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From the London Literary Gazette.
USE OF PHRENGLUGY.
Away with all doubts and misgiving,
Now Lovers must woo by the book—
There’s an end to all tricks and deceiving,
No man can be caught by a look. .
Bright eyes or a love-breeding dimple,,' ‘
No longer their witch-2-ry fling;
That lover indeed must be siinp e
Who yields to so silly a thimr.
No more need we fly the bright; glances
VVhere Cupid shot arrows of yore:
To skulls let us limit our fancies,
And love by the bumps we explore!
Oh how can we tell in aniinute
What fate will be ours when we wed:
The heart has no passion within it
That is not engraved on the head.
The first time I studied the science
With Jane, and I cannot tell how,
’Twas not till the eve of alliance,
I caught. the first glimpse of her brow.
Casualty finely expanding,
The la rgcst I liappened to see ; _
Such argument ’s far too coiniiianding,
Tliouglit I, to be practised on me.
’ Then Nancy came next, and each feature ,,,
As mild as an angelfs appears;
I ventured, the sweet little creature,
'I‘o take a peep over her ears ;
Deslructivcricss, terrible omen,
‘ Most vilely developed did he E
(Though perhaps it is common in women,
And lieiirts be all they destroy.)
" The organ afspcc-ch was in Fanny !
I I‘SlIU(.l(ICI'L’(I-—,I.\VL!.3 terribly strong!
t Then fled, for I'd rather that any
‘ Than that to my wife should belong,
I next turned my fancy to Mary-—
She swore she loved nothing but me:
How the look anrltlie index could vary,
For nought but self-tovc did I see. I
Locality, slily betraying,
In Helen a passion to remit,
Spoke such predilection for strayiiig.
Thought I-—she’ll,be never at home.
Oh! some were so low in the loreliead,
I never could settle my mind;
‘While others had a.ll that was horrid
Initcrrible swcfings l)Clll2‘.(I.
'.At length ’twas my lot to discover
The finest ofskulls I believe.
To plcaze or to puzzle a. lover, _
. That Spurzliiiizn or Gall could conceive.
’Twould take a whole age to decipher
The bumps upoli Eimly’s lieail,
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So I sure, I will settle fir Joe liere,
And study [lj(‘lIH1Il.€:I' we’re wed.
Fro.-;i the New- Yorlr Express.
Bl.-IJOEI D‘i§“vV.‘4§I‘\'t’.3‘«’t3‘ LE'1‘TER.
No. Ill.
\Ve have just received from. Rot-knway the
following “petition” from our friend “ the Mn-
jor” addressed to Congress-—“llie represeiila-
lives oflhe people.”
‘ “/6 have, we confess, been led into popular
lielicfllial nothing short oftrieig/zty porter--seine-
thing of mctalic cliarriclcr at least could lift us
out ofour present diliii.-ully,—-but we find that
we, in Ct)lllliI‘X(’)'l‘l.Wllll a large and extended circle,
are in error—a’ud that when we come to l:7j'ting
we want (1 power of :1 directly opposile charac-
ler.—W'e further confess that we never have
seen the credit system s.zaclow‘rl fort/1. mor u-
droilly and more appropriately. The Major
will see, when he comes to gel the Presidcnl’s
Message, that the President don’t. agree with
him as to Llie e.icperl2'em-y of getting offlhe “ Two
_ Pollies” or any other Polly—lhougli he does
indirectly hint at the use ol'soli'iclhii.'g not unlike
the l.'iInjor’s plan. in the "way of trftl/lg, in the
shape of Treasury Notes. “to expect now lo
hear from the Mzijoroii matters introduced in the
Message. and as the Presiilenl very frankly asks
free discussion. we SIJHII no doulrt, soon be able
to see lhrutlgll the “ fog bank," if we can't
through other Books.
To the Represmt«1;Iz'e.s of’:/ic People oft/re Uni-
ted States q/‘Nari’: x1meiica,in C'ongre.s«s at
I‘I‘7(l5flII1gl0T1 .
Il.os;a.m'.i‘x'. Sept. -lib, lS37,
Near‘ t/in u"rr.r/r oft/ic Taco Patties. I
IIO.\'0R.‘.BI.E G‘)-1.'i'1‘L}2.‘.1l-:l\',—-I have been wail-
ing for this day to come ever since the Two
Pollies was run on shore by Captain Jurnpcr.
so thatl could lay the case right afore the hull
people in one swing. for there is no way of gellin
any matter well Zl1l€Uv'.l(’.(I lo, that belongs to the
people, till the representatives all git together at
\Vasliinglon in Congress.—l look upon you just
as I would on a barrel of cider biled down to a
quarl—for the hull barrel is in that quarl, and
jest so the hull people are ln you.
I suppose you all know that the Two Pollics is
on shore. and that owing in that condiliou she is
in considerable pctil——holli masts are broken off,
and.a very leetle more than her hull is left. It is
pretty well known how she got in this snarl-—
aind the next Illln_,,_’__{ islosee ifsoine plnn can’l be
tixed on lo get her out on‘l. You have the pow-
er to do this, and as every body knows and feels
that there is not and never has ben and never
will be again, any vessel afloat that cnncompiire
with the " Two I’ullies,"-—il is your duty to see
that some means are taken to gather off shore.
Every body who has been ol’l'to see the hull of
this vessel, says there ziint nothin llnn floats that
comes any way nigh her for beauty and
slrenglli—-for tho’ she has now ben tliumpin on
the beach for a COllSltlC‘l'£1l)lC spell—slie is as
sound and as strong from her keel to her deck
timbers as ever she was—-this is owing mainly
to the manner she was first built——lor you know
—and ifyou donl know I will tell you, that she
was billjest at the close ofllie last war, and all
the timbers in her was carefully taken from eve-
ry State ofthe Union—-and she was bill by the
nation—every Stale sendin a carpenter to see
that every part on her was well put together-
and every carpenter too brought timber from his
own Slate to ptit in lo licr——live oak——locust—
pitch pine——cedar—and all kinds used in ship
building--and acomplelcrjob was never launch-
ed into the water. So long as she belong’d lo
the nation all went on well enuf—she could do a
coastin trade a foreign trade-—she has been round
Capes and Pints of all names and nalur—“ Cape
Horn,” “ Cape of Good Hope,” “ Cape Hater-
ass,” Pint “ Look out,” “Pint Judilli,” and
“ Pint no Pint,”--and every body at home and
abroad tliatl-lnow’d any thing about Sl(‘ll kind of
craft, has been beam to say there warn’t sich a
vessel in all creation. Well, it turned out in an
.evil day, that “ The Government” liau’ld down
the national flag, and said it warm accordin lo
the constitution to own sicli a vessel, and that
States only should own and sail ‘em. No soon-
er said than done, all the States turned to and
built in a hurry a hull batch of vessels pretty
much afterllie fashion of Mr. JefI'erson’s_ gun-
boats--but “old Pennsylvanyi” 11 l%U0“'l“ Old
critter, and well knowin what the “ Follies”
was composed on, struck in and bought and
hoisted afiag on the “ Two Pollies.” She knew
as things was goin, ifall hands went on shore.
the “ Two Pollies” would stand the best chane
‘ofgeltin offwilh least damage——and as things
now gram], I don't see but she was about right—
for the “'I‘woPollies” is as sound now as ever
she was, and only wants ltftm over the sand
bank behind her amloncc afloat wrllbe as good
-as ever she was.
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L I ‘ XX.
The business now is—liow shallslie be lifted
of}? On :his pint there is a good many opinions.
Some say she ought to wait and lake the chan-
ces for high tides and low trade, and go olfwilli
all the resl~—and that if Congress makes any ap-
propriation, il ought to be sifted round among all
the vessels now €.1Slll)l‘f’.--l)Ul this is prilty much
like the condilioii I once tell‘d on about the wag-
gons in the mud’. Now my notion is, we had
best try an “ experiment” with one-git her off
if we can-—and llien willi her aid, try to git the
resl_off—-l'or lliere aint. power in all creation to
lift ’em all of together. I have a great likin, I
must say. for the “ Two Pollies.” Iknow what
she is built on, for tho’ she has changed flog, she
aiiflclianged owners. and her keel and knees
and plank and floor-timbers, lliey are all the
snlne——and she is worth savin for the good she
has (lone and can do yet. And this is my plan
--Congress ownsa considerabe pile of empty
lmgsheacts layin round at the Navy Yard at
Brooklyn. Alll want is to have the use ofa few
on ‘em fora spell-—-il wont cost the country a
dollar-—for llicm einply casks aint worlli nolliin
till a pinch or a warcr some sich kind oflliing
comes, and I promise to return them all afore
they are wanted for other work.
Some of you may say that eznpty casks sound
too uiuch like crcclit——and you wont let ’em be
USt:tl, unless they are lill’d Willi stones or iron or
gold or sand or silver or water, or something that.
sounds solid or metalicabut all ,I’ve got to say a-
bout it is—-that kind of work woiil lift any thing
off shore-—give me the use oflhe empty cas/cs to
do the liftin and call it credit or what you will
I'll promise to git the “ Two Pollies” afloat with
‘em-—and then you may fill ’em as you please-
but ifyou want to push the " Two Pollies” deep-
er in the sand you can do so by rolling on top
on her your czisks fill‘d with heavy melal. of iron
or gold or stones or silver, for in any l2ftz'7t work
one is about as bad as lolher, and the heaviest is
the w rsl.
I don’l mean “ to commit” myselfand say
that Igo for empty cnsks belore full ones for all
kind of work-—-llint ain’t my notion at all——l)ul
I say when a vessel is on shore and you want to
lift her off. empty cr/sks are better than full ones
——and when you git her off, then turn to and fill
up your em ply czisks for liallasl, and keep ’em so.
lfyot:rlionorable body. then. willjesl pass a
resolution and say, ‘* that the owners of the
' 'l.‘wo Pollies’ shall have the use of a few empty
casl-zs mark’d ‘ U. S.’ on condition that the same
be used to git said vessel ol‘l'sliore—-and on con-
dition loo, that the said “ Two Pollir-s” will on-
gage lo drug ()lI‘Sll()l'(’. all olizer crnll. (worth sa-
'vin,) and relurnin said enipiy casks uninjured”
—llien I can only say you will see along sh-ire
about as brisk a time as ever you seed in your
born days. _
lfanyon you are afraid ‘6 ltftake the respon-
sibility,” you can turn the hull scrape on’t on to
me. .Thelime is come wht-.i‘i you must do some-
lliing. and llie plan I propose is sound and won’t
cost noiliin—nol lialfzis much at any role as n
will to pay yourcxpenses in making long speech-
es about it.
Every thing is aground. The “ Two Po“.‘es”
——-“The Treasury” and " the industry oft/to corm-
lry"——llie hull scrape is in the mull—-jest where
I expected we should be and as l.loll’d you three
years ago-but I don’t want [0 say nothin more
ulioul it. Some folksl know want inc losii:.iIp-
en my axe and slat round and chop up foll-:3--—
but that aint my noliou. I am willin to say you
all meant for the best—bul you made a great
iiiisluke, and the best of folks make mistakes
somclin'ies, and theonly difference between good
folks and bad folks is——1lint good folks as soon as
they see their mistake turn lo and mend il—~
wliilsi bad folks try to brow-beat and threaten
and bully and get out of it that way——but this
won't do.
The up-shot ofllic mailer is——llie Country is
in trouble-—i1tctustry which is its stand by is at
its stand still——-arid no one but ollice holders git
any lliing to live by and they are paid out oftlie
earninsofllie pcople—every thing depends on
ilie-inrlustry aft/ic pcopte—-ifyou check or ob-
slrocl t/ict—every thing must go to smash, and
in a little lime the people won’l be able lo pay
you your expenses in goin to Washington to
make laws for ’em. You will bring llieir noses
lo the grindslones-—and as I'm one on ’eui my
nose I spose will be ground too. but I hope you’ll
let me grind my axe also on the sauiesloue, and
if I ony can keep one as sharp as lolher, I won’l
have the worst on’t now I tell you.
Your fellow citizen.
J. DO \VNING, Major,
Downingville Mililizi,2d Brigade.
From the Bufliilo Commercial Advertiser.
A .‘§C512l’a".':} IN COUl{’l‘.
At the present term of the General Sessions,
occurred ascene of no ordinary interest. Two
brothers, one apparently twelve, and the other
fourteen years of age, were indicted for grand
larceny. The property alleged to have been
stolen was two horses. The elder of the two
boys was put upon his trial, and his younger
brother was sworn to testify against him. He told
his story with all the simplicity of youth and
innocence.
It appeared from his testimony, that some
months since, their father, who was in indigent-
circumstances, emigrated from Plymouth, Mass.
to Chicago ; but was unable to take them with
him, having previously bound them for It term of
years, to work in one of the factories in that
place. Their master becoming bankrupt, ab-
sconded, while they, deprived of employment
and of means of support, were defrauded of
their wages. Under these circumstances, with-
out money, and almost destitute of clothing,
they turned their backs upon their former home,
with the intention of seeking that; of their fa-
ther; with no other encouragement for the pro-
secution of thcirjourney, than the courage that
animated their young hearts, and a paper obtain-
ed from the frozen fountain of charity, recom-
mending them to the benevolence of those they
should meet on their way.
Thus prepared for a journey of a thousand
milns they set out, ignorant of the world and of
the country through which they were to pass.fi
In this manner they proceeded. begging their
food, and sometimes, when unable to procure
more comfortable quarters, seekingin barns their
rest at night. Passing through one of the south-
ern counties of this state, where the inhabitants
themselves were short of provisions, their story
was discredited; and urged by hunger and wea-
riness, they took the horses. Wm! "19 in‘-QMIOB
NORW
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ofretracing their steps,;~ y could procure a
supply of provisions loicontinue their journey.
These were the circumstances which placed
them before the court. There was no doubt of
the taking of the horses.
The prisoner's counsel made a solemn and im-
pressive appeal to the jury, insisting that the
horses were not taken with dishonest intentions,
Nor was it the mock solemnitv of insincerity,
for the fountains of feeling were then unsealed;
and——to the honor of human nature be it said—’-
the audible sobbings heard froui the seat of the
Pl'lS0”0!‘S. were answered with tears from tli".
bar, the bcncli, and the jury box. The "boy mg
acquitted. anda nolteproscqui entered on this
indictment against his brother. _' . .-
A purse was soon nia_de_up for them,and plaic-.-
ed in the hzuids_ off tit‘ sul_t£ihle individual; for the
purpose of paying tlici-ripyassagejto Chicago.—-
The barefootcd boys Icft the,Court House with
their counteuances brightened vvitli the smile of
hope, and bearing with them the”’wishes of all
Present. that fortune may open a brighter pane
in their destiny. °
AN EXECUTION AT SEA.
A SKETCI-I.
‘ A man may smile, and smile—and bea villain still.’
We sometimes meet, in the ordinary walks
of life. Willi those who, either from envy or
malice, secretly endeavor to injure others, on
whom they bestow personally all the attention
and kindness that friendship could expect or re-
ceive. Such characters are contemplible
enough; yet such there‘ are—»and compared to
them, the liigliwziy-robber is generous and
noble. But I did not intend to speak of these
craven creatures. when I made tlieforegoing
quotation. I was lliinkingof‘ one who proved
at last a murderer, without any previous
phrenological sigus—wlio was of fair propor-
lions, and possessed neither a bad countenance,
nor a surly disposition. _
In the year 18--, the good United States’
Frigate B left Pavia, the port of Puira. for
Callao. For several days, we were employed
healing up along the land, against a head cur-
rent. From the snow-capl Andes the fresh
breeze swept down across Ilie valley and over
the sea, cold and bitter. \Ve made but little
progress on our voyage, and the commodore con-
cluded lo adopt the usual method of vessels
bound lo windward, along the Western coast of
South America; that is, to stand to the SouIh-
ward and \Veslwur . until you reach the vari-
ables, or make the latitude of your dcstinetl port.
\Ve. had reached the variables-— we had run
our latitude; the wind being favorable, we
lacked hlllll, and were standing in for land and
‘Old C-allau‘—elaled with the idea of Vlslllulu
even that miserable place once more 2 not. cl..'::'i
wezinlicipnled any enjoyment ashore, but lellers
from our for distant homes must certainly have
arrived during our late absence on a cruise I0
lccwziril.
The sun had passed meridian. and the fine
breeze of the morning was lust dying aw:iy.——
Hour aller hour of the afternoon scciiietl to hang
heavy on us—~for the smile of hope which
liriglileiictl llie counlenaiice of each while. the
breeze lasted, vvas gone. At. last the sun went
down. in clouded but glorious majesty, and was
lost in the embrace of ocean. The breeze left
us with Ilie sun—our ship was rolling uneasily
in :1 sea-way»-her sails hanging idly from the
yards. and flzippimq monrululiy against her
masts. She seemed a cronking bird of ill omen
on the wide waste of water. Darkness pre-
vailed—cloud nfterclolitl was gathering above-
no breeze came to gladden us-—no ’moon to
cheer: all was thick and quiet gloom. It was
niirlni2lil—-llic watch had been relieved and
niustereu'—juniorollicers were pacing tliedeck—-
men sitting in groups at :licir stations-—lhc
lieuleiinnl of the deck on lhe arm chest feeling
for a brecze—and the old quarter master at the
noun occasionally hinting, as lielnrned liisquid—-
lonkin,x__' around. and gloncin;__v at the binnncle—-
llial a breeze from the Soullflard and \Vesl’nrd
would spring up before morning. Jacko (the
monkey) had found a safe retreat. and the pool-
iry were undislurbed. All save the ligress
seemed inclined to repose. She (the varniinl!)
was takin_.q her usual excursion among the after-
guard. Now and then you might hear the
exclamation, ‘ HCF8 comes the bloody tiger-cat ."
Thus we lay. languidly rolling on the lazy
swells, in a caln'.——n dead calm. Beller that
the winds were piping loud, llian one of those
dull, heavy callus.
‘Is there any hope of a breeze? I would
rather be reefing tupsnils every half hour.’ said
an old reefer, ‘ than lying on a breathless ocean
in this way.’
‘ Hark!’ be was answered.
a noise ?—a noise below?’
‘No,’ was the quick reply—lhat’s nothing.
Some poor lellow has been let down by the head
by a mischievous shipmale; or perhaps a shot
has got adrift. or one of the gallapagos slipped
from his pen.’
‘Hark again! Did no one hear a groan?
Young gentlemen, one ofyou step below ’ (said
the oflicer of the deck,) and let me know what is
the matter.’
‘Ay,'ay, Sir.’ ~
‘Birth-deck there! Master-at-arms, what
noise is that upon the birth-deck? Get a light-
quick!—-briug it forward. Secure that shot,
there, rolling about on the deck. It will trip
some of you tip. Hal Wliat bloody business
is this ? Is be dead!’
‘ Heard you iiol
There lay old G , senseless on the dcck—
his head upon the combings of the fore-lialcli—
his skull fractured.
‘ Call the surgeon !’ was the word; quick—
quick! Report was imniedialely made to the
officer of the deck, then to llze first lieuleiiant,
who proceeded lo examine sortie of the crew,
against whom momentary suspicions were
awakened. But one, whose watch it was be-
low was not to be found in his hammock, nor
on the main or lllllll deck ; search was made for
him on the spur-deck. where he was at length
found, appareriily asleep, in ilie lee-gangway.
between two carronudes. (A breeze sprang up
in the mean time, as we were now on the star-
board tack.) He was rigidly questioned, but as
there was not sutlicient evidence against him, he
was liberated; and two ollier suspected fellows
were confined. Thus rested the affair for the
night, and the vessel pursued her course.
UP THE snip.”
‘By lo-morrow’s sun the lircczi.-will l‘l'L‘.~‘ll(»'ll.,
said llie old quarter-muslcr: and it did. Af
ler breakfast, another inquiry wn._,~ lielil; all
hands were called, and front the t3\'lll(‘ll\"l‘
collected, suspicion fell strongly upon the indi-
vidual found in the lcc—g:iii_r_iwuy. wliiln the lv.-o
p‘rcviou_sly put into the brig were sit! at liberty.
llie prisoner was put in irons. and conimillcd in
solitary conhucmenl. G (llC(l. and was
buried. His bed was his r-oliiii. and his {.Zl‘:i\'c
the gardens of coral, where the sen star ‘ liglils
up his tomb.’ In a day or lwo. for above the
low and sleeping clouds, we Sfl'.\' ilic glisltiilig
lit-iglils of the Ctirtllllerris--llil-iii the barren isle
of Son Lorin)’/.o-—iilililr.’rounding the point. and
standing towards the Castle, we reached our
azicliorage.
After the arrival of other vessels of the squall-
roll, a Court martial wtis (.‘(lllt’ll ziliil licld for lin-
tiial of the prisoner. Counsel was given him.
and the evidence brought fowzird. After a fair
fl id palienl liearing, Ilie court. wliicli lizitl lit-cu
sitting for several days. adjourned. Tlic jack
was no longer seen at the fore. nor the signal-
gun for the meeting of the cuurl l)(’.ill‘(l. Al
nine in the morning, the verdict was sent in lo
the commodore, and early on the following il:-iv.
al_l_hands being called, the prisoner vtls brou;._rl:t
UPON Cleftli. and placed at the fife-ruil of tin-
mriinrnzisl. facing the crew. The sentence V‘.’«'l.\‘
read to him by tliejudge advocate. He stood
firm-—nol a muscle moved, till he heard the
words—‘ hung at the fore yard-urmiofliie United
States Frigate B——-- till you are dead ——de:iil I’
then you could see a slight twitch or lwo in the
muscle of his neck, but no sign of fear. \vVlll) a
firm step. he returned to his place of confine-
ment. Every comfort was allowed him. bo!li
of body and mind. One who was religiously
inclined, read to him daily from the Bible. and
exhorted hint to prepare for his c.\:it—lo l)i’CnlI'I('
humble and peuilenl for his sins. ‘ May God
be merciful!’ he replied: ‘ my heart is "hard :
Iliave tried. but cannot cliziiige it. My doom
is jusl. I did the deed.’ Isle stated that lie
had let fall from the main-dec-k, at the fore-liulcli,
a lliirly-lwo pound shot upon the head of the
deceased, (but not with ililcnliou to kill him.)
under the suspicion that he had reported him for
improper conduct.
Day after day and week allcr week p:issr=d
away; and at length the morning of the rlziy up-
poinled for his cxeciilioii arrived. Nu prepara-
lions were made for gelling under way, and
nothing was kuziwri of the coniinodorc’.~: inten-
tions. He was a man just and firm in his dc-
"lslflllfi. lfllelligclil and rlisc-reel in all his ziciioii.-.
‘ \Vill lie pardon him ?’ says one : ‘ Cnifl we
run over to some nninlinbiled island. and liziug
him there?’ says zino:licr; ‘ the ship will iir-vs-.r
b9 lllclib’ F1!-_laiii. if he is hung on bourtl; surm-
lriisliirlulte will happen tons; llie men will not
lay out on the fire-yard zit night to recfor furl
lhe fore-sail.’ Many were the conjectures lllll:.-'
made by the crew, during the tiinrninu.
‘ Well. Mr. A ,’ (l)l).~:t’."\’€'(l the commodore,
in his usual mild tone, as he came upon tleck.
about eleven o'clock, A. l‘-’l.,) ‘llm -lircezc bu.-
fziirly set in. and this is the dny for llie execu-
tiou of L . Get the ship under way, Sir.
and stand out ofllie liarhor.’
‘ Ay, ay, Sir. All llflnfls up anchor!’
The vessel was got. under wuy iii a few
minutes. and sosilenlly, that scarcely zi voice
was lienrderccepl the first lieutenant’.-2. All was
still and quiet as a funeral. Save the dashing
of Ilie waves against our hows. not a sound was
heard. \Vhen outside of the harbor. llio fore-
Iop-snil was laid to the nizisl. and all lizintls were
called In witness Ii=e cxeculion. A line was
rove ll'irou,<_vli u tail block on the slarbord fore.-
yard-arm. llience inln ilie quarter of the yard
through another. down on deck llirnngli zi lead
ing block. all to the lullrziil, through a snatch
block, and forward on the lnrlionrd side. In
order to pri_-vent any qtinrrels lierenflcr, wk-'('l’_\'
in:-in as well as buy on lionrd (except the ollit-crs)
were ordered to take hold of it. A slztge was
riggcd on the lnininiock rails, ulldcr lllP fore-
ynrd. and Ilie prisoner ordered on deck. Up he
came. riccotiipnnicd by the rrinsler-zil-zirins and
one of the captains of the liirccnsllc. A li:ii'ig-
uini‘i’s noose was around his neck. and he \\f2l$
very palc:,.but his step was firm and steady-
liis eve unflincliing. No remorse. no sor»
row. no rt-grels. had he. Calm and collect-
ed he nionnlcd the scallbltl. I-Iis linrirls ucre
tied behind him, and lwo lliirly-lwo pound sliol
were secured to liisfeel. The ship rolled lieavi-
ly on Ilie heaving sea, but it moved him not.
A black liantlkerchicf was tied round his face:
and at the discliarge of one of our gangway guns.
he was swayed alofl, till the bozilswain piped
‘Belay l’ The smoke curled up\v;ird—liis
spirit depnrled—-:-irid when the last trump shall
sound, and the sea shall give up her dead, then
will I-Ienry.L appear at the judgment seat
to answer for his crimes.
It wasinlended want him from the fore-yard,
and let him fall into the sea ; but the knot not
slipping readily. ‘it was iliouglii prudent to let
him hang awhile. Dinner I)E‘.ll'l._'1 ready, we
piped down, leaving him dangling II‘. the breeze.
‘vVlien the hands were turned lo, he was low-
ered down—laid upon a plank at the gang-
way——examined by the slirgeoli, and canted
into the sea. Then we filled away, and stood
in for our ancliorage. G.
THE CA.P’I‘U.l€.E.
A 'r.-u.s or THE REVOLUTION.
The sun was selling in the far west. in silent
grandeur. As its fast receding light was sinking
into oblivion, it darted its dazzling rays across
the broad bay of Boston harbor. and clothed its
calm surface in rriolleli gold. Not a cloud ob-
scured the sky, and the orb of day, as it resigned
its sway lo the queen of night, shed over the
broad ellierial arch of heaven, the mellowed
light of sun set.
The Arnerican frigate Tangent, full rigged,
the only sail in the harbor. was lying idle at the
dock, willioul life or molion. She rested with
the evenness of a water fowl upon its smooth
surface, reflecting her stately masts-and lower-
ing sides upon its azure waters; and looked like
some huge sea-bird cooling herself in its briny
depllis. But amid this calm scene there was
one who was by no means idle. A tall, stately
figure, with an expression of eager curiosity in
his countenance, was sitting upon the gaugway
ofthe frigate, with his eyes gazing inlerilly in the
direction of the ocean. There seemed IQ be
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something that had attracted his attention, and
lie reuiuinerl with fixed gaze‘ upon it. He look-
c-.l again and_ngain. toszitisly iimsclflhal it was
what he siispcclcd ; and taking up :1 spy glass
whicli lay by his side, he scaiilictl the horizon
in that direction. No sooner had the glass rested
on the object, than it was dropped suddenly.-—
The tall personngze, who was none other llian
Bob Splicewcll, the male, gave the wurtl below
lo call up the captain, who was Snoozing away
at the role of ten knots an hour. llc \\’Ll\‘
amused, and came muttering upon deck. v.'oinlcr-
ing why he should be disturbed of his quiet rc-
pose.
'I say, Cz.-plnin,’ said Splicewcll, ‘hang me
ifl (lou’l believe I ll2.l\'C(ll.~‘L't)\’t.'l'(‘tl u ttrilizcr from
the British Il"Cl you were telling me about
’lollier day. I lizivc been \vzilcliin_:_v zi lilllc ob-
ject there \\'lll('ll looks rather sospit-'uius. Splice
me il l ilnn’l bclieve she liii-tins lo l2)l.l.l a party
of those «l (l rcrl coals upon the coast liicrc;
wlizil do you think ofil. Captain Fleming, ch ?’
Tlic():tpIuin. who had by thislime thoroughly
nwokc-.—l(-l'l off rubbing his eyes. and lookcd in
tho rlireclion pointed out by Splicewcll. After
looking ii Sll()l‘llll1l(:,lll(3(2lCtll'nC‘SS which his optics
had obtained, enabled him to discover the object
of Bob’s attention.
' \Vcll. Bob, l'ui lialfiiiclincd to believe yoli.
She does not look at that '.ll5l&lll(.'C like an Ameri-
can'cr2ifI—and even if she was, she would not
be slaiitliiig in forllie consl iuslcad of lllC liurbor.’
‘ Don’t. you think I had better call all liands
on board, and give cliusc?’ asked Sl)ll('(:\VCll,
inqu'iriu;_:ly, wlionlways dcliglilcd in naval wor-
fare, and was. willial. zi brnxe fellow.
Fleming hesitated : ‘ If those fellows should
prove loo ’
‘Hang it. Cnpluin.’ said Splirzcwcll. perlly,
‘ you are gellingcursed liniid of late. Rouse up
inmi, and let the hope of gelling lliese fellmxs,
inspire you willi renewed coiirugc, and I’ll war-
rant _\.-ou the viclor.v will be ours.’
‘ \Vcll. Wcll Bob,’ he replied siiiiliiig. ‘yon
ll:—l\'(.‘ spun me n prelly good yarn, and I think
we'll try them a lirusli.’
Orders were iiiiiiieilintcly givcii lo ‘ rigsliip.’
The deck was soon crowdcil with ‘stout, lusty
l:-irs, who sprung up llic l'i_::giiig \villi Slll'l)I’l.~‘lll:l_Z
zigilily, and llic frigate, wliicii bcfori-. quietly zit
licr monrin_;s., “as ere |on_«__v i:le‘-ovilig her way
llirougli the waiters of the liroall buy, (:1 l)l'ci‘7.c
liuving luckily sprung up li‘t.~rri the land.) and
szzililig for the open sea. I3:-iiig fairly ‘nnvler
wily,’ every lliilig was :;tl_pts!t—-il, null !?l'('l'.'dl'fllll)tl.\
uinilc for :in iiiiuicdinle z.i~l2n-k. Tlic long nim-
\\':.is fixed in its proper pl:icc:. niirl tho ullirjr ilr-nil;
dr-ulinil \\ clipoiis of tlcslruclitili v.'ci'c applied to
the port liolcs. Alier linving llI\'(.'t.l every iliing
us Ii sliould bc, all cycs wt-rc lUl'llL‘ll om.-c more
to the \’c.~-cl lln.-_v \vci'c— Iln-li_ l'.'i;,-itlly ncuring
'l'licy linzl rirrii-.~tl \\.‘lll.llll dllfllll lll!"*l‘ miles of l«:-!‘.
wlicn it could lie. .\-or-n that slit‘. \‘»'es. as ':tiplicc- '
wcll predicted, it P)l'lll.~'ll cruiser, who liutl mi
tlcully iiicniil. uutlcr cover (ll-lllF iiiglil, to lninl
a pnrlyol soliln-rs on lllt‘ cmzsl. Upon ap-
proaching in-nrt-r. llic rlcrli wns i.l.sci~\-crl to ho
sw:ii'ii';eil with nu-li in llcn.<:- (:o:il'n:-itui. Tlicv
lind l)f‘lill'€‘ ki-pl llicir (:oiir.~:t- lov.':ittls llic sltorc,
but the wind liuving \'(‘llfl’r’_'(l, u::.-consequently’
rig-_ilit in her ll‘f‘lll, nsslic *.vz;.< lllllll'l' the l!(‘(Zt.’-‘$ll\';
of liilliiig till’ fro.-ii her ('ltlll‘.\'t‘, -.vl:icli lvri.-uj_iiil licr
Iillill vi-s.-‘r-ls‘
riglil ill ll'i«'3~.'i'.‘l'i.-1-.nflilc 'I‘~'lll"_[t'lll.
ncured cacli other rnpi<ll_\'. A cotisiili-ruble stir
was oliser\'i=tl on bonrrl lhc (:rui.<cr, and llic_\;
t-'\'lllt?llli_\’ ll‘lli'll(.lt‘tl to try llic _\'ankce a brush.
But liicy wt-rc i.:il nwnrc that the yankccs xvr-.rc
slippery lcliixxs. null if hey li-ll ll.l()‘.l‘iL‘lrl1.’Il.'(lS
they would not fair: any ofllie l.'~.,'.~:l.
They had now .'irri\'cd xlilliin spelllliuy dis-
lniice, and Captain Iflciiiiiig. lioviiig sl-alixiiictl
lllllIsPif upon the quarter deck. liziilod llieni
llH‘t)|.i_51ll his speaking Irnmpcl. No ziiiswcr was
re-lurncd. I-le lIi.lllt‘(.l llicni n s(.C()lill time, but
no answer.
‘I think.’ said Flcilziiig. ‘that we. slioll have
to lull.‘ lo Ilieni in u (lllii‘re'lil l:lll;_'llZ2'_1t’. The
long nine. .I;1llP$.\‘. will >lll‘ ll.-cm np, ifllicy are
ever so lliick ol licul'in_2.’
So sziyiiig. he gave ortlcrs for the long nine to
be siglilcil, llie tiialcli was applied. zitul nwziy
sped the iron. carryilig in its coiirse llie flying
jib uflllt‘ l-ruiser.
‘ (nitilzlll good! lily liearlicsl’ slnililcd Spli':c-
well, rubbing his llulnls willi (l('il,'_’_lil. " 'l‘lie_v
will he upl Io say soiiielliing, if iliill is the first
salnlalion we give |ll€lll.
The enemy were lliiirciunlily awoke In their
danger. and a sniarl uiiswenwris l'\‘ll.‘fllt:(l. bul
the sliol fcll ll2ll‘li’Il(::S in few rods nsleru of the
'l‘nugenl. It was growing «lurk, llllll \\’il2.ll was
to be done. must lie lhe work of El few moments.
The vessels bud zippronclicd within a few yards
of each miller. and the Tzlligenl opened it broad-
sitle upon Ilic lnrbourll qnurlcrof the cruiser,
doing con.-zidcrublc (*’Xr'.(fllllHll, nntl picl\in.; oll'
great numbers of men upon her (1l.lill‘l(fl'(lt:‘l:li.
The tire was quickly l'(:lllrliH.l by the enemy.
with small zirins, .' nl without doing much c.\:ccu-
lion. The contest became gt-nci'al. Alirr a
brisk fire of a few ninnienls. on lmll) sides, the
contest seemed likely to be cut oil by the dark-
ness of the night, for the sun had set, and the
stars were begini:iu_-__: here and there to illnminc
the lieavens. Perceiving llicirsporl likely soon
to be spoiled, Fleming hit upon an expedient
which decided the victory in his favor.
He gave orders to haul all Ilie main sheet,
and send round the frigate. -This was done-just
as she was about to pass the enemy; and swing-
ing suddenly around, she came in contact with
the bow oflhc cruiser, and became cnlungled in
her riggirig. This was jusl wli-it Fleming
wanted. Splicewell, at the bend of a party of
brave soldiers. kept tliesoldiery at bay, and pre-
vented lhern from boarding.
Wliilc Splicewell was llius eiigagetl, Fleming
was adjusting the long nine to dczil death among
them. The Tangent being» right across her
bows, she of course could do nothing with her
howilzers. At the time when they were on-
aware of it. Fleming opened a fire upon them
willi his long nine, raking tlieiri from stem to
stem; and in a short lime, lliough double the
number ol:_,llie ynnkees, they were under the
cliagrin,'_iid iiiorlilication of surrendering as
prisoners fwar, having lost eiglileeii killed, and
liiurleen wounded ; and the Tangent but six.
Fleming, aware of the dignity due his office,
conducted liimselfwilh all the pomp and circum-
stance of a }__»enernl-—-arid with a broad grin of
satisfaction received the papers dcliverctl til’ I0
him by the captain of the crnisciu, ‘A number
‘
ofllie crew oftlie Tangent put on board of her —-3
the ‘stars and stripes‘ were hoisted at her mzizer
peak—and the British cruiser was at once trans -
formed into an American brig. The soldiers
were put in irons, and lacked into the hole, ynd
the two vessels in company, Fleming com mand-
ing the Tangent. and Splicewell the cruiser, sail-
ed in triumph into Boston harbor. The next
morning the prisoners were delivered up to the
alillinrilles nfllie place. to be dealt with accord-
ing to the fiirms of government.
‘ \Vell, Captain,‘ said Splicewell, a fe\_v‘eve-
nings afterward.-, ‘don’t you think I was in the
rinlit in lclling you we’d better have a brush
with the red coals?’ '
‘ Ay, ay,’ responded Fleming, laughing, ‘ and
the next lime there is any game to be looked af-
ter, I will set you at it; for you can see further,
light lltlrlivr. nml kill more red coals in a day
than any other man in New England !’-.-Satur-
clay Courier.
' From the If-nz'c/cerboclrer.
A l‘rl()'I‘EIE ENS JOY.
To clasp the treasure to her breast,
'lVitli low yet fervent. prayer,
Or liusli it to its l)l‘€'~f1'lll"g rest,
With some half uttered air ;
To deck its youngand fragile form,
Give fnoc llllll may iiol cloy,
Or woo from it sweet kisses warm-—
This is a niotlicr’sjuy.
To guide its slop with patient hand,
And quell its cliildisli fears, .
Or cliecr it with lic-_r soritliings bland,
Vlieii laughter yields to It-'8.l'S;
./‘mil ofsfcn through the sleepless night,
To gnzc upon her boy, .
Ant‘: C'zIll'il his smile witli curly light-—
'I'ins is a lnoll.cr’s joy. '
To count, among the youthful train,
II«':r own, the l‘.iirt‘.-;t flower,
Anrl, ;l;.nigli lwr r-tforl.s set-in hnlfvain,
N="'«'l‘ yield ivn-:lllu:lioli’s hour;
To blend with sad rs bukc the tone
Of love without alloy,
Or lio.:rd, :15 t.~'i>.l’-, llll:’u(l,.~,'jf3\VCI3 sti-own-—
’ ‘his is a mother’s joy,
And wlit.-n its l.t'll'-l*',‘l‘ frame doth prove
.B‘,’S’.l'tlllgL’, quick pain distrcss’d,
VVli::n its appcniii-g look doth rove
O’cr all licr fncvs fa-.‘rpl+-xed;
To seek the u'c:ll<, scarce breathed request,
’ ‘lie bitter draught dt-coy, I
And feel each cliang~ is for the best-—
This is a inother’sjoy.
A iiiutlzo.-.r’s joy! ali, who can find
'l‘lit-- soiircc of its pure spring?
Deep, dec“p within the heart enshrined,
IL lives. at rlcatliless thing.
A rich 4,-l;xir, civil!‘ and free,
’Tis drank, but never spr-nt,
And proves, what ’twas designed to be,
Her spirit’s clement.
Satisfac-tioI2.—" Did you mean that remark
for inc?’ “ No—wlio are you? I never saw
nor llL‘til‘(l of you before, and never wish to see
nor hour ofyou agaiw.” “I am satisfied with
your (.‘ZlJl?).ll«‘Illf)ll, sir."
Cu’/‘afar Toot/t—ac/'1c.—-The editor of the Bos-
ton I’us‘. gives the f.~lio-.ving directions for pull-
ing let‘-t.l::
Fisteii a strong piece of twine to the tooth
tliat is to be drawn, and attach the other end of
the txvine to (1 heavy stone. Then if the tooth
be in the iipperjriw, stun.-I on afcnce and let the
stone drop down suddenly—if the tooth be inthe
nzidcrjtuv, Slixntl at the bottom of the fence and
l.lll'UW Iii.-. stone ovcr.
'.‘.“.«V E 1'~."’i“2'-F I 5'4"!‘ H CONGRESS.
EXTRA snssion.
Zlfo;-uh/y. bC1)[€lll,)C'I' 11th.
In the Senate, Asl.-ury Dicliens was elected
S:'ctel.ary, and the Rev. Mr. Slicer Chaplain.-—
Mr. Wright iiitroduccd a bill to postpone the
tron:-:li=r of the forirlli inslalrncntof deposites un-
l!l further pro=.'is=Ioii by low. M r. Calhoun hoped
.tli.it linic would be given to cxauiine the bill.—-
Mr. W'cbstcr also wished for time, and made
some pcrtineiit rcinarks on the responsibility of
the cominittee, and hoped they would give it a
full and enrly consideration.
'l‘lic follo'~.-.ing is the bill introduced by Mr.
iVVl'lglil2
“ Be it enacted. &c. That the transfer of the
‘ fourth instalnient of dcpcsitcs directed to be
,mi-.de with the States under the 13th section of
lllie act ofdunc 223d, 1836, be, and the same is
, lien-by, postponed until further provision by
{ law.” ~
l Mr. Benton presented three petitions from St.
I
l
- L -uis, praying for the incorporation ofa Nation-
. al Iiunk, Wlll('.ll was referred to the committee
* on fiiiaiice. Mr. Allen of Ohio, presented a me-
: tiiorial against all Books, referred to same coin-
. niillize.
Mr. Ilubbard presented some petitions and
moved l.ll(.'ll' i-cfcreiicc, which led to a conversa-
tion C()n(:l)rllls‘g the course of business. Mr
Calhoun and Mr Buchanan stated their wish
ltlint no general business should be taken up.
On motion of Mr Bnch=innn, the petitions
were laid on the table. The Senate adjourned.
In the House, the following standing commit-
tr-es were announced:
Elections-—-lvlessrs. Buchanan, Griflin, Haw-
kins, Kilgorc. Maury, Townes, Bronson,Penny-
hncki-r, and H:isl.ing's. .
W nys and l.\":.t1lls-—-;iiIi‘.SSI‘S. Cambreleng, Mc-
Kim, Owens, Si.-rgeant, Hzimer, Jones of Vir-
ginia, Fletcher of Mass., Allicrton, and Rhett.
Clairns—Mcs.=rs. Wliitllescy of Ohio, Gren-
]’)I‘il, Cba.iibers,Darlington, Graham of N. C.,
Russell, Campbell of 'l‘enn., Clark, and Carter
Of Maine.
Comma rce-—Mcssrs. Smith. Phillips, Johnston
ol'Louisi:nia, Cushman, Du Grail’, Lcgare, Tol-
land, Curtis, and Mason of Virginia.
Public Lands—Mv s.-‘rs, Boon, Williams of N.
C. Lincoln, Casey, Chapman, Harrison, Ander-
son, Duncnn, and Turncy.
Post Olliccs and Post Roads—l\Iessrs. Con-
nor, Briggs, Hull, Cleveland, Hopkins, Hubley,
Culhoon, of Kentucky, Palmer, and .Worthing-
ton. '
District of Columbia—Messrs. Bouldin, A. H.
Sheppard, Jenifer, Dawson, Cilley, "Prentiss,
Bierne, C. H. Williams of Tennessee, and
Hnriter of Ohio.
Judicary—Mcssrs. Thomas, Robertson, 'I‘ou-
ccy,M:ir:in, Crowin, Bynuin, Garland of Vir-
ginia, Ho-ffinan and Potter.
Rcvoiniionary Clroms—-Messrs. Muhlenberg,
Craig, Underwood, Taliaferro, Ellmore, Foster,
Parmentier, Harper of Ohio, and Birdsall. _
Pu":lic Expenditures--Messrs. Haley, Ogle,
Alexander, Titus, Stratton, Ramsey, Fletcher
of Vermont, Crockett and Patterson.
Private Land Claims—Messrs. May, Garland
of Louisiana, Calhoun of Masgichusetts, Har-
lan, Bruyn, Mallory, Beatty, Rariden, and Lead-
better.
Manufacturers—~Messrs. Adams, Webster,
Wliittlesey of Connecticut, Halsey, Slade, Bid-
dle, 'l‘illinghast., Vail, Nuylor.
Agriculture.-—I:Icssrs. Deberry, Logan, Phelps,
VVCQIKS, Spencer, Noyes, Davies, Randolph, and
Mitchell. ‘S
Indian Aff.iirs.—M»2ssrs. Bell, Everett,
Haynes, Chaney, Monlgoinery, Parker, Camp-
bell, of South Carolina, hlurray, and S. W.
Morris.
.\;il+t:-ir_v Atl‘.iirs.—Mcssrs. McKay, Coles,
G-l..-._-cock, 'I‘«i.-nipi.on, ' Gnolson, Miller, Riven.
- Kninhlc, ziid l‘s}ac_Clellan, of Tennesec.
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