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idence in Georgia, with equal plausi
bility and resolution addressed the
unrelenting barbarians in a speech to
the following purport :
“ Heroes and Patriarchs of the.
New world, you were not the enemies
I sought to meet; you have, however,
gained the victory ; ^ake what use
of it you think fit. The fate of war
hath delivered me into yourhands ; —&
1 dispute not your right. But since
it is the custom of my fellow citizens
to offer a ransom for their lives, listen
to a proposition which is not to be re
jected. Know then, brave Americans!
that in the country which gave me
birth, there are certain men endowed
with supernatural knowledge. One
of these sages who, allied to me by
blood, gave me, when I became a
soldier, a charm which was to render
me invulnerable. You saw how I
escaped all your darts ; without that
inghantment was it possible I should
have survived the many blows with
which you assailed me ? I appeal to
your valor. Did I either seek forease
orifly from danger? It is not so
much my life that I now beg, as the
glory of revealing a secret of impor
tance to your preservation, and of ren
dering the most valiant nation in the
World immortal. Only leave me one
of my hands at liberty, for the cer
emonies of the inchantment ; I will
give you proof of its power upon my
self in your presence."
The Indians hearkened with avidity
to a speech that equally suited their
warlike disposition, and their inclina
tions towards the marvellous. —After
a short deliberation they unloosed one
of the prisoner's arms. The Scotch
man requested that his broad sword
should be given to the most alert and
most vigorous person in the assembly ;
and laying bare his neck, after he had
rubbed it over with magic signs & mut
tered a few inarticulate words he call
ed out, with a loud voice and cheerful
air, " behold, ye, now, sage Indians
an incontestible evidence of my
sincerity —You, warrior, who grasp
the instrument of death, strike With
your whole force ; you are not on
ly unable to server my head from
my body, but even to pierce the skin
of my neck !" He had" scarce pro
nounced these words, when the Indian,
fetching a most dreadful blow ; made
the head of the serjeant fly to the dis
tance of 20 yards. The astonished
savages stood immoveable. They
looked at the bloody carcase, and then
cast their eyes on themselves, as if to
reproach one another for their stupid
credulity. Admiring however, the
stratagem employed by the stranger to
shorten his death and to avoid the tor
ments that were prepared forhim, they
granted to his corpse the funeral hon
ors of their country.
POETRY.
=^XM =—
JEALOUSY.
The following verses were written by
a gentleman to his wife, on her saying
she was jealous of him, by which he
averted the revenge which she threaten,
ed, and regained her confidence.
You're wrong, my Delia, to suggest
That I, inconstant, have address'd.
Or love a fairer she:
Would you with ease at once be cur'd
Os all the pangs you've long endur'd,
Consult your glass, and see.
Then, if you fancy I can find
A fairer nymph, or one more kind,
You've reason for your fears:
But, if impartial you will prove
To your own beauty, and my love,
How groundless are your tears!
If at diversions I by chance
Receive or give an am'rous glance,
I like but while I view
Those objects, which in vain employ
Mine eyes, that have no sense of joy,
But while the, gaze on you.
With am'rous flight, the wanton bee
Skips from flower to flower free,
And where each blossom blows :
He slightly tastes of all he meets,
Rut for his quintessence of sweets,
He ravishes the rose.
Thus I my passions oft employ
In chast variety of joy;
From fair to fair I roam ;
Perhaps, see twenty in a day;
They are but visits which 1 pay,
My D,elia is my home.
The Spanish settlement of St. Au
gustine was attacked in the year 1747
by the English who were obliged to
raise the siege : At which timea par
ty of Highlanders who attempted to
cover their retreat were routed and
great numbers of them cut to pieces.
—A sergeant being taken prisoner by
the Spanish Indians was reserved for
that lingering death of roasting by a
slow fire, to which those savages de
voted their prisoners. This unfortunate
soldier when he beheld the preparations
for the horrid tortures that attended
him being well acquainted with the
Indian language from some years res-
SINGULAR STRATAGEMS
siffltt,.
of the same dimensions, one of which
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the whole, for the purpose of a 'wine
GERMAN EMIGRANTS.
IT is now a little more than five
years since a number of German fam
ilies styling themselves " the Harmony
Society," came to this country with the
view of forming a distinct settlement.
They soon planted themselves in the
wilderness of Butler County, in the
north western corner of Pennsylvania.
The following account of the origin &
progress of their settlement will be read
with much satisfaction. It is copied
from the Mirror, a paper published in
the neighborhood of this frugal, indus
trious and thriving people.
"The association of Harmony had
its origin in Germany upwards of 20
years ago, and feeling themselves much
oppressed,on account of their religion,
they concluded to seek a country
where they could exercise their religon
without hindrance or oppression.
They chose the U. States of America.
"In December, /4804, about 20
families arrived at Zelinople, in the
neighbourhood of which Mr. George
Rapp, with someothers, bought about
four thousand seven hundred acres of
land, and during that fall built nine
log houses.
" In the year 1805, in the spring,
the society consisted of about 50 fam
ilies—they laid out the town of Har
mony on their own land, and in the
spring built 12 log houses 24 feet by
18, built a large barn, cleared 25
acres round the town, 151 acres for
corn, and 50 acres for potatoes—a
grist mill was built this year, the race
3-8 of a mile long, and 15 acres clear
ed for meadow, the other ground sow
fd with wheat and rye—in the fall
and winter 30 houses more were built.
"In the year 1806 an inn was
built, two stories high, forty-two by
thirty two feet, and some other houses
•—3OO acres cleared for corn, 50 acres
for meadow—an oil mill was built
and a tannery, a blue dyer shop, and
a frame barn 100 feet long.
" In the year 1807, 360 acres were
cleared for grain and a meadow, a
brick store house was built, a saw
cellar. A considerable quantity of
land was cleared this year. The pro
duce of this year was 6000 bushels of
Indian corn, 4500 bushels of wheat,
5000 bushels of oats, 10,000 bushels
of potatoes, 4000 lbs. of hemp and flax,
100 bushels of barley brewed into beer,
and 50 gallons of sweet oil, made from
the white poppy. Os the produce of
this year will be sold 3000 bushels of
corn, 1000 bushels of potatoes, 1000
bushels of wheat—l2oo bushels of rye
will be distilled.
In the year 1810 will be erected a
barn 90 feet long, a school house 50
feet by 44 wide, a grist mill with 3 pair
of stones, one of which will be burrs,
& some small brick houses for families.
The society now consists of 730
persons, comprising 140 families—they
have now 1600 acres of land cleared,
208 acres whereof are in meadow, and
possess at present 6000 acres of land.
There are different tradesmen Mem
bers of this society, who work for the
country as well as the society, to wit.
Twelve shoemakers, 6 taylors, 12
weavers, 3 wheelrights, 5 coopers, 6
blacksmiths, 2 nailsmiths, 3 rope ma
kers, 3 blue dyers, 10 carpenters, 4
cabinet makers, 2 saddlers, 2 waggon
makers, 12 masons, 2 potters, 1 soap
boiler, a docter and apothecary, and
in a short time a hatter and a tin plate
worker are expected. During the last
year the shoe makers alone, worked
for the country to the amount of 112
dollars and 8 cents, the coopers to the
amount of 207 dollars, the saddlers to
the amount of 639 dollars, 53 cents, the
tannery 675 dollars, the blacksmiths to
ISO dollars."
A Writer upon Natural History re
ports as a fact, ascertained by experi
ence, that eggs, laid in the month of
August, will keep good and sound
much longer than eggs laid in any other
month of the year; for which reason
the thirsty house-wives of Switzerland
preserve their eggs of that month to
sell at the markets and fairs in the win
ter when they are more scarce and
command a better price.
mill and beer brewery erected, and 4
acres of vines planted ; in this year the
society sold 500 bushels of grain & 3010
gallons of whisky, manufactured by
themselves of their own produce.
" In the year 1808, a considerable
quantity of ground was cleared, a meet
ing-house built of brick, 70 feet long
and 55 feet wide, another brick house
built, some other buildings and stables
for cattle, potash, soap boiler and can
dle drawer shops erected, a frame barn
of 80 feet long built. Os the produce
of this year was sold 2000 bushels of
grain, 1400 bushels were distilled.
" in the year 1809, a fulling mill
was built, which does a great deal of
business for the country, also a hemp
mill, an oil mill, a brick Warehouse 46
feet by 36 and another brick building
TYNG's REPORTS.
PART I.—VOL. V.
Masonic Notice.
AT a regular meeting of Aurora
Lodge, No. 9, at Mason's Hall,
in Montpelier, July 16th, A. L. 5810.
Voted, That Samuel B. Spalding,
a member of this Lodge, for irregular
and unmasonic conduct,- be, and he
hereby is expelled therefrom.
ABEL KNAPP, Sea pro. tern.
At a regular meeting of Aurora
Lodge, No. 9, Mason's Hall, Mont
pelier, July 16th, A. L. 5810.—
.Voted, That Cyrus Ware, K mem
ber of this Lodge, for unmasonic con
duct, be, and he hereby is expelled.
ABEL KNAPP, Sec. pro. tem.
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holding the same, be, and they here
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e] TIE it enacted by the Senate
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for .the county of Strafford shall be
holden at Dover on the Ist Tuesdays
of February and Sept, annually. And
the superior court of judicature for
the county of Rockingham ^hall be
holden at Portsmouth on the third
Tuesday of February, and at Exeter
the third Tuesday of September, annu
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cature forthe county of Hillsborough
shall be holden at Hopkinton on the
third Tuesday of April, and at Amherst
on the first Tuesday of October annu
ally. And the superior court of judi
cature for the county of Cheshire shall
be holden at Charleston on the first
Tuesday of May, and at Keene on the
third Tuesday of October annually.
And the superior court of judicature
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holden at Haverhill on the third Tues
day of May, and at Plymouth on the
first Tuesday of November, annually.
And the superior court of judicature
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day of May, annually. And the court
of common pleas for the county of
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on the first Tuesday of January,- and
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August, annually. And the court of
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of August, annually. And the court
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Tuesday of September, annually. And
the court of common pleas for the
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Keene on the third Tuesday of March,
and at Charleston on the second Tues
day of September, annually. And the
court of common pleas for the county
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and at Plymouth on the second Tues
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July, annually.
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name or nature soever, now pending
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several courts respectively, to which
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at the times and places by this act fixed
for holding said courts, it being the
true intent and meaning of this act
not in any way to defeat any of the
processes commenced or pending as
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Approved June 20. 1810.'
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