Star.
London, England, 1814-09-01 00:00:00

M.Eltmx.p.

TO THE EDITOR:
Sm.—As tlsts existence of Merme;ds k a point than
has long been disputed et .adhre Jlll, jutlite lu ett, and
as it may contribute in some degree to settle a point;
of so great importance to the naturalist, I send yu!
the following account, 'which I received from two
fishermen residing at Pnrt Gordon,. a small fi,hing.
-village in this parish, wheats I lAieve to be of un-
doubted veracity, and respectable enough in their sta..
tion of life. As these men (Thomas Jolms.ton and.
William Gordon) were returning 'rom liAng, about
three or four o'clock yesterday afternoon, about a
quarter of a mile from shore, the sea being perfectly
calm,they observed,at a small distance from their boat,
with its back towards them, and half its body above
the water, a creature of a taw:ley-colour, appeariagi
like a man sitting with his body somewhat bent.—
Surprise,d at this,they approached towards him till they
came within a few yards, when the nr.ise made by the
boat occasioned the creature to turn about, which gave
the men a, better opportunity of observing him. His
countenance was swarthy ; his hair short and curled,
of a colour between a green and a grey; he had small
eyes, a flat nose, his mouth was large, and his arms of
an ,extraordinary length, Above the waist be was
shaped like a man, but; as the water was clear, my
informants could perceive chat, from the waist down-
wards, his body tapered considerably ; or, as they ex-
pressed it, like a large fish without scales, but they
could not see the extremity. The men, however, had
not long time to observe him, for, after looking sted-
fastly nt them for about a quarter of .a minute, h: sod.
denly dived, but rose again at some distance from the
boat, accompanied by another, whom the men sue.
posed to be a female, as they could perceive she had
breasts, and her hair was not curled, but reached to a
little below the shoulders; the skin of this last one too
was fairer than the other. By this time the men had
become considerably alarmed, and made to shore as
*fast as possible, and for some time they could per-
ceive the mermaids looking after them. Soon after
their arrival they called on me, and gave the above
account, withiont the smallest variation between them;
which, if you think proper, I shall be glad to see in
your paper as soon as convenient. I am, Sir, your's,
&c. GEO. M' KENZIE, Schoolmaster.
Sehool-house of Ruffin, Aug. 16, 1814.

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BAD BEER.—A man has lately been in Leeds, and
the neighbouring places, offering for sale to the pub.
iicans, a recipe Pl. brewing strorg beer, without the
usual quantity of nrilt ; and some idea may be form-
ed of the pernicious nature of this beverage from the
!following enumeration of the ingredients:
Rectified Spiriu of Wine. Sat Pere.
Tincture of Opium. Powlerld A'um.
Sulphuric Acid. Sal Prunelli:
We have now, before us an exact cop} .of the recipe ;
but we decline, for obvious reasons, from st.ting the
prescribed quantity of each ingredient. 11" he use
of this noxious compound, 125'gallons of are, iistead
of 80, is made from a quarter of malt ; so that the
drugs, which cost about 3s. 6d. produce 4h5 gallons
of liqnor !I _ - 1

MARRIED.
August 22, W. M. Pulley, Esq. Proctor, of Doctor: Com-
mons, to Miss Crosby, of Pertsea.
Tuesday se'nnight' at Si.lattontls, Lieut.-Colonel Co!lnert, o'
the Ist Regiment of Guards, to Anna, youngest daughter of the
late hihn Wallace, Esq. of Kelly.
Monday, at hackney, • Nathaniel Snell Cita:men Esq. Ches.
Mint, Herts, to Ann, second daughter of Colonel Bannerman, of
Stafford-hill.
Tuesday morning, at Fulham, the Re' Jo! .n 7-lonyweed•Ran-
dolpll, to ::arch, eldest daughter of Richard 14 atop, E.g. of

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A(R I)I7FOUR, Sole Pmprietor of roltßAN't
/1 Celebrated MELACATISD 1101131 E • iavlrt coolinod
It > Itiertice tur ot-re than twt rare to the cure utati ictu re.,
Oh: tructi.bs, Gottorattra. and every other disea.ke
tbe 11re.thra, tatters Irmak If chat extensive ptattite,juined to LI..
mill;leis of tie tett:edit-1 he emplor, efitS:e, hint to
offer a ~:Fr and ortmanent cure. not subject to the dmigee•Apd 4;„
efficacy a.t ending the uses of Causties or corrosion ttotkaites.
Pt rAons in the country, stating their cases full? in a 1.1,r., le-
ek's:tie a r-e or two pound note, trdi bate proper niedicinve sot
to the aa.o.,nt.
For the va• toes symptoms, method of vire. see •Wfrothrt.
fotr's Prectlcarrrettiie or fis atet of doe Ur, •ara, Ace.
tit St eoath Edition. T. be had cif thc Pourtstllerie abd
No. s', Frltl,-street, Sohn, where Alr. 1). may Le co:Judtodise-
tween the hours of sine and tour, and *even ti nine, tointr.

WORM LOZENGE::. •
oßms ARE THE MOST FREQUENT
SOURCES OP CHILDRESS' 1)t-P.1. sts :
Theta SYMV I'OMS Evulty P 4 it liNt and GUARDIA!?
of CHILDit gN should he acquainted with. They occasion in.,
of appetite, a paleness of the court? of •the hre, emaciathm and
trreasukr state of the bowels, attended alter with vietent pains;
f hey bring on convulsions; they affect t!.e grwrb of the hody,
an 4 they prove fatal, by etiling in atonsumF.ttim or'e.es-ay.•
at aprev intiltive, and cure of these alarming-complaints. r he above
excellent Medicine is universally allowed. on the telstimonyot tie
hl Best characters in tisk country, twit •in rant and 'respecralii-
iity,. to hare no eflual. 'their, pnblte approbation, given to the
Proprietor, from a personal k Nov:ledge ct its wonderful surest.
to their own families, stz:iii,s its mint compenec,n, ars
gives & sanction to it, of which no- sitlwr Med:rine of the lithe
can boast. Parents and others, who have the (2r, of chilri,tik
should have this remedy at a famity Medicine to re(c•rf to, whene
ever the stomach or boycott' of Chddren.are any way disordore4
which it will always be f,:nnd to relieve.
SOW, wholesale and retail, at Mt. Betties, No. 4, Ciier.:friee.thi
corner of St. Pant's Church-yard; S harp, Joh nsoti, Beitint,Forts•
mouth; Jones, Weston, Allmot, and llallory, Portsea; 1 tall std
Johnston, Gosport ; Coleman and Jacob, shetertes, ; i'..ct. an&
Roes, and Turner, Hull ; I incised, Conkworthy, Netrlfton, atel
Gilbert, Plymouth; Knott and Lloyd, ana eit. and Co. 11J-
inhighem ; Staines and Lyy. tch, Manchest• r; TrewmAtt, Parer{
Smith. ManCerton,Resiburn, Scott, and Baiter, P.dintrurgh ; Bass
ter and M-Donald, Glasgow ; Bulgen and Barry, ; Str-
yen son and Co. Norwich; Swicten, Leicester; Edwards ar.et
Penny, and Bill; nge and iAtilbury,Liverpout; Neale sod Ledgord
Dover; White, heghton ; Ruben', Seldny, and :tuff, Chelten-
ham; and retail, by most couhtrs medicine venders, mn bocci, at
t.. al. tut 44 41. eat*.