininissioners to receive examine, and
a(l_]US[ the claims to the estate ofJo3hua More-
hotzsc, late of Darien, in said district, dec’d,
represented iusolvent,liereby notify said cred-
""75: Will. they will meet. on the business of

their appointment, at the Inn ofRufns Bell, '

in said Darieu, on the first Thursdays of Sep-
tember, and October next, at 2 o’clt')ck in the
afternoon, on each ofsaid davs. The exhibi-
tion of claims is limited by said Court to nine
months from the 6th day ofJanuary last.

Joan BELL, Cointnis-
BARNABAS Manvm. sinners.
, Darien, June 30th, 1823. 18

 
 
 

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