Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-06-13

not produce talent, although it affords
leisure to cultivate it. And, as her pro-
perry is amply sufficient to afford every
comfors, elegance and luxury Of life, hav.
lug funds to the southwark, exceeding two
hundred thousand dollars. independent OF
what she has at her disposal in this state y
her chief wish and desire is TO be united,
as before observed, 10 a Gentleman this
term, however, though precise and def
mite TO her, may not be generally SO.
where the title is claimed by the throng !;
she does not mean such Gentlemen as con-
pose the multitude of Canaille, or, as for
merry understood, man OF pedigree or
ancestry, but man of mental accomplish
ments; or, 10 other words, man Of mind
and manners. The more and the better
he is furnished with respect to the latter
qualities, If blended with social and gen.
erous disposition, and the less incumbered
with that gold the world idolizes, the
more acceptable will he be to her, as she
can then avail herself of those feelings of
grateful recollection, inseparable from an
honorable mind and which, though the
verbal expression Of, is, aud Of right should
be withheld, is discernabIe in every look,
word and action--wilh these qualifications,
and limited 10 his devotion to revelry, or
the seductions of the table--corteou aud
affable to ladies generally, but affectionate
only to herseif.-She will think, for such
an exchange, the transfer Of her hand and
property, the happiest event of her life.
She presumes sufficient ideas have been
traced, TO render the object and meaning
of this communication Ineligible yet, as
this public mode Of making her sentiments
known, may not only be condemned by
fastidious, whose opinion she regards not,
but by many, who, but for their hyper
bolic adulation 10 addressing her, would
be more regarded, she will not at this time
give her card but as Junius, unknown as
Junius, insermixed with society, and
heard himself lauded or censured, she will
in her rounds of visits, learn, whether 10
female, this mode may be consonant TO
propriety or not; if it is, she will 10 few
days, direct where she may be addressed,
by note, and to convince her it is not,
something more than the cold frigid man. |
ners of the city must be urged, before the |
enthusiastic feeling that originated this |
novel mode, shall be relinquished.
New Y DIRK, June z.
Fire.-This morning about half past 2 |
o'clock, our citizens were alarmed by the /
cry of FIRE; it proceeded from a small
tenement in the rear Of Lomhardy, near
The building, which was
Of little value, was nearly consumed. It'll
will be seen by the Coroner's report, that
Mrs. Cowan died of fright, occasiouedI
by the fire This lady, whose husband, |
we understand, is now 10 Savannah, was
at the scene OF conflagration which took
place in that city in January last, and was
one OF the sufferers. Since that time, she
has been much agitated at an alarm of fire.
When the fire broke out this morning, she
was assisted out Of her house, and was en-
quiriog for her child, which was at that
moment missing. The enquiry had just
been made, when she fell down and in
stantly expired.
June IL.
From Ne,v Orleans The Commodore
Rodgers, sailed the 18th ult. We have
been favored with the loan Of papers to
the Oath, which contain but little news.
Capt. Mott met in the Mississippi, the U.
S. schr. Lyny, having in tow piratical
vessel with crew of % men, which she
had captured. A prize crew had been put
Cd board, eight of whom, il was said, after.
wards conspired with the pirates TO retake
the vessel, but did not succeed.
New BRUNSWICK, June 8.
A respectable meeting of the citizens Of
New.Jersey, friendly 10 the encourage
ment of National Industry, was held at
the house Of Joseph Runyon. in the city Of
New Brunswick, on Monday the 5th Of
June, 1920. Andrew Howell, Esq. of
Somerville, was called to the Chair, and
d. Fitz Randolph, appointed Secretary.
The object Of the meeting having been
briefly explained, and the circular and
address of the National Institution for
promoting Industry in the United States,
to their fellow citizens, having been read,
the subjoined resolutions were offered aud
unanimously adopted.
|. Resolved, That the persons present
will associate themselves for the purpose
recommended 10 the circular Of The Ma
tional Institution, for promoting industry
10 the United States.
2. That John Manning, James Cromme-
Iin, and John N. Simpson, be delegates, on
the part of this meeting, to attend the
Convention of said Institution to meet in
the city of New York, on Wednesday the
9TH i0st.
8. That this meeting win adjourn to
meet at the house of Insenh Rnnuon In