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Capt. GRUMMAN, Master.
Will sail from Hoyt’s landing to James Slip.
N. York on Tuesdays. and return on Saturdays.
' TIIE SLOOP B] ECHANIC,
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Will sail on Saturdays and rctnfn on Thurs-
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ther of the captains on board of théir respec-
tive vegselg, 9; at the store of the subscriber.
WILLIAM ’l‘.- llO¥'.I‘-
Norwalk, May :22. 1838. If
CHARLES lVlEl{t{l'I',
SURGEON ,DEN'I‘lS'l’.
HAVING permanently located himself in
the city of Bridgeport. begs leave respect-
fully to inform the inhabitants of Faitfield and
the adjoining counties. that he is fully prepared
-to perform any operation upon the Teeth. at his
rooms.in the most approved and scientific manner.
Ladies and gentlemen who wish to have teeth
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constantly oiihund. a superior assortment of In-
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C. M. has been located iti this city about 18
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rant him in assuringtlie public, ‘with the most
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tlie'day. at his oliice in Phenix Building, \Vall
g;._rpp_t.'_ ' ' September 5. 1838.
C The fol'.owing certificate from pitigcns of
Bridgeport. is respectfully sutniltcil to the public;
‘VB are happy to unite in assuring the public
‘ that our fellow citizen. Mr. Charles Merritt. Sur-
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ally worthy their fullest confidence. and that he
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and elegance with which he operates. and are
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Dentist in New York; whilst his coiriparaiively
moderate charges aliiird to all the exercise of his
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,iVor_field. Cami... August 21, 1838.
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Very respectfully yours.
JUSTUS PLATT.
-or Sale by Mr. J. A. WEED, Norwalk;
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for sale b
’ HILL’S LIME
. " CHARLES THOMAS.
Norwalk, June 12, 1838. ' tf§6
-250.000 Trlaig and’ Pate. Brick for
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. ‘mos. L. PECK.
' Norwalk. (Old Well.) August §, 1838. tf‘74
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IGHTEEN PE CE a bushel will be
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And where the sound that to the soul
Its sinuous passage wrought ?
Or deftly breathing. made the lip
A harp string to the thought’!
All fled! and gone l—not even the rose
Au odorleft behind,
Faintly with broken reed to trace
The tablet of the mind.
That mind !—it struggles with its doom:
The sleepless conflict see,
As through the'Baslile-bars it seeks
Communion with the free.
Yet still its prisoii-robe it wears
\Vithout a prisoner’s pain,
For happy cbildhood’s mimic sun
Glous in each bounding vein;
And blest Philosophy is near,
Each labyrinth to scan, '
Through which the subtlest clue may bind
To Nature and to Man.
So, little daughter, lift thy head,
For Christian love is nigh.
To listen at thy dungeon grate,
And every want supply.
Say, lurks there not some beam from heaven,
Amid thy bosom’s night.
Some echo from a better land,
To make lliy smile so bright?
There's many a lamp in Greenland cell,
Deep ’neath a world of stiow.
That cl)_€‘C_l'§ the lpncly household group,
Though nonebesille may know ;
And doth not God our Father's hand
Light in thy cloister dim
A hidden and peculiar lamp,
To guide thy steps to Him?
From the Boston .B’Iornz'ng Post.
THE COUNTRY WEDDING.
BY mp. '
“I would rather share
His lowliest lot, walk by his side an outcast ;
Work for him, beg with him; live upon the light
Of one kind stnile fromliim, than wearthe crown
The Bourbon lost.” Lady 0fL3]0T1S.
No event in the juvenile history of the young
men and women who people the delightful coun-
try towns of New England, stands out in bolder
and brighter relief than that which commemo-
rates the lawful union oftheir hands and hearts.
How often do we hear the elder portion dating
events to the ‘year before we were married,’ or
‘two years after we were married,’ as the case
may be. i All liolidays. and cvcnisuch as ‘Fasts’
and ‘ Tl.-aiiksgiviiigs.’ dwindlc into utter insig-
nificance in the scale ofcotnparisou. The writer
hereof hath spent both summc-rand winter in the
‘farmer's circle,’ and so far as observation con-
cerns this present story, is amply qualified for
the telling. '
The young Mr. Hopeful has twice called on
Miss Julia Simperkin. She is all sweetness and
kt.-cps her hand in a squeczttble condition.-
\Vhct.hcr intentionally or inadvertently we are
unable to decide, but the fact was soon notorious
throughout the vicinagc that these calls have
been made on the significant evening of Sunday
and Thursdny—and at the table of the next tea
party it was very quaintfy remarked, that ‘some
folks had sometliing more in their heads than
every body was aware of.’ Whereupon, ‘ Do
tell,’ ‘I want. to know,’ ‘How you do talk,‘
‘You don’t say so,’ and ‘Ishould’nt wonder,’
was heard from all sides of the table ; and after
a little conversation upon the point, it was set-
tled that ‘ They say it is true.’
In less than twenty-four hours from this ma-
ternal session, it has become what they call a
‘town talk.’ It has already been hinted to Miss Ju-
lia as being a good match, and youngHopcfulhas
been more than once told that ‘she’s a. smart
likely gal.’ She blushes at the compliment-
and he replies, ‘ What every body says tnust be
trite.’ The old women all declare it to be ‘one
ofthose matches that are made in Heaven ;’ and,
in fact. the desire of one of these country carni-
vals, citllcd ‘ a wedding,’ is so universal, that not
only those that expect an invitation—and all
within two leagues circumference, without dis-
tinction of blood, class or condition, are usually
invitcd——cncourage the courtship; but every
body from the cow boy upward, praise the par-
ties to each other, and endeavor by every species
of hint and wink to hasten the constiinmation
so ‘devoutly to he wished.’ Even the disinter-
ested and sober looking shepherd ofthe pastoral
flock—he in whose heart every body says ‘ there
is no guilc’-—takes occasion, genteelly to joke
Miss Simperkin on her good fortune; and to’ her
face incidentally pays a. flattering compliment to
the good judgment and correct taste of the
promising son of the faithful Deacon Hopeful.
‘That they are engaged,’ falls from the lips of
every spectacle nosed matron that surrounds the
table at the next tea party-‘ Well,’ said Mrs.
Reserve, since there was no other secret in the
matter to guess out, ‘Ithink he's a plenty good
enough for her.’ ‘ And,’ replied ‘Mrs. Equity,
who liked to see all things as square as a brick,
‘I think she’s a plenty good enough for hii_n.’-—
‘ Don’t you think they have bad a yery short
courtship ’!’ enviouslyasked tho sapicnt Miss
Singleton,’ whose maiden charms were already
in the ‘sear and yellow leaf,’ and whose virgin
blushes had passed off in the common current of
departed things. ‘ Marry In haste and repeat at
leisure,’ was the significant reply of Miss Fasti-
dious, who in the course of fifteen years of ‘ sin-
gle solitude’ had been as many times courted
without effect. ‘ Well,’ added old mother Rat-
tle whose forte always lay in clapping the cli-
max with something smart, ‘I can tell them just
as I have told all my sons and da’tcrs. If they
make their bed hard nobody will be to blame, for
they must lay on tbeinsclyes, That’s all I’ve
got to say.’ ‘ ' _
These ' ambiguotis remarks, with numerous
others of a siiiiilar character. lend t0 11 0_0fl0ll1-
sion in the opinion of the good old cotertc, that
the ‘match’ is at best a‘ suspicious one.‘ The
opinion takes wing, and before another revolu-
tion of the earth takes place, it becomes subject
matter for common peddling—a part of the cur-
rent gossip. You may next day see Mrs._Rat-
tle sipping ti. cup of souchong at the hospitable
residence of Mrs. Social, and as she holds her
MAKTIN ALBFLEISCH.
Norwglk, 27,838, ‘ ‘ i_f‘55
saucer on thétips of the fingers of her right
‘the sale of pro_du,ce, about ten miles distziti‘-=f.»'it1;"id
any better than they slzould be.’ Every body
says ‘she was too hasty-—and he too incon-
siderate.’ Mrs. Caution thinks it an er.:a:iiti:il
part of poor policy to ‘ catch a. bird before you
have a cage to put it in’—and Mrs. Fluttcrgum
revolts at the horrid idea of marrying a profes-
sor of orthodoxy to a belicverin universal salva-
tion. She says it is sacrilegious, and every
minister that would do it ought to be clfi3'r't:h’tl.’
Indeed, it has become a settled opinion, that.
within the all powerful and not-to-be disregard-
ed ‘tea circles,’ that the match is ‘nr: great
thing.’ Counter influences are therefore nut in
requisition vi et armis. Young Hopeful has
been told by one who did’nt want any thing said
about it, that Julia had 0. private rega'i‘.l for
another—and in return she had heard something
exceedingly prejudicial to his character. ‘_Both
of which rumors can be traced no further back
than to Mrs. Tattle, who, on being closely in-
terrogated respecting the source whence sly: de-
rived her information, says, ‘ f!l]l.C‘l] say so--and
that’s all I know about it. '
But matters had gone too far to be easily ob-
structed in their flow towards a happy consum-
mation. Ignowlcs tells truthwhen he says_:
‘You know not when
A woman gives away her heart! at titnes
She knows it not herself. Inscnsibly
It goes from her! She thinks she hath it still-—
If she rcflects-—While smoothly runs the course
Of wooing; but ifhaply comes a chcck—-.
that ‘ cl-ieck’had come with Julia; and not until
that moment did she feel that Cupid had ~knit
their hearts together so firmly that all the old
women in Christendom could not sunder the'ten~
der ligaturcs of Love.
This breeze only gave additional speed to the
Hymcnial car. The night of the wedding was
forthwith selected. We say nig/it, for no one
ever knew a wedding inn New England country
town to come off at any other time than a full
and fascinating moonlight evening. Compli-
ments were ‘sent round’ two weeks in advance
of the nuptials, by the smartest little urchin in
the neighborhood, who felt himselfhighly hoi'or-
ed by being selected for the service, and from
the day of paying these compliments, to the night
of the wedding, no neighborhood on the face of
the earth, approached nearer to the much hoped
for Millenium than that. The only speck in
the cup was, the lamentable fact that one poor
obscure woman, who lived tipon picking ‘greens’
for the neighbors, did not receive her invitation
until the last day antecedent to the ivedding.
This fortnight of probation is a gay ens.-
Thcre is a wood market, and a repositorfrg lb_r
trade is unusually brisk with the merchants tigers.
Captain Simperkin is determined to have one of
the greatest times that have ever occurred since
the memorable feast of Balshazzar. He says
that ‘Julia shall have a good setting out’-—and
now for the note of prepariitioii. He wants a
barrel of flour, a few pounds of best ‘Havana
brown,’ and a little ‘loaf,’ and all must be [A]
No. 1. He is one ofyour old fashioned farmers,
and could not for a moment entertain the cold
thought of getting along without‘. ajug or two of
‘ Old W. I.’ for himself, and some ‘brandy for
the boys ;’ and there must be sotne strong ‘Old
Port’ for the temperance folks, and a little sweet
Muscat and Sicily Madeira for the girls. A
pound or two of Young Hyson is indispensably
necessary, as also raisins, and a variety of
spices, with which to enrich the bridal cake.-
But as for plump pigs, fat calves, poultry, beef,
pork, pumpkins, cider, apples, vegetables. nttts,
and sutidry ctcelrzras, you must know that the
crib and cellar of Captain S. are pregnant with
the best that this or any other country affords.
Nor is he the only patron of the merchants on
the occasion. All he invites must contribute
their quota to the enlivcntnent of trade, by ptir-
chasing ‘a few little knick knacks to wear to
the wedding’—and a load of wood, or potatoes,
or buy, or corn, may be seen driven ofi‘ t.o the
market from each and every farm house for the
purpose of obtaining them. _
The happy night has come. The thickening
shades of evening are throwing ti. mantle over
the shoulders of departing day. If you have
been to a mcthodist camp meeting you may per-
baps get a faint idea by comparisoii of the horses
and waggons and carriages of almost every de-
scription that stand along in front of the large
two story house or the Simperkins.
The house is literally full. ‘ Old men and
matrons, young men and maidensffall are there
seated round on the temporary benches that have
been expressly constructed to entertain the
numerpus company. At one end of the ‘ great
room’ sits the man of the house, with a smile of
joy and complacency playing upon his face.
‘while he nods assent to every thing that falls
from the lips} of the parish parson with whom he
is conversing, and who with a wonderous know
ing look, sits there cross legged, leaning back
in the ‘gneat chair,’ supporting his chin with his
right thumb, and his right elbow with his left
hand. Meantime all the old ladies are congratu-
lating the lady of the house on her daughtcr’s
good fortune—wliile the'lads and losses are
throwing and receiving sly glances reciprocally.
Go even to the kitchen. and you will there sec
cycry thing in perfect preparation—and looking
as neat as :1 pin. You will there see all the
colored people of the neiglibcrhood grinning
with pride of the honor conferred on them by in
vitation. .
‘It isabout time to proceed to this agreeable
business,’ said the parson as he turned to Mrs.
Simperkin with a smile, whereupon the old lady
sprang with the activity of a. lass of sixteen and
ran up stairs to inform Julia, that the happy mo-
ment had arrived. A few moments of the great-
est anxiety and eagerness ensued. There was
21 general rush for the most. eligible places from
which to witness the interesting ceremony; and
it was with the utmost difficulty that the ‘ bride
and groom’ (as the parson called them) with
their'attcndants—whicb consisted oftwo couple
to ‘ stand up’ as it sort of honorary guard-—could
force a passage to the post selectt-d for them.
The concourse was imtn inse—.-and even the
windows were darkened by the ebony faces of
the sons and daughters of Africa, who had at this
juncture left the kitchen to peak in from the out-
side.
All things were ready. The elder with inde
Agood deal ofcalmness ensued, and the next
half hour-was devoted to waiting on the married
pair. or rather to the rendering of that popular
courtesy more commonly known by the simple
appellation of ‘ kissing the bride.’ latlicr a
mechaiiical operation, it must be confessed-but
ncvcrtlicleiss a time honored usage which has
gatliercd a good dcgrce offavor from its antiqui-
Tben came the supper. One of your old
fashioned fcasts—to which all so‘. down without
foolish formality. The parson at the head of
the table, the groom at the foot. A lzi.rg'c roast
pig for the centre oflight, and smoking potiltry
antlluxurious condiments for Slll'l'0l][]fllllg lumi
naries. ‘ Don’t be afraid l’ sliontctl the goiter-
ous old host with a broad grin, and the play of
the knife and fork was fortlt'with commenced by
each and cvcry one upon his own book. There
was none of your waiting half an hour, at the
pleasure of ti lazy servant-—-no imposing upon
one man all the duty of carving. ‘ Do help your
selves E’ said the old latly—and right well was
the order obeyed.
At length the striking clock reiniudcd the
pgrson that his wife was at home alonc—and af-
ter announcing his intention to retire, gave
thcm all his blessing and withdrew into ‘ totlicr
room,’ closely followed by the groom, and the
mother ofthe bride-when a halfeagle was slyly
slipped into his hand. i
‘ Thankce,’ said the parson.
‘ VVclcome,’ said the groom. ‘ I got tlia‘. half
eagle on purpose for you. Elder--for if I had
given yott a bank note there is no telling that it
would be worth any thing to-morrozv morning,
but to light your pipe with.’
‘That’s a fact---very thoughtful, my young
friend. vei'y—-but now you are married‘, Mr. H.
you will want a whole pew in tny church. You
must notcrowd the old folks. And between
you and tits, I have my eye on one for ytin,’
said the parson with a significant point of the
forefinger of his right hand.
The fact of the parson’s deriving all his sup-
port from the rent of the pews in his church
might lead the cavillcr on things sacred to the
suspicion, that there was sotiietliiiig selfish in
this latter remark—but all who enjoy the most
slight acquaintance with Elder I-Iunidum, will
be ftilly satisfied on this point.
About this time the old lady had the parson
by one of the lower button holes of his velvet
coat. (which, by the way. I believe she worked
|icrsel"f,) and after bidding her new son-in—law
back to supper..lhus whispered in his car:
‘Elder, l have taken thcililierty of putting a
loaf of wedding cake into your satltllc-bogs-5' (the
Elder always carried his _sadd':e bags to wed-
tlings)——it is the very best kii1d——-you may de-
pend.’ .
‘My dear madam, you are too kind,’ said be
taking up the bags, ‘ but how am I to carry this?
The loafis on one side and on the other if
I had something about the weight and size ofa
cheese there to balance them, they would ride
better—would’nt they my dear Mrs. Simper-
kin T’
‘ \.Vhy 'litl’nt Iihink of it afore? I have got
one ofllie best sage cheeses that ever was made,
and you shall have it.’
And the old lady ran into her dairy room,
brought ll forth, and put it into the other side of
the parson’s saddle bags, while he was coiistaiit-
ly telling her that it was the weight oftlic cheese
he as/ccdfor, and not the cheese itself.
‘O, la! Mr. Humdruin, don’t say another
word,’ said she; ‘you know you are always
welcome to anything I have on ’artli.’
The parson’s horse was at the door, fully ca-
parisoned, saddle bags, contents and all, when
the good matron reminded him that before start-
ingon so longa ride. he was in duty bound, both
to himself antl to the large congregation, whose
welfare depended on his health. to take a warm
sling, to prevent his catching cold, and so saying,
handed hitn a full tumbler, of which the good
man liberally partook.
‘ It was rather too sweet,’ said the parson, as
he handed back the glass.
‘ You good old saint, you,’ rejoined the tnatron,
‘if it were all molasses it would not be too nice
for you.’
The parson gone, nearly all the ‘old folks’
followed——aiid the young lads atitl lasscs, inspir-
ed by the vivifying of a merry chat and rosy
wine. were ripe for sport. The room was clear-
cdbf chairs, benches, tables, and the like, and
Nigger Jack with his high strung banjo, was call-
ed putof the kitchen, stuck up in one corner, and
ordered to discourse. A totich of his nionoto
nous quality produced graceful movements on
' the lfglit fantastic toe,’ by a part oftlge company.
while the remainder occupied another room.
‘playing plays,’—such as walking round in
rings and singing—-
9’
‘Come P-liiiander, let's be a marching,
Every one for a true love searching,’ &c.
and ever and anon. most unceremoniously tasted
of each other’s lips. _
‘ The country wedtliug’ was kept up until‘ all
lights burnt out,’ which was not until some
timeafter the midnight hour. when the joyous
company returned to their respective homes, say-
ing-—‘ That's a most C.’L‘CClfC‘72£ match. after all.”
THE LOVERS.
BY MRS. S1GOUR'.'\'EYo
The watch-light of the lovers stream’d
Forth frotn their lattice high,
As lost in deep rliscourse they sate,
\Vliilc. siiuitiier winds went by.
The baudog lio\vl’d. the clouds did lower,
\Vinds shook the willow’s stem,
The clock told out the miiltiiglit liiittr,
\Vhat were such sounds, tothctn?
Oh, steal not or) their Iraiicetl speech
‘ Of stnileland inurmured sigh,
Shake not the dew drbp front the rose,
Dim not the opafs dye;
For life hath many a path of thorns
To wound the feet that rove;_
But yet no sunnier spot than this—_-;
Break not tlietraiice of love.
The Steamboat Law.—The inspectors ap-
scribable solemnity rose from the full cushioned
‘great chair,’ and with a long arid measured
pointed fortliis district, in jiutsuapcc oftbc rccegt
P , ‘ ' ' ,—
the riglit.—-New Yor/cer.
The following dialogue wasoncc held between
an Irish teacher and his pupil:
_ “ Is there any account gl\’ffll in history, Phe-
llm. (ii a tluirib basic spukiiig?"
" Yes " ‘
“ \Vliat dumb liastc was it that spoke '!”
“ll was a wlinlc.”
7 - u
~“1cs. To whom 'lltl the whale spake?’
“ To Moses in the litilt'tislie'.3.”
“ \Vlia'. did the whale say to i‘.ltises?”
_ “Almost thou pcrsuadest me to be a Chris-
tian.”
“ Vcr ' well. What was Moses’ re )l ?
. .. I Y
‘ I-lion art the man.”
From the Southern. C/iuic/uuan.
l llil.‘-/E l/lil |l'lFL’JEl/lCE.
\Vliat ifthc little rain sliotild say,
So small a drop as I
Can nc‘er rcfrcsli those thirsty fields-
I'll tarrry in the sky?
\Vliat if a sliining beam of noon
Should in its fiountain slay.-
Bccatise its focblc light alone
Cannot create a day?
Doili not each rain drop help to form
The cool rcfrcsltizig shower,
And ct'cr_i/_ ray 0,ffIl_L_,7‘.‘!.[ to warm
And beautify the flower?
From the Conn. C'()})l.’7l0.',l School Journal.
Hints coiiccriiing Smail Cllllilrcllu
Some of the great tliffictiltics which many
teachers have to nicer, arise from the youngest
children. Itisoficn plcasaritto see their eager-
ness to go to school with their brothers and sisters;
and their stnilcs sometimes add cheerfulness to
the place, without ititctrupting busiriess—but
more frcquciitly they cause disturbance. and
baffle lhcleachcr in all his efforts to keep the
others attentive and orderly.
Many teachers sullcr small children to attend
Ilie schools, out ofrespcct to their parents. or for
some other reason, while they feel that they
get little good autl do tnucli harm. Intelligent
persons know, too. that the trotiblc they give is
not generally intentional. btit arises out of some
natural cause : such as iticottvenient seats.
want of cliange, of exercise or of appropriate
occupation. _
Nov,’ most district schools are so ‘ill provitletl
for the ct§‘i-rifort of young children, and most of
thetn are coiidticletl on a sy.-:tt=m so ill calcu-
lated tokccp tlicni ititcreste.l that probably matiy
teachers of sticli sclioolsniay think the dillicul-
tics above spoken of can never be obviated.
\Vhen it is possible the small chitlren may
be placed in a separate room, with great ad-
vantage, under the care of a female; but in
many distric.s this is not easily done.
It happens, ll()\V'CVCl‘. that sotne schools in
('.il’fcrcnt places have been so improved, both
in arrangcnicnts and tnelliotls of teaching,
that these evils have been almost entirely re-
moved. \Vc will give a brief account ofonc
such school, lioping that some tcacliers will try
experiments for their own benefit and that of
their pupils.
A few months ago the teacher of a‘ district
school, in a country village, complained that
the little children, (many of whom were
sent to his school to be kept out oflhe way,)
greatly interrupted his discipline and instruc-
titiii.
To the eye ofa visitorthey indeed presented
a painful spectacle, being loft almost entirely
to tlietiisclves, with nothing to do which they
could untlerstaiitl, and scaled oti benches so
high. that they feared a fall, and not no-
freqnctily grit one. The weakest were often
crowded, or otherwise oppressed aritlirrilatcd.
by the strongest; and their complaints and
cries. sometimes mixed with lillltlllcf, con-
fused the master, diverted the attention of the
other children, and (llS[ilC{lS(‘(l the spectator.
A few weeks afterwards, at atiotlicr call, the
visitor found three or four low lieticlics pla_cctl in
one corner oftlie room, and all the small cliild-
ren seated on them, some with slates and peti-
cils. They were attentive, cheerful and silent.
Their little feet tested on the floor, they could
lean back when weary, and every fifteen or
twenty minutes the teacher, or one of his triost
tru stworthy and capable eltlcrptipils, gave words
of command, or soiiicoilicr signal, and they rose,
clapped their hands, facetl to the right and left,
and made various motions in imitation of him.
They then would sing; sotnc little hymn or sotig
they had learnt ; and afterwards repeat the ad-
dition or multiplicaiion table all logellicr, or hear
a story read about the cow. lion, eagle, or some
other olijcct, while a picture of it_ was held up
before tlictn. -
The teacher said that he had derived indescrib-
able rcllcf lrom this cliaiigc of his school; and
that, after thcifirst few days, the other SCl1t)JafS
were not disturbed by the exelrcises.
1'iIASS'AC-l§E OF 'l'i‘IIE, CREVV OF THE
SHIP 'i‘()N(I~,UIN.
From a 12 mo. volume of22-L pagcsjiist pub-
lished by \Vm. ll. Vermilic. of this City, entitled
“ Ytiyziges to the Sotitli Sea. Indian and Pucifi-':
Oceans, Chitin Sea, Nortli—wcst Coast,” &c. by
Edmund Faiining, we copy the annexed narra-
tive of the 'i\l:tssz‘.c_re of the crew of the, Ameri-
can ship 'l‘onquin, (,'()ll‘lll‘.i'llltl(,'ll by Lieut. Thorn,
U. S. Navy, on the N. \V. coast of America,
and the destruction of the ship in 18l0.—Ncw-
York Journal if Coiizinwcc.
l'1I‘ouIL’l'V(li‘tIlf‘Il_L;‘,S Vo_i;rr_r.,rcs to [lie Soul/i.Scos.
Other versions of the very lamentable death of
the gallant and brave Thorn. 1131"‘? 3l‘l‘e3|’9di
the aufilior of these voyages dectns it but justice
due to the honor arid credit of the gallant oin-
ccrs of otir navy, that they as well as the rela-
tives and friends of the brave Thorn, should
have every report how, and in what. manner,
iliis dctcriiiiiicd and noble spirited t)lllt".C'l" of the
U. S. Navv perislicd. with the mysterious dc-
struction of his ship. As an introduction the au-
thor would, with all respect, remark, that alter
cruise in 1523-41, on the coast of Calilortiia, iii-
forntctl tltc author that he cii’ii‘-ltiyctl on board of
his vessel mi lridian follow by the name of La-
tnnyzic, who told Capt. Slzcllitild. that lie was in-
terpreter and pilot oftbe ship Tonquin. Capt. J.
Thorn. when the horrid massacre of her crew
took place, and the ship was blown tip.
llc then gave to Capt. Slicfficld the following
narrative of this melancholy and bloody occur-
rence. The following are the particula-rs as re-
ceivcd by the author from Captain Shcllieldz
HISTORICAL NARRA'I‘1VE.
The Tonqtiin, on her trading voyage along the
north-west coast. had anchored in Neweotec har-
bor, at English, or Vauctinvcr Island. Soon af-_
ter anchoriiig the ship, Mr, Mackay. the Super’-
cargn,.went on shore, to the prlncindl chief’;-3 vil-
lage, to pay a visit to the head chief \V_vcana-T
nish. a halt‘ dozen ; clsflfs remaining on
board the Tonquin as liostafs ‘ll’ his safe l'8iflrnl_
The stipcrcargo was
this Clllefantl the 112113.‘.-’5v_""_‘3ll t,c:.u-.;»i:e’ti:"éiiia re-
mained at the VlllZl,"-'1":‘5i."iJl‘l-""’ll‘l:£{‘llI', not returning on
board until the early part of the 116.11 day. ‘
net: y
‘X
, In
the incpntiine. and very eaily in the morning,
ll]6.f]Z]llVCS came off to the ship in nuuibcrs in
their canoes, headed by two sons oftlie princi-
pal chief, with an aged chicfin company‘. bring-
ing a large quantity of sea otter skins and other
furs. afliirtling the prospect of a good and profit-
able trade, and scctningly with every friendly
disposition. Capt. Thorn permitted them to
come freely on deck in any nninbers. and spread
his articles oftrazlc profusely out before them.
_ Capt. Thorn tliitiking, by the Dllllfltlflllce of-
rich furs now brought so promptly off by the na-
tives, to buy cheap, ".‘.lll) this view setolfa small-_
er proportion of articles to each otter skin, (Cc.
than was usually given by tlicAmerir_:aii traders
in this barter; wliicli being observed bytlic old
chief. wiioliad some expericiicc in this barter
trade, with the previous American vessels, he in
a rapid vocalitilary of words, interfered and stoo-
ped the natives from trailing. This much exas-
peralcd the captain, and induced him to treat the
old chief very rutiglily. forcing him out of the
ship down the gangway into his cation. The
old savage was rendered by this act wildly mad,
and left the ship with terrible threats; the two
young chiefs also, and all the natives (except the
hostages) promptly quitlcd the ship with their
furs, for the shore. Tliercupoii the interpreter
took the lilictiy to observe to the captain, that he,
would advise him to endeavor to pacify the old
chief, and to take some l'll(‘£l5Ul‘f.‘3 to liriiigliini on
frieritily terms agciii, as it xvss at pity to lose the
prospect ofa good trade; but the captain treated
the ctigigcstioti with contcinpi, as he briskly walk-'
cd thc tlccl-:. ttppcaring to be in rather a violent
passion. \Vl:3ti Mr. ‘E/_lat;litiy,.tlie §tipercargo,_
rcltirnetl on board. the pilot related to him what
had occurred, and in what fury the old chief had
left the ship, desiring liiin to use his endeavor to
persuade the captain to get the ship immeuiafeiy
under way, and leave the harbor. as he was sure.
knowing the Indian disposition and feelings, that
th._i.s aged chief would not peaceably put up with
such an affront. ' ' 4 ' '
The supcrcargo on learning this, went imme-
diately to the captain who \ 'asyet qtiickly pacing
the deck back and forth, and used his best en-
deavors. by earnest cntreaty and advice, to per-
suade hiiii to leavctliisancliornge, but all in vain,
the captain riti ‘led his advice. and said, he
would pacify the savage and his t,‘ibc with the
battery of his deck. The remainder of the day
passed away without any niovetneiit on tlic pail‘.
of the natives. anti at the usual hpur in the eve-
ning, the caplain and supcrcargo retired to their.
berths. leaving the males to attend to and regu-
late the watch for the night, as had been previ-
ously and usually arranged. '
At the dawn of day next morning, a small ca-,
noc. with two natives and a squaw came cau-
tiously alongside ilic ship. I.’-citig friendly re-
ceived by the olliccroftlic deck watch, in the
coiiimaiid of the (.l‘:(_'l{. they again soon returned
to the shore, when a large canoe, with 21 young;
chief, a son of their head chief, with about 20
natives. liritigiiig with them a good lot of s,:-a ot-
tcr skins. came alongside to trade, all, to out-
ward appearance. unarmed, and with many
friendly signs, indicative of a desire for a brisk
trade. _Otlic_r canoes soon followed oil’ to the
ship, and as no order to the contrary had been
before given out. the ()lllC‘Ci‘ in command of the
deck permitted the savages to.cnin;: freely on
board, llllill such an increased number had goton
deck and around the ship. tliat he became a_larm~_3‘
ed, and directed the captain and supcrcargo to be
called tip. \.Vlien they came on deck the cap-_
tain declined to order the ship’s decks to be_
cleared of the natives, but directed the brisk, and
as he tliouglit. iiodoubt. innocent and advanta-
genus trade to be continued, when, in a short
time, he himself became uneasy by the numer-
ous additionzil canoes and natives continually
coining offfrotn the shore to the ship. At this
time. the interpreter, having discovered that the
savages catnc on board armed, with their short
war clubs. and Indian daggets, secreted under‘
their mantles, or short skin cloaks, he i_rnmedi-
atcly, but cautiously informed the captainof it ;
who, witlioui lirst clearing the ship’s decks oftlio
natives, gave orders to get the ship under way.
sentliiig some seamen to the windlass to heave
up the anchor, and some aloft to loose the sails.
The seatiicn had but just got at work at their
stations, (the trade at the same time going onin
a hurry and bustle) when the savages gave the
war whoop, flourished their war clubs and dog-
gers, and the murtlcrons attack then commenced,
The f.rst victim the Indian said he saw struck.
was the clerk. a young man by the name of
Lewis, with :1 sticks ofa (logger in the back
part ofthe neck, when he fell agriiiist the side of
the companion way, down on the gang steps.
On soon coming to him_3elf, he closed and bolted
the conipaniori way _:loor'_s, and retreated to the
cabin. The ‘slayliglit of the quarter deck had
been previously taken riff and reriiovcd to pass
up goods and articles o_ftrad_s. At this moment
tiiecaplain, badly daggercd and mortally t.vound4-
ed. fell down tbrougli it into the caliiji:.'
captain who was a brave atid determineizlmatf.
ofstiperior slrc-ngtli, at the time of the first way
whoop. was standing on the quarter deck just
forward of the mizen mast. Observing a power-
ful cliiefcoming upon him, with adtawp tar,-
is
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vv-‘y kindly receiv;-,tl,,h.}_t,—=-'—-’ I
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