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only son, a private iw the marines, ar
rived from Plymouth but four hours lie
fore his death, to visit him, and into
whose hands, the property fell.
Matches—such as they are.
[We suppose that sucli marriages as
the following are but rare. It will pro
bably be a considerable time before we
meet with so long a list of the same kind
Again. It would, perhaps, be going too
tar, to recommend such matches; but we
think we may venture to say, that they
ire better than none at all.]
Married—At Hagerstown, (Md.)
on the 8lh of April last, by the Uev*
Mr. Bower, Mr. Esau Bicknell, aged
six rv ! to the blooming Miss Susanna
Rogers, aged sixteen! both of Wash
ington countv.
At Birmingham, (Eng.) very sudden
ly, Mr. William Stanley, aged 93, to
Miss Julia Waterman, aged 1J !
At Sharon, on Friday the 26th Dec.
last, Mr. E. Stow, of Wecton, (Vt) a
ged 65, to Miss Peggy Moore, of Sha
ron, aged 18.
On Thursday, the 1st Jan. last, at
Schodack, by N icholas Staats, Esq. Mr.
Thomas Doty aged 72, to Miss Peggy
Cornick, aged 15.
At Rye, a few weeks ago, Doctor
Jonathan Coe, aged 82 years, to Mrs.
Phebe Bettis, aged 84 years, both of the
same place. I his being the lady’s fourth
husband, and the gentleman not having
walked without crutches for the last 20
years, but to the astonishment of all pre
sent, stood up with nothing but his ami
able bride to lean upon !
Cons a n gu inity,
fit would require considerable specu
lation, to give such an exposition of the
following little paragraph as would de
monstrate its correctness.]
“ A child is born in Mecklenburg,
whose father is its great grandfather, its
mother its niece, its grandmother its
sister, it., aunts its nieces, and its grand
father its brothei-in-law.”
[} he desciiption contained in the fol
lowing advertisement and communica
tion, which have appeared in Philadel
phia papers, though of a ino:,t uncom
mon «cind, is, from the place and man
;icr in which it is given, too well authen
ticated to admit a doubt of its truth.]
To the curious.—A young lady, horn
w ithout hands, and with only three toes,
i to be seen at the sign of the Stage and
Horses, No. 12, North Front-street,
Philadelphia. She cuts and works gen
tlemen’s watch papers, and embroiders
large flowers, lit for framing, on a
frame, which are executed in a neat and
elegant manner. She is very well pro
portioned, except her limbs. She will
thread a needle and tie the knot ; and
does other curious work.
Large flowers fit for framing, worked
by the young lady, are for sale at the a
bove place.
Communication.—We have peculiar
satisfaction in stating that Miss Sallv
Rogers, the remarkable female artist,
whose operations with her mouth in the
delicate art of painting have astonished
every spectator, continues to be visited
by the laudably curious of both sexes.
Lentlemen ol the profession, who have
seen her in the exercise ol her strangely
acquired power of producing regular
drawings, Sc finished paintings of bird ;,
flowers, and landscapes, undissentingly
pronounce their wonder and approba
tion. l'he little feat of threading a nee
dle with her tongue in less time than la
I dies generally take to perform the same
! with their lingers, is interesting and cu
rious. Nor can we sav less of her fa
cility in cutting paper with scissors, and
the apparent ease with which she writes,
notwithstanding the total want of power
in her hands and feet. She executes,
together with these, a number of little
things ideally impracticable.—From the
expression ot Iter countenance, we are
led to suppose that th.it (iod whok‘ tem
pers the wind to the shorn lamb,” has
bountifully bestowed on her an uncom
monly happy and tranquil disposition,
evident from the serenity of her fea
tures. It may be here worthy of re
mark, that a peculiar glow of health
diffuses itself over her countenance, and
•a patient and contented pleasure seems
to beam from every look. Her intel
lectual faculties are strong and compri -
hensive, and feelingly alive to pursuits
uhich dignify the human character.—
We are informed from a correct source,
that filial affection, the duties arising
from the ties of consanguinity, and those
springing from other proper considera
tions, are virtues pre-eminent in her.
She exercises her unusual talents in
public, and certainly deserves encou
ragement from
The World.
Speech of Mr. Hughes,
In the Legislature of Orleans.
[Com hided.)
If there was no danger from domes
tic insurrection, did any pressing peri!
from without, threaten us with such im«
mediate destruction,, that no iime was
given to deliberate, or consult the con
stitutional organs of accusation? From
whence did it arise? We have been told
of but one quarter from whence it was
expected ; and yet it is extremely diffi
cult to reconcile the existence of any such
danger, with the measures pursued to
avoid it. If the commander in chief
of the American forces was really in
earnest, when he told us llurr was e.\*
pected at Natchez on the 20th Decem
ber, with 2000 men, would he have dis
mantled Fort Adams ? would lie have
endeavored to weaken the Mississippi
territory, by demanding 500 men from
thence, to he brought to this place f* *
would he have thrown his whole force
into a defenceless town, and 1 ft the
whole upper country open to invasion f
and would he, I ask it seriously, and of
his advocates in this house to give a sa«
tisfactory answer—would he have con
cealed his knowledge of the danger from
the governor or the country which was
to be the first invaded ? of that in which
the force was to have been collected?
Would he not instantly have requested
gov. M.ade to put himself on his de
fence ; would lie not instead of endea
voring to weaken that territory, by a
requisition of militia have marched'
there with his regular force, and thus
checked the first effort of rebellion ? or
would he not have nipped it in its bud,
by sending a copy of bis cypher letter
to the gov. of Kentucky, before any
force could possibly have been embodi
ed, or wnile the juries of the upper
states and territories were groping in -
the dark, and lor want of proof pro
nouncing the mighty culprit innocent ?
W ould he not have furnished that evi
dence which he had in his possession,
and which would have exposed tin,
schemes of the traitor and himself to
detestation and ruin.
If the object of Burr was to plun
dor this place ofits wealth, anti to seiz.e
on its shipping, would he, I ask, have
laid an embargo to keep both within
bis reach ? If he had not had some other
scheme than mere defence against this
northern rebellion, would he have ex- .
pended the treasure pf tf.e public it*.