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ritoiu 'rm=:_ CONNECTICUT OBSERVER. ‘ ’
THE SLAVES.

Sons of a hapless race,
he heirs of slavery’s chain;

Beings who bear the human face

And human form in vain ;
N_ature’s first -right denied to share,
And insult doomed from birth to bear.

You till our fertile soil,

But for no bodn that cheers,

The meed of all your lengthened toil
, You reap in woe and tears;
You breathe otir air of liberty ..-,,.,
In sighs that you cannot be free.

The light of heavenly day
Illumes the land you tread,
But not to guide your weary way
Or gild your dying bed : g
No gladdening beam directs your eyes
To fairer prospects in the skies.

Yet there are those who feel
_For all the wrongs you bear,

beyond ten years from the time of passing the
act ; which time having expired, it was appre-
hfisnded thladt pnless sd. act should be rent3dvt;1et‘l_,
t ere won e much embarrassment an I -
ficulty in managing the School Fund, and in
some instahces the security would be endan-
glpreqs It was therefore deemed impgrtant by-
t ‘e ommissioner and Assistant ommis-
sioner, that a ‘renewal of the act should be ob-
tained, and for that purpose they proceeded
to Albany, during the late session ofthe Le-
gislature, and succeeded in procuring a re-
newal ofthe act without limitation, and to
the full extent of their wishes ; a copy of the
act is marked G. The act contains a provis-
ion respecting the acknowledgement of deeds,
made for the special accommodation of the
State ofConnecticut, which renders it neces-
sary that there should be some modification
ofthe law ofthis State, in relation to the ex-
ecution ofdeeds of land in the state ofNew-
York. It is gratifying to the Commissioner,
and it mustafford satisfaction to the honorable
General Assembly, to be informed that the
Legislature ofthe state of New York mani-

wh°s“’Il9h 3lme"°J’5 ‘h"°“e‘h°." kneel!’ fested a disposition to afford every accommo-

Spread Afric’s sorrows therf: ;
And all those wrongs will be rcdrest
By him in whom the earth is blest.

‘That shore which long has sent

On every tainted gale

The voice of misery’s sad lament,
, The stolen captive’s wail,
‘Wlieiice yearly thousands, doomed to wo,
To cruel, hopeless bondage go;

That land where grief and crimt.
Have marked the passing years,,/'
Shallhear proclaim’d the accepts.) time
The measure of her tears ;
And they who publish peace, shall stand
On herdark wilds ofblood-tracted sand.

I I see o’er ocean roam,

E’en now toward Afric’s shore,

The bark that bears the captive home,
’ _ To be aslave no more;
To find at last a place of rest,
With r_ights,with laws,with knowledge blest.

E’en now the cheerless waste,

A sight of gladtiess shows,

Bright spots with moral verdure graced
_ Where life and beauty glows;
'lVhere.dear domestic joys are found,
Aiitl man to man by love is bound.

Ye suffering, injured race,
Behold that Heavenly Friend,

dation in their power, to aid the security and
facilitate the management of the school fund.
Fifteen years ago the Commissioner receiv-
ed his appointment to the present office, to
which was attached a salary of$l000, the sal-
ary usually given to ofiicers of state who are
stationary and whose duties may be performed
in the ordinary qflice hours—-The "Commis-
sioner having then recently been appointed a
Senator ofthe U. States for six years, and be-
ing wholly ignorant how great would be the
difficulty and labour, involved in a faithful
discharge of the duties ofthe office of Com-
missioner, had serious doubts as to the expe-
diency of his engaging in this new undertak-
ing-—but his acceptance was urged by those
who had-a controlling influence in his ap-
pointment, with the assurance that,as the ex-
tent of the services to be performed was not
known, they did not consider the salary as
permanently fixed but that when the nature
and extent of the services should be deter-

mined, they would provide an adequate com-

pensation. Accordingly when it was ascer-

tained by one year’s experience, that instead

of a stationary ofiice, and qflice hours, a faith-

ful discharge ofthe duties of a commissioner

ofthe School Fund required long and tedious

joiirnies, attended with no small exposurse of
health, and an indefatigable attention to busi-

ness both early and late, the Honorable Geri-

R

l izsciti-it i.-itoiu can !NQlIts!'i'i0N'.

The following interesting storyis from a work
published at Paris in 18£ll,entitled a “ His-
torical-Sketch of the principal Political and

Military Events, produced by the Revolu-

tion in Spain.” .

The Spanish Captain Van Halen,a native
of Cadiz, and particularly known for his zeal
in propagating secret associations, had begun
in 1817 to disseminate their liberal principles
among the inhabitants of the city of Murcia,
where he was in garrison. His devotion to
this subject could not long remain unpunish-
ed ; he was soon denounced,and conducted to
prison. His papers which had been seized,
proved that he had been in correspondence
with all the secret‘ societies in the kingdom.
Being thus convicted of two crimes at once,
the local authorities considered the matter too
important to be submitted to their decision,
and Van Halen was transported under a nu-
merous escort, to the prisons of Madrid, and
committed to one of the most obscure dun-
geons in the inqtiisition. Preparations were
made for his trial; but as lie’had declared,
from the first moment of his arrest, that he
would give no answer to the‘ charges against
him, unless in presence of the King, and this
resolution having been several times reported
to the King, Van Halen was at length brought
before the King.

Not at all affected by the torture: he had
undergone in his captivity, nor by the almost
certain prospect of a speedy and cruel death,
instead ofimploring the favour of Ferdinand,
he devoted the briefinterview to presenting
him with a picture ofthe ruinous situation to
which he had been reduced by his ministry.
He declared to him that all Spain was in fact
filled with secret societies ; that persecutions,
imprisoninents, andscaffolds were vainly em-
ployed for their destruction; that no human
power could succeed in attempting to defeat
their object; that the persons of whom the
societies were composed had never proposed
any project against the life ofthe king, nor
even against his rank or dignity ; that in pla-
cing him on a throne supported by the laws,
and by the love and confidence ofthe people,
his power would have been raised to the higli-
est degree of stability; in short, that in order
to secure a happy result, it might perhaps be
sufiicient ifthe king would, of his own free
choice, adopt the spirit of those very socie-
ties, aiid place himself at their head. He de-
manded ofhim to require from the Court of
Rome, the revocation ofthe censures she had

'1‘ho -unmeasni-ed blessings of whose eral Assembly by their resolve fixed the com- pronounced against them ; above all that he

, . Shall yet to you extend ;
Shall win you to his gentle sway
And wipe your long reproach away.

His gift ofboundless love

To your own country brought;
3 His words of tiiercy from above

 W'ith hope and comfort fraught,

_Shall change her scenes of fraud and war
To calm abodes of peace and prayer.

' V ,REPORT
Of the Commissioner ofthe School Fund of the
State of Connecticut, Ma , I825.

posed)at 81500; and the Commissioner re-

- linquished all other business for the purpose

ofgiving his undivided attention to the man-
agement of the School Fund. This salary the
commissioner received for eight years, when
the resolve was repealed, and one ,third part
of his compensation was taken from him.—-
The Commissioner did not consider the sala-
ry of1000 dollars an adequate compensation
for the services to be performed, yet feeling
deep interest in a fund of vital importance to
his native State, as regards its effects on the
morals, religion and intelligence of its inhab-

To the H,,,,,,,,,.,,[,[e Gem,-at ,4,-ggmbty ofthe itants and their descendants forages to come,
State of Connecticut, to be holden at Hart- 3"d having °°mme"°“’d 3 5.Y-“ems for l’l“°l"g

ford on the 1st Wednesday of May, 1825.

The Commissioner of the School Fund, 3”.l’ ‘O 593"” ‘he Payment Of lmefeslssdld
respectfully Reports—That the interests col- "_01 lhhlk he °0“l'5_ls °0'_1Sl5te|“l)’ ‘Vim hi3 Pill)‘ ing the privations he had suffered in prison ;
lected on School bonds, and money received hc dutyrvoluntarily Withdraw his S8|‘VlC€S.hlll and on learning that he was accustomed to
for dividends on Bank Stock, from April 1st. has 09_"1|_hU6d l0 {his lime to dlSCh3|’$’,8 With smoking tobacco, sent him a case of Havana
1824, to April 1st, 1825, amounted to 89.850 unremmlng 3116111100 the duties Of the 0fllC8- segars from among those which had been re-

18; making in the whole, applicable to the

It has now become necessary that the Hon-

[grane pensation, permanently (as the Conitii’r. sup- should reject the narrow and sanguinary in-

terest ofhis counsellors; and declared that
the King ofSpain would then have at his dis-
posal an invincible army, which he might
despair to reduce to servitude, but which,
while it remained free, would also be the more
devoted and the more faithful.”

At this kind oflanguage, in which the min-
istry were not accustomed todeal, Ferdinand
betrayed more surprise than irritation. The
character of tliatprince has appeared in so in-
explicable a light, so contrary in different sit-
uations oflife, tliatwe should be afraid to de-
cide whether the condescension with which
he treated Van Halen was the effect ofcotn-
passion or of profound dissiniulation. "It is

the fmld W 3 Safe ‘looting. and "1078 9ff°0tU- certain, however, that he inquired, with an

appearance of the tenderest interest concerii-

served for his own use. After such marks of

payment ofdividends to Schools $74,181 9.6-. Mable General -:55-iembly Should be l“f°|’m"-da interest, one would have looked for the cleiii-
The dividends to schools on the 1st day of lhfi“ the C°mm_15510"9|’ h35 80099‘?-d an aP- ency of the prince anti the liberation ofVan
October, 1824, was 829,741 60-—and on the p.0lhlm€"_l, which T9q""€-5 59l'VlCe9 “’h°“,V Halen ; but the fact was far otherwise. VVhile
1st day of March 1825, $42,488, making the ""3°l"P3"bl8 “’“h “T058 0f 3 C0mml55l°"ef his friends were enjoying the expectation of
whole ,,m0,,m ofdividemjs for me year, gm’- ofthe School Fund. He has undertaken to 3 happy termination to the affair, the minis-

£29 60, the whole of which has been paid out 8

uperintend the construction ofthe Farming- re,-5 of Ferdinand pressed its decision with

oftlievproceeds ofthe School Fund. The a- I00 C3"i{l"3 P'°.le"‘ “f 8'93‘ Public lmP°"', activity ; and the information was brought by
mount of principal collected on School Fund 80138» which has had the repeated Sanction 0‘ a little girl, an attendant in the prison, that

bonds, from April 1st, 1824, to April 1, 18%, '-

lie Legislature, and is interesting to the citi» the greatest danger was to he apprehended to

was 541,580 77 : the amount collected since Z305 Oflhls 51818. m0f8 especially I0 that P07‘ Van Halen. The child liaviug catiglit a few

April 1st to May 1st, 1825, is 32620, making l

ion of them with whom the commissioner has words by accident ofa conversation which
- the whore amoum ofpi-incipal cnnecied 344,- been most intimately connected through life, was going on, succeeded in finding her way to

200 77, ofwliich there has been paid on the and {|_'°m “'h°m he has "9°9lV9d "13"? ‘Deni’ a small window by which his dungeon was
(.‘ommissioner’s orders, for advances under f8S_!all°h5 °f‘95Pe°t 3“d eslefiflh The)’ ha‘/9 lighted, informed him ofthe danger to which
Resolves ofthe Gen. Assembly to aid School United ill 811 937085! Solicllallofl lhfil he “mild he was exposed, and supplied him with paper
Fund debtors in the sale of their new lands, eméage lnlhls undertaking» and “W3 P'°Vld'3d and a pencil- Van Halen was thus enabled
59.045: $10,000 has been subscribed to the C0|"P8“53ll°" {O7 his 59TVlCe5a which l5 Will to open a correspondence with his friends in
Phoenix Bank, to commence interest on the ample 3135 Permflhefl-L The U°mml55l0“e" the city, and inform them, that in spite of the
1st of September, 1824-—$l0,000 to coni- ""1 ”‘°“3f°Y° in a few days complete the pa- restraints under which he labored, the means

mence imemsi on me 1st “March, 1395, and pets which require his ofiicial signature, and ofescape were in his power. He received in"

there is on hand, ready to be subscribed to
other banks, $22,155 77. The Treasurer’s
statement and certificate isinarlied A.-—The
collections of both principal and interest on

will give in his resignation.

It is with reluctance that the Commissioner
relinquishes the care and superintendance of
the School Fund, but he feels less solicitude

replv, that ‘their arms and their purses were
at his disposal.’ A great reward was there-
fore offered to his interesting little messenger;
and a topographical plan having been drawn

School Fund bonds, the last year, have been 00 that 5Ul_3,l5Cl “OW: ‘half h3 W°Uld 3‘ 311)’ ofthe streets in the neighborhood of the pris
greater than in any former year since the f0|'m°|' Pe"°da “Om the °“'CUm5l3"¢9 Of hi5 on,’ a copy of it was sent to Van Halen, on

Commissioner has been in office.
The paper marked B, contains the account

having perfected his system for its manage-
ment and security,‘ and of there having been

which were marked the places where his
friends were to be posted. All thislieing tlins

oflnterest funded,whichis 311,594 99. The associated with him an Assistant, possessing concerted, it was necessary only to fix on a

paper marked C, an account of bonds ex-
changed, amounting to $104,648 83——D, an

talents equal to the undertaking, who is in the
vigor oflife,aiid who by one yeai’s experience,

moment for the execution of the plan. It
was in the winter; the day,had arrived ; the

account of farms sold, amounting to 83,878 and the most assiduous attention,has acquired clock struck seven ; and the first detachment
13—aud E, contains a list of School Fund much of the knowledge requisite to a proper nfhis friends assembled at the distance of a
debtors on the index oftl_ie Treasury, who on discharge of the duties of the office. The few paces from the principal entrance of the
the first day of March 18935 were in arrear for Conitnissioner will cheerfully afford to whoin- prison. A man made his appearance, dress-
interest, the amount of which in Connecticut soever may be entrusted the superintendance ed in a night gown and slippers. In an in-
was 88,973 79, in Massachusetts $10,627 05, of the School Fund, all the inforinationand stant they disguised him in a foreign uniform

in N. Y. 8543 64, and in Vermont $1,003 48.
The paper marked F. No. 1, is the abstract

aid in his power.
The account of the Commissioner for ex-

and led him away.
After taking several long turns through the

required by law to be annually made siiewing penses, as adjusted and allowed by the conip- streets of Madrid, in order to baffle a pursuit.

all changes of bonds and other property of
the School Fund, from Septeniber 9d, 1898
to September 2d, l824——F No. 2, is the ac-
count current made from said abstract, shew-
ing the amount ofthe principal ofthe School
Fund, on the Ed day of September 189.4, to
be one million seven hundred and fifty-six
thousand two hundred thirty-three dollars fif-
ty five cents. The original amount was one
million two hundred thousand. By funding
oflnterest and other arrangements, the prin-
cipal of the Fund has increased, since the
Commissioner came into office, five hundred
fifty-five thousaad two hundred thirty-three
dollars, and the annual dividends to Schools
have been regularly paid—Tlie depreciation
of real estate, and the difficulty of making
sales thereof which has existed for some years
past, has occasioned some loss ofinterest, and
a small amount ofthe principal ; but it is the
opinion ofthe Commissioner that the arrears
ofinterest now due on bonds, and on con-
tracts for new land sold, will be sufficient to
niake good all losses of principal-—and that
with prudent management thcrc‘will be a
gradual increase ofthe fund.

_ ‘Theact of the Legislature of the State of

New York, passed March 1818, giving the
consent ofthat State to the State of Connec-
ticut’s holding land,and taking mortgages on
real estate, to secure the payment of bonds
. and debts to the School Fund, contained a
limitation, that no mortgage should extend

troller in October last, for the preceding half
year, after deducting 835, received ofindivid-
nals and passed to the credit of the State, was
3|-18 60-—the coiiiinissioner’s account of ex-
penses as adjusted and allowed by the comp-
troller, after deducting 817 50, received of
individuals and credited the state, was 8218
93, for which balances, orders have been giv-
en. All which is-respectfully submitted.
James HILLHOUSE, C’omm’r.

Hartford, May 2, 18925.

The editor of the Conn. Journal remarks
that the above is the “ farewell report of that
able and tried servant of the public, [Mr.Hill-
house.] No man ever served the state of Con-_
necticut more faithfully, nor made greater
personal sacrifices forthe public good in any
civil capacity. By a long cotirse ofsystemat-
ic and laborious exertion he has reduced the
school fund to order, and so simplified the
business of its management, as to render it
comparatively easy to attend to its extensive
concerns-—no man in Connecticut could have
accomplished what Mr.Hillhonse has accom-
plished for the state—.-and no man can stip-
ply his place. VVe say this without dispar-
ageinent to Mr. Beers, who is appointed his
successor, and who has been in some meas-
ure qualified for the place by his experience
as assistant to Mr. H. Mr. Beers, we d_ouht
not, will discharge the duties of his station
with ability and integrity.”

the fugitive was conducted to a safe retreat,
where he found four thousand francs in gold,‘
remitted for him by the generous Count of
Montijo, with passports provided for his de-
parture from Spain. He passed out of the
kingdom into Portugal, and thence to Eng-
land, after which he took the route to Russia,
where he entered into the military service.
The secresy with which this affair was
conducted is the more remarkable, and the
more honourable to the character and patri-
otism ofthe Spaniards, because, that from the
moment when it was decided that VanHalen
should remain a few days in Madrid, to avoid
the search which was known to be making in
the environs of the city, all the members of
the secret societies being informed of his es-
cape,desired to see him, and did in fact see
him, without the occurrence of a single act of
indiscretion, and, indeed , without causing any
apprehension to the fugitive or his friends.
We do not believe that history can furnish a
more noble example of confidence, or one
which was morejustificd by the event. It was
during the interval which Van Halen spent
in Madrid, in expectation of an opportunity
to leave the country, that he recounted to
many of his friends who were continually vis-
iting him, the particulars of his escape ; and
they are at once so romantic and so well an-
thenticated, that we cannot withhold them
from our readers.',' ‘ ’

When he had obtained fr. his little friend

the prisoii girl, a precise description of the ed-
ifice, which he had only passed through very
hastily at his introduction, he requested of the
jailor to be supplied with some ‘ medicine
which he pretended to want, and desired it
might bebrought to him at the hour he had
fixed for his friends to wait for him. The
jailor appeared at the time appointed, and
entered the dungeon. Van ‘Halen was a
young man and very vigorous. While the
jailor was laying what he had brought upon
the table, and unprepared, be seized him in
an instant and throwing him upon the bed,
covered him with the clothes, sprung out of
the door which had been left open, locked it
after him, passed through the intricate wind-
ing passages,which the little girl had describ-
ed to him a hundred times over, and instead

it would have been impossible to pass, obeyed
her dI"°°ll°"5s and followed a course that letl
to the apartments inhabited by the jailor.—
The jailor’s family consisted of his wife and
daughter, who being occupied with domestic
affairs, were terribly frightened at the appear-
ance ofsuch an apparition, and never thought
of attempting to prevent Etisescape, which he
effected by an outer door. It was not long,
however, before the two women came to their
senses, and entering the prison, began to
search for tliejailor; but wandering without
light through the dark and spacious corridors
they were long in finding the right way to
Van Halen’s dungeon, where the new prison-
er was crying with all his might, but remain-
ed unheard at a remote distance.
THE AFRICAN CHIEFTAIN.

Some years ago, the brother of Yaradee,
{he king Of the Soliina nation, was captured
tn_war, and brought in chains for sale to the
Rio Pongas. His noble figure, awful front,
and daring eye, bespoke a mind which could
know but one alteriiative——freedoin or ruin.
He was exliibited like a beast in the market-
Placea still adorned with massy rings of gold
fifouiid his ankles, as in the days of his glory.
lhe tyrant who bound liim,demanded for him
an enormous price, and though the warrior
offered inimense sums for his redemption, re-
fused to listen a moment to his proposals.-
Distracted by the thought of his degradation,
the tear stole from his eye, which never wept
before,when he entreated them to cut his hair,
that had been long permitted to grow, &. was
platted with peculiar care. Large wedges of
gold which had been concealed in it,were now
laid at the feet of his master, to obtain his
ransom. All was in vain. The wretch who
held him was inexorable. Supplication might
as well have been made to the winds of‘ heav-
en. Hope was now dead—d:-irkness, deep
and interminable, settled upon hissoul. Then
burst his mighty heart. His faculties were
shattered as by a stroke from on high-—-he
became an iiianiac,and that robust frame which
never trembled on fields of blood and_.,dea,th,
could not sustain the workings of his wound-
ed spirit, but withered and perished under
the weight of his chains.

Ye, who under the best government in the
world, range at will in the gardens of pleas-
me, or in the halls of wealth, having none to
molest or to make you afraid ; could the mis-
eries ofthe slave trade be presented to you in
their truth—in their iinmensity—-you would
not refuse your offerings to remove a curse
which has consigned, and is now consigniiig,
ten thousand manly forms to fetters, and ten
thousand noble so uls to despair.-flfrican Rep.

Emigration to Hag/it'.—The government of
Hayti has given notice that after the 15th of
June next, no allowance whatever will be
made asexpenses for the passages of emi-
grants; and all captains and masters of ves-
sels are desired to take notice accordingly.-
This resolution is said to have been taken on
account of the base speculations that have
been practised by some ofthe emigrants them-
selves, and by foreign agents of vessels.
Proceedings of the Anniversary of the Ameri-
ictm Jews Societyfield in JV‘. Yer/t,.-Way 13.

The Rev. Dr. Milnor, President of the So-
ciety, took the chair, and a prayer was offer.
ed by the Rev. Mr. M’Clay. The annual re-
port was presented by the Rev. Mr. Ogilvie,
ofthe 14th Presbyterian church in N. York,
and was considered to be a masterly produc-
tion. It appeared from this .document, that
since the last aiiniveisary 109 auxiliaries have
been added, making the whole number 872-
that the present funds ofthe Society amount
to 813,841. ‘ A farm of about 400 acres has
been rented in the town of Harrison, West-
chester coimty, Smiles from Sawpit landing,
to which the converted Jews now in this coun-
try are to repair forthwith. An agent is a-
bout to visit Europe to promote the views of
the society, and to see that those only are sent
out who are deserving of its assistance.

After the meeting had been addressed by
several gentlemen, two interesting young gen-
tlemen from Europe, who had become con-
verts to cbristianity, viz. Mr. Jacobi and Dr.
Wolfe, were introdc.-ed, and addressed the au-
dience in a very feeling manner. After the
exercises were closed the officers for the en—
suring year were elected. Peter ./9. Jay, Esq.
was chosen President, and among the Vice
Presidents we notice the names of the Hon.

John Q. ./Mains, Jeremiah Day, 8; Dr.Milnor.

 

Food for the Quarterly.—Trz'al by Jury.-
A gentleman, who has lately returned from
the west, informed the editor of the Alexan-
dria Gazette, that in passing through the state
oflndiana, he stopped at a county town dur-
ing the session ofthe court, in that place. He
was invited to attend the court, and accord-
ingly found the jndge sitting on a large block
in one corner of a log cabin, paring his toe
nails, and the members of the bar next the
judge, separated from the people by a pole
fastened to the sides of the house, and exten-
ded across the room. Soon after he entered
this seat ofjustice, the judge inquired of the
sheriff, why thejury were not forthcoming-—
to which he replied, that he had" eleven tied
tip stairs, and his deputies were engaged in
ruiitiing the twelfth down, that the jury would
be ready in a few moments. Upon this our
traveller immediately departed,and soon after
left the state.—C'ommercial fldv.

The large timber ship building near Que-
bec, is to be launched the latter part of this
month. The disadvantages attending these
immense craft, so far over-balancethe advan-
tages which were expected to be derived fm.
them, it is thought the experiment will not be
persevered in after the completion ofthe,ves-

lsel now on the stocks.- Quebec paper.

 

oftaking the direction to the outer door,which-

iS’om'ét7n'n‘g"qf a chang‘e.-"-Those who: is-
inember with what flaming zeal Mr. Noah;
editor of the N. Y. National Advocate, ad-
vocated the adoption ofa: new Constitution in
the state of New-York, will be rather surpri-
sed upon reading the following extract from

subject.” ’ ‘

some recent remarks of Mr. Noah on this,‘
“ We admonish the people of-5.;

cnnsylvania against any attempts to tinker “

with their constitution. We speak advisedly,
and from experience-—regrettirig the active‘
part we took in urging the convention for al-
termtz our constitution, and pertectlysatisfiecl
that all the provisions of the old constitution
were preferable to those ofthe new one ; foi-
though there are evident improvements, they

are rendered iiiefieclual by strong and etridenf ' 

rleflacts.”

In Walking with a gentleman of this town
in his garden a few days since, our attentiorl
was arrested by a cluster of blossoms upon the‘
branch of a frttit tree, while the buds had
scarcely made their appearance in the other
parts of it. On examining this cluster we
found a bird’s nest in the centre ofit; the
heat-from which must have occasioned ihij
premature blossoming.—Portsniotith‘Journal;

An important discovery has been,made in’
Cheinistry. "It is a fluid and transparent soap,
for personal use and for washing of linen and
wearing apparel. It may bepreservetl many
years in bottles or casks, and the manufactur-
ing prime cost ofit is considerably cheaper
than that of common soap.—-Boston Cerilinel.

New Establielinient.
Groceries-- W/zolescile 8;‘ Retail.

'FHE subscriber would inform the public

that he has taken the Store of Messrs.
B. 8:. C. Isaacs, lately occupied by Messrs;
Smith 5:. Wilson, where he intends carrying
on the GROCERY BUSINESS on an ex-
tensive scale, and, he hopes, in a manner ad-
vantageous tiot to himselfonly., but TO THE
PUBLIC. I-iis,$tore is now completely re-
plenished with articles in his line, all ofwhiclt
were selected with the greatest attention and
care ; and he feels the fullest confidence in‘.

attention. Merchants in the country may
find an advantage to llieinselves_ by calling,-
as he believes that they may select many
Goods at a fair price. The public is also in-
formed that his Goods will be RETAILED
on fair and liberal terms, and at prices advan-
tageous to the purchaser.-——Among the ar-
ticles now in Store are the following :-

N INETEEN Boxes of TE AS,-
. ‘ . ofthe various kinds, and first
'4', qualities; ‘FIFTY Barrels of best
- ' W’: Canal FLOUR; 12 Hhds RUM:
'2 Pipes BRANDY—l0 Casks GIN—-7 casks
WlNE—A' general assortment of superior
CORDIALS--4 Bags COFFEE--4 Hlids.
New Orleans SUGAR; 10 Boxes Brown do;'
6 Boxes white Havana do; 6 BarrelsSt.()i-oix
do; Loaf and Lumpfilo.-18 Hogsheads ve-
ry superior MOLASSES—7 Barrels Cider
Brandy-30 Boxes $1. 10 Casks ofRAISINS;
Oranges; Lemons ; Figs ; Aliiionds_ : ;’»,runes;
Pcarlash; Chocolate; Indigo ;-',' "é;”,Witi-
dow Glass;Soap; Candles; Deinijons; Cords;
Bellows; Cedar Pails St. Tubs; Pine do. do.;
Ash Butter do.; do, Boxes, in nests; 1-9. bush-
el and other measures, in do.; Sperm Oil;
Nutmegs; Pimento; Cassia ; Stone Jugs,
Pots and Chums ; Painter’: Brushes ; Sash
do. ; White Wash do.; Scrub do.; Tooth do.;
Horse do. ; Hatters Brushes; Dusting do. ;
Shoe do. ; Cloth do. ; Furniture do.; Tobac-
co ; Snuff; Tacks ; Brads ; etc. etc.
S. J. FROST.
Norwalk, May llth, 18°15. 11

Custom House—N. London.

PROPOSALS will be received at the Of-
fice of the Collector of the Customs of
New-London, for erecting THREE BEA-
CONS at the entrance of Mill River Harbor,
State of Connecticut, viz.—The outer Bea-
con,about twenty feet square and fourteen feet
high, to be built of rough stone and timber,
with a large Pile or Spar in the middle, to be
covered on the top, (a little sloping) and teir
feet down on each side with three inch plank,
and the corners well secured with Iron Bands.

 
 

£3.71

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if‘-l

Harbour, to be each Eighteen feet square and
twelve feet high, both of which to be built of
the same materials and in the same manner,
as the otiter one, the whole to be done, inja‘
solid durable manner, to be approved by the‘
Superiiiteudaiit ofthe Light House Estab-
lishment, or stich other persons as may be de-
signated by him, and the whole to be cotnplc-
ted by the [nth day of November next.
Persons disposed to contract will be pleas-
ed previously to the 10th of June‘ to transmit
their proposals to the Collector ofthe Cus-
totns at New-London, '
RICHARD LEVY, Col’r.
New-London, May 10,1825. ' 1%

TO HOUSE CARPEN'I‘E‘RS.
WANTED immediately, two or three"
Journcynien House Carperiters and
Joiners, to whom good encouragement will
be given and employment through the season,-
by the subscriber,living near Eliphalet Coley.

Issac Downs, Ed.
'Weston, April 26, 1835. ’ ll

RAN AWAY from the subscriber, on or
about the 1st of February last, an inden-
ted apprentice at the Taniiirig and Currying
business, by the name of Hanford Penoyer.
All persons are forbid harboring, trusting, or
employing said Boy, on penalty of the law.——
Ten cents will be paid for the apprehension’
and delivery of said boy to the subscriber.
Jaacz M. Gi't.ir'Ei‘t'r.
Rirlgfield, May I, 18-25. _I

At a Court of Probate holden at Norwalk,
May 8, 1825. r

UPON the Petition of SUSAN Gtovatt‘, of‘

Norwalk, as Parent anti Guardian to
Rufus L. Glover, a minor under the age of"
9!! years, showing to this court that sd. minor
owns in his own right a certain piece of lamb
situate in said Norwalk, near Plat't’s~saw inil§
so called,in quantity five acres, m‘ore= or less,
bounded Northerly on heirs ofRh‘a'sa Finney
dec’d, East on Stephen Hoyt, South on Jo-
seph Platt, and West on highway, 8: praying
for leave to sell and convey the same: Or-
dered, that the consideration of said Petition
be postponed until the 2nd Monday of July
next, at 10' o'clock, A. M. and that saidxGnar-
dian give due and legal notice tliereof..

It W. M. Bans, Judge-. 3

recommending them as deserving the public.-

TWO other BEACONS farther in the‘: