The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-03-19

Revolutionary Ptnft0rsfS.--fv "A statement
Of the secretary OF war, il appears that the mum
Der Of revolutionary pensioners placed on the
roll under the act Of March, 1878, amounted T.
1870; and that 1859 have been dropped under
the act Of May. 1920.
The Ethiopian has changed lis stjn--at least,
remarkable natural curiosity, no less rare than
wonderful, Is row exhibiting in that town. This
object j a man Of uncommon intelligence, who
was born black, and continued So, until the age
Of Forty-fye: since which, lac has gradually I'M
dorgone change of skin, until three fonrths of
him have become perfectly white, his arms and
hands have assumeda delcacy and Transparent
cy, not surpassed by those OF the most tender
bred female. He was raised in Esser county
Virginia, and is the property Of a gentleman Of
large family, who, under more prosperous cir
c'mrsiances tian AZ present attend him, could net
be prevailed on to exhibit him as public spec
tacle.
The advertisement is headed with the esd
verse Of the 18th chapter of Jeremiah sc Can
The Ethiopian change his skin, or the Leopard
has spots then may ye also do good that are &c
cinstomed 10 do e0il"-As the gentleman owner
as he calls himself, is pleased to Ind that Ne can
answer the question ofthe prophet afirmativey,
we hope the poor Ethiopian will soon find the
consequence to follow, viz. that those who are
accustomed to do evil 10 their slaves, may learn
/, to do gooa.
The mahogany tree in st. Domingo i tan,
straight and beautiful. with red flowers, and oval
lemon-sized fruit-When this tree grows on, 4
barren soil, the grain Of the wood is beautifully
variegated-upon rich ground it is pale, open
and Of little value. The machineal tree also
grows in this island and its wood furnishes slabs
for furniture, interpreted with beautiful green
and yellow veins like marble; but the dust of
this wood is Of so acrid and poisonous nature.
that the carpenters are forced to work with rauze
masks 10 protect them from its injurious effects
A comfortable Nap--The Winchester IRE
publican states, that after party given in the
, neiehbourhood on Tuesday evening last. three
gentlemen the following morning were handed
bottle oflaudanum, BY mistake, for wine BIT
ters, and took just enough to make them sleep
sonndly for the ensuing tweDtyfour hours. The
mistake was discovered at The time but no par
tcular danger was aPprehended, nor was any
sustained. itwould be well for all those who
are in the habit taking the morning dram. 10
be put TO sleep in the same way.
Count Enmford gives us in the following ex-
tract, Philosophical Essays, voI. |. d. 25I) the
useful hint Of eating hot hasty pudding by grad.
ual advances, circnmventing the outwork. AMI
storming the parapet. These are the Words.
The hasty pudding being spread out equally
on plate while hot, al ecc1Uatioa i made IL
the middle OF it with spoon into which ecarpa-
ton piece OF butter As large as nutmeg Is put,
and upon it spoonful Of brown sugar, &c. TIE
butter, being soon heated BY the heat Of tie
pudding, mixes with the sugar, aud forms
sauce, which being confined IN TIC cremation, oc-
cupies Tie middle Of tie plat6,"-Thus far for
the array Now for the battle. "Dip each
spoonful in The same, before ii 4, carried to the
mouth, care being had, in taking ii ap. to beri,
on The outside and near the Btim of the rlete.
and 70 approach the centre by gradual advances,
in order not to dcmolish too soon the excavation.
which forms the reservoir of tie sauce r'-Tbis.
gentle reader, is the philosophy of basty pudding
or rather of eating it.--Recreatire .Nrqqzine
ngerity-It appears, from the Population
Return that there is now llvihE in the Parish
OF Cloncurry and Barony of Eastern Ophaley,
IN the County Of Kildare, a man named Thady
Doertey, at the advanced age of l24 years
NEW PUN
Two young ladies' conversing On Ne suh;ect
OF az couture, when Of them observed thar SIC
mad frequently aided her father in The hurrv;pg sea
sens and could use several agricultural imuemertz
with facility That though she could not use the era
&c she vas very familiar with the rake-The Other
lady rcpAcdihat she should Ne very familiar Win tie
raNe she should expect 10 be compelled to become al
fuainled with the use of The cradle.
CONGRESS.
The Editors e 'he National Intelligence
state ~ reference 70 The proposed adjourn
mthi ~ Congress, that il III be impossible 90
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