POETRY.
THE BEACON LIGHT.
izv MISS PARDEE.
Darkness was deep’niiig o’er the seas,
‘ And still the hulk drove on :
I No sail to answer to the breeze.
Her masts and cordage gone :‘
Gloomy and d rear her course of fear,
Each look’d but for a giave—
\Vhen-, full in sight, the beacon light
Came streaming o’er the wave.
Then wildly rose the glad’ning shout
Of all that hardy crew;
" Boldly they put the helm about,
And throiigli the surf they flew‘;
Storm was forgot, toil heeded not,
‘ And loud the cheer they gavc—-
As, full in sight, the beacon light
Came stremiiiiig o’er the wave.
And gaily, if the tale they told
\Vhen they were safe on shore;
How hearts had sunk, and hopes grown cold,
Amid the billows’ roar;
'XVlien not a star had shone from far,-
B y its pale beam to save— ’
Tlieii, full in sight, the beacon light
Came streaming o’er the wafe.
Thus, in the night of iiature’s gloom,
\Vheu sorrow hows the lieart—
'"\Vlien cheering hopes no more illuine,
And prospects all depart ;—-
Then, from afar, there shines a stat‘,
\Vith joyous light to save;
And, full in sight, its beacon light,
Comes streaming o’cr the wave.
From the Boston Ei'cm'ng Gazelle.
HOME.
Go, let the waiid’i'er search around
The hidden stores of earth ;
Go, where the farthest Iudiaii’s bound,
In search, ofjoy and niirtli;
He ne’er will find a charm so dear,
\Vliere’er his footsteps roam,
As that sweet sound that greets his car
“Of home, sweet honie.”
In that one word is centered all,
_That gives to life its zest;
It doth the waiid’rers. hopes recall,
And makes him doubly blest.
\Vhere’er his fragile bark is borne,
Though on the white sea foam,
One hope shall linger ’mid each storm,
> “Of home, sweet home.”
New hopes uiay rise to greet his eyes,
And pleasure frolic round ;
Yet ’iiiid its maze, one tear will rise,
To hear the wished for sound ;
Though from his heart all joys depart,
And withered his hopes become;
Yet still the charm that cheers his heart
“Is home, sweet home.”
. TI-IE CAPTIVE.
AN INCIDENT"AT ALGIERS,
DURI-.\'o,'rni-1 VISIT or ni-:cA'rUii's SQUADRON
IN 181-'3. ‘
.Tlie bay of Algiers is one of the most beauti-
til I have ever seen. The harbor isiii a seniicir-
ular form; at the further recess of which the
ity rigcs gently from the sea; and her white
'alls, flat roofs and terraces, from the narrow-
ess of the streets, seem, from the seaside, joiii-
d tovcther ‘until they reach the surrounding
ills vliicli are ‘crowned with viiieyards, and
'ri’n' altogether a striking and pictursque aiii-
liitheatre. On the western point of this harbor,
n ck ofland projects into the sea and on its ex-
r nity is built one of the strongest castles for
he protection of the place. It was from the
uns of this -castle, that in a few months after
he period of which I am speaking, the ship
oiiiinaiided by Admiral Milne, in the gallant
ttack of Lord Exniouth, sullered so severely.
losein with this fort our boats were obliged
o pa_ss on their way from our ships to the lan-
ling. -
. elightful as was the appearance of all this
o the eye, yet from our early recollections of
lood and crime connected with the history of
he place, we beheld it but as a “ whitened
epu'lclire,” and the intimation thatwe were soon
0 sail for the ulterior objects of our expedition,
vas received, I believe, with general satisfac-
ioii. ,
A constant intercourse had been established
ietween the squadron and the shore from the
noinent when our diliieultics with the Dey had
een adjusted, and the treaty had been signed
‘word for woi'd as it had been sent on sli0i'e.”—
‘ro\vds of officers were daily visitiiig the town,
iid among them the midsliipiiien of the differ-
ut ships were always to be seen dispersed over
he place, seeking with a perfect iiiiconeern, even
11 sacred and forbidden ground, for objects to
gratify their curiosity ; receiviiigt.lie courtesy of
those Algeriucs with whom, when they were
our prisoners, they had become acquainted, with
"as sincere a good-will as iftliey had never been
enemies, or returning the haughty seowl of
some stranger Turk with a smile ofreckless in-
difference.
It was my good fortune, in addition to my or-
dinary visits on leave to the shore. to attend the
commodore as one ofhis aids, in those which he
made to the. cliiefofficers of the goveriimeiit;
and -I often had my feelings strongly excited by
the humble looks and broken-lieartcd demeanor
of the Christian slaves, by whom the lemonade
and coffee were prepared and handed to us.—
Although liabited in the loose petticoat-drawers,
and slippers ofthe Turk, they were easily dis-
tinguished by tlieirlong plaited hair, the absence
“ of moustache and beard, and above all by their
dejected ineiii, from their lazy and overbearing
masters. I had taken a deep interest in them,
and had become familiar with many of their fa-
‘ccs. Among them there was ayoung Italian of
about five and twenty, the melancholy expres-
sion of whose handsome features had, upon my
first seeing him, attracted my attention. There
as something in his eye that spoke of pronder,
. appier days; and the quiet and almost indig-
o ant manner with which he calmly received his
,niastcr’s bidding, indicated that his spirit was
"not yet quclled within him, and was strongly
contrasted with the readiness with which that
birlding was "obeyed when it administered to our
easure. It was evident that from some cause
s feeling towards us where those of confidence
d friendship. It might be that he looked up-
ius as connected with him by our common
iri, or perhaps he felt grateful to us as the
tors, who had humbled those who had ensla-
' him ; and perhaps——and more truly as I af-
wards thouglit——-the hope of freedom was
niiig Km his spirit, and he regarded us as
nds upon whom he might soon call for aid
1 protection. B ut whatever were his feelings,
s had been so strongly interested in his favor,
1 several of usjuniors were at some pains to
‘am his story; and through the kindness of
- P-9 Ofvirginia-——wlio had been detainedsince
capture ofhis vessel, as parolled prisoners at
'lC1'So until released by our squadron—we were
bled to gratify our curiosity. The tale ofpoor
gelo Salvini has often been told with darker
itions, but I thought it gloomy enough, when
rst heard it.
twas a beautiful night in the spring-time
on, and the breeze, that floated along the
st of Calabria, though rife with a thousand
*ets, was not more blit.lie in its gairibols over
and rock, and moon-tipped wave, than two
ng hearts which there swelled with rapture,
i bridal party danced upon the strand. An
r afterwards the scence was fearfully chan-
. There were rnarks of rlisorder in the adja-
thicket, as ifa large body of men had rush-
om them towards the shore, and there were
Es upon the beach that could hardly be left
e light foot of a dancer-
teps stairiperl and dashed into the sand,
ic print of many a struggling hand”—-
BY VVIW. G. HYER.
V01” 18.
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and a silken scarf, or torn mantle, fluttered on
the water’s edge or drifted before the rising wind,
which now moaned around the headlands, as
lf_Ll11\V'lllll]g to fill the lessening sail of the
Corsair that was springing, with her prey, be-
fore it.
Poor Angelo! he knew not—and well he did
not—what became ofhis bride. But like all ex-
iles, who fondly think, that, can tliev but see‘
their native land again, they may recover all
that made it dear, his whole soul seemed bent
upon seeing his Italian home once more, when
somehow by the blessing of “our Lady,” all
would come right. He was never seen to smile,
and there was that earnestness of expression in
his faCe—tliat blending of manly resolution and
winning gentleness, which had so struck and
touched us at once—which, in a word, had in-
terested all of us most deeply in his fate.
The incidents of that cruise were generally so
novel and interesting, that the story of Angelo
Salviui may have been forgotten by other oili-
ccrs, among themes of a gayer and more on-
gaging character. But there are reasons why
it can never be erased from my memory.
The arrival and vicinity of oi_ir squadron had
caused an additional rigor in the treatment of the
prisoners, and as a precaution against their es-
caping to any of our ships, they were compelled
to carry about with them a ball and chain, which
in our country are only worn by the most despe-
rate felons. Decatur, with that generosity which
so distinguished him, did not hesitate at his in-
terview with the Dey, strongly to remoiistrate
against this degrading siglit, which he and his
officers were compelled to witness, The Dcy re-
plied, that this severity was iiidispensible, while
the Christian ships were in the offing; but that
if Commodore Decatur would pledge his word
as an American, and his honor as an officer,
that he would not countenance the escape of
any of the captives, their rigorous treatment.
should be relaxed, and every indulgence short
of liberty should be accorded them during the
stay of the American vessels. The pledge
was given for the captives’ sake, and strictorders
were issued throughout the squatlron, that no
prisoner was to be allowed to enter a boat, or
under any circumstances to be brought oil’ to the
ships. ‘
It was about noon, one day, when after land-
ing a superior officer on the mole, from the sc-
cond cutter. we had shoved oil, and letting fall
our oars, were seen under rapid way. \\"e had
proceeded the whole length of the basiii, arid
were just. doubling the castle which I liave ul-
rcady described, giving it only berth enough to
avoid the low rocks, that are piled for some short
distance around its base, and behind which a
person might easily be concealed. \Ve were so
near, as we passed, that the musquetooii of the
'l.‘tll'l/ilsll sentinel was perfectly perceptible, as
he paced up and down between the groups of
caiiiioiiiers, who were eyeing us through the
enibrasures oftwo large pieces of ordnance, that
nearly ranged with the point towards which I
was pulling froiii the shore. hfy attention was
directed to them, and the water was a little rough,
which perhaps prevented me from seeing any
object floating near the boat; and .[ was not a
little surprised, when I saw the head ofa man
suddenly tlart above the gunwale, holding with
his teeth a knife, while his hands grasped eager-
ly at the blades of the ears, as the headway of
boat appeared to be carrying it past him, before
he could make good his hold. His hands were
on the quarter before my order had saved him
from more than one blow with the looms of the
ears. I seized the struggling swimmer by the
shoulder, and with the aid of my stout coxswain,
he was quickly placed beside me in the stern
sheets ; but what was my horror upon discover-
ing, while the man yet clung to the gunwale,
that it was a Christian eaptive—that it was An-
gelo Salviiii. The instant commotion among
the people collected on the mole, told me that it
was impossible to screen him for a moiiient.—
To carry him off to the ship, in the teeth of the
ordersl had received, would have been madness.
Yet, how could I deliver him up 1.0 the hell-
hounds that were even no\v opening upon their
prey.’ There was adiscordaiit cry from the in-
furiated crowd upon the mole, which, although
unintelligible to me, yet its dreadful import to
poor Angelo could not be mistaken; and in a
moment the cannoniers hurried along the walls
of the fortress, while a dozen caiqucs shot from
beneath its battlenieiits. The eyes ofiny gal-
lant crew, that but now melted with pity, flash-
ed defiance, as they beheld this movement
around the bristling cannon. But when they
saw boats hurrying in pursuit, they curled their
lips in scorn, and gripiug their ears, with a nerve
that made them quiver in their rowlocks, they
glanced at me so imploringly for the captive,
and so triumphantly for themselves, that pity
and pride almost obtained the mastery over du-
ty iii my bosom. A single word from my lips
and the destructirii threatened by the Iufidels
would not have prevented my noble follows from
sweeping beyond the reach of the Corsair boat-
meii. A single word, and, ifwe escaped the fire
of the Moorish battery, which, from past expe-
rience no one dreaded, the hapless Aiigelo would
have been at least in temporary safety beneath
the Stars and Stripes. But I knew my coin-
mander too well to tamper with an order, that
had been so imperious as that in relation’ to the
captives. His honor as an officer, and his duty
as a disciplinarian, would alike have insured the
surrender of Angelo, and the punishment of my-
self; aii aggravation of misery to the one, and
the disgrace attending so grossa breach of orders
to the other, would have been the certain conse-
quences of my pursuing adilferent course of con-
duct from wliatl did. Yet, I shall ever remem-
ber it as one of the most painful inomeiits of my
life, when, as the barge of a Turkisli ollicer
hauled alongside of me, I detcrniiricd to stll‘l'(3n_
der the fugitive. 1 turned for aniomeiit to look.
before the act was done, at Aiigclo,—tlicre was
a resolved fixcdnesssiii the expression ofhis face,
as he eyed the exultinglook oftliose who claini-
ed him, that revealed the determined purpose
he had formed. Freedom had been almost
within his grasp, and yet not a inurrnur, not an
iniploring word escaped his lips——tlicy nioved,
but I thought it was in prayer to that cross, the
bright symbol of his faith, and before which he
felt. the crescent had often paled.
But when I gave him up, and they were (ll'£lg'-
ging him somewhat roughly into their boat, he
turned and gave me one parting look, while his
eye rapidly moved from my button to my face,
as if he almost expected to see my countenance
bear. witness to what he deeiried the tariiislietl
badge of our service. That look, I never can
forget. It was a mingled look of contemptuous
scorn, and disappointed confideiice. And yet,I
could not, and I did not blame him. He knew
not that, I, as well as himself, was the victim of
my orders. He knew not that the pledge, giv-
en by as chivalric a sailor as ever stepped aship‘s
deck, was given for the captives’ comfort, and
must be fulfilled fo_r our honor; but that look,
and the appealing murmurs of men, almost shook
my purpose : and, boy as I was, I so far forgot
myself as almost involuntarily to seize my dirk,
and to threaten, in my own language, as I lean-
ed over the quarter, my impotent vengeance
against the officer, in case he harmed the Italian.
“The malignant and turban’d Turk” only an-
swered with a scowl, as he turned round after
gaining a boat’s length from me.
The rapidity, with which the succession of in-
cidents had occurred, prevented me from ob-
serving .what had become of the knife, which,
when I first saw the poor captive in the water,
had attracted my attention, and I presumed that
in liftingliiin on board,it had dropped into the sea.
My feelings had been wrought up to such a
thrilling pitch of excitement, that ordering my
men to drop the boat astern, in order to gain a
more distinct view of the landing, we laid upon
our oars watching his reception on the shore.—
A yell of delight told that they had touched the
strand with their prisoner. There was an exci-
ted movement in the crowd——z1 rush and a strug-
gle along the mole. My boat’s crew sprung to
their feet involuiitarily,—aiid the tall bowmaii
swore that he saw the knife of the Italian red
with the blood of at least one Musleni, before a
dozen ataghans had cut him to pieces.
Poor Salvini! To avoid the horrible fate that
he knew awaited him in being bastinadocd to
death, he had stabbed the Turkish officer and had
fallen an immediate victim to the vengeance of
his men.
THE SOLDHEE ‘R.
INSTANCE OF EXTRAORDINARY
< COURAGE.
The following interesting story, respecting the
conduct ofa young Polish ofliccr serving with
the French army in Spain, is related by the
Duchess d’Abrantcs, in the 8th or last piiblislied,
volu_rne of her iiiemoirs :
“\Vhen Murat was in Madrid, lie had occa-
sion to send some dcspatclies to Jiiiiot in Lisbon.
These dcspatclies were ofthe iitmost,iinportaiice,
and all the roads lctiding from Madrid to the
Portuguese capital were covered by giicrillas,
oriby regular troops coiniiiandcd by otliccrs who
had acted on iiiiportiiiit part in the Spai‘ii.sl'i re-
volution, and who thus composed the ariiiy of
Castanos. Murat mciitioiicd the dificulty to liar-
oii Stregono.‘l', the Riissiaii Aiiibassadoi' at the
Court ofSpaiii, who had reiiiaiued at M.'idrid. It
is well kno'~.vii that at the period here referred to,
liussia was the ‘friciid’ rzitlicr than the ally of
Fraiicc. liuroii Strogonofftolil the Giiiiitl Duke
of Berg that he could suggest a plan for the ti‘-.iiis-
iiiissioii ofthe desputclies.
“ ‘Adniirel Siiiiaviii,” said the Baron, ‘is in the
port of Lisbon. Send to me one of the most iii-
tclligciit ofyour Polish laiiccrs. He shall put
on a Russiari uniform, and I will give him de-
spatclies for the Admiral ; you can give him your
instructions verbally, and 1 will answer for it that
all will be right, even though he should be taken
twenty times between this and Lisbon. The
insurgent army 1S too anxious to secure our neu-
trality to be the first to create a ground of ru p-
turc.” ‘
“Murat was delighted with the sclic._ni:i. lie
requested the (joiniiiander—iii-Ciiicfofthe Polisli
troops, who I think was Iirasinski, to select for
him a brave and intelligent yoiiiigoi“licei'. Two
days afterxvards the Polish comniander sent to
the Grand Duke :1 young man for wlioui he de-
clared lic would aiiswcr with his head. He was
named Leckiiiski, and was only eighteen years
of acre.
“The Grand Duke of Berg was iiota little as-
tonished to find the young officer manifest the
utmost eagerness to undertake an enterprize of
no ordinary peril, for in the event of his being
discovered, his fate was certain—and that fate
was death. Murat, brave as he himself was,
could not refrain from pointing out to Leckinski
the danger he was about to encounter. The
young Pole smiled and said, ‘If your Imperial
Highness will give me your orders, I will pledge
myself to execute the mission. I thank my.G.en_-
eral for having selected me from my comrades,
every one of whom was eniiilous of the favor!
“The Grand Duke augured well ofthe young
man’s courage and intelligence. He gave him
his intructions. Baron Strogonofif supplied him
with despatclies to Admiral Siniaviii. The
young Pole was equipped in aRussian uniform,
and set. out for Portugal.
“During the first two days he pursued his
course without molestation; buton the afternoon
of the t.liird day he was attacked by a party of
Spaiiisli troops, who uiiliorsed and disuriucd him,
and conducted him before the General command-
ing the military force of the district. Luckily
for the adventurous young Pole, that General
was Castanos hiniself.
“Leckinski was perfectly aware that he was
lost ifsuspected t.o be a Freiicliman. Conse-
quently, he immediately resolved with himself
not to utter a syllable of Freneli, and to speak
only Russian and German, which latter language
he could speak with facility. The angry iin-
precat.ions of the troops who conducted him to
Castanos sufficiently convinced him of the fate
that would await liiiu, should he be discovered.
The liorrible death of General Rene, who only
a few weeks previously had perished in torture
for no other offeiice than that of attempting to
join Junot, miglit well have shaken his foititutlc.
Death itself may be braved, but to meet it by a
refincineiit of torture is more than the bravest
man can contemplate with iiidill'ci'eiice.
“ ‘\Vlio are you '1’ said Castanos, addressing
the Pole in Frcncli, which he spoke with per-
fect fliiency, having been educated at Sui'ro;'.e.
“Leckinski looked steadfastly at his interro-
gator, made a sigii,’and replied in G-ermaii, ‘I do
not understand.’
“Castanos himself uiiderstood and spoke Ger-
inain; but tipcarcntly not wisliing to take an ac-
tive part in the business, he called one of the of-
ficers ofhis stall, by whom the exariiiriutioii was
eoiitinued. The young Polo gave his 11nS\V'e1‘S
Z.tll,Cl'D‘dtCly in Russian and in ('iCt'l')‘JL‘t.ll, and kept
liinisclf cautioiisly on his guard against clroppiiig
ti single word (3fIl‘l'Cll(.'ll. He had no easy part
to play, for in the lit.tle apartment in which the
cxariiiiiatiori took place, he was presscil upon by
a crowd of persons all tliirstingfor his blood, and
maiiifestiug a ferocious eagerness that he might
be found guilty—tliat is, declared to be a Ii‘rcric_li—
man.
“The furious excitement was increased by a
circumstance which threatened to involve the
uiifortiiiiate young man in inextricable dilliculty.
An aide dc-cainp of Cast.-aiios, (one of those fa-
natical patriots so numerous in the Spanish war)
who from the moment of Leckinski’s arrest had
declared him to be aI7rencli spy, rushed into the
room in which the exaiiiiiiatioii was going on,
holding by the arm a peasant dressed in abrown
jacket and high crowned hat, surmounted by a
red feather. Having worked his way through
the crowd the t’)Il‘lC€I' placed the peasant before
the Polish officer
“ ‘Look at that man,’ said'he, ‘and then in-
form us whether he is a Gernian or a Russian.
He is a spyI would swear by my salvation,’
continuedhe, stamping his feet furiously on the
ground. .
if i 0‘1:l_t._:‘ .
journey from Madrid to Lisbon I
. “The peasant for a few moments gezcd stead-
fastly at the young Pole. Then his dark eye
kindled, and with a bitter expression offury and
ll(1I!‘("1l-\_l_‘IC €‘.\1('lZ1Il1]€(.l, ‘Es -utn I"rances .’ Es mi
Frances .”
“He related that a few weeks previously, he
had been at Madrid to convey some hay, having
in coniiiion with all the inhabitants ofhis village
been required to carry forage to the harracks.——
‘I know this man,’ continued the peasant, ‘lie is
the same to whom I delivered the forage, and
who gave me areceiptforit. I stood beside him
for nearly an hour, and I know his face well.—-
\Vheii I saw him arrive, I said to my comrades,
"Plus" is the French officer to whom I delivered
my forage.
“Castanos probably saw the truth; but he
was noble and generous enemy. It was not
by wantonly spilling blood that he wished to cc-
ment the edifice of Spanish liberty. Castanos
possil_1_ly perceived that the prisoner was not a
Russian, but he dreaded the cruel treatment
to which he would be exposed if he were dis-
covered to be a Frencliinan. He suggested
that he should be allowed to continue his jour-
ney; but at this a hundred mcnaciiig voices
were raised.
“ ‘But’ asked Castanos, ‘would it be prudent
to expose ourselves to the risk of a rupture with
Ilussia, whose neutrality we have so earnestly
solicited ‘.7 ’
“ ‘No,’ replied the officers; ‘but let it be pro-
ved that this man is really a Russian.’
“Leckinski heard all this, for he understood
Spanish. lie was led out and locked up in a
niiscralrle clianiber, which rescinbled a (liingeon,
in the most fearful days of the Iiiquisitioi‘i.
At 1l;,: moment of his arrest, Leckinski had
not t:1sti~_l food since the afteriioon of the prece-
ding <l:i‘f', and when the door of the prison closed
upon ‘iii.n, l.Sliours had elapsed since he had
p-tirtalc of any iioiirisliiiient. Add to this, the
fatigue and aiixiety he liad suli'crcd in the inter-
val, and it cannot. be matter of surprise that he
threw iiii‘nsc.lf' iii a state of utter cxliaiistioii on
a inatt'r::ss which lay on the ground in one cor-
ner of his prison,
“lle had been asleep about two liours, wlieii
the door of the chamber slowly opened, and
soiiic one softly approached his couch. A hand
was held before the fianie of the lamp to shade
the light from his eyes, and when the hand was
witlidrawii, Leckinski felt some one tap him on
the sliouldei‘, and in a sweet-t.oiied female voice
uttered the words, ‘Voiilczz vous soupcrl’
“The youiig Pole, who was suildciily roused
from his sluiiiber by the glare oflight, the con-
tact ofthe hand, and the words ofthe young fe-
male, raised himself on his couch and with his
eyes scarcely open, exclaimed in German——
‘Vfliat did you say?’
“ ‘Send him his supper,’ said Castanos, on
hearing the result of this l’ii'st trial, ‘and saddle
his horse and let him continue his journey. He
is not a '.l'rencliman. How could we have kept
on the ‘iinask when thus taken by surprise ?--
Tlic tliiiig is impossible.’
"B LILSQSIEHOS did not exercise undivided an-
Leckiiiski’s supper was sent to him, it
is true, but he continued in his dungeon till
iiioriiing. He was then conducted to a place,
\Vl](fll(‘Z(:‘ilte could see the mutilated bodies of ten
Frcncliiiien who were brutally massacred by
the peasantry of Truxillo. There for the space
of at whole day, he was left to conteiiiplate
death in it most horrible form. He was surroun-
ded by snares—watelied by cars _and eyes ea-
ger to catch at any unguarded word or ges-
ture. At length, at the expiration of several
hours of cruel trial, he was rec-onducted to his
prison, to reflect at leisure on the horror of his
situation.
“ ‘Gentlemen,’ said General Castanos to his
l)l'0tllCl‘OfIlCC1'S, ‘I am as fully sensible as you
of the importance of preventing communication
between the ilitlei'ciit French eoiiiinianders at pre-
sent in Spain, but in tiie position in which this
officer stands we cannot treat him as a spy on the
mere assertion ofa peasant. The man may be
mistaken. He may be deceived by a rescin-
blance, and in that case we should be murderers.
That is not the character in which we ought to
show ourselves
“It was a cheering relief to Leckinski to re-
turn to hisrprison. For nearly twelve hours he
had before his eyes gibbets and mutilated bodies.
Though his mind was haunted by horrid ima-
gcs and gloomy forebodings, he iievertlieless fell
into a profound sleep, for exhausted nature de-
manded repose. Amidst the dead slumber in
which all his senses were lulled the door again
softly opened, a female form approached his
couch, and the same sweet voice which had ad-
dressed him on the previous night said in a half
wliisper,—‘Rise, and follow iiie—-you are saved
-—your lioizse is waiting,’
“At the words "you are saved’ Leckinski
started up, and immediately recovered his pre-
sciice of iiiind, he replied, as he had before
done, in Geriiiari, by the question, ‘\Vhat do you
want ‘I’
“Oii being infornied of the result of this new
tcniptaiioii, Castanos urged his iiiimediate liber-
atioii : but his wish was again overruled.
Leckiiiski passed ariotlicr misci".ible niglit.-—
At; day-break next nioriiing lie was awakened
by four men one of whom was the peasant who
zillcdgcd he had seen him at Madrid. Tliey
had come t.o conduct him before a sort of court,
composed of the ollicer.-: of Castaiios’s stafl'.--
Tliev addressed to him the most bitter inenaccs,
but,.firm to his resolution, he appeared iiotto uri-
derstzind a _word they said.
“\Vlieii arraigned before his judges, lie iii-
qnired in Germaii for his iiiterpreter. . The lat-
ter was brought in, and the exai'nination com-
nienccd.
“He was asked what was the object of his
He replied by
showing the dcspaelies from the Iiussian Ani-
bassador to Admiral Siiii.'i\'in and his pasport;
but for the unfortunate encounter with the peas-
ant, who liad seen him at Madrid, these proofs
would doubtless have been satisfactory. How-
ever, the young Pole firmly adhered to the ac-
coui;t he had first given of liiiiisclf and never
prevaricatcd in his uiiswers.
“ ‘Ask liim,’ said the President of the com-
mittee, ‘whether he is friendly to the Spaniards,
since he says he is not a Frenclinian ?’ _
“The hitcrpret.er translated the qiicstimi.
“ ‘Yes, doubtless, replied Leckinski, ‘I love
and respecttlie noble cliaraetcr of the Elpaiii:ir(l§i
and I wish your nation and mine were both uni-
ted.’
“ ‘Colonel’, said the interpreter, .‘the prisoner
says he hates us, because we carry on war like
Banditti; and he would like to see the whole
nation united as one man, that _he might anni-
hilate it at a single blow.
“Whilst these words were uttered, the eyes of
the whole assembly attentively watched the ex-
pression'of the pi'isoner’s countenancfia 10 SP6
what eflect would be produced by the infidelity
of his interpreter. He stood unmoved-
“Leckinski was prepared for every trial, and
was on his guard against the Snare-
v
“ ‘Gentlemen,’ said General Castanos, who
was present at the examination, ‘it appears to
me that there is no ground for suspicion against
this young man, and therefore he must be
set at liberty and allowed to pursue his jou_r-
ncy._’
A.ccordingly his arms and desputelies were
restored to him : and the brave young Pole thus
. —V—
blazing forestick,-_-‘and now says he, “Phin, the
nuzrc's mi-n.c .’ —
EAT.-\L TRICK or A CoiwU1iER.—A dreadful
accident occured at Arnstadt on the 10th of No-
vember. On that day Liusky, the celebrated
lggetdemain performer, gave, in the presence of
Schwartzburg Son_dershau_ser, aygraud exhibi-
tion, in _which, be distinguished himself by an
extraorclinaryflisplay of his art._ Six soldiers
from the garrison were introduced, to fire with
ball cartridges at Madame Linsky, the young
wife of the c_or_ijurer.—Tliey were however, in-
structed in biting the catdridge to bite offthe ball
and keep it in the mouth, as they had been shown
how to do on a rehearsal. Madame Liusky was
for a tune unwilling to perform the part allotted
to her in this trick ; but by the persuasions of her
husband, she was induced to consent. The sol-
diers, who were drawn up before the companv,
took aim at Madame Liiisky and fired. Forva
moment after the firing she remained standing
upright, but the next moment she sunk down
sayirig, “Dear husband I am shot.” One ofthe
musiiet balls, which had not been bitten off.
passed quite through her abdomen. The un-
fortunate woman never spoke another word, and
died on the stcond dav after she received the
wound. Marty ofthe spec-tatoi's fainted, and the
horror ofthe scene has given a shock to the rea-
son of Linsky. It was indeed a spectacle which
triunipliaiitly passed through a series of trials
which required almost surperliuman fortitude
and presence of mind.
to Madrid, but Juiiot would not suffer him again
to expose liiinself to the dangers he had so im-
raculously escaped.
“'i'-' M. Leckinski is at present in Friziice.”
as -a. ...L'_'V::uJ
BeiISCELLA.i.‘t’Y..
FEMALE BEAUTY AND ORNAMENTS.
The ladies in Japan gild their teeth, and those
of the Indies paint tlieni red, The pearl ofteeth
must he died black to be beautiful in Guzurat.-—-
Iii Greenland the woiiieu color their faces with
blue and yellow. However fresh the complex-
ion ofa Museovite may bc,slie would tliink her-
self very ugly if she was not plastered over with
paint. The Chinese must have their feet as di-
miiiutive as those of the she goats; and to ren-
der them thus, their youth is passed in tortures,
In ancient Persia, an aqualine nose was often
thought worthy of the crown, and if there
was any coinpetition between two princes, the
people generly went by this criterion of majesty.
In some coiiutries, the mothers break the noses
of their children; and in others press the head
between two boards, that it may become square.
The modern Persians have a strong aversion to
red hair.
wariii adniirers ofit. The female Hotteutot re-
ceives froiii the hand of her lover, not silks, nor
wreaths offlowers, but warm guts and reeking
tripe, to dress iicrsclfwith :—cii vi able ornaments.
in China, .~;-iiiall round eyes are liked; and the
girls are contiiiually plucking their eye-brows,
that they may be thin and long. The Turkish
women dip agold brush in the tincture ofa black
drug, wliich they pass over their cye—brows. It
is too visible by day, but looks sliiiiiug by night.
They tinge their nails with a rose-color. An
Africaii beauty 1l'lU.:':'l. have small eyes, thick lips,
a large flat nose, and a skiii beautifully black.—
The Emperor of l‘vI.onoiiiotapa would not change
his aiiiiablc negrcss for the most brilliant Euro-
pean beauty.
Au oi-nainent for the nose appears to us per-
pei'fectly unnecessary. The I’eruvi-ans, how-
ever, tliink otlierwise;—-—and they hang on it a
weighty ring, the tliickiiess of which is propor-
t.ioiied by the rank of their husbands. The cits-
tom of boring it, as our ladies do their ears, is ve-
ry common in several nations. Through the
perforation are hung various materials; such as
green crystal, gold, stones, a single and seine-
tinics a great number of gold rings. This is ratli-
cr troublesome to them in blowing their noses ;
and the fact is, some have infoi'nied us that the
Indian ladies iicvcr pcrforni this very useful op-
eration. '
The female head-dress is carried in some
countries to singular extravagance. The Chi-
nese fair, carries on her head the figure ofa cer-
tain bird. This bird is composed of copper, or
of gold, accordtng to the quality ofthe pcrson.—
The wiiigs spread out, fall over the front of the
head-dress, and conceal the temples. The tail,
long and open, foriris a beautiful tuft offeatliers.—
The beak covers the top ofthe nose; the neck is
fastened to the body ofthe artificial animal by a
spring, that it may the more freely play, and
tremble at the slightest motion.
The extravagaiice ofthe Myantses is far more
ridiculous than the above. They carry on their
heads a slight board, rather longer than a foot,
and about six inches broad ; with this they cov-
er their hair, and seal it with wax. They can-
not lie, nor __lean, without keeping the neck
straight; and the country being very woody, it
is not uiicoinrnon to find them with their head-
dress entangled in the trees. VVlie.never they
comb their hair, they pass an hour by the fireiii
melting the wax; but this coiribiiigis only per-
formed once or twice a year.
The inhabitants of the land of Natal wear
caps, or bonnets, from six to ten iuclieshigh, coin-
poscd ofthe fat of oxen. They then gradually
anoint the head with a ptirer grease, which,
mixing with the hair, fastens these boiiiicts for
their lives. .
l\IAiNr~: I:LoQUn-.\'cr:,—Tlie correspondent of
the Portland Advertiser, gives the following re-
port of one of the speeches of a iiienibcr of the
Legislature of that State :-
"Old Uncle Sturdivant.,” of Cumberland,
as he is called, continues to discuss every subjcct
with great gravity and form. The old gentle-
man to day regaled the House with an anecdote
on the Dozccr and Tenant in curtcsy Bill, forit
matters but little to him how complex is the
quesi.ioii on which he speaks,——witli an excellent
anecdote which has a moral in it, and which I
will therefore recite as well as I can in his way.
“A man nigh my town, who is now in the land
that flows with milk ("6 honey,” said Mr. S.,
“had a faiiiily o’sons (Sc darters,—aud the story is
a fact, t\Ir. Speaker. And though he loved all
the sons and dartcrs, yet he loved one the most,
and I don’t know, Mr. Speaker, as it will be un-
pzirliaiiicntary to tell his name. His name was
Pliiiieas, c/cur Pliineas, ‘my c/cur Phineas,’ the
old man ollers cullctl liini. \Vell, continued
Mr. Sturdivunt, l.'.i_\'ing down the case with the
fore linger ofhis right hand in the palm ofhis
left,—well, the old man loved Phineas so that,
he waiiterl, when he slipt olftlie handle, to give
him all his property, but he was afeared if he
waited till that time the other sons and tlurters
would git it away from liini; and so one day,
he says, ‘conic Pliirititis, and lct’s go to the law-
yers, aiid I’ll deed you ulliiiy property now.’
\Vell, the old iriau iiiontcil the n.i:ire, and trotted
offto git the deed made oiii,-—aiid Phineas walk-
ed arier. They went to the. lawyer's and the law-
yer made out the deed, and when Phineas got it
be mounted the more, and said, ‘Father, new
the marc’s mim':,’—aiitl so I’ liiiieas trotted off home
with the mare, and left his old father to go a foot,
who felt as ifliis heart would break. \Vhen
Phineas got home he felt iniglit.y smart to think
every tliing was his, and hardly treated any bo-
dy wcll. The old father kept quiet. I-Ie did‘nt
say much, but he thought a good deal. I_S‘inieb_z/
(by and by) he and Phineas sot down to talk
over matters: ‘My dear Phineas? said the old
man for he ollers called him dear Phineas;
‘I've been a thinking in my mind that there's
something or other in that are deed that’s writ
wrong.’ ‘\Vell what is it, father, said Phineas
——‘why I don’t know exactly_,’—b_ut I’m pretty
sartain, that something or ot.her‘s swrit wrong-
aud if you’ll hand it to me, 1’ll pint out what it
is. Phiii begun to be a littel sceary and up he
jumps and hands the deed to his father to let him
pint out the wrong if he could.-——wl'ien the old
He arrived safely in Lis- l
hon, fulfilled his mission, and wished to return:
l
l
might have unmanned ilie inost firm. It is to
be hoped that this event will serve as a warning
1 to all eorijurers, as well as the spectators oftlieir
tricks, who usually show so inconsiderate a con-
fidencc in the art ofthe performer, not only with
respect to cases of risk of life, but to other
practices of a dangerous iiaturc.—Austrian Ob-
server.
C.-isiim-:r.i-: SIIAWLS.——-At Kilgliiet, in the dis-
trict of Soudah, twenty days’ journey from
Casliinere, is hold the great mart for the worst-
ed employed in the maniifacture of' those soft
stiifls used as shawls, and almost as much in de-
riiand by the elegant females of Europe as the
more voluptuous inniatcs of the East. There
are two qualities of worsted; that which is most
readily dyed is white, the other species is of a
light ash color. which cannot without some dif-
hculty, be rendered suliicieiitly white, and is
more frequently used of the natural color. Ono
goat rarely furuislics more than two or three lbs.
of worsted per year. After the shearing, the
two qualities are carefully separated; after
wliicli they undergo repeated washings in rice
water. Great importance is attached to the op-
eration of wasliing; and the Caslimcrians attri-
bute much of the beauty and delicacy oftlieir
unrivalled productions to the line qualities ofthe
waters of their valley. At Kilgliiet, the worsted
of Cashmere is sold in the rough at about two
r ‘ r shillings per pound ; but, as the preparation and
I lie Purks, on the contrary, are »
washing occasions a loss of 50 per eeiit., it is
sold at t e loom for six shillings the pound. The
form, size, and border of the sliaivls varv ac-
cording to the diflcrent markets tbr which the
manufacturer designs theni.—’l‘rans1ated from a
Turkish newspaper. "
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CIIAR.-\CTER.-—AluOng'llle zealous and devo-
ted Christians, who were raised up to do good
tli rough \Vliitcficld’s instruiiicntality, was a man
of the name ofllogg, a grazier and large butcli-
er in Gloucester.sliire. I-lis character for integ-
rity was so thoroughly appreciated, that eveli
the irreligious farmers in the neigliborliood often
said toliim, in dealing, “Mr. Hogg, we know
you will give us the value of our c:ittlc—you are
by far the bestjudge of the proper p rice—take.
tlicm, and pay us what you think them worth."
Never in a single instance, it is said, did they re-
gret their confidence in his lioriestv. \\rllC[-1 the
world is so full of Cliristians, why is it that an
iiistaiiee like this is rare '! Think ofa Cliristian
not perfectly trustworthy! whose life for the ten
or twenty years of his profession has been such
that his neighbors will not trust him where his
own pecuniary interests come in contact with
theirs I Suppose the present generation ofyoung
Christians were to aim at 3 change in this res-
pect——fixing their eye on nothing less than a
state of things in which the title of Christian
shall imply in him that bears it, such honesty
and a loofness from the love of money, that he
will be trusted, as Mr. Hogg was _.'——Vt. Cliron.
SUICIDES IN J.-iP.aN.--In Japan almost every
considerable crime is punished with death. Mur-
der, smuggling, arson and theft, are equally sub-
ject to extreme punishment. If the criminal is
of noble rank, he usually solicits the fav,or'ofbo-
ing his own executioner; and when he has ob-
tained it, and has undergone the usual prepara-
tion, lic cuts open his abdomen by two cross in-
cisions. This mo;le ofiuflicting death on them-
selves is so coninion in Japan that every person
of consideratioii carries about with him always,
the instruments necessary for the legal accom-
plishment of this sacrifice. ()n account ofa sin-
gle word—for the most trifling quarrcl——for a
Wllllll-.--lllc Japaiiese cuts open his abdomen.
In their youth, the cliildreii ofa family exercise
theiiiselvcs so as to be able, when occasion offers,
to perform this horrid rite with dexterity and
grace. They practise their lessons with as
much ardor as Eiiropcan lads exhibit in their
gymnastic exercises. This direction given to
their ideas inspires them at the earliest age with
the utmost iiidilference to death, which they pre-
fer to the slightest insult. The law itself recog-
nizes the act, and regulates its circumstances.-—
In orderthat itsliould be coiisuinniated in alegal
inaniier, it is necessary that the victim should
have on a white robe and a special vestment,
destitute of ornament and armorial insignia.—
\Vlien he is thus attired, the people garnish the
exterior of the house with white hangings, to con-
ceal his coat ef arms; and then before his as-
sembled family, the noble immolates himself, in
the prescribed manner with a dagger.
M.i'ri>.iiuoi\‘ IAL .DlSAPPOI’.\"1‘)1ENT.,-—-On Mon.-
day last, a middle-aged couple, from the neigh-
borhood of Apperley Bridge, presented them.-
selves at the alter in the parish church of Brad-
ford, for the purpose of being bound in matrimo-
ny’s silken chains, when to the astonishment, or
rat.her the amusement of the spectators, and the
gr_ievous disappointment ofthe fair one, the in-
tended bridegroom (who it was evident had par-
taken too freely of thejuice of Sir John Barley-
corn,) declared ofi, saying that he had a good
mother still living, who made him very comforta-
ble, and he thought it “too bad” to desert her in
old age. The parties immediately left the church
-—tlie maid, in high dudgeon, went homeward,
and the swain, with some companions, to 8.
neigliboririg public-house, where, from the sac-
riliccs wliich he made the jelly god, he soon
forget both mother and intended. It may please
the curious to learn that this amiable pair have
endured a courtsliip of fifteen years.—Query,
unlzich has bcen the u'oocr.’—Leeds paper. '
A DDUBLE D;sci~:r'1'io:t.—“Great sensatiori
was excited last week in a certain town on the
Soiitlieinsitle of the metropolis. A young lady
resident there, had, from her beauty and more
substantial attractions, no lack of wooers.-—
Among them were a wealthy and respectable
brewer, and an oilinan in eoiisiderable trade.—
Each of these gentlemen, it appears, thought
himself the favored swain,-—t,he former‘ on the
strength of _a dclaration that “the man of her
heart dealt in hops,” arid_tlie latter because,
wlien, he presented his suit, the fair one replied,
_,.“Tlie m__an I love cuts capers” ' ‘But, after all,
their hopes and fears were blasted by the as-
tounding intelligence that she had cloped on
Monday last with a dancing master.
James Eastman, the thief who tried to escape
up the chimney, and was stopped by the grate,
must have found a great bar to his rising.
In classing birds, we would say weather cocks
are meant for the church ; but hens are decided-
ly the lay subjects’ of the state.
Au auctioneer ought to be by nature strong;
for though only one man, he is often called up:
' ‘ ' l
man took the deed and chucked it under the on to knock down aiot.
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