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Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21
TRUE RELIGION.

Religion is amiable and lovely, when repre-
sented in true light it is the highest happi-
ness ola rational beng it exalts the mind above
the captivating and aliuring vanties Of this
world, and prepares man 10 meet, with true
forutude and cain resignation, the unavoidable
Caiamties which beset human lie. The feilci.
ties attending conscious innocence, are perma-
nent and substantial: the happiness OF a mind
that can survey itself with tranquility and self.
appreciation, is, OF all others, lie most desira-
bic. True Religion renders man but little in
ierior TO the angels. without it, he is beneath
the beasts that perish
Religion is represented by some an abridg.
nent Of the, pleasures OF life, and Is often set
forth in the most gloomy and foreboding Ian
gaage but mistaken is the idea--it rehnes the
propensities Of the heart, it unmasks the evils
attendant on human life, and enables us to re-
lish them as blessings in disguise. Thus foun-
tain Of happiness is opened to the pious man,
which the licentious can never approach
How commissioning TO the real Christian, to
hear The most satisfactory and delightful en-
pjoyment OF the soul represented IN such cold.
uubecoming language? He marks the hand Of
Deity in all things, and they conspire to yield
him pleasure-he views with extscy the grand
furniture of the skies, and adores with tervour
that BeIng who guides the silent spheres--he
admlres the mechanism of God, as dspiat ed in
the grand theatre of the universe he beholds
the lofty mountains aspiring among the clouds,
and the flowing seas with their inhabtants--hs
sees the forked iightnings glare, and heals with
awe the dreadful thunder. and still more diretul
earthquake, shaking creation to it's very Centres
but he fears not--he knows, that Should the
globe burst asunder, and dissolve in hqu6
fame, that he is safe, and like Elijah. would be
transported to the regions OF Immortal bliss!
NuCh ba = Dsl
Oh, how transporting the thought. that a.
midst the wreck of nature and crash Of worlds,
the soul shall remain unhurt! Oh, Regon
how the multitude disregard and debase thy ma
tive ambiableness, How long, Oh man, wilt
thou delay, before thou dost embrace the g.o-
rious privilege Of being rational and immortal
Reader! adhere to the practice OF virtue; OPP
pose the licentlous practice of degenerate age.
as an heir and eApectant of glorious immor'
tality! Follow the bright example which the
blessed Author of our religion has set before
US, and thou shall find comfort and consolation
while here, and everlasting peace beyond the
grave. IL.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21
BY re QUEsT.
MONEY MAKING:
Or BAD debt saued, utmost, not quite,
mag be-

Or a bad debt saued, utmost, not quite,
mag be-
AT present when hard times have
become the watch-word amongst all
classes and professions, every newly
discovered means at coming at the
"needtad," deserves publicity, With
a view, therefore, Of promoting the in
tcrest, and contributing towards the
support Of Landlords, or more espe-
cist,y those Gentlemen of the Bar
who are not gifted, by nature, with We
ry sublime abilities, and W hose acquire
ments are not such as to command ex.
tensiye business, | am induced TO sub
NIT the following plan OF making mo
ney, and securing rents, or other debts.
This idea was suggested to me by a
trial at vhich / was some time since
present, on trip towards the North
West.
Let creditor, or a lawyer, choose
out of his associates, or tools, some on
principled renegade from his family
or dlsbanded drunken soldier: Let
this fellow be induced, 10y the pros
pect of paying his rent, lawyers fees
or other debts, to get himself cudgclled
as often as he can, by quarrelling with
chldrcn-Or some such heroic OF Ma
pOleOn, like exploits.
The lawyer can easily instruct bis
man how to be the real offender, and
still to make his opponent appear the
aggrcssor i'll the eye of the law, and, as
It were, "thirstlng for the blood of its
victim" For every Gaming which this
tool can draw upon himself, let his law
yer bring an action Of assault and
battery IN the Superior Court. Jurie,
mostly think themselves hound to give
,he plaintiff, who has been any " iso
beat, a verdict of SIG e.. Let The
Attorney endorse the Execution fot
Dis own use before any old claim car
c0mc IT agaiass his client, aud by this
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21
From The NeaV- York .AdrocQis.
MORNING CALLS.

Fashion, with all its arbitrsry rules, is some
times compelled TO yield to circumstances To-
stead OF the numerous visits reciprocaliy due
among people in the higher walks, being PAID
in the morning, the calls are considered more
acceptable in the evening, particularly during
the summer months. Indeed the fuhment OK
these little items of ceremony and etiquette.
must be peculiarly unpleasant between Il and
2, in the broad blaze of meridian sun, A La
dy IS ushered in the drawing room, oyefheateds
faded and tatigued, snd before the ferment IN
the blood has subsidized, up she jumps to make
another call, and oil she goes pulling and oio"-
ing. We accidentally obtained a lady memo 2
randa OF a days duty, "a summer day, as MI
ton says" it was in pencil marks, with hero
gl!phics, thus:
20th-Mrs. Banks, s.raw.eoloured rIbhand-
Nutsoas for a cook-Calls, MIS-. A, broadway
d Chamber str't--D. Park Place. Whhc
street. Court Of Death--Mr, FlandHn-Ship "a
rsda--B. Jewellery Mrs. Cantliio-AShe Ia
Couruandt street, &c. sc. II halt these csHs
are made while the Thermometer IS at %, the
ladg could have no appetite for dlnher. On:
great Improvement We have already clscerned
n making morning calis-no Tsne is handed 10
ne 74Sitori This is right; for il has been KNOWN
mat a lady slipping wine Of a nioTnl 4 when
ma ing calls, has fourd herself quite heavy and
unpIeaeant, ard compelled TO 90 home and
.iyep Of. ga int cradle head ache. E,sGes.v We
are III children of habit, and il We acouztcm
ourselves 10 drink VINE in the moIung, tte
1ractice nay grow uPcn Us; ii is EaC enoush
'or men, but tor WCmtu il is shocking. lass
( lemonade, CT syrlp, nothing stronger stcu.d
the refreshing tsNtEse tk<Ied .. a nleray
IS call,
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21

7 noted down with my pencil on the
spot.
IIume's England, in boards-the
leaves not cut, except in the part that
gives the history OF Mary, Queen Of
Scots, and of the origin Of tho Order
of the Garter.
Dictionary for the explanation of
hard words.
The Comforts of Matrimony-well
thumbed.
The Beauties of Romance.
A Work on Mldwifery-To the
honour OF my friend, this work appears
never to have been opened.
Rights Of Woman.
How to Rule a Husband, by No
dame Ia Termagant.
ThOmpson's Seasons, which open
ed OF itself at the place which describes
the love adventures OF Damon and Mu.
sidora.
-Four different Works on COOKERY.
together with the Bakers Chronicle
Monsieur la Fctte's Lectures on
Dancing.
The beatitudcs Of Matrimony.
Don Juan--by Lord Byron.
Together with an infinite variety Of
all manner OF Novels, Romances.
Tales, and Love Poetry. all Of which
Showed evident marks of having been
much used
In one corner was observed a bot
tie OF Cologne water, lying upon an
elegant Outbound prayer book: no;
drop, howeve:, was split In another.
stood large escrutoire, containing in
plemenls for writing; beside which, |
observed so large a number of manu-
script fragments, that ! am half in.
Glazed to suspect my fair friend of bool:
making However correct may be
these surmises, it is certain, that this is
not the bcsettlng sin Of the fair sex
generally. In another place, / OBJ
served what ! supposed was pile of
splendid bound books These, how
ever, turned out to be nothing more
than japanned tin boxes, we'll stored
with great variety of precious Jew
els, together with al manner of
Puts, PolUGcrS, pqcttres, b
bleS, BWetdoun"
Miss T. Monitor, for this is the name
of my friend, was once, in her young
days, a famous beauty; and. iudginG
from the large magazine of love ar.
mour, which we here discovered, we
may safely conjecture that, in her time.
she has been the cause al no litle
mischief: But the day Of her golden
dreams has passed by, and she now
finds herself in the free, fall, and unin-
terrupted enjoym ent OF all tie refined
happiness Of single blessedness. In a
word, she is prudish, moralising old
maid. Peace TO the memory Of her
departed glory; the very remembrance
of her youthful days brings with it sor-
row and melancholy.
WILL WHIMBLE. ESQ.
n. 3 The good Eyandcr promi.
ses shortly TO furnish Us with a num-.
Der. We anticipate much pleasure
from the soft, soothing melancholy
which constitutes Sd prominent a fca-
ture IN his character, and seems to
breathe through all his thoughts.
o. 0.
. This never-to.be too much deprecated com.
pound Of leMdness and lmmnrallN. we shall
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21
ORR COUNTRY

Napreais from the late census, ~. the DO.
2ui"tI.n o. the United States increased ,29 per
aent between 1910 and lSsO. ~ Ills rae Il,
vii double in about IS years. Tie r.to - H..
.cssse, However, tsenS 10 Ee EIaGua IN siul...
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21

means The Attorney will make !S1s17
clear gain. 1.-THE plaintiffs landlord,
or the iatoger'S brother, could be pIa
ced on the Jury, verdict of at least
Sl00 might be obtained. This would
pay rents, fees, debts, &c. No mat
ter Of AoonSkinc.
This plan appears TO me worth at
tcntion. Should Attornies of high
Standing be too nice to adopt the above
plan, it may at least be useful to the Sc
cond or third class, and desperate ere.
ditors
AS the above plan is known 10 have
been successful in part, those DESTROYS
of adopting it, can nave ii explained in
detail, by applying to the discoverer.
y -
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21

This never-to.be too much deprecated com.
pound OF iewdness and immortality, we shall
notice more particularly in future number.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21
Martinsbnrg. Augu,t 81.

Perhaps Mr.. OFFS. theory may an
swer at the north-west--we are certain
that it will not doin this section OF couu-
try. Juries are disposed to do nothing
more than they conscientiously believe
10 be right betwixt man and man. We
are unacqaaiAted with tic nature Of the
caSe.~Ep,
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21
VISIT TO A LADY'S LIBRARY.

Some two or three months since, cir
cumstances led me to pay visit at the
house Of a female friend, with whom |
was extremely anxious to become well
acquainted; having heard that she stood
among the first Of the liteTati of our
town, Appearing at her door, l was
shewn into a small, neat parlour in the
front part of the house, where | was
permitted to remain at least half hour
before my friend made her appear
ance--for what reason, | have never
been able to ascertain. However, as
I understood from the servant, that in
two beautiful mahogany cases, stand
ing in one side Of tie room, was con
aimed her ladyship's library, / set
bout amusing ny self by examining
thcIr contents; aud as il may not be per
United to every one to take so dellbe-
rate peep into the private repositories
Of female learning, ! shall lay before
he public a short catalogue OF the m0>t
conspicuous works loundtherein, hjcb
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-21

At the session ofthe Court Of Oyer
and Terminer held on the Sd inst. at Sa-
ratoga Springs, IN. Y father recover
ed SIX hundred and seventy FIVE dollars
for the seduction of his daughter: and in
another case the jury gave $3.50 DANA
ges against a plaintiff, magistrate and
constable, for the Illegal Imprisonment
OF man on a Justices execution.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-15

p i,rr irons '+'"~altar, dated eth Of June,
" hcthtr Cadn nii be enabled 10 sus-
close blockade for any length of Time
go uncertain, as iscSery iliug political
connected with Spain. 500 n,ai 10 calculation
'1n De- i"lmcd, as to the effect The prcs..n,
y. '1Hn m'y ha'c upon c0mmcrce."
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-15

4 S Prupfetnrs have opcurd this TAVERN, The old
~ es' ESTABLISHMENT ,r kind IN Petersburg ilch
be Trt' improved r,ai 1.-THE time, ia all interior
aPsr'ir w,a- by additional buildings,
SO al. tic pCrP"se- OF public Tavern aud Boardiug
II c. Such ARE the arrangements uf fbe bntipes aud
acc mupi 'ons, with some improvements Which
e. idi advancing 10 stale 81 c''lriion, that Travellers
visitor, wits Ladies anl ,ouug families he
nieHily and agreeahy entertained T,e premises
- aicd m Close cntgni'y 10 tue most eonmefcii part
Of IL, "ro"ing AMI prDspcrnu' and being
i CIV a1i l"rpiy si,te, lnat can retirenen, puJ
"a. - '.i''n, ca" ''e e';j ''e'' I" pleasure.
fnc PfppUrtpfs shalt upon al occasions, make their
pleasure h dn'v 10 give sati'iicton ami win sincere
shall I1i expense whatever ~ all tue depart
n Tire E>'sh.ishni-ntparticulariy by presenting
rAcr'ehi L"d2'He "n'', dty "ri'hedj good SersDts
nin-,i oni aienive an sbrndaut aide. with most
choice wand, well the best of Wines aud ohet Ii
qlr, Which car country vii afford We not uHniind-
ui 0i tr IN 'raHi va.hr well recuHicd AMI Furnish
'jcci titt object Dave able experience
VI "' ""F. our o"hies qua earring Houses are
noE lars 200" vii 's' be- improved or Water lot Is
s"ch thu Y rs can hive ircr when
rrd ',e G'e 10 bs''s Immediately siuaird ON apo
f1 T. ,ae .ane Estahli,.mcnt which was So long own
ei and rf'pfgrl by Nr. japes purrl, who enjoyed
m"' po.eIg ~ p4r lins aa gt.e such grntiai -afi.
b 10 Ecalc- these tgO ia,t Urnucnl,n justin ncfiied
"'t wed thc attention iMr Dureif. ncod,i hope
DAVID MfAaE resOes on ~ premises, and VIII Gov.
dues ihe 4H '- ilis h'uw assisted Nv Mr. rOot EK,
Vao ss lo4l rgei in h;- Estah ni nt aud h correct
ie ofasus-.1 generally known, as io n1se onnecc,,a-
a. go n' 30 tender assurance or recommendation n that
rsrie-ir state onr ,a,es Tor Board %, the day,
Wees, nr rr F-lf-'"ry fc Ff moderate as hr s'f,nd
uurr orr il f't~ect country irepu tiii. slticlt
aDi s.ia.i. ..i .,. ,ta.e a. rom.,sin III. close
VIII HtriUr tfHsa JOS boz person uav over leave
on' he.. ih irtH uf corg ldut, ii1ut
.4i"g hr oS'--ie. proper explanation VI redress via
we moa inss.ary sdi ,ha, aiei nature ha, favor
hnnss g. peril 'pa from the best Sprtgs below tne
t'ln,, aud Jof Ice House 4, very convenient
uAvlr ntnnE.
ffTtW Sd. ltI,UA
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-15

~ unrsueucc nf decd f. executed IN ne nv VIM II
itt and rrcrr.rl Boz de coi +. of tl. counts. a.
Buc nsir aud Of olson, shall! "wednesday the BIB
DAY "i o. per neNi % TAR no o" u" mex ai t'y
crcd 90 p G" he ighrs' bdi,r at public auction, the
Gol'oing fact. OF land, ,il.
i"c o James rive. IN le county OF Nuckingbam,
called A"nir'iGe on whrh tie sud Cabsll now r,s,des
coni4iui1g aba.i ,i& uol.and acres.
"ir "iteF tract iinE !" ihf county OF Nelson, also
'WrS river. commonly called Midway, HE town Oh
he formerly resided and containing about s@een hundred
c'"s h'''iol bat they VIII be sold entire or in smaller
r'c.a' on ia" DIV Vt e, ~ O. ,housui best calculated
~ Ale sstc time VIII re sol as aforesaid ,he said Wm
w. C&h''t lite estate, a. Tenant tv the courtesy. in
wo hundred acres Also his .e esiae. Nv the
'pntot i ole other tract co. the county OF Nelson, ioin-
ani containing about eight hHdted Eut alto
baTe right, under The deed of tu aforesaid 70 sen
90" We esiatc OF the SAID t4l yet we are Authorised
rf ilr.', hfrr i,. DEATH, VIII unite n ihc r anil tf
CONVEY thr riil 30 simple 10 the purchaser.
Tile s'ie i The 'tose i'nds VIII take place al The mr
be ait Clf'i, 90 equal ourud miscellaneous: bonds
viH npp-rf.t security or sce4ricg or ie dn. ,,re,
'rrh's as a" ih- additional ,cruriv drrs az ttuf
or he land. percbassa. JOHN CONrft.
aarot 10. Ia3. JNO. ii. CUCEE
Ttcanu,e se takes 9llrr w;'t dy concurrence aii go
soy ,elncf ,iii shew ise r.on rty ho,e a,3o,rd g.
WI COL, 1'd F"icr WWuriU. wbo Use nn he land.
mi'o, 'h'c ii hn"n aud IS 10 sbei,e,e, OF equal suue
rhr Monte Vde' c,ntrins upward, OF tvs lnnd~.
and eighl acre, Of if.f rntr james baupus three
oois oi Which "'li bring primo tarcn. ihe ,r'har3.
contain greater yfietv of vols soecft fius Ciint
perhaps, be iupHi "u any Other ffu. in Virginia. 30,
igr'iing hnu'r IS y.r3 sP7cior Nrif"e every -onfel
enoe requisite ir i"r co"iora i' Freoumoa,i.r or 'tc
afEe Gmiy md 90 fhe external alrsf gcoris ire 90
.iir sae The site. although ye'y ee,atel. is repas H.
va,ie bcauiy ard prs'dcor OF it evIlnd fion,in
'ee5y Hinr above 'he yHP'ar of tn" adjacent etfcln
'i" li' 'H,et q" r mountain l'.t'} art c' ert okine
0N rfnte OF e greatest ltriif COO Cue tnnbs of of
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-15

Now, pu; il to the present SENIOR formerly
soiel Ed 81 of the Enquirer-Whelher Mr.
Crawford has not, in The preceding extracts,
csricaturei apd viliicd" many of the lead
ing articles in the Enquirer of that period
s"ne of them editorial aud Others conmuni-
Gated ny several uf the first pens among us !?
,apptal 10 ali Nirgnians To say, whether the
speech ~ not AN outrage on the states. and 10
direct hostility 10 Tue principles, cunsrcratrd
ia tie Declaration "f Undergraduates and The
Report oi '99: In fne, car Mr. CrIwtuid,
"nh any d"crrt respect T." his own public
acts and deciarai:ons-in l:9G, 1907 1910 and
l8li-be, at this day considered republican !?
ROANOKE.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-15
PIANO FORTEs ron SAFE

JR JoStPii HlSKY, Paro Fore rarufl etirc- ron,
La baltimore, Vry respectfully Informs sue l.die> aud
G." cirn ""HitHr OF tbr iiSnp urir ia Richmond and
'cihN, i'a he has aIiyri here with three new Forte
i'rn', 81 iS own manufacture luit quito new pnm
kichn,"'.i. " -
Mo Ills. informs all those who ney wish 10 rurc,s
'hHt hr W"r"nis 80" Su,iy of his manufactured ins,r,-
""" hopes from ihr great rreferepce which his pa-
No. nave re- eve" ia the fast cities of Europe, Vienne
rI- asa h'hh"n aud a.so i1g tie last six nihe u.
9l"l'. tH't ~" !" u mce Win ne same Pulic patronage
80. Risky ran irrherVna confidence assure tie at;a
Tours "the f"no o ibis Iacs shat instrn ms
bee" Wnountei by the FIST Professor, Of th auo
throughout IRE 4 States 60 be- superior any ever ed
Tor safe ~ l'rI'hi aHu t' rrlore do nrs saving a,
hing h'm>li L'' IN hi fvori but merely br, ~.
'' 'S Z" muse To- call ami tie Instruments snd ilen
judge for themselves
AFsWst -. vsvt
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-15

Tolosu, vino immediately sent il 10 ST.. Sebas-
tian.
From NE Paris papers Of Friday,
irror, tn Journal dcs Dehn,s Pari,, Iune 26l
NEWS FROM THE ARMY IN SPAIN.
MADRID, June 81.
" Proclamation Of the Regency OF the King
dom to the Spaniards.
90 Sraniards The Regency OF the kins
dom addresses itself to you Ia the excess Of lis
most poignant grief, not to excite the Constant,
loyalty OF your hearts, because the Spaniards
carpn' erase IN br.faithiul Ia the God If our
Father. and To- our beloved Sovereign bat TO
assuage the hjErnesS offs alllicioD or yours,
at the sight or The evils which may casue from
the melancholy situation in which the periid
o,is enrmies of the country have placed us.
'.1nn are the witnesses OF thr forbrnrancr,
the m,hlless, The indulgence, with nhici, the
parlsans of irrelson, Righteousness, aud an
archy, hnve heen treated. You have il is
trnc, sometimes drplorcd the inpunity which
lnen so criminal enjny IA MI places; and the
Regency would even had il ar-d sccucs calcu
lated "a cause scandal, it, cow nced of your
wise PATRIOTISM il had not known that YOU
were acquainted with The motives al lis 50
mid and tolerant conduct. Ii must b. said
irankly IhiS motive WAS. The liberty OF thu
h'nG and of his angus; family.
"Spaniaris, You knov il, eur legitimate
II ;Hl0red Sovereign has been deprived of he
throu. oi his fathers. $, hnrrihie !, crime has
been e"'nmitied to revenge the heroic answer
81 the M"narch,io the rrop"sa' I" remove
h''n to Cnd.1 an answer The words of hich
ought I" NC written "n 'mri'le ani brass
~ WIN De i"e hafst ornament OF history
mr. many ~ s. Anu 'hry vii aiWay be ei'sras-
ed on me hearts "i all S;"niards.
Wy r'nscience aud 'n' interest ni my
s""J'r,s q" MOI permit me L" ir''e 'hlS place.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-15

ENRON >'p North Bi'ou from Bristol. aud for sale
4 IS tnns assorted TIRE TltON
do and hlt
f50 h',yts TIN PLtrES
August -. %. ". & c. WARWlCR
~ SYORE. Qg-M
Cracs Earilt n Ware hamper, DocS-nig Ir0n--C;0p
pr Nails hotSp i>h lirown q Window Glass.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-15

fuK raE ENQuiRsR.
Mr.. AWFORD'-No. :.

There is history in all IN AZ lives.
Figuring the nature of ,he tirrs deceased,
The which oh>ervd. = man may prrphr.,,
with = near aim Of The main chauce nj thiogs
A. vet Not come - lie; Which in their seeds,
Aud Me.lN heginnino. ne cnIrra,,re,l. -. IL.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-15

7 y u v HID Ia IIIilF.
81 The present owner ofthi, property having de-
S-rf erinincu t0ret-a .rou Vnl.jc itr, tvs author
.ssffo ise.i ssli aud can assure gcHijeueu
'~At- disposed 10 purci,, sue property that wiil
sell if VERY To-" and on accommodating tcflu.
Vefy few situations in tire upper soHHut pr rnt pd
pfOprc' tpr profit. 20 active aud tcs0nnDiatHg
eln.i trprr. tad none more bcfithr.
Iie buHn.ngs extensive anal Convenient with large
and Cxccilsni gasdvn attached g. BE-.
JAMES MADISON.
Farmvii- 1unr e. 0-wu
tOMft ft To- The fs nt ttc4rri.t ,ou.. We. n-et1
- itd bp rlits ini-eif fYKUS Hud says Gee r the proc
r'y ui 'ir Buchanai ut Grofi i,Le sad 4j Is aiVu
~ ur o. trars oi ares dnfs complexion HIuU ttt or
ncht+ l. d. clothing mitch TIE UwrtFIs rsgt.
' forward, fas chsrCss,ald take hi away, els,
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Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-03-13

Blessed effect Of gambling, Sergeant
r. was found by the men of the fort
and after being confined about three
months recovered of his wound, and
lived until the year 1900 when he
died at the age Of seventy four. The
man who was taken prisoner, made
his escape eighteenmohths afterwards,
and arrived safely at home. The wri
teriof this short narrative had it from
The mouth Of sergeant r. who was a
man of veracity. HE scars of the
wounds he has seen, and the ball which
lodged in the hip Of the sergeant, he
carried with him to the grave. In
his lifetime, he always said, that they
undoubtedly owed this disaster to the
want of vigilencc occasloned by the
bewitching influence Of gaming and
loudly protested against its perncious
tendency mil the day of his death.