Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-10-07
Public Taste.


Of intelligence The great snake, and ho"
he laid an egg from which little one was
hatched-the correspondence with the Presa.
dent Of the Royal Society IN London on the
subject-lhe snakes likeness, now exhibiting
upon canvas in Newyoik-the Albiness, OF
zchite. black bird--and Counsellor Philips
GRIM. COZ, speeches, have each in their urn
contributed to avert the awful calamity OF a
famine of news. And now, as luck will have
it, even before the above. subjects are fully
disposed of, a Miss Caraboo comes down
from the moon !" to astonish the natives OF
Philadelphia by luaar Exhibition ot--her
person, which, they say, is very handsome
10 shew how willing people are to be duped
with her second hand impostures, and how
ready the Philadelphia papers are to award
the need of praise to her contemplate de-
ceptons, we transplant the following COM
munication into our paper
Communication.
| The Caraboo Concert which was given last
night at the Washington Hall, was numeroasIy
and respectfully attended the Hall was splendidly
Illuminated, the Music good, and the vocal per-
formers exerted themselves in manner which
gave general satisfaction. In part first, the cele
brated Miss G. made her appearance, introduced
by two gentlcman-7she was received with gen
era burst Of applause, and her appearance and
manners silenced those insinuations which have
been SO industriousy circulated to injure inno-
cent and unoffending female. Paper was handt TO
her, on which she wrote letter in the language
which puzzled the Universities of Oxford 4 Cam
bridge, and the most learned professors of the ORR
ental languages in Great Britain. Her taking
leave Of the audience in The language Of the Moon
was highly apPlauded philadelphia pepper.
The closing scene caps the climax OF sub
Unity and grandeur. Her taking leave in
language so perfectly understood by her au-
dienee, was truly supereminent, and as
far transcends the expression of orator Phil
lips speeches, as toad scaats tail, euery
BIT and grain
The editor of The Newyork Advertiser, al
ter anmadverting upon the conglomeration Of
prodigies with which the present day is so
productive, proceeds in the following sarcss-
tic and humorsome manner -
The first object, in the assemblage Of pro-
digies, which we have reason to expect will
condescend TO pay as visit, as we'll as our
friends. at Philadelphia, is a Miss Caraboo,
the daughter Of Mr.. Baker, who lives in the
Moon-a young lady Of great beauty and
accomplishments, extremely well educated,
especially in the knowledge Of her native
planetary tongue--a language altogether IN
known OH this interiour globe, except here
and there very imperfect smattering among
setof people who ordinarily pass by the
name of moon struck" The English Of
Miss Caraboo, IS MARY B.AKER-Miss, in.
the Moon, meaning Mary, and Caraboo, Ba-
ker. Her family is a highly distinguished
one, not only at home, but abroad its fame.
especially that of the father, having reached
this distant world-Mr Baker, we presume,
being the identical old gentleman, SO often
seen and admired in this world, by the COM
mon appellation Of the Z MAN In THE
MOON" he is also supposed 10 be very
wealthy man, being like Jonathan Lambert
and Robinson Crusoe on their islands, The
only male inhabtant on the planet where he
resides, and, OF course, must be the sole pro-
prietor OF the vast tracts of land which have
lately been discovered there by Astronomers.
On this ground, it is taken for granted, that
Miss Mary must be an heigess, if she outlves
her father, who now must be very old. This
remark IS intended i a hint TO the single
young gentlemen.
II IS not known in what manner the young
lady performed ner journey from her native
country TO This. Indeed, we have never heard
Of but one mode of communication between
the Moon and the Earth, and that is BY means
of certain vehicles, which it would seem are
used there for stone. carts, which travel with
more expedition, and almost al much safety.
as.our country stages when there is an oppo-
siiion line running, and which occasionally
in their progress, happen to oserset, and lurn-
Die their loads upon this world Such an &C.
ciaent, il will be recolleotcd. occurred ii Fair
held county, IN Connecticut, few wears ago
70 the great disturbance cf the peaeeab Die n.
habiiants whose residence lay under lhe tack
Of this singular plsasnre- a,egoa. Unless Miss
Mary took passage in one OF these carriages.
we are utterly at loss 10 Imagine how She
got here-oF rather how she came "a Grea,
Britain, for il seems she first landed there. AMI
from thence was transported by water 10
Philadelphia.
II IS with great pleasure we can inform our
readers, that when she had satisfied the curl
osity, and satiated 'he Nandetment, Of our
neighbours there, sic may be expected III Der.
form the same kind csssce iaT Us, wtea II she
should he cn tnrs,,..4~ &c NJ, s<. <4 49,. u,