The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-08
A SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT

l4,apparently much distressed, and in n
,rchidaiion Which almost sliiled her speech
briefly communicated 10 the hlgh constable
whom she was particularly led to inquire
Tor, from his well known station, the follow
ing facts, hich were Immediately ,ofcours,.,
referred by him to the magistrates, and who
acted thereon with the accustomed vigor
and promplitule,s (which gives 50 deserved
" to the police of Newly York its superior
character to, probably, any other similar
tribunal in the world.
An abandoned woman, keeper of one of
" those warehouses Yf iniamy," living in
Nhite-strcet, had been endeavoring, and
but two successfully, for some weeks past,
TO stdace, and assemble in erfamily num-
Der OF interesting young girls, with intent 10
take them all down to Savannah for the
winter, for the purpose of her infamous
traffic. One of the compananfs own sis
tiers, girl not yet Is Years Old, was one,
she feared, of a number she had seduccd,
aud by llattcry and high promises of what
money could be made, aud what fine gem
tiemen were 10 be- found there, sc. &c. had
Induced her agree TO go, and that she was
then on the point of sailing.
One OF the magistrates, with lIays and
Raymond, Immediately proceeded to the
place. The vessel was just sailing. Eight
Interesting little girls, from II to l6, and
most OF them, by rulnous arts, led by the
Old decelyer into the paths of vice within a
moath or two past, were all prepared, aud
waiting to go on ship-board passages ali
p I'd aad every accommodation provided.
The distracted mother OF the compliments
sister, poor widow woman, fearing some
evil from her irregular habits, had been a.
gain at the house Of the old wretch alluded
to, and made inquiries for her, but all in
VAN. Sometimes she was directed in a
weary walk down into distant part Of the
town, where such girl had hcen heard of,
eaa might perhaps be found and some-
times dispatched from the door, with cruel
SCOTS aud msolcnce, when her poor lost
cillld was all the while sccrcted within
On one occasion, she inquired at certain
suspicious house in Church street, and not
belas satisfied by mere inquiry, was allow
cd to search the house, but her child was
MOI there. Returned 10 White street, she
desired the slime permission, but was
promptly and brutaIiy refused.
The details of the whole are sufficient for
a book {: for a regular tale. A single spe-
cimen OF the modes adopted of practising
upon the feelings Of young girls, and lead
ms them 10 thelr ruin, is shown in the very
case before us. The innocent thing was
returning from prayer meeting, one sun
day evening. and being accidentally stop
ped IL few minutes by crowd assembled
al ba e IA, (
the woman referred to, seized the occasion
OF commencing a conversation with her ii
was the Syrens fatal voice. She finally
went home with her all Was apparent in
hocencc and virtue with. Flattered by
the fine society she had SO .opportunely
been Introduced 10, she visits the house a
edin aud again: her consequent prostitu-
'i0a Was aimJsi nc. We have on,l 8 re-
jUlce IN this case, that me Internal old har-
rdan ls safe ia B,ideurN, without bail her
yoyage.to Savannah broken up---the dis
tressed mother and her child once more IL
ni;ed, < tee other young victims Of her arts
likewise restored To liberty. Yhc rro1igate
have heretofore abused the police for such
lie mcritorous acls. Fer the good of,our
city let il be known itis not at Mrs. BIS
alone that such works Of darkness are do
ing night and day, and that we have Il cri-
mnal Jurisprudence who fear not to attack
and break chem up. Com. 'dr.
From the following beautiful apostrophe
to Light, by the foei Alilton, it would moi
he out ofthe way to infer, that even in his
time some idea existed OF the Chemical
properties OF Light, which is said to be
jatently combined with bodies
llaiI, holy light Offspring Of Heaven first
born,
Or Of tn Eternal co.eternal l'catn,
Bright cnlucnce of bright essence increate---
Thy fountain who shall tell before the sun,
Before the Heavens thou vert and at the
voice
OF GOD, az With a mantle, ddst invest
The rising world OF waters dark aud deep.
Evaporation, The ocean lcses many
m lions If gallons Of water hourly by eva
por7ttlon. The Mediterranean alone Is said
to lose more by evaporation, that it receives
from the Nile, the Tiber, the Rhope, thu
! Po, and all the other Rivers that fan into
it.--This water is conveyed 10 the form
vapour or clouds, by the winds, to every
| part Of the continents these II fcfiIlIsra u
the form Of rain, and afterwards, supplies
the rivGrs which ilow again into the SEA-
| Tnis ia one of those continual clrcnlauon
whereby oil matter is made TO subscr''
curious purposes, which have been deg
by tile Chreator for the promotion OF M
benefceat designs.
The bounteons snh
Lifts the light clouds sublimej cid spread
them thin, 800
Fleecy and witty: s'fr n! surrounding lea
edn