The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-08

| was arrested by the entrance of two Frlars,
who advanced slowly towards the altar,
burned incense over the head of the &c.
ceased, aud after hastily running over a
kind ofpfayer, or burial service, in Latin,
caused the corpse 10 be let down into the
vault !; some quicklime was then poured
IN, and the vault closed. The lights were
Immediately extinguished, aud | retired
affected with what had seen, and with the
reflections naturally attended upon such n
scene. What . thought |, not enc relative,
not one friend to follow her t0 the grave Z
Not one To drop tear of sorrow over the
remains OF SO lovely an object as she APP
peared to have been
...sSs-.-
Sktiehes Of an .lrYdgonese Guerilla
He was wounded in the leg, aud of course
for time incapable of service. The cir
enmstances of his situation, the fate Of his
't,mlly, aud his language, will explain the
nature both of the formation and feelings
of many of these guerilla corps, better per.
haps than a far longer and more detailed
account of them. ] asked him where he
lived, and under whom he served. +" Sc
nor" said he, ~ have no home, no rela-
-boilihNg ohfC III AOhuil1 dHu NY
sword. My father was led ont, and shot
in the market place of my native village !;
our cottage was burned my mother died
of grief; aud my wife. who had been viola.
ted by the enemy, fed to me, then a volun-
te,r with Palafox, aud died in my arms,
in an hospital in Saragosa. serve under
no particular chief. | am too miserable
i feel too reyeugeful TO support the re-
straint Of discipline aud the delay of ma
9uvre. | so on any enterprise hear of
If am poor, ON foot if chance or plum
der has made me rich, on horseback.
follow the bodest leader; but have sworn
never to dress vine or plough field until
the enemy is driven out of Spain" Such
was the desperate, the undying aired to
rhe French which many OF these guerillas
chershed--a hatred which had often had
its source in wrongs and losses like those
| have Observation-Disclosures ofhc PENN.
suta.
Life an the East Mdies.--A good tablets
not considered enough in Calcutta, il must
groan beneath the weight of every thing IN
season, and the native cooks are very ex-
pert tieklers Of the epicurean palate. The
usual routine of living at Bengal is similar
to that at Madrgs, bat much more gorge
Gus. After morning exercise breakfast is
taken, which consists not only Of tea and
coffee, & the light Accomplishments usually
served up in this country, but of highly
spiccd meat, fish and fowl with all the yari.
tees Of fruit produced in that garden OF
| the East, aud preserves, ices aud lelies, in
endless profusion. Perhaps there is not in
the world greater delicacy than the Man
goe fish of the Hoogly, which is as beauti.
| fui to the eye as ii is deIightiulto the taste
With the flavor of the mangoe, which Is
| an uncommonly fine fish, il combines the
color and richness of the Trout, and has a
| fine large roe which cannot be company TO
any thing, being perfect original. For two
months in the year this charming fish is
caught in plenty, and the r0es are presery-
ed, and always appear al table. The
nangoe fish is as large as trout, and, in
the estimation OF gentleman who would
have done honor to the court of lieliOga.
balus is worthya voyage Of fifteen thousand
miles.
The mangoe fish, said he, with a smack,
ah the mangoe fish the mangoe fish is
worth coming TO India for
| Tfflin consists of heavy joints and innu-
merable dishes and stews, aud pies, and
minces, with capital Madeira, Hudson's
pale ale and Maxwell and Kings claret and
cherry bounce. The carriage, buggy, or
puikee, parades the course after siesta, and
dinner is a grand display of all that can be
conceived of eastern luxury. Idtties pro-
duce air, and p'tnkoes circulate it, while
chandeliers and table shades, rejecting wax
! lights, convert night into day. Bengal il
the region ofhospitality. There is some
thing in the sun of the East that warns and
opens the heart. Large parties generally
sit down TO dinner. Every thing that can
be conceived is put on the table, with cur
RES, pdiopS, multigataicnieS Claret and
Champagne circulate, and song and good
! humour prevail. But ambition among the
ladies to give tone to society peryades the
higher ranks to such degree, that all over
India, Europeans form into parties, as il
the institution of Brahma's castles produced
a change in their nature. There are mum.
beiless exclusions from society in Bengal
and perhaps rank, precedence, aud Ell
quette, are not so much attended to in
Carlton Palace as in the ChOurnghes."
Origin Of The British Marriage net.
Of all the unpopular measures advised in
the cabinet by that great politician, Ear
! Hardwicke, none gave SO much disappro-
baton at the time as fhe Marriage Act
Some prudential regulations were indeed
wanting to prevent the shameful cDandes
tine marriages Of minors aud short bill
for this purpose was drawn UP aud laid
before him by the Judges : but 10 this h,
objected, and though Lord Hardwicke fra
med the bill, yet the principal promoter o
it was Mr., Pelham, afterwards Duke o
| Npucaetin1 aud that from a Jo,,csti. ,,;,