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-1‘! late AFFAIR. in Ctnigrcss cclebrafet1~.'n 'vcrse_
”'.l‘wix'r EAST and Wiasa‘, the other day,
3“ Congress there arose in fray, ‘
(The West tvas Speaker, but the Last,
Tlrotrgh Younger, spoke as ittucli at least.
"Says East—‘,Yo'ur re'solution’s queer”-
SaysWest——‘Young sir,you’ve just got here-
Of evil eacli day’s ftill enough--
Sonie ’otli‘c"r time we’ll try your stuff.’
East frown’tl: "I thank you for advice,
But, though so young, I have some spice
Oftitairly spirit, ifyou dare tire,
Meaiitinre, wiili looks dou’t tlrriik to scare me.
lThey say yott seek air office high-
Golden opiniotts yott must btry -
About the (1'-t‘eel.tstlte nation’s \V3“"a
You vain to mount, and ride the storm.
Of horiesty, when I W‘r11ll‘1111)’a
I shall not cross the Alleg tatt_v:
Nor iieetl yoti think tti teach to me
Political integrity. .
Go home I dare; or lf,Il0I home,
To ’Stautiiiople l’ll ne er roams
For (either there, or in this IIul(,)
For slave. I was not tirade at all.
The VVcst with rage now ’gan to low’i',
And, straiglit, in wrath descends the shower‘.
_‘Sir, Hoiiorablc, who are you.’
To me yotir very name is irew.
,i‘v‘Iy resolution to attack
You veirtur’tl front your proper track:
But, it-.ltatsoe’er were your iitteiitioiis, _
"'_i‘i.-; plain you’ve itriss’tl your own diiirensions.
This House beheld a youth before ’em-—
I treatet.l him with all dceoruui~—
Yct, after on his pillow lying, _
He/s now in lzurgitage coiiir’tl repl_ving.
If by words he wits offeirtletl, (detl ;
And bad c.omplziiir’:l,’twoIIltl harm liev-11 111831-
But now lie’; ei;trs’cti a '.llffCl(’.ll[ plan,
And he may find, e’en where he can,
Villiat explanation he may want,
For on this floor thcre’s none I’ll grant.
Besides—he’s glanc’d at the relation
I bear (unsonglit,) towards this nzitiotiz
My |1)()-llVE‘5ll‘.3 has dar’d t’ assuil,
Arid saitl I would on tempest sail;
And then denies it—-says rt lrite’s black-~
~I’iut, sir,I send his Cl".?ti',<_3t‘..‘5 l)‘-’t(7l{,
Anti hurl tht-.m, with contempt and scorn,
. , _ . 1
On l)fS own sliouldt-.r:., to be borne.
As when frotn ottt sonic murky cloud
Fierce fiasltes tlttrt, anti tlttritders loud
\Vith awe convttlse the trembling woods,
And the in ecltoes o'er the floods,
So front the West ll‘.(‘.$(: accents broke,
And (_‘-(ingress trcmhletl at the strol~;e.
C'.Jll'ltilfl€.e rose-—Tlre liousc adjt)ttrii’tl,
And i'l’.).'lle\Vlll‘il Iilzrst and West rettirIi’(l.
[H'tis;'n'itgfort It’tpublicon.
Posrscntm‘ TO Tut: ABOVE.
I stop the mail, one word to say
About the end of this .'tfi'ray.
}}r-fore the Cltztirm.'tn left the chair,
Tire South arose t’ cxpliii.-r the affair,
And standing up ’ttrixt E:tst and iVest,
Thus saitl; ‘ These gentleuieii, possest
‘(ith spirits diabolical,
Eviiicetl in speeches so rht:toric:tl,
In slang polite, and larrgtiage puffy,
And tltrcat so much like our MCI) e,
‘Ne all proiiounced, (nor tliongfit it treason,)
They both, poor souls! hail lost their reason“.
For sev’ral days tliey’ve been so niazy,
No wonder that we tltotiglrt them crazy-—
These gentlemen, (and you’ll be pleasd,)
By friends spoiifrmeous, are appeas’tl-—
Tlié'y’re altered quite——they’ve recently
Coriinienc’d behaving decently.
Last night, sofierce, weall were gazing;
And now, so calm, ’tis most amazing !
\V'e do rejoice, as well we tnay,
Ii/hen men have found what went astray:
So when their wits broke reason’5 lCllCt:3
We’re glad tlre_v’ve fotiiid their strayed senses,
' Hope they’ll continue civil iiien,
Acrid never lose their wits again.
(JV. Haven Journal.
T113}! Tm; NATIONAL eA’_'-F‘-'l"1‘1'3-
MARQUIS LA FAYETTE.
The late uiittnintous resolve of Congress,
appropriating a ship ofthe litre to convey the
Itlarquis de la Fayette to this country, is fiott-
ourahle to tlietn and must be gratifyiiig to this
tiat';o:i. America owes much to this illustri-
otts and amiable gallzitit soldier ofliberty : his
riattie is cherished in the hearts of'Atiiericans,
and it iniefaiid hasty sketch of his cfraructt-.r
and actions may not be unacceptable at the
present moment.
M. P. I. R.Y. G. ;‘tIotier,l.\Iarquis de laFay-
ette, was born in Auvergne in France, in
1757, anti is destretitletl from an ancient faiiii-
lv. He was cdtictrtetl in the college ofLotiis
le Grand, at Paris, and received ti ctitiirrrissitiit
at an early age in the Moiisqtietaires, soon af-
ter which he iiiarrietl a lady of tire noble fam-
ily ofNoaillcs. Nurscd in the lap ofease and
lirxury, stirrotinded by every thing that could
endear him to ironic, he formed an heroic
resolution, requiring the relinquishnrent ofall
those ties and cotiifor-ts, anti which proving
SllC(,‘05.‘~ftil has established his character in
history as a hero and crowned him with glo-
rious liorioiiis.
In ’7t3, when our cause was considered
throughout Europe as hopeless anti found not
a single advocate: and when in factour sitti-
ation was aliitost desperate, otir riiain army
being l'€(ll1L‘.r’(l to 21 small iiuiriber (not 3000,)
tattered and destitute, purstietl by 80,000 reg-
ular-s, this geirerotts hero espoused our cause
with an artlor and spirit liortlering on roman-
tic eirtliiisiasm, and vrltitzlr by the lukewarm
and self caiculatiirg, no doubt, was termed
uiatliicss and ytiutltful fully.
in spite of the pf'Ol)ll.‘lllt,‘-‘fl of his own gov-
ernment, the prospect oftt forfeiture ofhis ti-
tle and estates, and the positive orders to in-
tereept hint, he effectetl, secretly, his depar-
tury,iu rt \‘ess:':l prirclrascd antl'_fittetl otitat his
own expense. At the eztrly age nfnincteeri,
liidding adieu to his iiitcrestiirg young wife
and numerous coiitiexiezrs, he mirbarketl, and
arrived safe at Cl)‘.-ll‘l€SiOll. In June ’76, he
oriterctl the American army as a volunteer
witlrout coiripeirsatiort, and commenced lils
active anti honorable career. Iurtiietliately
on his arrival, he was so iituch pleased with
the recent gallant corrtlrtct of the Aincrieans,
that he prcserited to Gen. Mtitilirie, clothing,
arrrts, and accotttrenteiits for one hundred sol-
diers ; and at a subsequent [)C|'j()(l, having the
coniriiatitl of an elegant select corps of 2000
irrfantrv, forined anti tliscipliiretl fiy himself,
he prcsctited each officer with it l.tand.sotne
5,2‘-tiltl, and clotlrctl the men at his own ex-
pt.-rise. When part of the army inarcliiug tti
#5 ‘join fien. Greene in tlie"3outh, was retarded
by the total want ofstrpplies,tlie soldiers with-
out shoes and almost naked, this ,_c_:enerous,
"noble hearted titan, came forward and expen-
ded 10,000 dollars in these articles, by which
_tiitrely supply they were enabled toproceed
and tiieet the enemy. Hejoiiied the army
without any high demands as to rank, and
with the express condition that he would re-
ceive to pay. He entered at first into Gene-
ral Wasliiiigton’s family, was elrerislied, and
beloved by this great man, and called his
“ adopted sort.”
In July "77, at twenty years ofage, he re-
cerved from Congress the coiitiirissioir ofaMa-
jor General in the following words——‘‘ Where-
as the Marquis de la Fayette put of his great
zeal to the cause of liberty, in which the U.
States are engaged, has left his faittily and
corrtiexioiis, and at his own expense couie o-
ver, to offer his services wiiliotit pension or
p_articular allowance, and is anxious to risk
his life in our cause: Resolved, that his ser-
vices be accepted, and in consideration of his
zeal, illustriotts fauiily and coiinexiorrs, he
have the rank and coiituiissioti ofMajor Geri-
ertrl iii the Army of the U. States.”
A few itioutlrs after this appoiirtiiicut, he
showed his gallantry and zeal iii the battle of
Brairtlyvr iiie, where he shed his first blood in
that cause which he had espoused with so
iiiucli cliivalric ttrdour.
In "78 at Barren-liill, by a well timed and
iiiasterfy retreat, as termed by Wasliingtort,
he eluded the enemy, and saved his army front
the insidious attack 0f(;it:!l). Grey. He was ac-
tively engaged during the whole of the war.
His influence, his fortune, his blood were de-
voted to the service ofthis cotiniry.
He seized the opportttriity of art inactive
winter campaign to visit his own land, exert-
ing, successfully, his influence at the court of
Louis, and rcttirucd in six months with large
rciriforceiirerits.
in ’8'f, wfteii about to leave this corintry, a
ttntrinitice ofCoirgrcss,consistlug oforie inciti-
bcr from each State, was appointed to wait
upon him with a stiitable atldress: the cori-
clutliug part of his reply was-—" May this ini-
itic-iise lt‘f!f}.‘l(: of Freedom ever stand as a les-
son to oppressors, an exarirple for the oppres'-
scii, ti sauctiiary for the rights of iiiaukintl ;
and may tlrese happy U. States attain that
rzoiirplcte splendor and prosperity which will
illustrate the blessings of their government,
anti for ages to come, rcjtiice the departed
souls of its fontiders. Never cart Coitgress o-
blige tire so tnueli as when they pttt it in my
power, in 6Vt‘l‘_ypZ1t'l.(\flli(‘. world, to the latest
day of my life, to gratify the attacliiiient \Vl)l(,‘ll
will ever rault rite among the most zealous and
respectful servants of the U. States.”
lit ’89 he took an active part in the French
revolution, espousing the cause of liberty, btit
at the satire time eirrleavorirrg to protect the
royal fairrily from injury : though not a favor-
ite with the urifortuiiate queen of France, his
exertions in her favor were unceasing. At
the tlestiiiction of th‘ Bastilc, that celebrated
engine of lyranniczi power, he was conspicu-
ous, and the key of this building was after-
wards sent by film as a present to Gen.Wasli-
iitgion. It is now kept in a glass case, in the
hall of Mount Vernon. He was appointed
cotiiinander in cliiefoftlre National Guards,
forriiing a greater body oftroops, than had e-
ver been commanded by one titan since the
daysof Xerxes. Part oftliis body, in Paris,
ir-itutediately under his coniinand, refusing to
protect the king against the mob, notwith-
standing his orders,he threw up his cotnmaritl,
disgusted at their insttbordination, and would
not resume it, ttntil after the most earnest so-
licitations. He was the first to propose, in the
National Assembly, the declaration of rights
and the abolition of lrerctlitary title-s.
Vi/'lte:i the constitution was organized, he
resigned his power anti retired to his estates :
but oti the war with Austria, he was appoint-
ed 2} Lieutenant General and a Marslial, and
was invested with the coiriiiiand oftlie ziriiiics
ofthe Meuse airtl Mosellc. But frorti histori-
derness to the royal family, and opposition to
ilre violence ofthe ruling parties, he became
suspected, was abairtloiictl by his army, pro-
;.,-,;':l_tt_:tl by the National Assembly, and forced
to fly forbis personal safety. Travelliiig pub-
licly, in his nriifornr, with his suite, he was
most trnjustly seized on ticutral ground, by
the Iiirig of I’i'iissizi,aiid irnprisonctl in the
dark, litiiiiid aritl filthy dungeons of Magda-
bourg and Oliiitrtz, where for five years he
suffered greatly from cotifiireriieiit and sick-
ness. His wife and two lovely daugltters flew
to hint and participatetl in his captivity. The
health of Matlairie LaFayette became so pre-
carious, that it was deemed necessary that she
should be removed froiti the prison, to save
her life, but, as the only condition oit which
the retrieval was granted, was that she should
not return, this heroic womait seizetl the pert
and wrote as follows :—“ I deemed it proper,
for the sake of my family anti my friends, to
demand the sticcor necessary for the re-estab-
lishmeut of my health; but they ufust know
that the price attached to this subject is not
acceptable to me. I can never forget, when
my litisbantl and tnyselfwere ready to perish ;
Iby the tyranny of Robespierre, and he by
the physical and moral evils sustained by him
during his captivity, that we were both recip-
rocally bereft of the knowledge of each oth-
er’s existence, as well as that of our family,
and Iain fully determinetl never to expose
iitvselfto the horrors ofanotlier separation.-
Wilt-atevei then may be the state of my own
health and the inconvenience attending the
stay of my daughters in this place, we will
most grzitefttlly tal~;e atlvaritage of the gentl-
ness his imperial tnajesty has expressed to-
wards us, by the permission to share in all
the ririseries oftliis captivity. ‘
“ NOALLIIS LA- Fa1'r;'r'rE.”
A rourantic and bold attempt to release him,
was undertaken by Dr. Bellman, a high spir-
ited young German,(afterwards well known
and respected in this country for his talents)
and two American gentlemen, which was so
far successful, that they conveyed liirii about
twenty miles from the prison ; but being pur-
siietl by a trrilitary force, they were all made
prisoiiers after a severe struggle. Gen.VVasli-
ington also exerted ltiiiiselfto obtain his libe-
raiiotr, tliroirgli ortr niinisters at the European
courts, atttl even setit a confidential agent to
the king of Prussia ; but before the messen-
get‘ reached his destirration, the king had de-
livered his illustrious prisoner over to the em-
peror of Germany, \vlrei'eupou Gen.\Vasliing-
tori,tlten President, adtlressetl to the Emperor
the following dignified and feeling letter.
“ It will readily occur to your majesty that
occasions may sometimes exist, on which offi-
cial coiisiderations would constrain the chief
ofa nation to be sileiit, ‘and ‘passive, in rela-
tion even to objects which affect his sensibili-
ty and "claim his interposition as a man. Find-
ing‘ myself precisely in this situation at pre-
sent, 1 taketlre liberty of writing this private
letter to your majesty, being perstiadetl that
my motives ‘will also be uiy apology for it. In
courinnn with the people of this country, I re-
tain a strong anti cordial sense of the services
rendered to them by the Marquis de la Fay-
ette; and my friendsliip for lritti has been
constant and sincere. It is natur:il,tlteref'ore,
that I slrotiltl sympathize with liitu and his
fairtily in their misfortunes, and endeavor to
mitigate the calattiities they experience, a-
mong which his present confinement is not
the least distressing. I forbear to enlarge on
this delicate subject. Perutit me only to sub-
iiiit to your majesty’s coiisideriitiotr, whether
his long imprisoirntetit, atitl the coirfiscation
of his estate, and the indigeiice and tlispersion
ofhis fitmily, and the paiiiftil airxietiesiiici-
dent to all these circumstances, do not form
an assemblageof sufferings whit-.li rccoitimend
hint to the mediation of liuinaiiity ? Allow
me, sir, on this 0G(‘.2lSl0lI, to be its organ; and
to entreat that he may be permitted to coitie
to this country, on such coiiditiotis, a nd under‘
such restrictions, as your riiajesty may think
it expedient to prescribe. As it is a maxim
with rue, not to ask what, under similar cir-
ciiuistances, I would not grant, your titajesty
will do me the justice to believe, that this re-
quest appears to me, to correspond with those
great principles or inagnanimity and wistloni,
which form the basis of sound policy and du-
rable glory.”
The Marquis was at last liberated through
the iiifluentze of Bonaparte, who had request-
ed that lie shotiltl be discharged ; and who
was given to uirtlerstand that it liad been done,
btrt on further investigation fouiidtlrat he had
been deceived by false informatiori ; be there-
fore again intimated that it must be done, and
the Etnperor ofGermnny knowing that Na-
poleoii’s “ mitst.s” were not to be trified with,
iinniediately allowetl his troublesome charge
to tlepart. \Ve owe Napoleon a debt ofgrat-
itttde for his generous and noble conduct in
coirrpellirrg the liberation oftlie Marquis, and
ensuring his safe return to his otvri country,
and we rnay almost veirture to consider his
captivity anti long iinprisoniiient, as a remar-
kable interposition of Divine Provitleuce, to
save so good and great a tiiati from the tini-
versal tlcstr'tictiori of virtttous cliaracters,caus-
ed by the Frencli Revolution.
La Fayette survived all the political storins
of I~‘t-aucc, though he stifleretl in the loss of
his splendid forttiiie ; and it is said that the
only estate he now possesses, arises from the
sales oflands in America, which were presen-
ted to hitn by Congress, as asinall reniiitrera-
tion for his services. Holding a seat in the
parliament of his country, he engages occa-
sionally as a conspieuotis and independent
member, in the occurrences of the times. Re-
siding chiefly on his estate, he cultivates his
farm and lives in baronial elegance and lies-
pitality. There are few Americans who visit
France, without having an introduction to
him anti paying tlreir respects to this euiiiieiit
clraiacter. He is now the only surviving gerr-
eral oflicer of our revolutionary arirry, anti
we can conceive nothing more grateful to
biniselfantl to this nation, than that he sltould
once more return to these sltores, where he
will be cheered with the entliusiasin and af-
fection of ten millions of frcciiien, who will
look upon him as one of the lteroes who, by
the sacrifice of their blood, toil and treasure,
establishetl this republic. Ilonors await him
which all the crowned heads ofEurope could
never cotninaiid, and which the great autocrat
lririrself may look upon with ettvy and jeal-
ousy. Thc country which this warrior once
traversed as a Wll(lef‘lleSS,ll8 will now firitl cov-
ered with luxuriant farnis ; the towns which
were their small, scattered and unsightly, are
now traiisforined into extensive cities, orna-
mented with public atid private builtliugs,witlt
temples ofreligion, coriiiiierce and legislation
-erected in a style of arcliitecttire not uri-
wurthy the better days ofGreece aittlRoiue—
the population, their thin, rude, and poverty
stricken, iioiv trairsforiitcd into a dense, iii-
dustriotts, polished and refined society, where
the arts and sciences, coinrrierce, agricultiire,
antf rirariufactrires flourish, protlticiirg content,
ease, and liappiness. Forty years have effec-
ted zt total change in the face ofthis cotiiitry,
and to one who has been absent that time, it
must appear more like the work of a. magi-
cian, than sober reality. In all tfiese improve-
ments, he may exultingly and jtistly boast, “I
have lratl no sniafl share, together with other
worthy cliaracters, in laying the first corner
stone, and even raising part ofthe siiperstrttc-
titre.” In the cotirse of events, it is not hit-
probable that this worthy and einirieirt char-
acter, after a gratifying antl triuiriplial recog-
nition of former scenes, places and persons,
may end his days in the Republic he assisted
to establish ; anti the ashes of the adopted son
he tiiinged with those of the adopted fiitlier:
companionsiit arms, in heroism, in virtuous
toil and sticcess, cemented by friendsliip, they
may be compariions in a more durable and
. 1 1
perfect state. J- R. C» S-
Tlie followinglotter froru a passenger on board
the ship Paris to his brother in Hartford,
gives a very interesting narrative oftlic cir-
cumstiinces attending the loss oftlrat ship.
' Piutis, Nov. 30, 189.3.
Long before this reaches you,you will have
heard of the dreadftil catastrophe which ter-
ritiiiatetl our voyage—-want of time more than
any thing else has prevented my writing to you
before. From the time we left New—York un-
til the9.9tliOct._we had constant adverse winds
with the exception of 8 or 9 of the first days,
during which the wind was tolerably fair. In
the evening we had rather squally weatlier,
the wind iriore ahead; ltowever, we expected
to get into Havre with the morning’s title of
Friday 31. Brit how vain are htrnian calcu-
lationsl About uiitliiigltt coiuincnced one of
the most violent gales which has been experi-
enced on this coast for 26 years. I had been
some time in bed, as \vell as the rest of the
passengcrs—about 2 in the morning, a-
‘woke ine,sayirig it blew very hard,antl I found
the ship rolled itiost terribly. Nothing was
heard at that tiiire (for the passengers were
(generally asleep) btit the most terrific howling
of the wit-id asit passed the spars and rigging,
of the ship, and the already hoarse voice of
the Captain, (hardly distinguisliable) repeat-
ing every nioinent, ‘How does she head? I
dressed myself as quick as possible anti rtrn
upon deck ;nothiiig was to be seen, so totally
dark was the night. The rain, accoinpanied
with heavy hail, fell in torrents; our good and
'itieudous crash, about 5 o’clock in the after-
brave Captaiti who was 'obliged.to'face,_tfie'
storin, had his face ctit witlqtlie hail stones,
and was perfectly dreirclt'ed witli salt as well
as’ -fresh water; ‘while standing in the corri-
panion,-tvay, a blast 'riiore severethan before,
struck the ship, and parted the fore and unz-
eri-topsail slreeps‘ which were connected by
heavy cliains—for a nlullfelltllie light emitted
by the breaking of these cliains, permitted tne
to see the sea in all its terrific majesty. A
wave atfhat inoinnnt broke over the ship, and
to avoid a second drencliing I went down itito
tliecabiu to await the itiorning: there I found
most of the passengers already out of their
birtlis, sortie t.-heerful, others crying. Our
Captain came ‘down a inoiiient, wrung out his
coat, took a glass of porter and a biscuit, told
us not to be afraid, as it was only a slight
squall, and again hastened upon deck. The
gale however cotitintietl to increase, and ear-
ly in the morning-, I assisletl E**** in going
tip into the cotnpaiiiou,iu order that she irriglri
have an opportunity of seeing, what I had tie-
ver before seen, ‘ the waves rolling itioiiutains
high.’ She was soon satisfied with the sight,
and went below, wltere we reinaiued till about
ten o’clock, when I again went up, and was
iiniirediately ordered down by the Captain,
who said he wanted no passengers tipori deck.
Tliisa little friglrtened tire, and Ilooked about
iiie——what was my asttinislitttetit, when I saw
as it were towering over otrr heads the high
rocks of Alderney; 1 their went down to iii-
forin of our situation-—tlie captain fol-
lowed rue, and examining the chart, tltouglit
it could be no other than the island ofAlder‘-
ney, fortlie weather was,aiid had been so thick
that we cotild hardly discern for nrore their a
nrife. He told me our case With" a most ties-
perate one; the storui, together with the cur-
rent, had forced its iirto the worst situation..-
that there was a passage rotiird the island be-
tween it and the Casket rocks, but that ii ves-
sel largcr than a small fishing boat had never
passed before. Not to attempt the passage
was inevitable death——-oii the contrary to at-
tempt it might possibly be successful. He
ditl not hesitate—t|re ship was put before'thc
wind, with what little sail she could cariy—
all the gentlemen passeiigers were now on
deck, viewing what to them appeared their
tomb; for the eye could discover no possible
passage after liavitrg passetl the first rocks, o-
ver which the sca broke with ungovcrnable fu-
ry. Our good captain (and I shall never for-
get him) from the irionient of our entering the
passage, had taken his stand ttpon the nrizeii
topinast shroutls, from which be overlooked
the rocks and saw some prospect oft:-scape,
and did not for a inonierit lose his caltnness
and fortitttdc ; he had now become so hoarse,
that his orders were conveyed by one sailor to
anotlier, tiiitil they reached the lieliiisrnaii.——-
About midway the passage, a rope from the
spauker struck and twisted itself round the
wheel, aritl the rudder for a rnonreiit became
unmanageable. At this critical jriiictttre, as
we were about striking the rock, the Steward
ran with an axe, and with one blow freed the
wheel ; the ship obeyed iiistantly, and (as we
afterwartls fourid,) rubbetl up a small piece
of her copper,upou the rock which would oth-
erwise have terminated otir mortal career.-——'
Behind us was a brig in rirucli the satire sittta-
tion with ourselves; but in eiideavoring to
follow us, strtrck upon one oftlie rocks, aiitl it
is presumed all on board perished :—we were
fortunate enough to escape them all, and get-
ting between the Island airtl the main laiitf,
otir captain came down and wctit into the cab-
in,wltere he was greeted by all the passengers,
the ladies in particular,juiupiitgtipuir his neck,
to give him the affectionate kiss of gratitude.
However, before all had finished, the first offi-
cer canie running down, saying there was high
latttl ahead, under the lee bow ; from its situ-
ation,tlie captain iininediately recognized the
point 0fC.tpe La Hogue ; and saitl ' then our
voyage nittst terminate,’ for it was impossible
to gain the centre of the channel and go to
sea. VVhen we catite near enough, we saw
two vessels already oti shore. The captain
ordered all sail to be set that could, in order
that she might go up lriglier than otlierwise,
thinking there was itrore hope of saving our
lives by being near in shore ; zitrcortliiigly she
was ptit head oti, and struck with it most tre-
noon. Thaiiks to Provitlence, we were in a
good ship, and conrmartded by a first-rate offi-
cer. The tide was at its utmost height—wlricli
was a bouitty, unforeseen except by Him,wlro
ortlers illl things wisely. Every moveable in
the cabin, except trunks, $2.0. went to pieces;
crockery, SLO. tlisappearetl from the shelves,
and was seen scattered over the floor in frag-
ments. Here we lay until about 9 o’clock,
when a inau froiu the shore came on board,
and said we were high and dry, for the tide
had left tis—abotit a dozen of its left the. ship
with him, and arrivetl at rnitliiight at his little
but, where we fottnd persons from miter ves-
sels which had been lost. My wife upon reach-
ing the shore (although she had strength to
walk sortie distance upon the rocks,) fainted
away, her courage having left her, and site
being no longer agitated by the fear of dair-
ger. About 9. o’clock in the morning other
passengers arrived, and at 4 the captain and
crew left the ship. We were received with
ttiore than expected hospita|ity,—-the beds
were given tip to the ladies, their former oc-
cupants sleeping with the gentleurcn iipoir
straw on the floor. Tire next day being All
Saints, we went to church with hearts frlletl
with gratitude towartls that Great and Good
Being, who had so wotitlerfrilly and in so spe-
cial a iiianner preservetl otir lives. Although
a catholic church, and the ser vice in Latin, it
dial not prevent us from silently and fervently
offering tip otir prayers of thaiiksgiviirg aiitl
praise. The itext day, Sunday, we again wen
to church atitl heard a most impressiveserinon
frotn otir worthy fellow passenger, the pious
Bishop Cheverits——[ was sorry my wife cotild
not niiderstand hint, btit he made a short and
pathetic atltlress in Eriglisli to the captain and
ptissetigers after the cliurclt service was over.
All the inliabitanls of the village (called An-
dcville,) secured to vie with eat-.li otlter which
sltould be the rriost liospitable—althouglr we
had little else than bread, rriilk, butterand
cabbage sotip, yet it was all they had, atttl
was given with it elree.i'f’tiltie-ss which u'r:tde it
equal to the uiost kingly fare. _We left those
good people oti Tirestlay tuortiiug for Cher-
bourg, 20 to ‘.25 miles distance; some on horse-
back, sortie on foot, antl the ladies with the
old anti lame on the carts which transported
ottr baggage, for carriages could not go down
to the cape. At the end of five or six miles I
fotind my wife so tuicoiiifortable that I took
her on behind me, liavirig made a sort ofpil-
she rode’ toClriérb’otir'g very i:o‘rnftii't-ably. Here
we remained two (lays ft). rgcnm our 5t.e..g3t.,
and then proceeded to Paris, where we arriv-
etl on Monday,the lt)tlr,‘about two" o’elock.’
CONGRESSIIDNAL CAUCUS.—The
National Iiitelligeiicer ofFritlay, titii instant,
contains the following notices :—
_ Tire D6fll()Cf'2:t[|fC Members ofCongress are
invited to meet '1!) the Representatives Ch_:ttti-
l)er,‘at the Capitol, oit the evening of the l«.'~ili
of It ehruar_v,at 7 o’clock, to i‘e0(.)liltl'i8ll(l Cati-
didates to the people of the Utrrted States for
tllr_e}Of%iJces of SPI‘6Sl(l8lfl and Vice I’.-esid-cm
o t re iiitetl ‘tales. _
E[.(uI/t1L1f'!£(l,7i£ff€T, gains‘; .lV'o_r/‘cg: B.arbei-,1Cr.,;
his ta 1 c yield, 1 . Y. , M. I/it cisun, i\.J.;
Ir alter Lawi‘-re, Penn. ; Edl(l(!I‘d Lloyd, Mm;
liitri-velf Bctsselt, Vii'g.; U. G. Burton, N. f_‘.;
-/U/ltL_ 1‘o_rsyl/i, (.-leo,; J. B. Thomas,‘ Illinois
Benytziiziii itriggtes, Ohio.
In coiiseqticiice of the stutemeiits wh;ch
have goncahroad in relation to at Cougressioii-
2ll'li()iTifflE1'lf0ll of Crititlidates, |,',ot~ Pt-esitlem am}
I(lL‘,e,Plf‘e.Sl(l€fll of the Uriitetl States,the U’fl(l€i'-
i;,‘§|lC(b'lldVe betfp requested, by utany of their‘
tepu ican co eagucs and associates to -rs-
cei'taiti the number of lllB.l.I‘Ielll'l)eI‘S (ff Cd..-
gtess who deem itiiiexpedieiit at this titire, to,
iitake such a _tioiirittatiori; and to publish the
saine, fo_r the iriforrnatioii of the people oftlte
Utrtted States.
blii corirr(pliancc wlith this request, they have
0 taiiiet roin gent cirrt:ti,reprt:sentiiig lllesev-
eral States, satisfactory ii_rfo_rtriatioti, that, of
two hundred and sixty one, the whole number
of Members composing the present Congress,
deem it inexpedient, untlercxistiirg Clf‘Cltflt-
stziiices, to meet in Caucus, for the purpose of
nominating Candidates for President :31. Vice
President of the United States; and they have
good reasons to believe, that a portion of the
rentaitider will be fouiitl unwilling to attend
such a meeting.
Ricliurd M. Johnson, Keittttcky; Jno. H,
Eaton, Teiinessee ; David b’arlon<,' I‘/.ilSSOul'l-';
Writ. Kelly, Alabaiira ; Robert I’. Iflayiie, S.
Carolina ; Ch.u'fcs Hie/i, V"ertrrorit ; '1'. l"ul£v:r,
tiiassat-liusetis; J. Sfotiiie, Ohio; Goo. 1-191.
combe, New Jersey ;_‘-S. D. lug/imit, Pennsyl-
vania ; R. IJm'ri.<:,I’etiiisylvania ;Josc7ih Kerri,
ilrlarylaiid ;D. H. Miller, Petinsylvaiiia; T/to.
..'lIutcaffc, Kentucky: Robert S. Garnefl, Vir-
ginia ; James Ha-iitilfaii, Jon. S. C. ; J. C. 1-
sricks, Tenn. ; George Krciiicr, Petiri.; B. H’.
Crownins/iicId,=.Idass.; Wm. Btuleig/t, Maine ;
L. 1'1"/r.1'liria.n, Coiiti.; Jontillian Jennings, Ind.
Sam. Houston, Tcrin.; J. 1{.Poinscll, S. C.
Perlcins’ Steam E1i_z;'z'rie.—-A letter from
Liverpool, dated Dec. [5, says—-‘ Our cotm-
a steam engine to go in the long boat of art
Iittliaiiian, antl to take tip but little room, that
will tow her three miles an hour iii a calm,
and which will be in operation trext suiiittier;
-—also, that he fras coinpletetl the most diffi-
cult part oftlie so niticlt talked of steam tria-
chiuery, that of returning the steam, anti that
it will require so little fuel to keep the steam
up, that lie is at present afraid to iireiition the
iiiiiiinitiiri.’-—.’\/‘at. G 2.
Another highly iirtportant work respecting
Napoleoti in now in the press. W'e alltitle to‘
the Journal of Dr. Antoinarclii, who was the
physician appoiiitetl after the departure ofMr.
0’Me-"Ira, ‘rind who attended Napoleon in his
last momeiits. We itiiderstautl that some very
extraordinary particulars relating totheEiirpe-
ror will be divulged in this work.-Ltmdori pa.
Fir-9.’ Fire/—Is your house insured, friend?
If it is burnt are you willing to go rotind ii-
mong your friendsaind beg‘ relief,wlteri by pay-
ing a little pittance every year, you may (13-
mand an iirdernriity? Driirk one glass of grog
the less, or save one cigar every day, anti pay
for insuring your house, at the end oftlie year‘
you will find yourselfa btetter, a richer, and a
happier iiiati.—1’rirt3niout'h pit.
GOi71gt0j(L'fff0l:tfL€ Bcmgfil of the Greelis.-—
Aytttirrg man in t\'eW-York, has been sertt to
prison, for not being able to pay bistailor for
a new suit, obtained expressly to figure in at
the GreekBall ! 3 !
PUBLIC AUCTION.
TO be sold at public veiidue on Moirday the
15th of March next, at 1 o’clock, P.M.. at
I{I1apj)&3Hriyt’s store, near Mr. Joseph Gr.ry’s,
in Stamford, a valuable tract of “food and
Plough laud, containing about 83 acres. lying
on what is called Atubler’s ridge, in Diirieii,
about two uiiles from the ttiriipike road, lead-
ing from Stamford. The above farm is toler-'
ably well fenced, well watered, airtl pleasant-
ly situated for building. For ftirther particti-
lars inquire oftlre subscriber. Conditions made
known at time ofsale. HENRY BRt')WN.
Stamford, Jan. Soth, 18211. 49w6
QIX inotitlis frotn this date are limited by
"' the Court of Probate for Stamford district
for the exhibition of Claims againsttlie Estate
oflsaac How, late ofGreerirvicli,deceased.
JONAS How, , Execu-
, NEIIEDIIAII How. tors.
Greenwich, Jan. 23d, 189.4. 49
' ‘HE Coi'irt of Probate for the District of
Danbtiry hath assigrtntf the 1st day of
iilarcli, 1ilQ'f, at 10 o’clock A. M. at the Pro-‘
bate Office in Danbury, for the appoirittiient
of Cotnniissiorrers on the estate of'Jamc3 Par-
lriclc, late of Ritlgefielrl, in said district, dcc’d.
represented insolvent, when and where all
rersons interested in‘ said estate, are hereby
notified to appear. (iftltey see cause.) and be
heard relative to the appointment ofCoitiniis—
sioners on said estate.
’.l‘iiiatwnii.t3s P.trt't'r.ict<, Atlm’r.
Rirlgeficltf, Jan. 28th, ltlfiltf. *4!)
SEIIEIN niotitlis from this date are liiiiiteti
by the Hon. Court of Probate for Starti-
ford district, for the exhibition of claims a-
guiiisl the estate of Caleb Lac/cwodd, late of
Grccnwicli, tlcreased.
S.-\RAll LOCKWOOD, Exec’rx.
Grcetrrvich, Feb. Stl, 1821. 50
1{:\N.‘:t-WVAY fut. the sol-iscriher on the 26th
tilt. an irrdeiited apprentice to the shoe-
ntzikiug lrusittess, by the name of v"fbI‘(l]f(l.'IL
11'0t:/t'wcIl,:iliotit I5 _ve:rrs old. Allpersotrs are
forbid ltarhoritig, lt'lIslltIL{, or cniployiiig hint
on penalty ofthe law. JAMES V.u.r:.\"i'i:ti-:.,~
Ntirtrzilk. Felt. ‘Jill, lil‘P.~’~l-. I30
Toot.\.t-lt’o\vdot‘--new supply.
Gentleman 8; Ladies’ I’wi'l T(}O'l‘l1 POI!"-
I)El{-—l’rcpurcd by Dr. Ci..i'v.
lion with a great coat and cloak, upon which
there are one hiiridi'ed arid-eiglity one who ’
tryman I’erkins tells me that he has invented.
For sale at the Gazttlc U_,i‘;‘ice-—I.’i"ice 25 Cts..
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