Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-03

id, nee ed 10 he guilty. he WAS called upsn for
which created deep sympathy aud compassion for ,hs
wrett he'd delinquent who himself oyegpowered by
The recital 81 his sonsIines he sta,ed that he
some years ago possessed of isuds, fortune aud nde
pendemee bat by an unfortunate speculation be loaf all
that he possessed. Ills property sold pay his
creditors and after some time. instead OF being with
beloved vile aud seven chdien in mansion elegantly
IL tnished, surfouaded by friends with al, that wa,
found himself IN an obscure lodging with his family
ely dependent upon him for support He procured
situation a. clerk IN mercantile house. and kept his
family as deceny AS he could; hut bis vile unable
suppert the sudden transition frou splendor and
abe ,ioped with man who professsd 10 be hi, friend
when b. wa: In a state Of prosperity.
the house in which he had procured situation
failed. ana he was eft with bis children aud without
Hiends, or the means Of procuring even sufficient to
gratiy the cravings Of nature Or huns aud children
In AN ss"nzing moment, rhep bis little crying
for bread he tsok an article belonging 10 the iandady
OF the hoase In which he lived Furnished lodgings land
pledged IL for IS. ibis niae purchased food, and
a lamp rary relief Two days elapsed. and lie found
hmse, and children again In tue state before described
he took another article, and pledged thai for half
crown; and at different periods continued the saue
practise an bad pledged pIop.f,y to the auonn,of
robbery and he was zpprehended but he begged the
Court to bear in mud that he thief princi
pie; nothing hut dire distress would have driven
him to the commission OF unlawful act. He could
MOI bear 10 see bis children starving, hu should he
with which he stood charged.
The witnesses were called up again by the Common
Seeant. iuietcyatsd as To the truth ofthe prisoners
statement, anu they confirmed II the pawn broker
with whom the property was pledged, stated that he
kaew the prisoner when he in state of o,uienee
aud Kept his carriage and his country seat.
The Common Serj-ant told the PRISONER be might rely
that his case would uset the serious attention.
consistent with Justice when be should b.. brought up
TO receive his sentence.
Loss ctihe brig Paragon.
SALEM. Feb. 10 Capt Harding, aud Mr.
BuriiI, mate ot tie brig Paragon, from Ha-
vana for Wiscasset. have arrived in towp
from the wreck, and commune ted 10 us the
following account of the disaster
We sailed from Edgariown Feb. 10. pass
ed over the Shoals safe, and discharged our
pilot. On the 9th day, provisions getting
short concluded to bear away Tor the hr>t
port. 10th. at 5 y. NJ. made the land S miles
distant appearing TO be the hig HANDS OF Care
Cod-at5 came on thick snow storm, aud
the wind aud sea increasing jud .ed i, inp,u-
dent TO run amy further to leeward, con.
ctused 10 haul 10, and lie off aud on till morn.
ipg-obliged 10 shorten SAT-.
At g We judged Race Point to bear about
South, distance miles. Al 10. p. nj get.
tln., in readiness for wearing the ship, she
snnck on Normal Row. Cape Ann. and beat
over srd went ashore. The sea icing so vi.
o!eut as 10 make fair breach over u.s. we
Concluded 10 abandon The wreck as soon as
possible. which we effected by getting a line
shore, cDd hauling ashore by the liue. At
miisicht we all escaped from the wreck
and got ashOre-the weather heiny so thick
az not TO DC able 10 discovcr any thing, were
oblie ed 10 traverse the beach the whole IT
this dreary night. in the midst of The pelling
storm, all of Us being wet through. and some
being so frozen as TO make IL difficult TO keep
in exercise during the right-but happily
tor US, the next moTGiLg. after travelling
through the snow about three hours v e came
10 the house OF Mar. Jon. Knowlion, where
we were hospitality received, for which we
return our grateful thd INKS.
N. D. lbG saviDg of the crew was effccted
az the following manner: Tue long boat
being stove In pi"ces, one of the men, by the
name OF YoHng, threw himself at great ba-
zsrd INTO the sea, aud fortuna iely reached
The shore, when the ead of line was con.
yeytd to hinI by means of BUOY by which
ali tue rest were eus5edt0 get ashore.
COMET
NEW HAVEN, (cnn) Feb 2o.-on Sunday evening
ccnist was observed in tho west, uear the
ern star IN the Quadrangle Of Pegasus Its brightness
vas nearly THAI OF star of the sixth magnitude .ud
the length Of The tail was estimated at deg Rieb,
Ascension ASH deg. peeiin"ur" IIi deg. NJrlh
Angular distance from The snn SO deg
HlKlV.Ri
NOMINAL. Feb 7-om Saturday and Monday last,
after Aark, number OF young n,en assembled in tbe
terts OF tbls CITY disguised and accompanied nh
every instrument 81 De;se to Charvari couple newly
married, which ceremony, according to Canadian
custom. TAKES place generally young man being
married to widow, as In the present. case or young
The watcbmeu, on Monday last, ing il their duty
TO Interrupt this amusement being contrary to the
and
them IL the watch house The others
in the Charrar hearing what had happesed repai ed
thither and after forcing The door, and breaking the
windows OF The watch hsue, their companion. a,
liberty The Police. on Tuesday afternoon posted mn
handbiils, 70 forbid such nightly rambies.
The Charvari, however assembled last nj ybt AGAIN
and Ia greater numbers Than beore bur on being t.d
iJat Mr. and Mrs. Lunn give 80 for The of
we Female Benevolent Society aud much thai Of
toe Enigrant Hospital they dispersed with LOUD chez,
vel saiisn ed With the conduct Of the
aud wishing them much connubai happiness.
CURIOUS FACT.
The following fact, which occurred In Greenfield m
I'M; county. last FRIDAY, may he deemed verify Of
noilce, and as such, send it TO you for publicity
Saving occasion to cut some timber, commence
telling pine tIes which was more than three feet IN
diameter at tue place selected for cutting. knsr
penetrating within three inches of the heart or crnre
OF the tree pine chip, Of a dark complex layins
three pretty deep cuts thereon and entirely de,aehrS
IRON me olheT part Of the Tree, discovered ON
eating tue yearly grains of ree il appeared te,
were one hundred aud MY three which perfectly
distinct outside or the chip besides ihree four which
were not perfectly plain owing 10 the de-ay al ,b
tree. These, addeito 3Iyesrs (the time which has
recollection of The inhabitants who resided here an taI
tlthe make it one hundred and ninety Years the
cnp vas mus deposited! The incisions In the chip
were doubtless made by onahsWk wben the tree was
quite small But leave 1t the curious to make fur
'ger c"mmss;s JOSIAH ScoFIELD, IT.
"'esh"s'"' seO' o. tSdratoga Ceaftnel.
LARGE OK
The live weight of MIR Benjamin Wood.
wafos Ox, at imIayStowu, Monmouth Go
n j., has been lately ascertained to be three
thousand one hundred aud fifty pounds.
Ere. Post.
BOSTON, February III. -Mr Kesn perform
ed Hamlet GU Monday evening to the mos,
crowded splendid aud admitting audience
ever before witBessed ~ our Theatre.
The legislature of the state of Delaware.
at It's late session, passed a law to estabIi.b i'm
Tue village of Newark OF it's vicinity, col.
iege' Tor The support Of which tax has been
lald on steamboats,, stages, and retailers OF
foreign goods. Retailers Of groceries are 10
pay IL dollars per annum for iceuce re-
tallers OF dry goods. who employ a CAPITAL of
more than 400 dollaIs TO pay tue same. and
nnner that amount Eve dollars, one half of
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