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. §And theybiing br_otl_iei'i:lings to the older in fear

_ And there fell lll8.)'0l.llIl, in the pridelof his

_3And cold is that bosom ii hicli once beat so high.

' happiness. On one of these visits I observed

‘seated in the counting room, I made known

‘ indeed a treasure; and an accident singular

’ seventeen years of age, possessed, as I suppo-

' I lived caressed and admired. Although in

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".I‘is midnight--’t_is nmiuigm ave‘: Egy'pt’s H ,
b cal,l.ed, and hastily left the store. I was glad

darkskr. ~ ..l.V.
And in WhiI'lwitid,& storrfifthe sirocco sweeps
All arid and hot is its de,a‘t_h breathing blast,
Each sleeper b'reailies_tli'i‘ck, and each bosom

beats fast.
And that young mdther ivakes; and starts in
her rest, ‘ lbreast,

And presses riibre closelygthe _bab'e‘t;o her
But the heartitliat she presses is 'd‘e‘ath-like
and Sllll, [cliill.

.'And the lips that she kisses are bireathless and ’

A5 ll"? 9-Usllalls so dirge‘-like‘&. sad on his car.

But that b'r'other returns not the tre'ri'ibling
euibraize-—— _ in his place.

He speaks liot——he breathes nol—death lays

And the first-born ofEgypt are dying ailoiindi
’Tis a sIgh—’tis a m'Oi1il*-and then sluiiibers
more sound : its are fled;

1 find to you,’
' his forehead.

playfully placing‘ finger on

,‘.‘ But befoib I had tl'me_ to answer, he was

he did, for when I_ cast my ‘eyes on tli'e person
lie_had thus irit?oduced,I felt such a crowd of
indescribable sensations pressiiig ‘upon hie at
once, that I was confused in the .ejrtr,eine, and
had_ any one been present, Iain certain I
should have appeared bordering on the ridic-
ulous. I believe the lovely girl s_aw_ it,for she-
colored as deeply as the fine sir_awb_‘errios she
carried in lier__ basket. I staiiiineredj some-
tliihg about the beauty ofthe ihorning, and
handed her _a_chair. She ‘Sa.t...(.lOWl‘I, and I
ventured to l’o_ok at her agai_n,°‘——She was dres-
sed perfectly clean, but scrupulously neat, and
her fine figure, thoiigh .evidently undeslgnecl,
was by her dress, exliibited in the most be-
witching manner. would attempt to de-
scribe but, but you have -seen her, and it is
needless; , She was abou_t_ fourteen, and theo
thought involuntarily forced itselfupon my
mind, ‘ifsuch be the biid,_wliat. will be the

.,FlleybUl\Val\elr0lllllielf sleep,aiid their spir- flower‘, There was ,5 mod“, ,,,,ass,,m,,,g

They but wake into life to repose with the dead.

And there lay. the infant still stniling in death,
Scarce heav’d its young breast, as it parted
with breath ; ,
And there lay the boy in yotitli’s budding
. " blooiii, ' [the tomb!
With the ‘calmness of sleep, but the hue of

. prime, . [of crime,
In the spring-tidi=._ 'ol'life, and perchance too
And ui‘inerv’d is that arni,8z. closed is that eye,

And the fdnd mother's hope, and the foiid fa-
tlier’s tfust _ [d'ust.
And the widoiv’s sble stay, are returning to
Egypt has uo't a place where there is not one
‘lead, V [shed.
From the proud uionarch's palace to peiiury’s

And the bearis of that "country are desolate
tl0’~V, K [brow ;
And the crown of her glory is struck from her
But while. proud Egypt trelnbles; still Israel
_ is free,
Unfetter’d, unbound as the waves of the sea.
I From the fluburn (JV. Y.) F ree Press.
THE STRAWBERRY GIRL.

I, A few years since business ofa mercantile
nature called me to Boston, the metropolis of
New England. In regulating my affairs, it
became necessary-to call frequently at the
house ol'Mr.-M. . I frequently dined
_with him and his family, which consisted only
ofhis wife, one ofthe most charming and
lovely wdinen I have everseen,atid three fresh
blooming and beautiful children, the culture
bfwliose budding, promising powers, formed
their cliiefand tnost delightful recreation, and
Ldo not recollect an acquaintance in any
family that appeared to enjoy Su_C_ll unalloyed

 

bn the table a plate ofmost delicious_,strawber-
ties which were the first I. had that season
seen, and made a remark to that effect.

_ “ These berries,” said Mr. Iii)‘ “ are
my peculiar favorites,” as he significantly put
his finger to the centre of his forehead, where
do its broad and smooth surface I had often
noticed a ‘small, red protuberance not. widely
differing in appearance from the fine fruit be-
fore ns.' - - -

“Your predilection,” answered I, smiling,
ffis sufficiently accounted for, but it imist
have been a fortunate hit indeed, which plac-
ed it on the spot where it is so plainly dis-
cernible.” ' - ‘

“ It was not altogether accident,” he repli-
cd, “I have often heard my mother relate the
circuinstauces : I was their oldest child ; but
8 short time before I was born, my father and
mother, walked into a field where there was
an abundance of strawberries, and while my
fiiotlier seated herself on a mossy bank in the
shade of a wide spreading ash, my father had
selected a number of stems ofthe finest fruit,
and throwing hiiiiselfby her side, tossed them
into her lap. They were just what she wished
and while eating them, a large and beautiful
red one attracted fher notice.

“ ‘ See what adelicious strawberry I have
found,’ said, she, holding it up by the stern to
my father. ,

“ ‘That, my dear, is miile,’ he replied,
playfully snatching it from her and putting it
to his own mouth. A slight flush passed over
her countenance, as she endeavoured in vain
to recover it.

_ “ ‘I will mark my child with that straw-

berry,’ said slie,laiighing as she spoke,and pla-
ced the tip of her white finger on the centre
ofher forehead,——the berry was fixed but it
‘was the most fortunate moment oftny exist-
-ence, for to that strawberry I owe all my hap-
piness !" ,
A look which denoted a deep feeling ofmu-

 

'tua'l satisfaction, of happiness which could not _

be mistaken, passed between Mr. M-----
and his wife, and the deep blush which accom-
panied it excited my curiosity to obtain an
explanation of the him he had thrown out.-

tnannei about her, wliicli made,itevident's,li_e
was iinused to’ the-business she had und‘e,rta-
ken. The straivberries were as neat in their
appearance as she herself, and whiflhslie in-
' nixed tvli'eth'er I wished for them, there was
‘ti silver‘-toned sweetness in her voice which
charmed tne. ‘ ‘ .

u 6 Have you often brought strawberries to

the city?’ Iiuquired. _ , , Q

“ ‘ Never before,’ she answered; ‘my
aunt with whom I live was unwell _; she wished
for a cordial, and without the means‘ ofobtain’-
ing these things, I could not bear to see her
suffer, but obtained her leave to make the at-
tempt ofrelieving her wants in this manner;
and you will obl_ige,iii_'e by letting me return
to my aunt’s assootijas possible.’

“ I ret_nrn‘ed her‘ the basket, and put a five
dollar bill in her hand—slie looked at tne with
siirpiise. , '

‘f ‘I cannot take it,’ said the lovely girl ;
‘ what would my aunt say ? I must not for-
feitlier good opinion,’ and she placed the
money on the counter.

“ ‘You will keep the tnoney,’I replied,-
‘tell your aunt it is a present from a friend,
and assure her she shall be provided for.’

“ She hesitated, but took the money with‘
an expression on her countenance, that made.
her appear more lovely, than ever.

“When she retired, I watched her sylpli-
like and beautiful form ‘as it receded from my
view, with an emotion entirely new,but which
will never be forgotten. Iliad learned her
place of residence, and a few days after, tin-
tler pretence of a morning"s ride, I took Miss
Emerson, a young lady who was an intimate
friend of mine‘, into the carriage, and visited
the spot where the person who had so much
interested me lived. ~

“ It was a delightful retreat-—ernbosomed
in trees ; and so numerous were the flowers
and blossoms arotind the liiitnble cottage, that
the very air breathed of perfuines,'and the
birds, uuterrified by our approach, fluttered a-
mong the branches which aliriost obstructed
the palli. VVe alighted, and were met at the
door, and welcomed by the young lady, with
a cheerfulness and case which denoted better
days. Miss Emerson was no less charmed
with her than myself; but we regretted to
find that her aunt was declining rapidly, and

to all appearance the last rays ofthe taper of ’

life were already glimrneiting in the socket.-
:We>soou returned,._Miss Emerson having left
a substantial proof of her benevolence, and
henamiable disposition. My father, to whom
Miss Emerson related the occurrences ofthe
morning, was so interested, that he, as soon as
was practicable, made them a visit himself;
but he arrived only to witness the funeral ob-
seqtiies ofthe kind aunt. While the proces-
sion, in which my father joined, was moving
from the church to the place of burial, he
learned from the officiating clergyman, who
was an acquaintance of his, many particulars
respecting the young lady who had so deeply
enlisted the feelings and syrnpatliies ofus all.
Her father, who was_a respectable minister,
lived in the western part of the State, where
he had settled over a small but affectionate
congregation. He had been there aboutthrec
years, and his only child, Maria, was about
two years’old, when both he and -his amiable
wife were seized with a fatal disease, and the
same grave received-their remains on the fifth
day after the first attack. The orphan Maria
was as soon as possible sent to reside with her
only aunt,-a maiden lady, in affluent circum-
stances, by whom, as soon as her age permit-
ted, she was placed in one of the first board-
ing schools in the city, where she remained
until about two years before the death of her
aunt. At this time the failure ofa mercantile
house in whose hands near the whole ofher
property had been placed reduced them to
the depths of poverty. The kindness oftheir
friends, and the needle of Maria prevented
their suffering; but her atint was unable to
sustain the feelings such a change in her cir-
cumstances produced, and she gradually sunk
to the grave, leaving Maria an unprotected
and friendless orphan. _

“ ‘ “That will become ofher now, God only

A¢°°'dl“glYs When} ‘ml’? dinner! We were Vknows ;’ added the clergyman, as hepfinished

my wishes ivitlrout reserve. .

“I shall willingly gratify you,” he replied,
“ for I love to recall the iiicideiits to my ima-
gination. You have seen Mrs. M-'——--
iou admire her ;--I adore her ; for she is the
same fond, confidiing, affectionate creature as
when first fbecotne acquainted with her, and
it was to the happiness Ireceive from her so
ciety, and friendship, that Ialluded. She is .

enough threw her into my possession. I was
sad, of every thing that could make a person
happy ; health, wealth, friends were mine,and

the almost daily habit of meeting with some
ofthe first young ladies-ofthe city, I had seen
then) come and go with out any impression
being made upon my heart, or a single wish
excited to call them mine. Iloved their C0lll-
pany, I admired their beauty and grace, and
.Wa‘~5'll_eV€r more happy than when in the soci-
ety of-‘the lovely andthe gay. One fine mor-
ning’, 1 vrasitt. my l'atlier.’s._'gtore, chatting and
latigliiiig with ayoung gentleiiiari on the coni-

lieturncd to leave the store, I lieard him ad-
dress some person in the street with——‘Young
woman do you wish fo selltliose str'awber'ries?’

“ ‘I’ do’ was the a'r‘is‘ii'/cr.

"W ‘ Then‘ walk in.’ _ _

‘V’ ‘ Edmoiid‘,-”said' he as he‘ again entered
the store, ‘ I send all the strawberries I can

his short narration.

“ ‘ She shall never want,’ replied my father
as they arrived at the gates ofthe little city of
the dead, where the fresh mound of earth
showed the ‘ appointed habitation.’

“ ‘Ifthe girl is what she appears,she shall
find at my liotise a hotiie and a parent.’

“ ‘ God will bless you,’ rejoined the minis-
ter, ‘ for befriending the amiable orphan.’

“ The procession stopped, the coffin was
deposited in the sacred earth, and a prayer by
the clergyman finished the impressive sol-
emnity. Maria‘ hungover the grave in speech-
less %“°f_r as she saw the earth heaped upon
the remains ofthe only relative who had been
spared for her in the wide world ; and when
the last green turf was placed on the little
mound, she fainted, and was carried senseless
to a ne'rghboring. house. When she had stif-
ficiently recovered, the proposal of my father
was made‘ known to her by her venerable
friend the minister, and accepted with a grat-
itude more eloquent than words. She left a

_spot where her morning oflife had been spent

in youthful happiness and innocence, and in
a short time found, herself-‘at niy‘fathér’s door.
What was my scirprise, my rapture,-atbeh0ld-
iug him leave the carriage with the lovely
creature, whom, of all others", I'most wished
to see, hanging upon his arm, and clinging to
liim' as to her only friend and protector. She.
entered the room, and was introduced to my
,lll0lllel' as the,-‘Miss Rosewell, in whos‘e favor
Miss E. had so warmly‘ interested llel‘S'elf¢

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l “ ‘ Edmond,’ said my father,1a| I entered

the apartment,,“ this young lady you are to

consider as your sister ; you Will be to her a

brother.’ I took her hand-pressed it to my

lips, and while her blushingvcountenance and

eloquent eyes plainly informed me that She
remembered our former interviews, I assured

my father! should always feel a pleasure in
complying with his wishes. Titus did our ac-
quaintance commence. This aniirble Maria
became the delight of her numerous friends,
thejoy of my parents, and the admiration of
the brilliant circles in which She movedi her-
self a splendid star. The impression that was
made at our first interview was never obliter-
ated, and the little strawberry girl became the
adored mistress of this mansion. Never have
I reflected on thesesingular occurrences with-
out a feeling of gratitude to my Maker, who
in this manner bestowed on me _a trefiure
which has tirade my life one of continued
sunshine; and unalloyed happiness.”

 

. . NEW srsiiiuoivs T0 OLD TEXTS. .
“Whosofindefh it ii}ife_fit2deth a good thing.”
_I would not be uncourteous, but this text to
me appears full of truth--full ofwit, and fun
of satire. Metliiriks I see Solomon, not array-
ed in his royal robes, sitting on his ivory
throne, guarded by three lions of exquisite
sculpture, giving audience to princes, or re-
ceiving the august, the charming, and the co-
rious Qucen of Sheba—-nor in the more easy
costume of luxurious repose, his soul attuned
to love, and his heart intent on pleasure-—
which he wore when be repaired to the de-
liglitful botvers ofiudoleuce and case, where
he met the beauteous damsel who sung to him

“ I am the rose of Sharon and the lily of the
valley,”—-but I see him, sitting, in his study,
slipshod, his nigit cap pulled over one ear, his
‘keen eye glancing with thought, a half stip-
pressed smile playing on his lip.

‘ -Wlioso_findefh’—'I‘liis is a word pregnant

with meaning--1-‘ii\'ni~:'rit-—as if it were a
thing not to be obtained by diligence-—not to
be gained by a wise exercise of our faculties-—
it is not he who ‘clioosetli,’ as if the under-
standing had any thing todo with it; but he
maketli it a mere matter of chance--of find-
ing.-—‘A wii‘v:.’-—Womeii were plenty enough
then, I dare say : perhaps superabuudant, and
a thousand willing yesses, sporting from the
glotis to the denials, waited a chance to pop
out the welcouie question; but a ‘WI’!-‘E’-—
-noue of your everlasting gadders abroad-
uone ofyour high top knots that expend all
their husb:iiid’s"earnings on their backs-
none of _vour sly,sini|ing sitnpering backbiters,
who can ‘ slia’ or wink away a neighbor’s rep-
utation with more pleasure than she sweeps
down cobwebs; but one of your neat, kind,
affectionate home bodies—-who sees that eye-
ry thing is done in season and well-—iv. o
keeps her children clean and tidy, and teach-
es them, from the least to the largest, to be-
have with riiodesty and propriety—who min-
glcs the liousc-wife’s labour with iiitellectual
itnproveiiient, and while she makes home, by
her neatness and good nature, a place where
her husband delights to sit ;, renders herself,
by the iuiproveiiit of her inind,a fit governess
for her children and an ainiable companion
to her spouse. She is not merely a woman
bound to man, buta WIFE, and whosoever
fiudeth such an one certainly findetli a good
thing.

But there is Dorothy Slow, who sleeps till
eight these delightful spring mornings. Her
husband is anxious to get to the fields with
his hands. “ Dorothy-—Dorotby ! do you
know how every thingis put out of sorts by
your loving your pillow so much better than
voiir duty 9" What then? 'shall we never
marry, lest we find a woman only and not a
wife? Not so; but permitaii old friend to
give a few'of the indications which the expe-
rience of 3000 years, since Solomon’s time,
has pointed out, which may lead you in the
right way to find a good wife. -

l—Observe that the girl be neat in her
dress and person. A slaternly maid, depend
on it, will make a sluttish wife.
2—Mark that she be affectionate and obe-
dient to her parents, and that she treat elder-
ly people with respect. A girl who neglects
the wishes of her parents, and is rude to ven-
erable age—\.vill neglect you whenever selfish
motives may prompt, however solemn may
have been her vows.

- 3-She should be fond enough of dress to
wish to appear well among her companions.
This is laudable ; but when a fondness for gay
things leads to extravagance—beware—your
purse will pay for it—she is selfish.

4-An ignorant wife will necessarily be
self-willed, or stupid ; and however beautiful
will soon cease to interest. Look, therefore,
not for beauty,’ but for correct principles and
an amiable disposition; these combined with
industry and intelligence, will wear well, and
love will grow as the freshness of youth de-
cays.-— Village Record.

 

FROM THE NATIONAL JOURNAL.

the Court Martial‘ has passed in the case of
Commodore Porter, is now before the people.
That it will be read without regret by every
individual who is sensitive on the subject of
his country’s rights, and the glory oflier Na-
val reputation, arid who has a memory for
past services, and a heart to appreciate them,

such regret will be blended with disappoint-
ment, in relation to the result of the trial, ex-
cept i_n the minds of those men who are not
in the practiceof tliiuking correctly, or inde-
pendently, and without prejudice, we are not
disposed to admit. _ _

The charges preferred against him were
coniniitted to'a Cour't Martial, composed ofa
body of able and upright officers, men ofhigh
and fair reputation, composing very little
short ofa majority of our naval Captains, for
their decision upon them. That decision has
been in corisisieiicy with the opinions Of two_
Adininistrations, and must be I'803lV€<l' 35’ 11
powerful evidence of the Wisdom’ and justice
wltich advised the proceedings originally, and 3
which have ultimately sanctioned and appro-
ved tlieiii. There are no persons who would
have rejoiced more sincerely in the acquittal
of Comm. Porter, than ourselves; for we
should have felt then as we feel now, that ev-
ery step had been marked by impartiality and .
de'l-'rberation,and that the sentence would have ‘;
been then, as it now is, just and equitable. ,

To‘-attribute to the Secretary of the Navy,:

‘hostility against Comm. Porter, would beat-
Ltogether gratuitous and unsustainable even‘ by
‘a shadow of evidence. The firstfact=.lias'been

 

is not, and ought not to be expected. Btit that 4

assumed by Mr. Monroe as lliS/filllfnli 355 all
the stibsequeut acts have. been no more -than
the necessary‘ consequences of the first : what
has beengdone by the Secretary of the Navy,
he was bo'un'd to do by the duties of his office.
To permit a relaxation of discipliiie, or a
spirit of insubordination, to prevail in the Na-
vy, would he to destroy both its character and
its efficiency. It was his duty to enforce the
rules of the service,aiid from the performance
oftliat duty he did not shrink. If he had
shrunk, he would have been unworthy to
hold the high and responsible station, which
he now fills with honor to himself, and credit
to his country. Whenever the Secretary of
the Navy shall passively permit hiinselfto be
treated with coiituniely, he will, by his OWII
condtict, afford a sanction so .insubordlna'.ion
through all the inferior ranks in the service,
the consequence ofwbich may be more easily
conjectured than removed. .

The charge in relation to the affair atFox-
ardo, besides disobedience of orders, involves
questions of international right, very import-
ant in their character, settled by euiineutjur-
ists and legislators, and saiictioued by long 8:.
universal usage, and which may not be bro’t
into coutemptand doubt by tliczeal of indi-
viduals, or the indiscreet ardor of public func-
tiouaries. The territory of Spain, at peace
with the U. States, was invaded by Comm.
Porter, not iii quest of pirates, not to punish
any robbery of American vessels and citizens,
but to avenge an alleged insult offered to the
U. States, in the person of Lt. Platt. When
C_otn. Porter landed, he made no search for
pirates, nor even instituted so much of the
form of inquiry as might have served for a
pretext to cover his descent. His only and
avowed object was to obtain an apology for
an insult offered to 'Lt. Plait as an American
officer. The oflicer thus aggrieved visitedFox-
ardo, not for the purpose of obtaining redress
of any injuries done to Ainericzin citizens,not
to pursue pirates who had been guilty of out-
rage to vessels of the U. States, but merely in
the dress of a private individual, to recover
goods stolen by citizens of one island fro. the
citizens of another, in which neither the iii-
teresis ofour citizens, nor the integrity ofour
cliariicter, were, in ‘anywise implicated.

With regard to the second charge, it must
ever be a subject of regret that an officer stari-
diiig so deservedly high in the confidence of
his country, conspicuous for his gallantry and
patriotism, and, we may add, for his zealous
preservation ofdiscipline in the squadron eu-
triisted to his charge, should, in his own ex-
ample, have violated that subordination, in
the absence of which no government, politi-
cal. moral, or social, can exist. ‘We have no
desire to dwell on this point; but shall merely
add, that, where the constitution of the coun-

ry officer of the Republic to respect and ac-
knowledge it; and it is one of the duties of
the laws to cause it to be respected and ac-
knowledged, in all cases, where, owing to the
infirniities of the human mind, a disposition
of an antagonist character exhibits itself. It
is no less necessary that due respect and sub-
ordination should be exhibited in the conduct
ofan officer of the highest rank, towards the
President ofthe U. States and the head ofthe
department, than that they should be display-
ed‘ by inferior to superior officers in actual
service. Subordination is the very cement
which holds together the entire fabric of otir
-military system. Loosen it, and the whole
arcliitecture will tremble ; destroy it, and the
edifice will fall into ruins, and become the
pity of those who admired, and -the jest of
those who feared it. ‘ -

Interesting Present to the .N'alt'on’s Guest.
The common Council ofthe city ofN. York
some time since engaged Mr. I. F. Bragg to
transcribe on large sheets ofpaper, duplicates
of all the acts and proceedings which have_ta-
ken place in that city, for the purpose oftes-
tifying to the venerable Lafayette the respect
ofthe people, with the addresses and replies
delivered on such occasion; and also other
interesting documents.

The celebrated penman has just completed
his task, which occupies one hundred andfifly
sheets. It is said to exhibit a specimen of ev-
ery kind of writing, and to be executed with
great accuracy, taste and elegance. These
sheets are ornamented with .several designs.
drawn by Mr. Burton of Washington, such as
a representation of the Capitol at VVashing-
toii—-tlie City Hall, New York; and the min-
iatures of Washington, Lafayette aiid_ Harn-
ilton, which were painted by Ininan-—and all
are said to be done with great skill.

Each ofthese sets are to be bound in a su-
perb style—one for General Lafayette—ihej
other having on its title the signature of the
General to be placed among the archives of
the Common Council of the city.--Traveller.

‘ The Oration rfMr.-Webster at Bunker Hill
has been translated, in New York, into the
Spanish language, by Jose Maria I-leredia,

COMM. PORTER.-—The sentence which -who was exiled frorii the Spanish dominions

for his liberal opinions, and love of coustitu
tional liberty ; and a well executed edition
has been published by Wilder and Campbell,
for the Spaniards in the United States, who
are desirous. of circulating it among their
friends at borne, as a means of rousing them
to the resistance of oppression.

.Mt'lfon’.9forthcomzng work.—-The work from
the pen of Milton, entitled “De Doctrina-
Christiana,” respecting which so much lias_
been said in some ofthe» London Journals, is
stated in the New Monthly Magazine to af-
ford proof of “ what he was never suspected
of being—an ./1rian.’’

«
——

Sickness at Key West.--A gentlenfan arri-

-ved at‘Charleston from Key West states that

the yellow fever prevailed there to an alarm-
ing extent. . When Comm. Warringtou left
there (six or eight weeks since) there were at
the Island about 30‘ marines, and from 30 to
40 sailors. Of this number, when the inform-
ant departed, but three men of the marines
were enabled toperform duty, two thirds Of
them heir: dead, and the remairrder lying
very ill‘. Ellellli Com. Tupper wasleft in a
dying state.—'Phe fever was also very fatal a-

mong the sail.irs"—‘-the hospital being crowded

with the sick, and but five or six enabled to
do duty. The U. S. sloop Vagabotld, had
been dispatched for the‘ purpose of endeavor-
ing to fall in with Com. Warrington, off Ha

in the face of the plain and candid deposition Jana or- MatanZas,.to inform- him ofthe great
-of the Ex-President, any feeling of personal gniortality prevailing at Key West,-and to ad-

‘v'ise with liitji concerning the removal ofthe

 

try has placed authority, it is the duty of eve-i

removal of the U. S‘. forces, Ste. before they _of the town‘; where judgment is reudbred.
all fell v‘iciiiiis'-:to the fever.. _. l

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fiuetiic Adriis.
An act_for licensing_an'd regulating Ldttery

ffices.

Be it enacted by the Seitate and House of

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m’_d, That no_ person or persons shall, within
this state, sell any Lottery Ticket or Tickets,
issued from or under the authority ofany oth-
er state whatever, or open or keep any otfic¢;’
shop, or store, for the purpose of selling or
procuring any lottery ticket or tickets afore-
said; 0|’ act as a broker, "factor, , or agent, 
buying. selling, or procuring to be bought or
sold, any such ticket or tickets, orlariy part;
P°|'"°"t or interest therein, or in effectingany
Offnfifacl In regard thereto, or shall set up,eit- .
lubtr, or publislf, or cause to be set up, e.'xltit:‘-I
ited, or piiblislied within this state, any writ-
ten or printed offer or proposal to buy, sell or
procure any such ticket" or ticl-:ets,or any part,‘
portion or interest therein, without first have,
tug obtained a license thereftlr, hereainfte.‘
provided ; and such person or persons so of.-
feuding, being tliereol duly convicted beford
the County- Court, slulll, for each offence, for-

fine of fifty dollars.

this state, shall grant a license for.the sale of
procuring any such ticket or tickets, or operi'--
iug said office or shop, for the purpose ofsell-
ing or obtaining ticket or tickets as aforesaid}
upon payment,by said in|iabitant,to_said clerk,
for the use of this state, the sum of one lion?-
dred dollars : which four so received,said clerk
shall pay over to the Tieasiirer of this state,‘
deducting, however, one dollar for his com-
pensation for such certificate or license.

Q3. No license granted by virtue of thili
act‘, shall be of any validity, for any longer
term than one year from the date thereof.

K} 4. All suits and actions grounded on this

tornies for the state in the respective counties,‘
.and the sums recovered, exclusive of costs,‘
shall be paid to the treasurer of the state.
§.5. The seventy-fifth and seventy-sixth
sections of an act concerning crimes and pun-
ishments are hereby repealed.
June 3, l825.—Approved.
An Act in alteration of an act entitled “ An
Act encouraging and regulating Fisheriesfi’

Be it enacted S,-'c. That yearly and every‘
year frotn llle first day ofApril to the twenty-
fiftli day of May, there shall be a passage 0-‘
pened in the rnill-dam below Paucatuck
Bridge, with an apron, formed of oak timbers,-
twelve inches square, to be ten feet in width,
‘and extending from said dam at least ten feet
below the sanieon an inclined plane, to the‘
bed of the river, and to rest upon a solid bed
of stone, to be there kept and supported by
the proprietor or proprietors‘ thereof. And
similar passages shall be opened, in manner
as aforesaid, excepting the apron aforesaid, in
all other mill-;dams in said river, excepting
the Sanford Taylor mill-dam, which shall be
opened sixteen feet in length, eight feet be-
tween the middle of said river and the East-
erly shore, andeiglit feet between the middle
of said river" and the W'estern shore, in the
most convenient places for the fish to pass in
said river. And the owner or owners, occu-
pier or occupiers of any ofthe dams aforesaid,
who shall neglect 'ors'i‘-ifefuse to ‘open the ‘pas-
sage or passages as aforesaid, on or before the
first day of April annually shall forfeit the
sum of twenty dollars for every such refusal
or neglect, and for every succeeding duy’s
neglect or refusal to open a passage or passa-
ges as aforesaid, from the said first day of A-
pril to the twenty-fifth clay ofi\tIay, annually
the offender or'offenders shall forfeit one oth-
er sum of seven dollars. No person or persons
shall be permitted to erect or continue any
ware or other obstructions, within sixty feet
of the gaps in said inill-dains, upon penalty of
seven dollars for the first offence, and four
dollars for every succeeding day-, or less space-
of time said obstrtiction shall continue in said
river, from the first ofApril to the twenty-
fifth day of—May, annually. "
§ 2. ./1nd be it further enacted, That the
twenty-fifth section ofthe act of which this is
in alteration, be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed-—-provided the Legislature ofthe state
ofRhude Island shall agree toa repeal there-
of; and that this act shall take effect and be
,in force whenever said Legislature ofthe state
.of Rhode Island shall adopt the same amend-
rnent. - '
June 8d, l825—Approved.

An Act to repeal part of an act, entitled “An
Act for encouraging and regulating Fishe-
ries” aiid part of an act, entitled " An act
to correct certain mistakes in the revised
Statutes.” ' ‘

Be it enacted, &c. That so much ofthe act ,-
ientitlecl “ An Act forencoiiraging and regu-
lating Fslieries,” and also so much of an Act
entitled “ An act to correct certain mistakes
in the revised Statutes,” passed May 31,1822,
as do prohibit, or may be construed toprohibit
the erection of any dam or dams, across the
Quinebaugh, Sliet_uckct, Williuiantic, and
Nachaug Rivers, for the purpose ofraising the’
water in the some to carry mills, or the ina-
chinery ofany utanufactiiring establisliiiieiits,
be, and the same are hereby repealed.

May 2i, I825--Approved.

An Act to repeal part ofthe eleventh sectiorr
ofthe act concerning Fisheries.
Be it enacted, &'c. That so , much of the e-

for encouraging and regulating Fisheries,” as
relates tottie building or continuing of any‘
mill-dam or other dam heretofore built, with’-
iii the town of Farmington, across Windsor"
Ferry river, or to the opening. of a sluice-way‘

pealed. ' I _
May 25th, 1825—Approved. 
An act to prevent the drawing of seines or’
Nets for taking Fish in Pista-pang Pond.

.Be it enacted, Sfc. That from and after the’
first day of July next, no person or persons"

net in Pista-pang pond, for the purpose of
taking fish, under the penalty of seven dollars‘
for each olfejnce,-to be_,sued for and recovered‘
before any Jiistice” of the Peace in‘ either of,
the towns adjoining said pond.——0"ne half of‘
said penalty’ shall belong to the person 0l'pel'-
‘sons who shall‘ sue for and prosecute the sonic’
to effect, and'the other half‘ to the Treasury

stay as, ia'25--Approved, _ g. ,_

Represeiitalives in General ./Issembfy conve-

feit‘and pay to the Treasurer of this state db

2. Any Clerk of_thc’ County or Superio,‘ A
Court upon application of any inhabitanto '

act, shall be instituted and pursued by the at- ’

leventh section of the act entitled “An Act A

in such dam, be, and the same is hereby re"-’

shall draw, or cause to be drawn, any seine or_ V