Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-12-07

than conquer for day. When the night
is passed, twill ever be the same story ::
/" And it came TO pass, behold it was
Leah %
Ii the heart beguiles itself 10 its choice,
and Imagination viii give excelIencies.
which are not the portion Of flesh and
Iblood-when the dream is over, aud we
awake il the morning, it matters little
whether It's Rachel or Leah be the
object what it will. as it must be on the
earthly side, at least OF perfection,--it
will fall short of the work OF fancy,
whose existence is in the clouds.
In such cases Of deception, let 10 man
!exclaini as Jacob does in his VIVA. is
| it thou hast done unto me ?"--for It's his
own doings; and he has nothing TO Law
his fault on but the heat and poetic in.
discretion Of his own passions. --Sterne.
SHORT COURTSHIps AND HAPPY MAR.
RACES.
1t is well known that there are living
in Trinidad a number of free negroes.
brought off Chow justly we do moi inquire)
from the American coast during the lat
war BY Sir Alexander Cochraue, aud who
let themselves out for hire, like the free
labourers of any other country bur
these persons being men aud bachelors, a
Sabine war was unprecedented in the isl
and. Ii happened, fortunately, that in
The last year sIaye-ship was captured,
containing only young girls, from 10 10
20 years OF age: and these becoming
Tree by the existing abolition laws, were
sent to Trinidad, and being placed under
line custody of discreet matrons, the A.
merican negroes were invited to see them I,
and small portion OF land offered 10
each who should marry. The proposal
was highly agreeable TO the men, nor did
these young ladies OF landed property
give themselves the airs which are some
times observable III those who have that
enviable possession in this country. The
courtship was brief and sentimental ::
III have that little girl +" says one o.
the wooers :--.s I'll have that tall one"
says another and thus the whole were
betrothed. When the day Of marriage
arrived, which was deferred at least
Twenty -four hours, in consideration Of the
feelings of the ladies, il happened some
what unluckily, that some Of them had
lslipped their collars, asti the enameuFed
lbridegrooms were unable TO distinguish
their respective cbarmers. The cere
mony, however, proceeded. The cler
gyman was about to make short work of
lii, by requiring :" these men" 10 take
.s these women" to be their 6 weddeJ
wives )" but the governor, Sir r.. Wood
iorde, compelled him to marry each
couple separately. The ceremonies lasted
about four hours, during which time some
of the bridegrooms recolIected the objects
of their loves, and discovered that others
had married them. The die was, how.
ever, cast, and the exchanges made none
unhappy. A gentleman lately arrived
from the island, who communicated the
above fact, says, that he saw them fre-
quently, several months afterwards, all
apparently very happy and con,enied
with their lot, and most of the ladies
looking " as ladies wish to look who
love their lords. London Courier.
From the Liverpool Mercury of Oct. 90.
The following details of the recent as.
cent of Messrs. Livingston and Sadler
in balloon, have been politely presented
to US by the latter gentleman.
| NARRATIVE.
| The process OF initiation commenced al
20 minutes past 9 O'Clock, and continued
until half past II, at which time We were
enabled to proceed with the preparations
for attaching the car. In this was kind.
lly assisted BY several friends, whose aid is
deserving of my warmest thanks.
10 ascending, it is at all times pruden'
TO be provided with competent supply Of
ballast and to have such a command OF
gas, as will leave it optional with the aeri-
al voyager to choose his time and place OF
descent. Wanting these he is without the
chief powers Of controlling and directing
the balloon, and, of consequence, is liable
to many contingencies.
My companion having taken his seat,
and the banners being presented to us by
the Countess of Seton, aud Mrs Black
burn, such portion Of ballast was reno
we'd as would enable us TO clear the sur
rounding buildings every thing being now
prepared, the last signal was fred, and the
balloon assembled.
The atmosphere being hazy, with low
clouds, we determined not TO ascend high,
in order to continue in view OF those
friends whose graduating cheers followed
us with their appreciation.
The ascent was rapid, and its course to
the northeast the beauty Of the surroun-
ding country at the time was highly vari-