Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-29

signal mercy Tat the misfortune did not extend
neycnd the loss of an Individual We find one
outh psrlsAed in the confusion, Ave others sus,
talred various niur es, and were conyey cd to the
iniirmasy. This equally unforeseen Is unhappy
event put stop 10 the appointed sacred duties.
ana ,hc intended collection was lost TO the char
".
EnISBuncr, May IS
Some time ago, yeung woman was a!n.ls;ng
herself W tn an rant at As,on's QUAY, near Car.
iisle Bridge, Dublin. While she Was sportively
playing with the child, it male a Sudden spring
ON her arms, and IN an instant fell INTO the L f.
Icy. ihe screaming nurse and anxious spects-
'ois saw the water close over the child, and con-
, ce'ved that IT had sunk 10 rise no more A New
| 'ouhaland dog, which had been accidentally pas
| sng with ms master, sprang forward TO The wall,
ana gszed wsttully at the ripple III the water,
hSoe oy the chlids descent. In the same In
slant the child re-appeared on the surface of the
Lnsy, and the dog sprang forward 70 the water
WHIST the animal was descending, he child a.
gam sunk, and the faithful creature was seen anx-
lousy swimming round and round tie spot where
mad disappeared. Once more the child rose
20 20 the suri"ce-the dog sc zed HIM, and, with a
hfm o'it gentle pressure, bore him to land with
out INJURY. Meanwhile a gentleman arrived,
who, on inquiry INTO The circumstance of the
transaction, exhibited strong marks OF sensbil.-
y ara feeling to wards the child, and Of sdmlra-
ton Tor the dog that had rescued HIM from q
premature death. The person VINO had removed
me oaoe from the dog, turned round to shew the
! 'hiant 10 this sympathsng gentleman, whose
arms were stretched out To embrace the Little in
nocent; when, 10! It pre- ented to his view Z. c
Well known features ofhs own son. A NIX
ed sensa' on OF terror, Joy, and surprise, struck
MN mute Wien lie had recovered the
use o. ms iaonlt e, anil !ohlv kissed his little
oarEl'S', ne lPvishe;i thousand embraces on the
dog, ard Offered HIS master very large sun,
(oVU guuesS) u he would transfer the valuable
animal TO III hut tho owner ofthe dog (Color ell
Wynre) lei. too much affection for the useful
creature, JopGt wish him For any pecuniary con-
sideratlon whatever
IN the course OF last month, boy IS years of
age, left Derry IN Ireland, for Glasgow taking
Win n bundle containing SUIT of clothes
and other tcles, with one pound of cash which
MS father had gwen hun to defiay his eIpences.
during the passage the boy asked an IrIshman
VINO pre- ended TO be acquainted with Glasgow, If
ne knew MS cousirl--the only person whom the
boy knew there. Paddy answered eyes, and
readily promised that he would shew HIM the
residence of his friend. On landing 1T GreenoclS
LIST week as they were afterwards TO travel toge-
ther, 1T was proposed by the freshman, that :: small
pa Gel which he had should be put IN the boys
oInd.e, and that each of them should alt ernatey
carry the whole. The boy, unsuspectlngly,
S'~SS w NilS PioPosai as wen rs 70 Request
that the freshman should be entrusted with his
cash til they reached Glasgow. When between
Greenock and Port Glasgow, he Irishman left the
boy, carrying away his hurdle and cash. The
boy robbed and il place where he was a stran-
ger, was, ofcourse, extremely disconnected; and
That hemght recover ms property, spent several
hours searching for the taIthless wretch Des-
pairing otseeng HIM again, the boy then set off
TO I'll sgow and after Cons de! able trouble, he
reached hls cousins IN a very exhausted state
= ; friend not having bed for HIN, procured
III q. accommodation III lodging house IN Gorbus.
OLSun ay morning he discovered that during he
night, man had been put into the bed hes d,
n ~ winch on close Inspection, proved to be h
FELLOW pas ser. He was immediately lodged
N the Gorbais Police office. lie IS by trade,
hoenaIer, had lived in Gorba;s, and before ietv-
ing II, md borrowed from grocer there, a one
pound note.