Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-12

racter OF thrtrsoan conntrymsn. thsy nave
seen surprised to find thas frequently the
poor people would nor send their children /;
they forgot that native pride which reyolts
at eleemosynafyaid. In such an instance
as this, if the Independents spirit OF the PEI
rent had been Aatsered, by sailing tor the
payment of only tester at the end OF the
year towards the discharge Of SEINE OF the
sxpeuces Incident to the establishment,
the child waald not have been withheld
trom ii:
"The attachment of the low Irish to
their children is very great. To play with
her child is the highest delighs OF tae mo
shsr; and, fer this indulgence, she will,
by an ipiuaicieus, but natural misealcula.
tor Of naarefna! dusy, omit the care Of her.
self and house nor is the piety OF their
affection to their parents less dstIngulsha.
bic. Iteiaad is nor cursed with English
poor laws: there are no paoPer houses
there into Witch child, ia the full vigor
of life and flsal.a, CAP cast the hoary head.
sd infirm author OF his days, as he would
loathssnr iasnsnbrause, 70 laaguishost
the posr renaias of life under the Reglecl
or barharity ct parochial officer, dcssrs,
ed by the being 20 whom he has !iGfarsed
exisieose, and cut off from ali the eudear-
menss Of fliai gratitude. Ii is a rare sighs
10 see, in Ireland, an aged paseni begging
for bread: be has rarely thu necessity Of
APPEALING. in want and anguish, TO him
- g That doth the ravens feed,
g Yea, provideEtly caters fortae sparrow"
"Of he exlteme harcihood ot hc itish
the following instances are given: Mr Csor-
don, in his history Of the Irish revolution,
SAYS, 'sFhe hardness and agility OF The
labotiug classes of the Irish, were ca this
(speakiag of an affair ar Corey) 4sd other
occasions, in the course Of the rebellion,
very re uyar s4bte. Tceir swif:ness If foot,
aud activity in passing over brooks aud
bitches Yere sath, that they could pat al
ways, ia CHOOSING the &c Is. BE- cyersaken
By horsemen; aad with SO eauch strength
Of constitutions were they found o BE- e.
dad, ,ha, ia kill thes. was tiiih2nli, macy.
af,sr multitude of stabs, not expiring
nai.s their necka were ca across." Ano.
Their remark bic distance is naeniionsa by
;he sutbor, respecting me recovery ot g ie-
bel named Charles Davis, 81 Enn.saer,hy,
a glsz.af, "wila, after having subsis,ed %
the body Of cosk fer four Gays, in aloash.
suuc hole where he was coucea.ed, WAS
discovered IN the ACT OF rnpnIng away from
his lurking place, and 5foagbg 20 Vinegar
hill, where he was shot shgoash the body
add enc OF his arms, and riolea'iy struck
IN several parts OF fhe head with pike,
which, heweser, peuetrstee 70; ipto The
htain, and was sn.owp into grave 81 his
back, wi,h heap Of earth ADD stores aver
aifn. KS faithful deg haviag escaped a.
way The covering from MS face, and Cleans
ed it by licking she. blood, he returned 10
life af.er aa ioteTns4ns Of twslge hours,
asd is new living IN perfect aea!sh.'
Sc Ia battle ca shore AMI az sea. the
Irish soldier and sailor have bsea rsa,ars-
able fer thsir yaiur. sgeadisess a0d suavidi
nation 40 nconsi9eyaa psr,ioa OF Tie
population of Ireland may IS foqed Ga
board our ships u war. IS far back as
Srenccr's TINE, TIE bravery sf the Irish
solder was hanufably .asDtieasd. That
happy genius says:
$ havs heard same great warrss )
say. ,has In al sse services which sery
had seen abi oad III foreiga countries. ;hsy
never saw a more eomeiy maa iasa an
frlshmaa, ner thai cemslh ga nore brave.
ly to his charge"
(" An Irishmaa and 5us! form twin.
though. in an Eaglshmaa's mind long
and inve.era,e pyejuaices have mace shsnl
ss iussperable ia Teaecsion as boil ADD
! his horns. wsat to France in full per-
sussion Of seeing race Of lasn men, and
(! found them Of the dinaiy size aud s'a'
,ure, and many of them OF a bulk and Vi
| gar that an unsrsvsiled Eng'ishman would
| Reluctantly give credit to. wens to Ire
I lanA exnectino q hill % Hy out OF every