The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-12-05
[Ffon, The Baltimore .uorntng Chronicle. ]

From the Baltimore Juoraang Chronicle
We can but be diverted at the ex-
pense Of learned foreigner, who ar
rived in one Of our large seaports few
days previous to an election, and OBJ
serving the extreme warmth of invec-
tive in the party newspapers, took up
his lodgings directly opposite the place
where the polls were to be taken on
that day. He anticipated nothing but ri
OF, nothing but broken heads and bloody
noses. Our learned foreigner held
his pen in hand with spectacles on nose
bestride, gazing at the crowds assem-
bled, and waiting only for an insurrec-
ton and riot, to give most triumphant
account of the transaction in the form
of ueat little pocket volume, in which
would have been comfortably interspers-
ed plentiful profusion of abs and obs,
on the folly of trusting people with
the government OF themselves. The
tale would have worn most impress
sive character Of truth, told as it would
have been by an eyewitness. Unfor-
tunately the fact did not happen. Our
traveller saw nothing but crowds of peo-
pie advancing, retreating, busting,
laughing, and shaking hands Throwing
down his pen, he exclaimed, | can find
in America, riot no where else but in
the publick papers. In fact, this acri-
mony of remark accompanied by such
comparative mildness of action, is a dis
tinguishing feature, politically speaking,
in the character of Americans, and is
one Of the essential properties of gov
ernments really republican. 1t is in
vain IN such cases, to draw an exact
line of demarcation, between what is
proper and what is improper for publ
Cation.-But all party writer's would do
well to improve by the conduct of this
foreigner, and not to raise so many
goose-qulIl riots as they have done pre-
vious to elections.
We are Informed (says Burlington
paper) by a gentleman from the eastern
part of the State, that an attempt was
made, few days since, to assassinate
Capt. Partridge, fthe Military Academy,
atNorwich, by a youth of sixteen, mem
Der CT the institution. Capt. P it is said
had attempted Cha-.sement for some
misdemeanour, when the irritated fellow,
with an expression of contempt, snap
! ped a pistol, charged with too balls at
his breast, which fortunately missed fire.
He was instantly secured.
The English Squadron, in its recent
visit to the French Coast, had reached
mid-channel, when the King, who was
alternately viewing Dover and Calais,
by an uhceremonious twist of the ANGLE,
most ungracefully took measure of his
maJesdck person on the deck. This
created momentary hustle around him,
and TO the anxious inquiries for the
cause, sailor who was perched in the
mizen-top replied, Has Majesty has
just found himself HALF SEAS OVER"
At Copenhagen, is the youngest fe-
male writer probably now living. Her
name is Eirgilia Christiana Lund, and
she is not above 10 years of age. Last
| year she published family picture,
.Clotilda, or two for one !" and lately
she has published small Dramatick
piece, called " In6delity detected
A Church is now building in st. Pc
tersburg, by order of the Emperour AL
exander, the pillars of which are solid
granite, nine feet in diameter, thirty-six
feet long, and weigh one hundred and
ten tons. They were transported 100
miles by water, in vessels built for the
purpose.
The U, S. ship Hornet, Capt. Henley,
has captured, off Cumberland Island, a
piratical schooner of sixty tons, with
crew OF nineteen men, aud sent her to
the United States.