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the great prejudice of ilr. W. who hail resuleteil
%himself resposisiblv, by Isis first publiklied letter,
for. the money lie might take up abroad; as wellies
the debts he hail incurred in Floglam%
Of the original I,lotd. advanced by the relative,
voissig C. had drawn out all but 101. by London
and New losAi krt checks ; but he lian left beveral
hnud.r'l pound,' to be paid by lii family. There
is mitred a report that the relative alluiled to had
previously advanced mOOl., but this report waists
confirmation. At all evessts, it in' certain that
this young man spent above sisters' hundred pounds
in two utontlis, without being at any expense for
house, equipage. &c. But although tins sum was
large for one whose previous expeuiliture had been
an very hunted, still it is not of sufficient unigssi-
tude to justify the supposition that his objects were
merely 'pecuniary. if they were, tie had not time to
mature his designs and adventure ou their
mafiosi. But whatever might have heels his
mo-
tivrr. however spkndide mendux fa, vettingly false)
parts of his history unu b.•, 31.1'i many anecdotes
are omitted, for they required the actor to give them
au air of credibility, still this young man, if he
really possesses hisfacuhies unimpaired, to making
his family the spurt of Isis fictions and the vaptims
of his fraud—in deliberately converting the father's
tears of gratitude and joy into the brine of dia.'''.
poititoreist,lOUOW, and shame, has evinced a want
of principle and callousness of heart, which almost
extinguishes Ilse hope of reformation. timid a laud-
nble use of those talents which he undoubtedly pos-
sesses.
%%' have thus endeavoured' o give a faithful and
accurate narrative of the two moods,' career of the
Fortunate Youth ; but as the wind is not more
variable than • liar, and there is nu barometer by
which his words COW be weighted ;
It is very possihle that .ll 'tiny louse been said
to others, at variance with anecdotes in the present
relation.

Still, as the cameleon is the same animal, not-
withstanding changes of hue, so " the Fortunate
Youth" may . he recognised as a most mischievous
impostor, under every representation and colouring
of his story.
P.S.—We understand the rortunate Youth."
on arriving at Paris, in ',indoor 1111 l y with his system
to patronize his relati 111 l s, engaged one %hum lie
knew to he established there as his travelling physi-
cian intt. Spain, vice Dr. 11. cashiered in London.
Thus Gent!rums was, however, so startled at the
amount of the salary proposed, that he requested to
make the arrangement with the youth's lather. and
obtained lance to cone to England fur that purpose,
where he arrived a few days since.

;VAST INDIES.

BARBADOEP, NOV. 4.

Aornunta have at length se.iclied us from Domi-
nica, whence every vrorel wits drivel, to yea during
the lute liturieime, and
when the Rutert mail-hoot, which arrived litre ou
S lay, the 2d inst., left that island.
The country hind suffered so inuterially,that un-
less suppliod, w fuusiiii- wits
The Lady ilursiet. Edict.. of London. slid 11
other mord**, principally A Intl' Wall! amid small
craft, were driven on shore at Si. Lucie dining the
hurrieloote on the Yl,t'October, but it it aupperied
they will be gut off.
.114 TRACT OF A LETTER FROM ANTIGUA, DATED
NOV. 6, RECEIVMU IN TOWN TE%TERDAT,MOIU4I-
- N O.

•" (ht the 521st ultimo, alien we concluded the
hurricane season had passed over. St. Lucie was
attswked by n dreadful Istorricasse, in which the Go-
vernor. Isis lady and child, %ids almost all the gar-
rison, officers and men, were killed or wounded,
and the island 'entirely desol.sted. The same ilittlul
event Isms extrudes! itselllto tNaruuique. Dominica,
St. %lucent*. Grenada, sod Hattoodoea;-bot
hope it will timi out pot quite so Clitalllllollll NO. at
St. Lucie. The two former islands we are most
Ammer; for from their proximity. The three latter
are mare out of the way of the Imrsicatte track. IVe
expect further particulars 'Loy of this dreadful cso-
I:isotope, but for •the parrot you must excuse my
Wilting ally more. Ilsausetica is most to hr pitied,
not having had such a Ise
last forty year. and it still be Oil immense time
hifore the tabloid is restored to its former state.
The sugar crops will, I presume, lie entirely ruined
for the next year. and the cotter-strees will be souse
years before they cats bear properly."

MOVEMSCR 2.
" Last Tuesday mud Werliwailay we were blessed
with' the fittest ratios that could fall from the
Heaven*, which continued fur many looms. awl have
done great good to the rentaiuin^ crops."
Sitter tlrr above we learn, that to addition to ifie
Antelope. all the ship.' ma the Leeward I.lalool Sta-
tion are safe. Getieroil Seymour sliest soon after he-
ing taken out of the !nns. Mrs. Sey and her
ctinitren trete sawed from the rotor,. 111aoy vessels
«re on slate. St. Kitetautool Tubsige have sloe suf-
fetedmry damage...

Monday 'Doming, itlimit. tern o'clock, the house
of Captain CLARK. of Popl ir,, wi4% broken open
and robbed of proiletty to the ttttt ()mat Of IDOL
with which the depredators uot clear 4,11., They
entered by Divans of tultingethe Wicks from Dud' r
the window.

Our Correspondent informs us, it is incredible
the number of persinici that fail victim* to II lsor4lt ra,
prod Need by improper treatment—the !Meld seed am dread.
ful disease ba suffered to lurk iu the apses'', and bop often
shorten life; these circumstance!' induced 311.trars. Coorvia
anal Company, Sas Ceinia, of thirty years experience, to cala-
blish Medical Hoard at Charlotte Noose, Great Charlotte.
st reet.amposite the Rev. Newland lull', Chapel, Illeclariars-
rood, and at Woodmork !louse, Womisiock trcrt, tire floors
(non Ilxfurd•street. The Board claims the sound' of ilium
atiheteil with Strictures, Flllllll4O. Cloreer, scrnphulaa, Nee.
vont Debilities, arising front warns climates, jot ends. in-
discretions, sse. Eruptions OU the head, rat e, and I•ody,
ulcerated throat, pains in the head nod 11,411,4. frespieutly
'flotsam, fur dilettantism, Ira aie Ike 400 km. 4, are wvlilp-
Wool which appear years after, aril too often drstn a • 110-
ineglie comfort. Means. ('uup►:a and Co. are camomile,' at
,bath houses, by all ranks of people, until Mese at night
The pile" and fiat sola cured wittrsist Durum: or cumin"; ; soul
advice militia, Oa Tarlday, Ilmrsilly, and Sunday saws a. sap,
pll twelve o'clock. A sole slum .and private rooms for ie.
tomb a --It p10r...1 Patients are radically a meal withunt stir.
Nicat operati ~,,, nom sciesitibe w int anatoiriscal principlis,
witMnot et.vriat tin. 1 her Inopt:03111 h,.c hotly joiard
the tia.rd.