American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-05-24
MARRY OR HANG.

In Walter SCOTS account of Ebank Tower,
Peebes-shire, very amusing incident is related of
one OF the ancestors of Mr.. Walter Scott
"William Scott, afterwards Sir Wlam) under
took an expedition against the Murrays of Elbank,
whose property lay few miles distant. He found
the enemy upon their guard, was defeated and made
prisoner in the act of driving off the cattle, which
he had collected for that purpose. Sir Gideon
Murray conducted his prisoner to the Castle, where
his lady received him with congratulations on his
victory, and inquiries concerning the fate to which
he destined his prisoner The gallows,' answered
Sir Gideon to the gallows with the murderer"
| Hout ma, Sir Gideon answered the consderate
matroD, in her vernacuar idom, would you hang
the winsome young Laird of Harden, when we have
three ill-favoured daughters to marry" Right
answered the Baron, who catched at the idea, he
shall either marry our daughter, Mickle- mou;hed
Meg, or strap for it, Upon this alternative being
proposed to the prisoner he, upon the first view of
the case, strongly preferred the gbbet to Mickle-
mouthed Meg for such was the hickman of the
young lady. whose real name was Agnes. But
at length, when he literally led forth to
ton, and saw no other chance ofescape he retracted
his ungallant resolution, and preferred the tyhica
moose of matrmony to the literal cord of hemp
Such is the tradition recorded in both families, and
often PECULIARLY referred to upon the borders. 1t may
be necessary to add, that Mickle- mouthed Meg,
had very large family"
| Turkish Declaration Of War The German
papers have published the following curious decla-
ration of war issued in 1861 by Mahomet w, a.
gainst Leopold, Emperor of Germany
"By the Grace of God, the great God in Heaven.
we, Molo Mahomet, god of the earth, renowned and
powerful Emperor of Babylon and Judea, from the
o NJ he IF all ly
kings, mighty ruler of Arabia and Mauritania, born
triumphant sovereign ofJerusalem, possessor ofthe
tomb of Christ the orucifed, declare to thee, En-.
Eperor OF Germany, to thee, king OF Poland, and 10
all the chiefs of thy land as we'll as to the Pope oil
Rome, his cardinals and bishops that we are resov-
ed TO attack thee with 13 kings, 100000 men on
horse back and on foot with Turkish courage, un-
known to thee and thine. We will visit thee in
Vienna, thy capital, and pursue thee, and the king
of Poland end all thy allies, word in hand burning
lplundering, numbering aud destroying thy country
land subjects AS for thee, thou shalt suffer the
most horrible death that can be imagined. As thy
government is weak and cruel even among Chris
|tians, we will wrest from thee, with fire and sword
THY Empire and Kingdom, and likewise overthrow
and annihilae the See of Rome and its triple
i " This, Emperor of Germany, and King Of Pc.
Hand, is declaration to thee and to all thy depen
dants and we moreover inform thee that these
words will speedily be followed by deeds, for which
Thou hast to hold myself in readiness.
"Given in our powerful city STEAMBOAT; contain
lining 1859 streets, 80 hospitals 1000 public baths
1897 fountains, 100 markets. Is stables for mules
48O inns for foreigners, 1862 great and small schools
I4l22 mosques and churches. This great ant
powerful city is four German miles in circumier
Ience, and on its walls are 500 strong towers. GU
lsncestors wrested it from the hands Of the Chris
ltians, whose wives and children were murdered be
fore their eyes.-Thus will we treat thee and al
christians, to prove our hatred and disdain.
"Gven in the 25th year of our age, and the I'll
lof our potent reign.
(Signed) "MOLO MAHOMET."
Burns's Lassie.--The young lady who was tn
subject of Burns's" Lasse wi the lint white locks,
and to whom he says in letter to Mr.. Thompson
we are indebted for some of his best songs, was