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The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-06-06
Description.

"----- Deep in murky caves recess;
Lav'd by oblivion's listless stream, and fenced
BY shelving rocks and intermngled horrours,
OF yew and cypress shade, from all obtrusion
OF busy noon-tide beam, the monarch sits"
THE Picture of the Court of Death
is an appeal to the pubIick taste by a
native artist.-It is an attempt to intro
duce pure and natural allegory, or rath-
er, painting By metaphor, in the place of
obsolete personi6cations and obscure
symbols.--It is demonstration of the
science of painting, applied to its no.
blest purpose, the expression of moral
sentiment 1t is discourse on life and
death, equally interesting to all ages and
classes; delivered in the universal lam
guage of nature, the eloquence of the
painters art, which speaks not by the
slow progression of words and is call
culated to remove the misconceptions
of prejudice and terrour, and to render
useful the rational contemplation of
death.
The most impressive idea of Death
is excited by the appearance of DEAD
BoDY.-This receives the strongest ray
of light in the picture. 1t is the body
of man in the prime of life, by some
casualty, to which all are liable, rem
dered ifelessy PROSTATE as a foot-stool
to the mysterious. power of death.
The power of DEATH, personifed as
an attribute of deity, is represented by
an antique form, coeval with man. The
head, therefore, reminds us of the first
inhabitants of Egypt, the original resi-
dence of the human race. 1t is not a
lifeless skeleton of the graveyard, ex-
hibiting action without muscle, or mus
cles dried up and useless. II is not rep
resented as bug-bear of the nursery, nor
even the king of terrours, but as an in
flexible judge, silently experimenting
the Irresistible progress of time and de-
cay upon the life of man.-It is an at
tempt to remove the dark curtain of OBJ
security, and to impress the feelings with
sentiment of awful sublimity, by form
of strength and power, conceived be-
meath the folds Of massive drapery, and
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The equity, if not the law, Of the decision
mentioned in the subjoined paragraph, is too
plain to be controverted. We presume there
is no principle Of law violated by giving this
redress to an apprentice, injured by the neg
lect Of his master. Instances are, perhaps,
not unfrequent, where similar wrong has been
suffered, and where like redress ought to be
had. We trust that, while by this decision,
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Worcester, S.

Worcester, IS.
Probate Office, May II, 1927.
To the Hears Of ELIZABETH SrRATroN, late
ofAthol, IN said County, dmd to all 9TH
srs concerned IN the Estate of said
deceased, GREErINc.
VOU are hereby cited to ap-
IL pear (if you see fO at the Court Of
Probate to be holden at Worcester, in said
County. on the first Tuesday in July next, at
ten of the clock, before noon, to show cause
why the instruments which purport to be the
last VIII and Codicil ofssaid deceased. should
not be allowed and you will be heard there
on. NATHL. PAINE, j. Probate.
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[FoR TnE MAssAcHGsEfTs sr4.l

POETS in sprightly measure
Have sung 6 the rosy May"
The holiday of pleasure
As ode and roundelay
Innumerable witness:
But have doubted long,
And strongly, too, the fitness
OF subject to the song.
In lands where winters wildness
Deforms not earth and sky,
Where fragrant airs in pildness
Through summer bowers sigh;
1t might be well to sing it;
But, in this frozen cline;
Who strikes harp, should string IL
10 circumstance and time.
love thing m season.
Winter should have his SHOWS:
And tits no more than reason
That Spring should bring the roses
But while, as now, she fingers
Like truant on her way,
Who would expose his fingers
To Irvine the wreath of May!
IT'S not for us to scold her
For tagging in the chase
There may be charms to hold her
In Winters cold embrace
Yet why with him she fingers,
IT'S difficult to know
Methinks his icy fingers
Might chill her bosom's glow.
Since such the case, however,
'Tis meet we place the crown
On one of better favour,
To fill her vacant throne.
Then, maidens, when you've twin'd it,
The fowery garland bring;
Round JUNE's warm brow well bind it,
And crown her Queen of Spring.
JACQUES.
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Payment Qjehe whole ofthe State
Debt.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Treasury Office, Boston, May 26, 1891.
PURSUANT to an Act of this
n Commonwealth, passed on the 28th Of
April last, entitled 6 An Act in addition to an
Act, providing for the payment of the whole
State Debt" notice Is hereby giren 10 all cons
eerned, that the whole Of the funded debt of
the Commonwealth will be payable at this OF.
fee on The first dag 81 July neat J; and that the
interest on said debt will then cease, whether
the payment shall be called for on that tiay or
not. DANIEL SARGENT, Treasurer.
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Tien.

In Princeton, on the 9th ult. Mr.. Abiiah
Harrington, aged 78. (Printers in Netc- York
are requested to insert TIE san,e.1
At Northbridge, on the 18th ult. Mrs, Mary
Day, wife of Mr.. Daniel Day, aged 90. TPrini-
ers in Vermont and Niev- York are requested 10
ansert this.
At Westminster, on the 18th tlt. of con-
sumption, Hayman Wheeler, Esq. aged IS.
In FIttzwllliam, IN. H.) on the 18th ult.
DIR. Amasa Scott, aged SO.
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GOranonDsaltD Of asassztbnsstts.
Treasury Office, Boston; Nay 26, 1921.
DURSUANT to an Act of the

Commonwealth, passed on the nth Febs
ruary last, entitled, 6 I'm .4ct proriding for HE
payment Of the whole State Debt,'' by which
. the Treasurer is authorized to borrow Of any
Bank, Corporation; or Individual, any sum not
exceeding one hundred and seventy thousand
dollars, on the best terms he may be able to
make, not exceeding the rate of five per cent
UNI per annum, for the purpose of paying off
said debt: the Treasurer hereby gives notice.
that he viii receive, till the 10th day of June
next, sealed proposals for a loan of the SUM
aforesaid, or any part thereof, (on the Cd july
next,) according to the terms Of said act. In
any proposal which may be made, the lowest
rate of interest may be mentioned at which the
money would be loaned, or the amount of pre-
MUM which would be given, provided the in-
terest should be at five per cent. per annum.
DANIEL SARGENT. Treasttreya
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Worcester. s..

Worcester, IS.
Probate-offce, May %, 1921.
10 the Hears Of ZEBuLoN Goss, late of
Mendcn, IN said Comfy, deceased, and
to all Others concerned IN the Estdte Of
SAID deceased, GREETING.
VOU are hereby cited to ap-
a. pear (Gy5u see fly at the Court Of Pro-,
bate to be holden at Worcester, in said Coun.
ty, on the first Tuesday in July next, al ten
OF the clock, before noon, to show cause WHY.
the instrument, which purports to be the last
Will and Testament of said deceased, should
not be approved and you will be heard
thereon. NATHL. PAINE, y. Prob.
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[ The picture which is the subject of the fol-
lowing description, is now exhibited in Bos-
ton !; and we Recommend to those who WIS.,
it town during its continuance there, not to
lose the opportunity of seeing it. We do
not fear to say that every person of taste
or sensibility who views it, will rejoice that
he has had opportunity to behold such
grand effort of American genius, as well as
such an interesting and impressive moral
production. The picture is seen at the best
advantage in the EVENING"
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GREET MORAL PICTURE,
THE COURT OF DEATH.

Painted By REMBRANDT PEALE, Of Baltimore.
The idea of the subject 1cas taken from
Bishop Porteus' Poem on Death. The Pic
fetre as toenty.four feet long, thirteen feet
high.-The figures larger than life.
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affairs Of the wallachians and Moldav-
ians. She and her successors did not
fail TO exercise this power almost with
out intermission, and in manner spec
tally to advance the end of ultimate do
minion, but generally, it must be admit
ted, to the advantage of the provinces.
Through their means, and under the
authority which she holds from her
treaties with the Porte, Russia is enabled
to create motives of discord between
herself and Turkey whenever she finds
a conjuncture propitious to a rupture.
In 1905, Ipsilanti, Hospodar of Walla-
CHA. and father of the Prince of the
same name who is now at the head of
the Greek instruction, was suddenly
deposed by the Porte without the par
ticipation of the Russian embassy-a-
gainst the faith of an engagement with
Russia. This was the alleged cause of
the rupture at that date, which was fol-
lowed by the march of Russian armies
into the provinces.
The politicians of Europe have spec
ulated much on the utility of dividing
the principalities between Russia and
Austria, allotting Wallachia to the lat
ter, so as to prevent the Russians from
extending the whole of their frontier on
the side Of European Turkey to the
Danube. With such an arrangement, it
has been contended, they could not make
step into Turkey without the permits
sion of the Austrians, and ain insurmount-
able barrier would be raised to their ag-
grandizement on that side. But it was
less probable that their assent would be
obtained than that Austria would concur
in the Russian plans,, securing their CO.
operation in her views on Italy. We
may, from the recent transactions on the
European continent, infer an actual COM
bination of this kind, and feel assured
that the two dominant powers will not
exert themselves much to strengthen
the Ottoman jurisdiction in Moldavia and
Wallachia. They will not, however,
countenance an independent Greek en-
pire, of which the idea is now held forth
in the English newspapers. We shall,
perhaps, as they are said to have as
sembled armies of observation on the
frontiers of those provinces, hear Of a
military occupation like that of Italy,
under pretence Of restoring peace and
legitimate order; and it may ultimately
be declared, as in the case of Poland,
that these blessings can only be preserv-
ed by placing them under the permanent
protection of Russia
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10 Hat Manufacturers.

ESHE Subscriber has taken the
II Chambers over No. Is, Broad-Street,
for the disposal of HATS, FURS, and TRIM
MiNGS, on Commission. Having thorough
knowledge of the business, he fatters himself
that he can give satisfaction to his employers.
All orders will meet with prompt attention.
Cash and Stock literally advanced
on consignments.
JOSEPH sIMONDs, Jr.
Boston, June i, 1921. sm
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THE following lines were, perhaps, designed
for our last, but they were received too late
for that publication. We are glad the
writer proposes an act of justice, long mer-
tied.
We do not often have the pleasure Of hearing
from JAaUEs," and are therefore little
inclined to notice any inequalities which
may be thought to be mingled with the
predominant beauties of his stanzas:
G ubi plura intent in carmine, non ego paucis
g Oifendar --.n1
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oCdtcu Ol q SnTOuu. IL Is COunIendnCe
of intelligence, yet its knowledge lies
within lips that speak not. The glance
of his eye, and the frown of his brow are
sufficient to strike dumb the proudest
career-and his outstretched arm seems
to limit the duration of erring mortal life.
On the right hand, the whole group is
expressive of WAR, by which the pas
sions of man produce premature and
bloody death. The WARR1oUR is repre-
scented with countenance agitated by
ambition and revenge. His shield is
held up for his own defence, but his de-
termined arm threatens the life of his
fellow man. His sword is already STAIN
edits victim expires behind him, no
longer deceived by visionary glory. A
naked and helpless INFANT reaches for
protection to its weak and desolate, and
widowed MOTHER; who, sinking to the
earth, repels from her averted eye the
unnatural horrour. The Warriour heeds
them not. His humanity seems to spare
them-but their misery remains to re-
proach his cruelty. WANT, with suppli-
eating hands, follows close behind. Her
famished form serves to increase the UNI
relenting sternness of his countenance.
DREAD presses onwards in the train, and
seems to apprehend the air as charged
with pestilence. The Warriour's dark
ening path is lighted by the ToRcH Of
Desolation, advancing from the cavern's
gloomy recesses.
Beneath the extended arm of DEATH,
stoops the busy form of PLEASURE. The
smoke of her incense rises to soften and
obscure the countenance of DEATH
Her hand prepares another Intoxicating
draught; and her animated features be-
tray no other care than how she may
engross her votaries. A YoUTH, whose
interesting form would have led us to an
ticipate more honorable destiny, stands
relaxed, the stupid and disappointed slave,
rather than the participation, of pleasure.
A companion of Intemperance lies at his
feet, clasping his throbbing brain-anoth-
er, at his left shoulder, hiding his guilty
face, expresses the anguish of REMoRsE-
and another, behind him, is plunging the
dagger into his heart.
"----Sure as night follows day,
Death treads in pleasures footsteps round the
world,
When pleasure treads the path which reason
shuns."
A darkened group of disease and mis-
cry, the victims of luxury and intempe-
rate pleasure, fills up the left hand por-
ton of the Grotto :-GoUT-DRopsY-
Observation-Disclosures
SUMPTION.
But "Peace, o VIRTUE! peace is all
thy own" With eyes of hope appraised
to heaven, she breathes the prayer of
hottest resignation Father thy will be
DONE OLD AGE, bending to the close
of life, supported still by VIRTUE, be-
holds the prospect without alarm, and
submits with cheerfulness to the inev-
liable decree.
The following lines were, perhaps, designed
for our last, but they were received too late
for that publication. We are glad the
writer proposes an act of justice, long mer-
tied.
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HATS selling off at tho
lowest Market Prices.


i AS recently received guam
H. tity of Boston stpcrfnc HATs-whichy
with those Of his own manufacture, enable him
to offer an Assortment much more extensive
than formerly-among which are the follow
ing -
Gardeners Fine Beaver Hats; do.
Castor do; do. plated do. do. Fine Wool do +:
Youths Plated do. do. Drab do. do: Drab
Green under do; do. Fine Wool do. +; &c. sc;
Those wishing to procure Hat, of
any particular shape or quality not then on
hand, will be promptly and faithfully accom-
modated on the most reasonable terms.
~ Cash and the highest price given
or all kinds Of Fms.
Worcester, June 6, 1921.
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Worcester, IS.
Probate-Ofice, May Is, 1921.
To the Creditors and Heirs of Asa JOHN
SON, late Of Leominster, IN SAID Coun-
ty, deceased, and to all Others concerned
IN the Estate Of SAID deceased,
GREETiNo.
VOU are hereby cited to ap.
III pear IF you see fly at the Court Of
Probate to be holden at Worcester, in said
County, on the first Tuesday in July next,
at ten of the clock, before noon, to show cause
why the Administration of said Asa Johnson,s
Estate should not be granted to Seth TSsdole.
Of said Leominster, one of the creditors Of said
Estate and you will be heard thereon.
NATHL. PAINE, y. Prob.
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STRAYED,

NROM the Subscriber, on the
II e3d inst. dark bay MARE COLT, two
years old.-She wore a poke when she went
away:-Whoever has found the above Colt:
and will give information to the Subscriber.
shall be suitably rewarded.
AMOS JOHNSONs
Pstsrsham, May go, 1891.
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Worcester, s..
Probate Office; May 81; 1921.
To the Widou and Heirs Of JOHN Hem
DERsoN, late Of Leominster, IN said
County, deceased, and to all Others con-
eer1sed in the Estate Of SAID deceased,
GREETING.
VOU are hereby cited to APP
IA pear Gf you see fly at the Court Of Pro.
bate to be holden at Worcester, in said Coun-
ty, on the first Tuesday in July next, at ten Of
the clock, before noon, to show cause why the
Instrument, which purports to be the last Win
and Testament of said deceased; should not
be approved; and you will be heard thereon.
NATHL. PAINE, J. Prob.
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The Hon. Mr.. Forsyth, American
Envoy to Spain, will embark, in the
course of few days, from New ork.
for Madrid, to resume his functions OF
Minister Of the United States at that
Court He is accompanied by his
family.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-15
Public Sale.

FINDER the authority of deed OF trust,
~ (for certain purposes therein mention
ed will be exposed to public sale. on
Tuesday the 10Th ofJune next, if fair, il not
the first fair day on the pren ises, small
and valuable tract Of land, situate in the
county OF Fairfax, Virginia, at present in
the occupancy of Mr.. B G. Thornton
This land is distant about 6 miles from
Alexandria, Georgetown and tie city OF
Washington, on which there are now IN
operation merchant and saw-mill; and
IN the premises are all the materials for the
erection Of an oil mill There are also a
very comfortable and convenient dwelling
house, ice house, spring house, &c. &c.--
The mills are on Holmes Run; never fail
ing stream of water, over which the turn
pike road from Washington to the Little
River turnpike passes Immediately by the
mills.
Persons disposed to invest a small capital
uery proftably. will find it to their interest
to attend the sale. Terms at sale.
Mr.. Thornton, on the premises, will shew
The property to those DESTROYS OF purchasing
G.. PAGE, TRUSTEE.
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For Sale
Blu A. T.. CaSenOpe e Co.
BY THE PACKAGE OR PIECE,

BY THE PACKAGE OR PIECE,
4 VERY complete assortment of AMERI-
IL CAN Goops, ginghams, stripes, chicks,
chambrays, steetings, shlrihgs, tickings,
threads, satinetts, broadclo,hs, cassiners,
and cotton yarns.
GERMAN tickenburgs, osnaburgs, hessians,
Burlops brown rolls, Biefeld linens, dow.
las, white rolls, creas, brown hollands,
twilled bagging, oil cloths, and Saxon broad
cloths.
BRITISH broadcloths, pelsse cloths, cas-
simeres, vestings, bombazines, cotton hose,
suspenders, carpetings, table mats, cotton
cambrics, fancy muslins, Malabar handkfs.
kerseys, buttons, patent thread, dimities,
linens, lawns,
Ravens duck, nankins, umbrellas, India
straw carpets and table mats, sewing silks,
a few boxes ribbons and galoons, pins, &c.
Also,
Murdoch best London particular Madeira
Wine, 10 pipes, half pipes and quarter casks,
London market do. Malaga Wine, in hall
quarter casks, Cognac brandy in pipes,
Molasses, n. E. Rum, in hhds. and barrels,
Swedes iron assorted.
Baltimore window glass, every size.
Dupont's best Brandywine guneo1yder.
Sperm. candles. Spanish segars
Cut Mains, Id Cd Sd 10. maya
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7.
District of Columbia.

A Ii persons having, or pretending 10
n have. any right. title, interest, or clam
in or to certain anchor, seized and h6ei,
led by the District Court of the United
States for the District of Columbia, as I'M
ported from the Island Of Bermuda, on the
3lst day of March, 1921, in brig called
the Azores. whereof one John Nichols was
master, which was unladen and delivered
in the port of Alexandra from said brig;
without permit from the collector; are cited
and admonished to be and appear before Inc
District Court at the court house IN the town
of Alexandra, at 9 O clock A nj. on the 25lh
day of this month, to shew cause why the
said anchor should not be condemned as tor
feited to the United States.
EDM. |. LEE. C. D. c.
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District of Columbia.

& LII persons having or pretending 10 nave
n any right. title or interest IN OF 10 a Ger
tain Bag of Coffee which was imPorle11 from ron.
Porto Rico in vessel called The Young
Mans Companion, whereof - Smith was
master, are cited and admonshed TO appear
before the District Court OF the United States
for the District OF Columbia. at the court
house il the town of Alexandra, at . o CLOCK
A. NJ. on the 95th day OF this month, 70 y sh s
cause. if any they can, why the SAID Con 1e
should not be condemned as forfeited 10 the
United states; which Bag of Coffee was s aa
ed as forfeited on the 9Th day OF May 1870,
by Thompson Mason, Esq late Collector o.
the port Of Alexandra, and was, on the AIN
day of June, in the year 1891. libelled before
the said court as forfeited 10 the Y. States.
EDM. |. LEE. c. DC.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-15
June 6

10y virtue ola deed of trust, from Thomas
ID }. Minor and Philip H. Minor, to the
subscribers to indemnify Daniel Minor a.
gainst certain engagements, mentioned ia
said deed-Will be sold at public auction
for cash, on Monday the 25th day Of June,
1891, it fair, il not, on the next fair day,
at the Mansion house of George Minor de-
ceased, near Wrens tavern, in the county OF
Fairfax, and state Of Virginia; one molety Of
a certain Tract of Land, which was devised
to Thomas J. Minor, by his father the said
George Minor. And also the following
slaves. to wit: Philip, Mary, Dixon, Will
liam. Thornton and Nina. Sale to COM
mence at IL o'clock.
y JOHN HSR p SIMMs' Trustees.
iune 2-dtS
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Braden, Morgan, y Co.

HAVE imported per ship Belvidera,
III from Liverpool super6ne cloths
Fine and super black bombazetts, plain
and twilled.
Valencias, blk. blue, mixed. q drab
9.8 and GA cambria musllns
Do. do. jaconett cambrics, plain and
figured
Do. do. null null muslirs do do
Do. do imitation India book musIins
7.8 fine and super undressed fancy prints
Do. blue buff lilac and pink cambria
ginghams
% and 9.8 steam loom sbirtings
I.2 ell and 3.4 blue and striped cotton
cassimeres
90 cotton apron check
Fine u super white & printed Marsellles
Superfine white India janes
Striped forentines and james
Blue, black aud light dies sewing silks
and galloons
Ladies and gentlemen's beaver gloves
Patent threads, white, brown, blue.
blacked nankeen, 4 all colours
Shoe thread in casks. april 10