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TO THE DISSIPATF-ED"HUSB!A.N.D!' .. tlieburiiing anguislihad driediup thefsonrce
~Look up—-O'ta'ste,-taste not the bowl
Again, nor dream‘ofpleasiire there,
'WilICh,\VhIle itlulls, destroys ‘the-soul, ‘
And deeper sinks it in despair’.
’Tis but to paint a blacker sky,
To add to cloudy darkness, ‘night,
_'_I‘o give another agony, _ A
To the fresh thought ofcrush’d delight.
IVhen from the 'world’s mad révelry,
A Wli’eii'froni th’ oblivion ofan hour
Thou wak’st, the cup ‘ofuiisery
Is thine, and mein’ry’s craziiig power.
Then turn again, and feel for them
Who long have felt and feel for thee;
, Nor take away that priceless gem,
Thy soul‘s best light that used to be.
The smile ofliappincss from one,
Vvlioseliearr with thine is so entwin’d,
~That what disturbs thy soul, alone
Can give an anguish to her mind.
Art thou a husband, and canst look
Back on the past, nor feel a sting?
Has heaveiiand fondness tlieeforsook,
That thou canst feel no sorrowing?
Canst thou forget the heart that turn’d
To thee, in all its woe or bliss;
And which still‘ burns as then it bnrn’d
IVith all itsyoung warm faitlifuluess ?
'0’ turn again, and in those eyes,
Perchance, where woe _his signs has set,
The light ofbetter days Will rise,
A d l l bl n fiourish yet
n ier ast com in .
-Yes—in that cheek where nature erst
In her earliest wich’ry shone,
The rosy flush again may burst,
And life and bliss be all her own.
From the London Literary Gazelle.
one «.Nw1ciI HOSPITAL.
"I paint from l1;/'c,’tkou_g*h with a tar brush.
. **** ‘Co.\s'r of Africa, Sir? Why ay.
I've been there too, and once knew a little a-
bout it——but ’tis many years since. Poverty
_is no disgrace, Sir, and so I’ll tell you what
took me there. My father was a dissenting
'minister—a worthy, pious m:in—liad his pe-
culiarities, to be sure; but tliere’s few warm
l’ieflI‘iS‘[l'I1It have cool heads. He taught tiie
‘bits of Greek and Latin, and them tlieite sort
‘oftliings, and he used to praise tire for my pro-
'grcss; but, bless you, I knows nothing aboutii
now. I‘ve been nearly all over the world, so
I mingles Dutch, 'Ita|iaii, German, Spanish.
A lindoslaiicc, Fre‘iicli,' Portuguese, all togeth-
'er, and makes a coufiision of tongues. ’Tis
IrlléICIlll i'('.‘lIIt!Illl)(‘!I‘ Alpha, Beta, Gamma,
Delta, and something about Tupto, but there
I sticks fast. Then there was hic, haac, hoc,
and Amo,amas, butI knows nothing about
"em now. I was left an orphan at It years of
age, and moiher’s brother—‘that's my uucle—-
was Captain ofa Guineaman, and so he offer-
ed to take me with him to sea ; though says
he, ‘I suppose his larning has spoiled him.—
However lie’ll have plenty _ of opportunity to
practise his humanities in a slave slijp ; and
as for his gruintnar, |ie’ll meet with some rum
articles, and no doubt often decline his duty,
‘take up a preposition in the cook's caboose,
make an interjection in his hammock, form a
conjunction between his mouth and 'a dough-
boy ; and for pronouns, ay, ay, he'll soon get
‘hold oftlietii, for our service is the worst in
the world for swearing ;’ and so I-‘found it. I
‘parted with my mother, and never saw her af-
terward—-but vc shall meet again. I shall
forbcar telling about‘ my first entryou board-
thc many privations and cruelties I suffered,
as often getting tlirash’d for not doing wrong.
as for committing a fault; but there’s little
compassion in a slave ship. Isliould have
sunk under it but for the conviction that there
.was a power aloft that kept watch for poor
Jack; and my good father used often to tell
me, ‘ Boy, bear this always in mind: he who
eyes a providence will never want a provi-
dence to eye.’ W_ell, Sir, we arrived on «the
coast, and all my troubles were awhile forgot.
Oh what a scene for a young enthusiastic
mind! It was all enchaminent to uie. '\Vell
we brought up at , near Congo, and a- -
longside comes several canoes full of natives;
the decks were soon covered with ’em. ‘
.‘ Haugh, Captain, how he do, eh? Look dere
-you see my King—-King-Tom—lie tan upon
.de beash. -Haugli, Captain fire one salute for
my King.’ The salute was-.fircd,atid, fresh‘ def-=
mands made. ‘ ‘Haugli, Captain, what he-
.got for my King ?-—I’vé got some fine ?cliintz‘,’
-replied the Skipper. ‘ Has cliintz, eh !’ _
-‘ Some cotton and other articles.'——‘~Ha good’
-dat ! What bab nor a brandy .’—-‘ 'No.’——--
‘ Rum.’ ‘ N0.’ -‘Rack-’ I ‘ No.’-—-—
‘ What for dat, eh ? Haugli ’ liearliim———
;Captaiu bring chintz, bring cottoti—no bring
brandy, no‘ bring rum. VVliat for do‘ so ?—
-W'ell, Sir,. we began to trade, aiitl the poor_
“creatures were brought aboard ini droves; Oh
it would have melted a heart of stone to have
seen them stowed away below-—many-oftliem
in irons! and then I thought of their father’s
.Clll’S6,ZI'i'.tl pitied the poordescendants of Ham.
-And so .1 crept out on the bowsprit into fore-
-stay-sail netting, and pretended to be asleep,
that I might ease the anguish of my heart in
‘secret; but when I came in agajn they found
me out, and so I got a rope’s-eiiding To? be-
ing a lubberly sniveller-but indeed Icouldn’t
‘' help-it. ‘ In about three weeks out cargo was
A coinplete——two hundred and forty, and we
I left the coast in a hurry. I fancy my uncle
= had cheated some of the traders, and was glad
' to be off. A limited number of slaves was
‘ permitted ‘to be on deck at a time, and there
.' was one a youth ofan interesting" coiiutenance
‘ rather sickly. ‘Ah! Isliall nevet forget his
' looks, as his nativeland receded from his view!
‘ At first it was calm dcjectiou, mingled witli.a
’ inelanclioly idea that he should always keep
‘ it in sight; but still it sunk lower and lower.
' He could notaccount for it,"ilioiigli‘liis sudden
' starts expressed his anger and astonishnieiit;
; but when it lessened to a dim speck just dark-
‘ citing in the horizon, he burstoiit in all the ag-
' ony ofbitter despair, raised his clenched hands
' above his head, shook them at his oppressors,
and uttered a yell thattfilled me with liorror.—
He was answered by the lash across liisbare
back, to keep him quiet. I see you shudder,
‘ Sir, and well you m.'iy—’tis' all as true as gos-
pel. '_I‘liere was a young mother,‘ too,fw‘ith
her infant at the breast: she looked at the
shore, and then at her babe, and then at the
shore again, but she shed notear. Her fore’-
my
head was wrinkled up‘, and her eyes red arid
- ‘s‘wol‘n, and every now and then she pressed
A her liztud to her head as if it‘was'scorched and’
2 of tears; but she siglie'd—-nu, ’t‘\V’aS!'n0t itsigll.
but aigroaii, as if her heart was bursting.———
What she was, or where ‘she came from‘, I
couldu’t learn; but on tlicpassage her ‘baby
died. Well, she concealed it for some time,
3 but it was discoveredat last, taken from her, a
shot tied round itsmiddle, and thrown over-
board before her face. ‘I got another taste of
the tarred gingerbread for snivelling ; but I’m
sure, Sir, you couldn’t helped it yourself if
you had seen the pout unfriended mother.—-
After she lost her child she refused her allow-
ance, aud would sit hiuldled together in one
spot, nor could any persuasion move her; so
the lash was applied, and in ti. dayor two she
grew more calm, and would look over the side
for the hour together, on the dark waters that
eutombed her babe. One moi-niiig, on most-
ering, she was missing, and couldn’t be found.
There was no doubt btit she had gone over-
board in the dark, though no one could give
any account ofthe matter. I didn’t cry this
time, for Ibegan to get iuscnsible, and iioiv
can readily account for the hardness and ile-
piavity of heart evinced by the C|'6“’r"1!‘°.Y
had been brought up wit froui chiltlliood.——
But this was not all: both officers and men
were so rejoiced on nearing Barliadoes that
they indulged too freely in soaking their bis-
cuits, and gut completely groggy, excepting
the second mate, the carpenter, the two ap-
prentices, and myself. The uegroes discover-
ed it by some means, seized and killed the sett-
try overtlie liatcliway without noise, and got
possession of the ariu-chest. They rushed
on the deck, some descending to the cabin ;
my poor uncle fell first, btit not till he had
laid two at his feet to rise no more. The chief
triate, after a hard struggle, was thrown over-
board: he was a good swiinnier, and though
severely wounded, got hold ofthe mizen cliaii-
iiels; here he clung some time, but was seen
at last when a Black made a blow at him with
a cutlass, which separated his hand from his
wrist, and he dropped again, siirieked, and
sunk ! A sudden shock will sometimes rouse
a man from drunkeuiiess; this was the case
now : several ofthe crew concealed tlieuiselves
aiitl were saved; the others weie easily des-
troycd. 'On the first alarm the second mate
and uiyselfgot into the main top, and the car-
penter and the two apprentices into the fore-
top. Ilere we remained for some tiitie undis-
covered, while the IlE‘L'_l‘0eS, who had broken
open the steward's rooIn and got at the liquor
were tearing about the ducks with all the fury
of wild beasts seeking their prey. At last they
caught sight of us, and several mounted the
shrouds. The mate kept encouraging me to
persevere to the last struggle. There was at.
old case ofenipty bottles stowed away in the
top, and armed with one in each hand, we
waited their attack. The first whose head ap-
peared above the top-briiii was instantly
knocked overboard by the mate; the second
grappled hiui, but as quickly followed his coin-
panion, on a blow from it quart bottle which I
gave him on his head with all my miglit.-———
God forgive tiie, Sir, but lifc’s precious l In
the same manner five, one after the other fol-
lowed their leader; and the two apprentices
joining us by the top-mast-stay, they gave over
the attack. The lads knew nothing ofthe car-
penter, and so we concluded he was inassacred.
The slaves now raiisacked every place for
powder and ball ; and though there were sev-
etal cases ofcartridges in the arm-chest which
they must have handled, yet providentially
their contents were passed over. All at once
we heard the most dismal yells, and saw the
carpenter and two ofthe men,each with a bay-
onet in one hand and a cutlass in the other,
diiving the bowling slaves along the deck, and
cutting all doivii before ’em. \\’e joined as
quick as possible, and had the satisfactioii of
seeing our numbers increase, so that we soon
retook the ship. The carpenter had watched
an opportunity-—-got down the forc-stay on to
the bowsprit. Here he found the two tnen
stowed away tnidcr the stay-sail; they descen-
ded the bob-stay, and got along outside ofthe
ship to the gaiigway without being iioticed.—
Cutlasses and bayouets were lying on all parts
ofthe. deck, so they were armed in an instant.
But what most contributed to our success was
a box of-of——'I forgot now what they call’em
but they resemble a bullet, only instead of be-
ing smooth, are covered all ovc-r with spikes
like a hedge-hog. or like the ball one of the
giants holds in Guildhall.* On such occa-
sions as tlicse they are stre_wed over the decks
and. the poor wretclies, with their bare feet,
unable to step without treading on them, are
easily overcome. A boxfull was in the stern
got ,em out, and spread them around : and oh
how the slzivessliriekeil as they pierced their
feet. After securing tlietn all below, we found’
the captain, chief inaie, seven whites, and a-
bout twenty blacks, -killed, and a great noni-
ber wounded. Ainong the latter was the
youth, who died shortly after: indeed few of
the hurt survived. \Ve were now reduced to
the second mate, who took“ command, and
fourteen hands; and after a toilsoine passage,
inwliich we were obliged to be on deck night
and day, armed, and burying upwards of sixty
slaves, we arrived at the West Indies. -Here
Sir, I could give you such a horrid picture of-
misery as would liarrow up your soul; but I
forbear, Sir, I forbear—-I can see yoiirlieart
is sufferiiig severely already at the recital.——'
But to witness it !. God bless Mr. Wilberforce,
he made a noble stand in the cause of Huma-
iiiiy, and deserves her thanks, ay, and the
thanks of every lover of freedom.
caii’t the trade be abolished altogether? only
because in other countries, as Corporal, Trim
says ‘ tliey.have nobody to stand up for them.’
But oh, Sir, could the nobles of _tlie land*seei
the poor African as I have seen him —-pinion-
ed on his back witlioiitsufiicient room to turn
—'—little "food ,to eat-—brought on deck--and
ihough weak and exhausted, coitipelled by the
whip to run, and dance, and submit to the ca-
pricc of his cruel masters-—-could they see this
every nerve would be strained to prevent the
inliunian traffic. .Arn’t they. flesh and blood,
Sir? and sham’: we all have to appear togeth-
er at the last great day before the same unet-
ring tribunal ? God is no respecter of persons,
and sotlic heart be right no, I'l1flIl€|‘.lfl.lIeSI(III
be black, white, or copper-color. I have been
telling you a loiigstory, Sir,‘ but bless you, .it
isn’t half whatl could tell; and some other
time, if you pleasc,.I’l| give yott another a-
bout it, ain,surc you_’ll~not value it the less
for coming"fr'oni, ' AN OLD" SAILOR.
*S((l7"I§,I.Ot.
Front the .N'ewbu'r3/port Herald, Oct. 28.
Indian ’Eloq'ue:tce_.-—-S'oi'ne time sin_ce_tl_ie
Teiinessee papers irifornted us that it young
Choctajv,.Iiidiaii, at_t,eiiding‘a-n ‘E‘n_‘glisli school
at N ashville,' delivered .an*ef‘loquent Oijation in
the language of his nation. It was an’ extern-
poraneotis perftirt'nancc,/ anti was'sp‘_oke‘n of as
a liandsonie specimen 'ofl.'ndién Orattiry.
On Friday evening last, the citizens oftliis
town were also ‘gratified with a very novel and
interesting-exhibition ofthe oratoricalpowers
ofone of the children ofthe forest. We allude
to the Addre‘ss‘of~'Mr.‘David Brown, a young
Cherokee Indian, and brother ofthe celebra-
ted Catherine Brown. He was educated at
the Mission School at-Cornwall,(Connecticut)
where he has been residing between three and
four years. Having embraced cliiistianity,lie
has qualified himself to act as a l\Iissiouary a-
mong his owti countrymen, and to impart to
them civil and religious instruction. His
complexion is lighter than most Indians—,-liis
features are regular, and rather handsome
than otlierwise, and the expressions of his
countenance indicates great vivacity and in-_
telligence. In l:isAddress,wliicli was delivered
in a very appropriate, manly and energetic
style, he gave some account of liiiuself and
family, who were among the first of the In-
dians converted to Cliristianity--spoke in el-
oquent and glowing language of the happy
state ofhis countrymen previous to the discov-
ery ofthis continent, and drew an affecting
picture of their subsequent decline and almost
utter extinction—-gave an account oftheir reli-
gion,manners 8:. custorns,anil powerfully coni-
bated the opinion that civilization &Lchristian-'_
ity cannot be introduced auiong t_hem——spoke
of the blessgd effects that have already flowed
from missions, declared that niissionaries of
the cross had been, and would still be received
with open arms by his countrymen, and epo-
cluded with a very pathetic appeal to christian
feelings and sympathies of his audience. ,
We were much astotiished at the intimate
acquaintance with our-language which be e-
vinced, and believe we speak the sentiments
ofall who heard him, when we say that very
few young tneii-coiild have written an address
in every particular so unexceptionable. The
friends of missions had before them a living
and intelligent witness that they had not in-
boured and prayed in vain ;'aud the enemies
ofinissions must have fcltthat, by the blessing
ofAlmighty God, something may be done, by,
a christian people, to enlighten and save the
savages ofthe wilderness. It was a most iii--
teresting and gratifying scene; and we shall
remember the time when We listened, with ad
iniratioii and de ight, to 21 chaste and eloquent
address, in our own language, from the lips of
an Indian ofNorth America.
[Hm Brown, has left Newburyport to return
to his tribe. He has been engaged several
weeks in assisting a literary gentleman in pre-
paring a grammar of the Cherokee laiiguage,
whicli the Newburyport Herald says is soon
to make its appearance. He-is going to re-
side with a part of his tribe settled on the Ar-
kansas, at a Missionary station called Dwight,
500 miles from the inoiitb ofthe‘Arkansas.]
FROM THE FRANKLIN GAZETTE.
Brilliant Exploit in the Revolutionar_1/h‘Tn‘.
It was -in the evening during the -Revolu-‘
tionary War, when a number of wings had
assembled as usual to talk over the eventsof
the day, in the Crawford and Donaltlson’s In-‘
surance ofiice, in Market—street, that the cir-
cumstance of the General Iilotikbeing in the
Delaware Bay capturing or overwheliuiiig the
coasters, came under consideration. It. was
resolved that a committee be appointed to
obtain money and fit otit a vessel for tlie-ex-
press purpose ofcapturing the General ‘Monk.
The money was obtained from the bank» of
NorthAnieiica and by individual subscription.
The Hyder Ally was purchased frotn JOIIIIIV.
Stanley, and the command of her given to
Capt. Barney, and a crew of voliinteers,chief-
ly from the regular service were engaged ;.se-
crecy was fortunately preserved as to her des-
tination ; a coininission ofa letter oL'.timrqtie
was duly issued. In a week Barney was ready
for the expedition. The H. A. sailed. .Bar-
ney gave orders, “ when I coiiiniaml you to
board, fire coolly, and deliberately, and with
effect ; and when I order you to fire, do you
liozird.” She went down the bay in gallant
style, disguise-il as a inercliaiitnian, under a
heavy press ofsail, with tivo pilots onboard,
one on deck, and the other below, in case of
accident. Barney saw he cotild outsail the
General Monk, and ordered thedrag anchor
overboard; the consequence was the rapid
approach ofthe General Monk. .Barney in
aloud aiitliorative tone gave orders to pre-
pare for boardiurr. The commander of_ the
sheets of the long boat ;the carpenter knew it, ‘Gen. Monk, deccived,directed his men toilinc
the side of the vessel, and repel the assailants.
The moment they were at their posts, Barney
cried fire. The shock was sudden and severe.
The coniiriaiider ofthe Gen.‘ Monk and seve-'
ral other ofiiccrs instantly ‘fell. The General
Monk returned the fire ; but it was now too
‘late to retrieve. “Vi/lien ‘Barney ordered his
men to fire,’they boarded without resistance’;
a‘ horrid sight met their view ;—iieaily 100‘
killed and wounded lay upon the deck ;' ilie
blood runin streams. The Gen.'Mouk was
ariried with 8 nine ponnders, and a full and
well disciplined force of I30 men. The Hy-_
den"/\lly was armed with 1- nine pounders, 19.
six pouuders, and 19.0 lands-men. The'_Gcn.
Monk lost, in killed and woiuided, about I00.
The Hyder Ally lost 4 or 5 killed and I or 91
wounded. The victory was obtained in I5
minutes, and was one of the most brilliant a-
cliieveuients during the war. Tlie'General
But why jMonk was afterivards piircltased by the gov-
erninent, and tlie5'H._vder Allywas retiirued
uninjured to Mr; Stanley,and'the money paid
for the out-fit was repaid by government.
'.E;r:I-ract of a letter from .N'ri’shvt'lle,'( Tennessee)
to a -gentleman in .N'. Yorlr, "dated September
.‘.Z2.’.d, I823.
‘ I know not what - caiididate you uphold
for "the presidcncy,.or. whether you uphold a-
ny ; ncitlier do [suppose you .c-are-wlio. is in
or out .of;that.office :. but I must’ coi‘it'ess that
since I cainehere and have ~liad so many op-
portunities ofseeing the great hero -oftlie west
and_sout_h,Inni very much inclined-in his fa-
vour. .It is tIl‘I8 generally received opinion,
that l’t8_‘lS',l00‘ turbulent, his disposition too
fiery, and his temper too _l.IIIl‘0Sll"rtIllCfl, to fill
tliatimportant office,- which .requires.so much
moderation. But. never was _plI~l).llC.0pll)I0n
so muchzmistakeu—-unfortunately for liiitiself,
he liasbeeii placed. in aseigies of«.siiuations
which called. fora prompt deris?on_ofcliar:_ic-
ter, which he p0SS8SS(3S_.iII}:IlIvem-Iflellt degree;
and llIS'(0.lL!u(‘-I. on those occasions has been
-Jackson, at that pei'io'd, not anticipating. that
*on thevinterests of the coufitry.
preciatc the delicacy which is alluded to in
-the extract above, and esteem it characteristic
we iiidiilge a hope that it. will be overcome by
that distinguished spirit of patriotism which
any additional light upon the Presidential
-QUESCIOH; ifhe can disclose-any occurrences
‘with which the American people ought to be
acquainted; he will not hesitate to do it-.——Let
animadvertcd‘ upon bytliose who were utterly
ignorant of the circumstances under which he
acted,'ai’rd ofthe peoplewitli whom he had-to
deal ; and Jackson possesses too much of¢na-
tiv_e pride,and relies too much ‘on the rectitude
ofhis intentions, to zipipear in sell‘-vindiciatiori.
I have iinderstood from a gentleman, who
is in hisiconfidence, that Jackson is in possess-
ion of letters wliich, were. they published,
would in all probability annihilate the pros-
pects of . (I do not know the precise
nature of those letters, lint understand that the
one ofthe latest date contains an earnest ‘en-
treaty that they should be returned, in order
that the evidence ofa certain transaction may
be destroyed. These letters would have been
published had not the friends of Jackson set
him tip as a caiididate, when the possibility of
being accused of meanness ofinotive prevent-
ed liim.——Sliould -—--be elected, the pub-
lication oftlieni would ‘look -like spite ; and
‘should he himself be elected it wouldilook like
_triunipli,;_ but should neither ofthein be elect-
ed, you will probably hear more of them at
souie future day.’—-JV'ew Yorfl: Sfrilesman.
We have it in our power to give some ex-
planation ofthc above. We have been told
by a gentleman ofunqucstioned character,tliat
he was iiifornied by an iutiinate and coiifiden-
tial friend of Gen. Jackson some time since,
that it was tlie-intention ofthat distiiiguislied‘
individual to address the American people un-
der his own signatiire,'sliould Hr. Crawford
receive a iioniiiiation as President. General
he should occupy the situation ofa rival cati-
didate, ‘felt himself at liberty to promise to the
-public some interesting communications, af-
fecting a question so importantly bearing up-
While weap-
oftlie-gallantand-generous chief referred to,
he is known to possess, -and that if he can give.
hiui ‘ bejust and fear not.’ llis countrymeii
have rallied round liiui lieretofore, when his
enemies would have robbed liitn of his well
earned fame, and let him be assuretl that if he
speaks on tliissiiliject, his motives will be up.
preciatcd and his opinions respected.
[.N'. Yor/c Patriot.
(Last iIV(£t-"F38 . Omissions.)
'A' Cincinnati paper observes—‘.Iftlie pre.
sence of Geri.-Jackson at Washington, should
not contribute to pr_ci'duce a comproniise of
conflicting claims to the 'Presideucy,'it iiiav
have atendency to ~Iessen the ‘number qfconi-
prtvitors, anduiiite adverse interests and feel-
iiigs wbicli ought never to have been ‘divided.’
We have heard this suggestion before, but in
much pla-iner ternisas to the manner of ‘les-
sening the number ofcompetitors.’ “Te iiii-
derstand that one ofour brother editors, in'this'
city, was challenged by a ;Ci-awfortl gentle-
man, yesterdziy, but very‘ properly declined the
invitation. Neither 'Mr. 'Crawfo)-(I nor his
friends, can expect to fight the way clean to
the chair of state. Iftlie game ofpislols is tti
beresorted to, General "Jackson will certainly
stand the best chance.—.S',-oeclator.
The Geneva, (N. Y.) Palladium, ofTues-
day, contains the -tiomin'atio'n.of. six -persons,
by themselves, to represent the people, in the
state legislature. --One whole page ofthat pa-
per is occupied by the remarks of these self
nominated candidates. A
‘Fifty-1nill'ion3 q/‘dollars, (says- a-writer) it is
calculated will‘ be spent this year Ii’! the. Uni-
ted States for aI'tle1t[SpIrltS-l.ll{lt' will be about
S5 for each individuzil on the average; while
our national tax is but about $2! ‘But’ says a
writer, "Fifty millions of dollars lost is a trifle,
a point ofvanity compared with the moral iii-
flucnce of iiiteiiiperaiice. This immense -sum
has poured down the tliroatsof ajiriiit I},-000,000
nieti 75,000,000 gallons ofliquidiii'e. A quan-
tity sufficient to supply a citistant stream of
8000 gallons an hour—a quantity which if
collected, and put into-a rescrviiir, would form
a small ocean, on whose bosoui might be an-
chored a line ofwar ships halfa mile in length
--or, ifgathered into a canal, would fill one.4
feet deep, 14 feet wide,-and 80 miles long.
Iron .7l1otLnt:'ti'n.—-—'l‘lie— St.’ Louis - Inquirer
states ,L_hat the Iron Mountain in Washington
county, lVIissouri,contains the most extraordi-_
nary store of.irou ever yet discovered iuzany
country, and that it is sufiiciently large to stip-
plythe whole world fora long period. The
quality-of-it is said to be«supei'ior to any-:that
can -be imported: it is worked with great fa-
cility,and possesses in a high degree the prop-
erties ofsieel. Axes, plongit-iroiis,&z.c._tnai'le
of it, without the addition of steel, are found
nearly-equal-to those uiade in tlieusual way.
./Irabic Language.-1?i'ofessoi' -Stuart says,
that while the cliristiaii nations of Europe
were covered with the deep)st‘slj.a.lcofiguor-
ance, the Malioinedans of Asia ciiltivnted lit-
erature and the fine arts, and that nio.~t ofthe
tiiodern sciences had their origin in Arabia.
This country has been prolific of writers of.
every kind, whether scientific, historic, poetic.
or pliilological. Almost a thousand years ago,
the‘ Arabians had gone beyond ‘what the Eug-
lish have yet reached, in the science of'grain-
mar and lexicograpliy. They have lexicons,
which make one blush even’ for such a work
as Johnson’s large Dictioiiary. There are as
fine specimens of narration in the Arabic his- ’
toriaiis, as in Tliucydides or ‘Xenophon ; and
the Arabic poetry may vie with any thing.
contained in Greek or Latin author-s.‘ The
Arabic much exceeds the Greek in _copi:ius-
ness and flexibility. By various iiiflexious of
the verb, it coiiveysshades and colours of the
meaning that noGreek conjugation can desig-
nate. . The infinitive mood ofthc first conju-
gation has 33 forms, which niaybe used as
nouns, verbs, or adverbs. 'I‘he3~verbs, nouns,
pronouns, adjectives, and participles have a
masculine and feminine form, and a singular,
dual, aiiil plural iiiimlier. It is a eii:iitiiorral-
legation that the Arabic. has 500 uaiucs for
the lion. Professor Stuart calls tlic.-—Arabic
the lntiisl perfect and the most extensively spo-
ken of any laiigiiage on_ cartli.—--4).’. Y. Observ.
' In excavating avault in the -north-aisle of
»VIf;(:stI]IlItSlBI' Abbey, -tlie -entire skeleton of
BenJohnson, the poet, was discovered -in.a
leadcn cofiin, placed in aperpendiculai=«posi-
bed, he was asked ‘wliere he would be buried?
to whicli he replied, ‘ in \Vesttiiiiister abbey, -
ifl (fan get 1!. foot 0l“gil‘t).'tttt(l.' Tlie Dean of
Westniiiister after’wai'dsjgave about two feet
square oI'_gi'ouiid, siifliciciit to admit tfiecofiiii
in aperpe-iipit,:tIlaI'.position, anal, a square hole.
was dug, and the coi'p_se.udiiiitterl head down-
wards. '
Iu London-there is -a brewery which covers
eight acres of ground, and at which were last
year niaiiiifiictured 340,000 barrels of beer.——-
A steam engine of 22 horse power is used to
drive the niacliinery, and about 9200 men arr:
engaged in the various works of the establisli-
irieiit. Upwards of 8000 persons are engaged
in the transportation and sale of the lieer : -I30
horses are constantly einployetl about the
premises. Probably not less than 9.0,0'.)0-peo-
ple are supported by this cstablislimcut.
.71 delicious mottt/oful, I A prof}:-ssor of
SnutI'eolog_i/, in Piiilaiielpliia (says the N. Y.
Com. Adv.) after aniusiiig a crowd for sortie.
time by playing with a snake, after various
feats, which moved to 'tl(llDII‘iII__I_0J), the minds
ofthe sooty sweep and the lusty porter, finally
for the sum of one cent, exacted from" each of
his spectators, ci'aniiiicd it, body and soul, all
alive as it was, into liisiniiglity iuoutli :—Then
says the Aurora, burst the pearls of deserved
applause, for indeed it was a nieijry sight to see
the little aniinut poking his head from between
the teeth of the gi'eataizi:iia[, liissing defiance
on all around. V
A'yoitiig,l:.i(ly of Georgetown, 1'.-‘C. lately
cut, in a piece of paper an inch square, the
letters that compose the -‘Loril’s prayer, in a
style ofelegant typogrzipliy. Every letter was
accurately, formed. -
Since the 16th April, :1 m“an living in Au-
burn (N. Y.) afllictcd with abrtominal dropsy,
has been tapped Ell times, and 150 quarts of
water drawn from him, during which time he
has risen from the lowest state of health. -
A pumpkin has been gathered in Rockland
couoty,.Virgiina, which -weighed 158 pounds.
‘A potatoc weighing .scur:n pounds and eight"
.0uncr.s, has been produced in the garden ofa
-gentleman at Fayctteville.
./1necdole.—-A letter lately. past tlirough a
post office in this valley, on which was the fol-
lowiugeudorseinciit: ‘This with hagte_.|Q nut
detain this lcttcr:as «you do sometimes-—post
haste.’ The clerk, to resent the affroiit..added
thefollowing: ‘Their air ‘a grate many fools
iirthis hear wurld.’—Wine/icstcr Itepublicun.
'I‘oot.\t-Powder--new supply.
Gcnflcnzcn S,'.Ladies’ Pearl ‘TO OTH . 12 0)”;/.
DEll——Pi'epi1rt'd by Dr. CLAY. ,
For sale at ‘I/L8 Gazelle OfiC6—l)|‘lC8 2.5 Cls.
A long and approvedaise of this Powder has
abundantly proved its excellence. It is valua-
ble for hardening the gums, for destroying-the
septic acid which is fatal to the teetli,-and for
giving them a bcautil'ul‘pearly whiteness, and
preventing an offeiisive breath. It coiitaius
nothing that can injure the teeth. No person
that values a good set ofteetli for use or orna-
nient, aml knows how liatefula foul breath is,
should fail to use this Dentifricc. It will be
found to be. no iuiposition .on the public, but
only and altogether -what it promises-—-a pre-
ventive oftlie tooth ache, and a preservative
of the teeth. - .TlICuI)0VB-IS also for sale
by. Stephen St.Jolin, Norwalk, and S.-Jarvis,
Stamford, Nov. 10, I823. . .37 . J
J’
CLAY’S S'I‘O.\IACH.BI.TTERS, ,
Just received and for sale-at the GAZETTE
OF1"ICE——Also by S. St. John, 8013. Isattcs,
Norwalk, and Seymour Jarvis, Stamford,
rti-:sr.:'approved Bitters will give relief in
all cases uf'Nausea, vomiting, flatulence,
heart-burn,costiveness,weakness at the breast,
pain in the stomach, loss of appetite, and all
syniptoms of indigestion. They are a very
pleasant cordial bitter, and are rccomnierided
for the use oftaverns, as well as private’ fami-
lies.—-Price -38 Cents. 37
CLAY’S ITCH ()lN’I‘MEN'1‘.
For pleasaiitiiess, safety, expedition, ease
and certainty, is -infinitely superior to any oth-
er niediciiie, for the cure of that most disa-
greeable and tornientirig disorder-Likew.iso
forall herretic eruptions and impurities of the
Skill.—FffCB 83 cents. Foifisule by Be-aj. 1-
.-iaacs, .N'oi-turtllc, and S. Jar-ziis, Stainford.
"Pp Y IVife lliary-.l\iin has eloped from my
bed and board without just cause or prov-
ocation ; this is therefore to forbid all persoii:~i
trusting or liurboriug her on penalty of, the
law, as I will pay no debts of her contracting
after this date. ‘ IV.ILLIA)1S..\-I’l'1‘H.
New-Can:ia_ii, Oct. 20, tt:‘.j7.: . *:55
LEGHURN HATS.
IIE-subscribers have coiistaiitlyon hand
' an assortment of Leghorn Hats, which
. -are »o'fi'ered- to-the public :very. low, for Cash.
Likewise, a quantity ofL:ulies~'-Straw Hats.
D: 8: S. IJYNES Ex‘. Co.
'Norwalk. Oct. 9.7ili, 1823. ~35
fl‘ HE Court of Probate for the District of
" Stamford hath allowed seven months
from this date for the ci-‘editors to the estate
to exhibit their claims for settlement. Tliose
who neglect to pi eseiit their claims witli_in,said'
time will be debarred a recovery.
Josern '1‘-A1'r.on, Jr. Ad,m’_r.
Greenwicli, Oct. 13th, I823. ‘ 35
Stetio gr. pity.-
FOR SALE‘ at the Gazette Office, “’I‘Iir
Young Stenogra}7hcr’.9 Giiirlc, conta iiiing
all the tiecessary roles and exaiiiples f'or.wri-
—'-Abstracted from the best system ever used .,
Price 19. I-9. Cents. Oct. 28. ’_
- CIDER. .,
XXTANTED, four or five hundred Barrels-
lirst quality; pure Cider, made from
sound Apples, for which one dollar cash will
be paid on delivery at the store of E: 1)..
Hoyt $2. Soiis,Norwalk. The barrels arein
rcadiiicss at their store, and must be taken
from there ‘and filled at the. press.
New-York. O_ct. 226th. I823. ~ 35
‘ 0'-I‘ICE.—-Tlie subscriber having now
been in business eighteen Montlis,_aud
J
i feeling much the want of cash, would IIWIIC
those who have open accounts with him of
more~tl_ian six -mouths standing, to call and _
settle the same, either by note or pay.uient-- _
at present, the latter would be prefered.
tiou. 'l.‘radition staies,tliat being on his death
JOHN BURRALL.
o_f A/'athanicl Ta_ijlor,dec’d, late of G-reenwicli. ,,
ting Sliort-Handrzrjirdititizzsfy and. correctly], , I
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Norwalk Chronicler