Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-07-01
BY THE NAILS.

Cobbet's Domeshc Lsfr As many peo-
pie seem 10 be greatly interested, In what
ever concerns this mighty characters IL may
NOT be smIss 70 give some outline u his
rnsnner OF living, a. collected from his third
Americ@i Register. The most insignih.
cant poi1ls in the character Of great man
deserve 10 b. recorded. as they tend 10 elu-
cidslc his mind and manners. Mr.. Cob
bett says that he lives Of an inn IS miles
from New York, and kindly informs Us that
ssc price Of going thiiher from his lodgings
SAy the regoiar stage coss three shilsngs'
Moreover, ne il 50 happy as 10 have
Aed 70 himsc!E lie and Lis sons have " .
room 10 eat in, by themselyes"-snd he
says this operation " is really caring -
Nov for his bill OF fare and one would
think from the parade he makes about it,
that ne had never lived among white men,
or seen decent dish set befofe him IN his
life HER il is" We have smoked fsir
chops, butter and eggs for breaSfas,'-and
Whist h really astonishing, this greas-repss.
il accom- psnird with bread, crackers and
sweet cakes" This lucky fellow has
inmh agar for lis tea and coffee, 70,
broke into li,tle bits the size of a hszic nut,
but good humping pieces" o rare New
York that canst sf1ord 10 bestow upon thy
worthy guests such good thunping pieces
Of the bes, Havana lump, every day al tea
AID coffee, at the low rate of twenty-five
shillings and six-pence sterling per week
each, washing included. Then for dinner
they have the finest of fish, bass, mscke-
rel, lobs,ers and asftarogus in plen,y"--this
last must Be a very queer fish indeed-and
wonderful 10 relate, Mr.. William Cobbc,s,
late of Boiles in England, with his two sons,
William and John, one of whom is intend
ed for the bar" are RECALLED every day with
: apple pics,though in the middle Of Msy,@
Tor their dinners The reader is informed
In addition 10 the above, tia, |" their supper
is like their breakfast" only that these
poor half lamished English patriots are able
TO obtain with this supper, and Ter the afore-
said sum, /" preserved peaches, CT amoerries,
anc other fAingst" ihese other things are
very hard TO get in Great Britain, probably.
Last of ell, "thry have excellent cider to
drink" Does he mean by this that they
eat this beverage in his country
There Is grea, quantity of such stuff as
this contained in the Register. Now who
would buy h, or who seriously cares any
thing more about Mr. Cobbest's diet than
they DO about the food OF the great Mogul
fcarot,na Observer
From the Orange County Patriot. June IL.
n monster in human shahe.--On Sstur.
day last was committed 10 the common jail
In Orange county, julia Ellis, wife Of Mr.
James Ellis oil this town, for an attempt to
murder. 1t seems misunderstanding the
day previous about the disposal Of the only
COW OF her husband, 10 furnish herself with
new suit, las she had been Very recent
~ welded TO him. resulted in this awful
attempt upon bis life, which was as nearly
Is We have been able to learn as follows -
After much wrsnsling and many hard words
towards the close of the day, she in rage |
seized broad axe which stood in the COOP
er's shop, e building to which they had re-
sorted for shelter sincet the late destruction
of their house by ffe,) and aimed deadly |
blow at his head, in lodging which his |
shoulder received the stroke, which cut |
through the collar bone and nearly severed |
his arm and shoulder from his body. A. |
harmed for the consequences of the brutal,
inhuman act, she left him weltering in his |
blood. and aed to copse Of wood which
was siluased not far distant from the scene |
of horror, where she secreted herself for the |
night. Horror Of conscience, parched fe
verish tongue, hunger, or some other cause,
exposed her to view the day following, |
when she was taken aud secured in prison,
there to await her sentence at the Septem-
Der term. Mr.. Ellis lite Is despaired of. |
II will be recollecled that very short time
since, ar E's- house with lis contents was |
consumed by 6re--one of his children per-
ished in che flames, and another still Ian
guishes under the decorating pains of that
unfortunate event. We iolbesr stating |
what public opinion was At that time. lest |
We should incur the impu.stion Of exciting |
an undue prejudice. Mrs. Ellis remains
sncons icted--sheie existed rasny hard
thoughts.
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