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er.Acnwoon"s EDINBURG nuoszrug:
THE YELLOW LEAF-
/ The yellow leaf has l_'all’n,
;' And the stubble brass are brown,
’ The mountain burns are roaring,
And the swallows _a’ are flown ;
The school boy with his fellows,
Cowers in ’aneath the tea, _
And wide and wild o'er the bleak dry land,
_Flies the gray gull fra’ the sea.
But it’s not that summer's fled the bower,
.Nor the stubble fields are brown,
Nor for the hill- burn’s roaring,
' And a’ the'birdsthat’s flown,
Nor yet to see the school boys,
Stand Cowering in the lea,
That my weary heart is pres‘s’d with dule,
And the tear in my e’e.
But a’ because I see no more,
By bower, or burn,’ or braa," _ , _
The rosy look and the cheerful eye, ~
_ That sun’d my. summer day.
The fairest face that,e’er I saw,
Lies with the gatlier’d flowers,
The leelest friends that e’er I knew,
Are gone like sunny hours.
The foreign turf, in a far, far land,
’ Grows o’er my brother’s tomb ;
My sister dear that lov’d me best,
Sits in a foreign home;
And lo! beyond you low grave stone,
My kindly father sleeps,
And all alone in you sad bower,
My widowed mother weeps.
0, ye may fill the cherry bowl,
And troll the catch and glee,
And spare na’ of your merry wine,
And merry ye may be ;
Btrt na’ a song that e’er was sung,
Nor bowl oftnerry wine,
Can cure the pain that’s in my breast,
The pain, Time! that’s thine.
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THE MITTEN. '
She who has trifled with the‘ feelings, after;
having excited the warm glow of alonging
fancy ; after having led the ardent youth by
winning smiles into her captivating snares 81.
brought every passion to its proper height,and
entrapped him fairly into the net of adoration,
then to coquet in order to gratify her vanity,
and place him upon the.rack
well know the full meaning, and sometimes
smile at the mention of “the mitten ;” while
in others it will call to mind the opportunities
that have been slighted, while they who have
been the object of them have gone forth suc-
cessively in the world,aud left them to mourn
their folly in a state of “ single blessedness.”
From the last class, the substance ofthe fol-
lowing brieftale is gleaned :
“ Vslill you accept ofmy arm 8:. company?”
wastbe resident of the noble mansion. -I
_ Neatuess characterised the outer appearance
of the dwe|ling,while simplicity dwelt within;
= and there appeared to me an elder maiden
youth'ful beauty still lingered ; it was Eliza K.
who was tutoress of his children. ' '
Thus time which had wrought changes in
the village, hadalso had effect upon its fami-
lies, and she who had once sportedin the hey
fortune, had become tutoress in a fatnily, to
the head of which she had once given “the
mitten.” Ladies, take care ; if you are pos-
sessed of beauty, use it prudently—reject not
_ too many opportunities ; for remember what
poor Richard said, “ No morning sun will last
a whole day."
“ snrpren IN GOOD ORDER.”
A Merchant, originally frotn Liverpool,
' having acquired a large fortune in one ofour
West-India Islands, concluded that he could
not be happy in the enjoyment ofit, unless he
shared it with a'woman oftnerit ; and, know-
ing noné to hisfancy, he wrote to a worthy
oorrespondentofhis in Liverpool, to procure
a “ belpmate for him.” He was put ac-
quainted with any style except that used in
love, as ofmatters of mcrchandize, after giv-
ing his friend several commissions, and re-
serving this for the last, he went on thus,-
“ Item——-seeing thatI have taken a resolution
to marry, and thatldo not find a suitable
match for me here, do not fail to send per
next ship bound hither, a young woman of
the qualifications and form following :——as for
portion,I demand none: let her be of an
honest family, between 20 and 25 years of
age, of a middle stature, and well proportion-
ed ; her face agreeable, her temper mild, her
character blameless, her health good, and her
constitution strong enough to bear the chang-
es ofclimate, that there may be no occasion
to look out for a second through loss ofthe
first soon after she comes to hand-—which
must be provided against as much as posslble,
considering the great distance and the dan-
gers ofthe sea. If she arrives here condition-
ed as above said, with the present letter en'-
dorsed byyou, or at least a true copy thereof,
that there may be no mistakeor imposition, I
the said letter by marrying the bearer at 15
days sight. In witness whereof,I subscribe,&.c.’
The correspondent read over and over this
odd article, which put the future spouse on
the same footing with the bale of goods he
was to send to his friend, and after admiring
the prudent exactness of the West Indian,
(whose integrity be well knew) and his lacon-
ic style in enumerating the qualifications
which he insisted on, he endeavored to serve
him t_o his mind, and after many inquiries,he
. found him still the same prudent economist,
although he had his thousands at interest.—4
lady, around 4 whom the faded appearance of
day of fashion, and basked in the smiles of
business; therefore, treating of affairs of
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retired, they stepped over -to the tavern and
invited the landlord’s daughter to sleep with
(them. She came, and slept with the hired
girl belowstairs, while the young lady of the‘
house occupied a room in the second story,
adjoining the stranger’s chamber. About 1
o’clock in the morning, the daughtgrywas a-
wakened by her guest, who requested‘ to be
released. She declined opening the door un-
tilconvinced of his honorable intentions, and
alarmed by noises fr. be_low, which the stran-
ger said were indicative ofrobbery fit. murder.
She silently followed him to the foot of the
stairs, where they heard, in a voice recognised
as the landlord’s, the appalling exclamation,
“I have killed my own daughter!” Atthat
instant the speaker came out of the girls’ bed
room, and as he approached,the strauger,with
a pistol, shot ‘him through the heart. The re-
port, in a tnoment, brought a second robber
to the_spot, who shared the satire fate ;-a third
one,’ who had, just filled his pockets with the
32,000, then" approached with an i’rou
the stratrger. He evaded it, and closing_in
with the robber soon brought him to the floor,
and with the aid of the young lady succeeded
in tying him very securely. They then has-
tened to the bed room, where a dreadful spec-
tacle presented itself. The two girls were wel-
tering in their blood,_and were dead; and the
fire was so scattered and kindled about the
room, that in a few moments it would have
been all in_a blaze.
From the Boston Medical Intelligencér.
THE Sr~:Aso:v.-—-Thisseavson and its diseas-
esmight “form a subject forfivolumes. Every
body knows what is meant by March weather,
and we have had but little else than March
weather this winter. The consequence has
been that lung fevers and affections of the
throat have been more nutnerous than we
have ever before known them. Scarcely a
house in the city, but one, two, and still more
generally every individual, is confined to the
parlor, chamber, or bed, with what is called
the “prevailing cold,” but which is,in fact,
an inflammation of the mucous membrane of
the fauccs, throat, and lungs, attended with
considerable fever. Among aged persons, in
particular, the shafts of death have never be-
fore fallen so thickly ;* and no age, or consti-
tution has been a thorough protection against
them. This complaint is, if possible, more
of 10mm,’ “,3” herewith oblige and engage myself to satisfy prevalent in the surrounding country towns
than in this city, which we attribute to the
want of side-walks; for, it seems, in .a vast
majority of cases , to have originated in wet
or cold feet. To avoid it then, we advise our
friends to take uuwearied pains to keep the
feet warm and dry ; for which purpose noth-
ing is so admirably _adapted as India-rubber
over shoes,—au article which, the’ but lately
known among us, could not have been intro-
duced at a mor_e appropriate period.
To cure this disease, which, we fear, will
“id a young man ‘9 a gm of fifteen’ am“: .l“‘lg€d he had found a lady fit for his ptirpose not cease to prevail for many weeks, little else
they had been 5P‘3“d'"g ‘he °"e'""g wgelllel —ofreputable family but slender fortune '—- is requisite than confinement to a comfortabl
3&3 Dim)’: “Nos” Waslhe l3°°"l° a“5“’e"'_ ofgood temper aud,Polite education w’e|l warm room for a week occasionall 't lentil:
H9 C35‘ M5 93'“ "I1 he": but -‘Poke “OH ‘here shaped, and mdre than cotmnonly beabtiful. laxative and sappam; eyler ban” haul [g)ever-
W35 3 glance °f °°'“°mPl hllhems ‘hat 93' He made the proposal to her and the young agninadc by sufficientl ydilutin siul huric
Cfwded the l»"°“"’-I5 °f ullerancea “lid Y9‘ Ilia” woman whose dependence was upon a cross acid and sweetenin it lvell witlrgloafliu at’
‘V3535"‘lle Of Pill’: "hill hl°"d9d Wt-Yelhels old auni, with whom she lived in astate of Whdre nausea or éfiiucl) fever exisit atgthti
produced an expressiouof countenance that I
perpetual uneasiness, accepted it. A ship,
C0lIllllCllC8ll)CllI, the course we llllV8.l‘8COIIl-
shall long remember for its animated appear- bound for the island, was their fitting out at mended should be preceded by an emetic __..
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Liverpool ; the young woman, together with
In very severe cases, the treatment should of
Hem)’ 13- “'35 3 mechanics ehlered °" ll“ the bale of goods was put on board ; being course partake ofa proportionate decree of
stage of business, but without what the world well provided with necessaries, and particu sevcrity——but this must be left to th:judg-
calls the necessary recommendations of prop-
erty. With a character without a blemish,be
was relying uponhis own industry for support,
and went on gleaning from various sources
the means to satisfy ajust ambition ; the way
growing easier as be advanced, he was attain-
ing the sure reward ofindustry and economy.
Eliza K. was a merchant’s daughter, pos-
sessing all the proud feelings she had imbibed
from her father ;, her mind not having expan-
ded to the light oftruth and reason,had never
held empire within her heart. She was cal-
led a beauty, and flattery was strewed around,
and the world appeared before her filled with
roses, which were forever to bloom, and the
pathway clothed with verdure; it was to be
one continual sunshine ofjoy,and not a cloud
was ever to cover the horizon.—Under such
impressions she mingled in the youthful cir-
ole, and moved in the splendor of fashion.-
She received the homage ofall, and consid-
ered adoration as her due, until vanity took
possession of her heart, and she was carried
away by the torrent.Beauty ever commandsthe
tribute of admiration, but it is ever danger-
ous to be the possessor; for soon flattcries
crowd around, and soon it is that flattery only
suits the car. They are learnt to know that
theyfiare handsome, and think that accom-
plishments and beauty are ever connected.—
All, in their progress onward have opportu-
nities, but they are waiting for something
more brilliant; they are, too, in the hey day,
and their song is, that beauty will continue,
that admirers will still throng around: and
they shield themselves under its smiles, and
forget that“ beauty is a charm ; but soon that
charm must pass”—until they are awakened
from the delightful reverie to behold the sad
reality ;one after another ofthose had disap-
peared whom they had once counted in the
circle of their admirers, until they are left
alone; the liorizen had become clouded, the
roses bad all withered, and the verdure was
seated. Then the scene is changed, and if
there is ever a ray_,of sunshine to light up the
prospect, itis when an old gallant comes to
ogle a few moments away;it gives them plea-
sure, because it creates a gleam of hope.
Thus \vere._tbe parties situated when I left
the village, and occasionally I received a let-
ter which served as a link to bind together
many food ideas in the chain ofremetnbrance
-’,—to keep warm the feelings, and direct them
in a proper channel, where they might revel
and feast by the powers of retrospection, and
grow dearer and still more dear, as I viewed
more and more the cold selfishness ofrnan—
finally one arrived containing the marriage of
Henry ;it was the lastI received.
Several years after,one bright summer day,
when nature was all calm and serene, and the
landscape all quiet as I rode down the main
road to the village, a noble mansion com-
manded my attcntion. Around it lmng all
the richness ofthe season—it was delightfully
situated, all spreading before the eye its noble
view, and presenting the neatness of careful
husbandry, combined with the influence or
beauty, and the regularity ofprudcnce. The
scenes of my nativity had almost vanished ;
thqjvillagp had rilsqn lzy thp ntagtc ofrntlustry
an nougtt was t: t In tie VI ave green on
which the school boy was sportiiig in all the
jollity of youth. I inquired for Henry; be-
larly with a certificate in due form, and en-
dorsed by the correspondont. She was also
included in the invoice, the last article of
which ran thus :-—“ Item—a young gentlewo-
man, of twenty-four years of age, quality,
shape and condition, as per order, as appears
produce.” The writings which were thought
necessary for so exact‘ a tnan as her future
husband, were, an extract from the parish re-
gister ; a certificate of character, attested by
the clergyman ; an attestation by her neigh-
bors, setting forth that she‘ had patiently lived
for three years with an old aunt, who was in-
tolerably peevish, and had not, during all that
time given the said aunt the least occasion of
complaint; and lastly," the goodness of her
constitution was attested by four physicians.
Before the gentlewoman,’s departure, the cor-
respondent sent letters of advice by other
ships to his friend, informing him that per
such a ship he should send a young woman,
of such an age, character, condition, &Lc.—_in
a word, such as he himself had" ilequested to
be sent. "The letters of advice, the bale, and
theyouug woman. got safe to port’; and the
West Indian, who was one ofthe foremost on
the pier‘ at the lady’s landing, ivas charmed to
see so handsome and interesting a" female,
more especially when she, approaching him
in the most graceful and modest ma nncr, said,
" Sir, I have a bill ofexchange upon you, I
beg you will be pleased to honour it.” At
the same time she. delivered his correspond-
cnt’s letter, on reading which he exclaimed,
“ Ah ! Matlam,I never yet suffered my bills
to he protested, and I assure this shall not be
the first. I shall reckon myselfthe most for-
tunate ofrnen, ifyou allow rue to discharge"
,it. “ Yes, Sir,” she replied, “ and the more
willingly, since I am apprised of your char-
acter ; we had several persons of honour on
board, who knew you very well, and who
gave you so exalted a character, that I feel
the most perfect esteem for you.”_ This in-
terview,wasin a few days followed by nuptials,
which were very magnificent, and the new
married couple were well satisfied with their
union, negotiated by a hill ofexchange.
SALEM, (N. Y.) February 23.
Another murder, it is reported, took place a
few days sluice, in or near Ogdensburgh, in
St. Lawrence county, attended with very ag-
gravated and extraordinary circumstances.-
We have not heard the names of the parties ;
the leading facts, accordingtothe reports in
circulation, are these : A man in that vicinity
shortly after receiving $"l,000 in cash, went
_with his wife to visit some distant friends,leav-
ing his house and family in charge of his
daughter about 18 years of age, and a hired
girl not much older. During his absence, a
traveller put up, one even ng, at a tavern on
the opposite side of the road, where, after sup-
per, he overheard some conversation which
excited his suspicionsthat a plan was on foot
for robbing him. He accordingly left the tav-
ern and went over to the neighbouring house
and introducing himselftothe daughter as
the friend ofher absent father, solicited lodg-
inv. The young woman objected,but at length
consented upon condition that they might
lock him up in his chamber. Not satisfied,
however, with this precaution, before they
ment ofthe attending physician.
* The editor of the Intelligencer illustrates
the truth ofthis remark, by publishing a list
of recent deaths in the neighbourhood, 31 in
number, the oldest ofwhom was [00, and the
from the certificates and aflidavits _she has to youngest 60 years of age.
From the A/irtional Gazette.
, Pumcv.'—Steam Ship Robert Fulton.-—-I
understaud that the owners ofthe Robert Ful-
ton stcatn ship are endeavoring to sell her to
Governttrent, for the purpose of being eru-
ployed in -the suppression‘ of piracy on the
coast ofCuba, and -we have recently seen
published a letter from the captain of that
vessel, detailing the’ many advantages she
possesses for the service.
Ifeel fully convinced of the efficiency of
steam vessels forthe above purpose ;but, nev-
ertheless, I sincerely hope the Government
will not be induced to buy the R. F., and a-
mong other reasons, for the following, viz :—
Iu the first place, she is a vessel of 6 or 700
tons, and therefore unnecessarily large and
expensive, and would not be as serviceable as
one of halfthe size--a vessel ofS or 400 tons
could accommodate a sufficient number of
boats and men, to ferret out the marauders,
and look down all opposition from them, and
could, besides, go into many of the keys and
ports on the coast that the R. F. could not
enter, and would be kept afloat at one half
the expense. But another, and what I con-
sider an insurmountable objection to the R.
F. is, that she has been built as steam boats
usually are, that is, with a frame of timber
much smaller, and plank much lighter, than
even merchant vessels; and were the govern-
ment to buy her, they would‘ afterwards have
to incur a very heavy expense to prepare her
properly forthe service : and now that Sheis
seven years old, an .armarneut (with her ort-
ginal frame, which was never calculated to
carry heavy cannon,) would soon render her
totally unfit for service and worthless, asI
know of no trade she is calculated for, and
do not believe she could afterwards be sold,
except to be broken up. Her present own-
ers, it is generally_understood, find her a very
bad bargain, although they bought her at a-
bout one‘ fourth ofher original cost.
I should suppose we had already suflicient
experience on the subject of buying vessels
for the national service, not again to resort to
it,except in a case of great emergency: a
large proportion ofthe ships of war whi_ch we
owned in 1797 and 1798, were purchased fm.'
the merchant service, and the consequence
was, that after expending immense sums in
fitting _and preparing them properly, they
and were necessarily sacrificed.
There is, Ithink, no doubt but that steam
vessels would be an admirable species of force
for the service required on the coast of Cuba,
and would recommend that two of 350 to
400 tons, should be built by the Gwernment,
in the durable and substantial manner that
our national ships are now constructed, and
with all the needful conveniences fat. arrange-
ments, so necessary for an eflicient ship of
war, and which cannot be made on board of
a ship originally built for the merchant serv-
ice——-let these two vessels, each with six or 8
bludgeon, and aimed a blow at the head of
were, in two or three years, uuserviceable, .
I
boats, and 120 to 150 men,-(all of which they
can easily accommodate,) be attached to the
anti~piratical squadron,and I believe there. is
but little doubt they would be of more service
than a dozen of the miserable craft w.e are
now maintaining’ there, at so great expense,
and with so much exposure and inconvenience
to the oflicers and crews, weose wretched ac.
commodations on board or them, are of}-jg-teat
injur_v to their health and comfort. ’,
Two vessels ofthis description, could be
finished and sent to sea in 60 or 70 days,
which time, at least,would berequired to make
the necessary alterations and repairs (re-cop-
we should then have two substantial and dur-
able vessels, which could be sold advantage-
ouslyherealter, should the Govefnrnerit not
wish to retain them after the piratical system
is put down. I am of opinion. however, that
force that it will be found verydesirable should
always form part of our naval establishment.
MASSACHUSETTS CLAIMS.
On the 22d tilt. the President communica-
ted to Congress the following tVIessage_:_
T0 llte Senate and House of Rcpr'e.§c7ildliveS
' ' ‘fqf the United States. ' H
I transmit, _ herewith, a Report from the
Secretary of War, with a report to him from
the Third Auditor, ofthe settlement, in the
amount stated, of the claims ofthe state‘ of
Massaclmsetts, for services rendered by the
militia oftbat state,iu the late war, the.pay—
ment ofwhich has hitherto been prevented by
causes which are well known to Congress-—
having communicated my sentiments on this
subject, fully, in a tuessage bearing date on
the 93d Feb. 1824, it is unnecessary to repeat
in detail here, what Ithen advanced. A By re-
curring to that message’ and to the documents
referred to in it, it will be seen, that the con-
duct ofthe Executive oftbat state, in refusing
to place the militia thereof, at that difficult
conjuncture, under the direction ofthe Exec-
utive of the United States, as it was _bound to
do, by a fair construction of the constitution,
and as the other states did, is the great cause
to which the difliculty adverted to, is to be
ascribed. It will also be seen, on a view of
thosedocuments, that the Executive of the
state was warned at the time, ifit persevered
in the refusal, that the consequences which
have followed, would be inevitable : that the
attitude assumed by the state formed a case
which was not contemplated by the existing
laws of the United States, "relating to militia
services: that the payment ofthe claims _of
the state, for such services, could be provided
for by Congress only, and by'a special law for
that purpose. Having made this communi-
cation while acting in the Department of war,
to the Governor of Massachusetts, with the
sanction and under the direction of my en-
lightened and virtuous predecessor, it would
be improper, in any view which may be taken
of.the subject, for me to change the ground
then assumed, to withdraw this great question
from the consideration of Congress, and to
act on it myself. Had the_Executive‘ been in
error, it is entitled to censure, making a just
allowance for the motive which guided it.-
Ifits conduct was correct, the ground then
assumed ought to be maintained by it. It be-
longs to Congress alone to terminate this dis-
tressing incident, on just prr“nciples, with a
view to the highest interest_s of our Union.--
Frbm the view which Ihave taken of the
subject, I am confirmed in the opinion that
Congress should now decide on the claims,
and allow to the state such portions thereof,
as are founded _on the principles laid down in
the former message. If those principles are
correct, as, on great consideration I am satis-
fied they are, it appears to me to be justin it-
self, and of high importance that the sums
which may be due, in conformity therewith,
should no louder be withheld from the state.
Jamzs Pvlosnoc.
FLORIDA.--Governor Duvall, in a late
message to the legislative council of Florida,
assembled, for the first time, at the new seat
ofgovernment, at Tallahassee ;holds the fol-
lowing'en_couraging language: ‘ ,
“Located in the centre of a beautiful and
extensive body of high, fertile land, finely
watered, and blessed with a salubrious atmos-
phere, we may confidently expect that talents,
population, enterprise and wealth will render
it, in afew years, a delightful residence.
Until lately, no part of North America was
so little known as the interior of this country.
Visitors, who had taken a transient view of
the extremes of East and “Test Florida, had
pronounced it a bank of sand, not worth the
money paid for it. Ignorance is commonly
the cause of misrepresentation. Now it is
believed, by many, that Louisiana has not
more valuable land than this territory. The
lands on the banks of the Appalachicola river
are as fertile as the banks ofthe Mississippi,
and the climate is better adapted to the ‘cul-
ture of sugar and sea island cotton. The
greater part of the extensive country between
the Sewanne and Appalachicola rivers, is ex-
tremely rich and valuable, and will sustain a
population of many thousand souls; while
the rich lands of Alachna, east ofthe Servan-
ne and of Chiputa, west of Appalachicola,
will, unquestionably, render Florida, at no
distant period, a rich and powerful state.
The bold and navigable rivers which run
through our territory will be of more value
than mines of gold. Besides the rivers al-
ready meutioned, several others are equally
navigable. The St. Johns can be ascended
by vessels of considerable burthen for one
hundred and sixty or seventy miles ; the Oak-
lockney is navigable for large boats,as are al-
so the St. Marks and VVakulla rivers. Cho-
cawhatchie and Escambia rivers are now nav-
igated into the state ofAlabama. A few years
will demonstrate the value ofFlorida to the
United States, and thousands of the southern
planters will realize in this country that wealth
for which hitherto they have toiled without
success.”
British Depredations.——It has been made
known to the constituted authorities, of this
State and Maine, that depredations have been
and are continually making byBritish subjects
upon lands in the state of Maine,owned joint-
ly by this commonwealth andthat State.
These depredations consist in the cutting and
carrying away of immense quantities oftim-
ber by British subjects, who act under license
from the British Government." It is even said
that the British Government intend sending
a large number of families to settle on those
lands, and to keep possession of the same.-—
Decisive measures, we learn, are to be adopt-
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pering among others,) to the Robert Fulton ;‘
steam vessels of this kind area species of
(serve the joint property ofthe two Stateé.
- ' ' [Boston Statesman.
' if The Mackerel Ft'sbery.—A.writer .-in the
Boston Gazette states the following fact to
show the value ofthis branch of domestic in-
dnstry, and its rapid increase :—-In 1815 and
’16 there were packed in Boston, in each-
year. about 20,000 bbls. of mackerel; in I893‘
and ’4, fr. 90.000 to 100,000 bbls.-—-the wortlt“
About 150 vessels were employed for catchi-
mg the fish ;and allowing each vessel 7 bands
some, in saving the; ..
__ ,:{:,_r'QO hhds..of»
POW’-tl. -it'- still gives employment to our citi-’
zens who are concerned in mantifacttiriiig the‘
article. These are not all that flnd employ-i
ment in this business : in the city of Boston
there are not 5000 fish barrels made yearly,
but over 90,000 made in the country.
Ship Was7n'n.g'ton.-—-This noble ship of one '
thousarrd tons burthen, built by Messrs, Bell 2;,-
Brown, at their ship yard, Manhattan Island,-
for Capt. Charles Hall, was launched on the’
birth day of the hero whose name she bem-3,
Sheis intended forthe East India trade, and
may be said. witnout the fear of contradiction,
to be the largest and best merchant ship, in
‘every respect, ever built in the United States,
Any description that we can give of the gig.
gant carvings which adorn her head and stem
and the finish ofher spacious cabiu,would fall
far short of conveying to the readera correct
likeness, and we ther_cfore shall not attempt
it ; but merely state, that better materials of
every description, were never worked upiuto
a ship, and better workmanship cannot well
be performed by human skill. As to strength,
to use a sailor’s phrase, she is as solid as a
-" pump bolt.” In a few days she will be bro’t
down to one of the docks in the East river,
where the admirers of fine ships can have an
opportunity ofviewing bcr.—-Eve. Post.
The -Spartan Dame.—Oue of those per-
sons who never lose an opportunity of insult-
ing people by pretending to cotnmisserate
their misfortunes-—told Mrs. Jackson that he
came to condole with her on the rejection of
her husband—“ Condole with me, sir,” said
she. with a look of honest pride, “ Condole
with the people——-their loss is my gain,”
.flppropriate_.---On the 15th ult. a large
number ofthe citizens of Trenton and vicin-‘
ity, partook of a sumptuous dinner in honor
of the election of Mr. Adams to the Presiden-
cy.’ The centre ofthe table was graced with
a large PUMPKIN PIE, measuring four
feet by two ! a
Golden Luck.——-A wood chopper lately
found 29 golden guineas in the trunk ofa
tree which he felled in the woods near Utica.
An auger hole had been bored into the tree.
the gold deposited, plugged in, and the bark
grown over the aperture.
General Hoyt, of Massachusetts,hasflately
given to the public a very interesting volume’,
of “ Antiquarian Researches,” containing ‘ an_
account of voyages to North America, prior
to the arrival of settlers at Plymouth,’-—the.'
settlement ofthe country——the progress ofthe
undertaking—-—the struggles of the early set-
tlers—their wars with the Indians, with many
traits ofthe handihood and spirit ofour ances-
tors. This book of researches is not only an
excellent digest of other histories ofvoyages
and Indian wars, but is marked with the fruits
of a vigorous tnind.—Boston Gaz; ' . '"
conversion of the Jews, of which the follow-
iug is an extract :—“ In order the betterto
spread the light ofthe gospel amongst the Is-
raelites, the measures taken duriu the time’
of Pope Clement VIII. to compel ews to at-
tend Catholic sermons, and which was only‘
interrupted by the recent political events to
which Italy has been a prey, are re-establisb-
ed from the date of 1st March last.” The
Edict afterwards orders “ three hundred Jews}
to attend sermon every Saturday evening,and
that according to their turn, there shall be a‘-
mougst them 100 individuals aged from 192 to
-13 years, and 50 girls and women of the same
age. Each time that a Jew misses sermon
when it is his turn to attend, he shall pay a
fine of 5 paoli ;no excuse will be admitted ;—-
ifthe oldest Jews do not denounce the defaul-
ters,th'ey shall be fined 30 scudi.”
Mr. Ifean.—The last London papers are
filled with an unfinished statement ofthe trial
ofEtlmund Kean, the tragcdian, for criminal
conversation with the wife of RobertCox,Esq;
The damages were laid at £2000. A small
part only of the evidenceiis yet published.»
_Many of Kean’s letters to Mrs. C. were read
in Court, and produced much laughter. He
concludes one of the letters which he wrote
(while in this country, with the following quo-
tation from Shakespe;-tre':——
“Doubt that the stars are fire ;
“ Doubt that the sun doth move ;
“ Doubt truth to be a liar ;
“ But never doubt—I love.”_
Another letter stated “ that he was remit-
ting toEnglanrl£l000 amonth out ofbis earri-
ings in America, and that he was living and
travelling magnificently: he conjured his
‘ dearest love’ not to let any rival supersede
birn in her affections.” The verdict of the‘
jury we are yet to learn.
.Norwa\k Dispensary.
SIGN of the MOR'I‘AR—South nftheBrt'dge.
' HE Public are respectfully informed that
the Drug 8; Medicine Establishment of
Doctor M’Lean, (formerly Dr. Ho_vt’s) is re-
moved to the Bookstore 8:. Library South of
the Bridge. The business will hereafter be
conducted by the subscribers under the firm of
PRICE $5 M’LEAN. It is their intention
to keep constantly for sale a general assort-
tnentofthe best DRUGS Sr. MEDICINES,
on the most reasonable terms ; and by parlicn
ular care in the selection of articles,and strict
attention to the compounding and prepara-
tion of tne(licine,and to the business general-'
ly, to render it an establishment worth)’ Oflhe
patronage ofthe public. The selection, com-
immcdiate directiorrofDI'. M’Lean. x
The BOOKSELLING 8: BINDING bu-
siness will be continued as usual, at the same
store by P. Price. P. Ptttcrs.
Jous A. M‘Lr:AN.
Al ‘ed by this State and Maine to protect I
of those in 189.4, would average $400,000.-‘sf
‘on board, men and boys,-it would be evident‘ ._-_
that 1050 persons were employed in taking?”
the Same. Those-_v_g,ssels, on average, con-, i
salt each, making 15.000 ‘(l‘S.’C'(')I"‘§:_\'l{ consr1§:~ l_
med eacn yr-ar: ifall the salt used is not-irn‘-'2"
The Pope has latel;issned an Edict for the I
pounding, and preparation, willbe under the V
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