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The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-08-20

We publish the following, because we feel
willing, at all times, to leave our columns open
FOR temperate and candid discussion of anv
question relative to the publiek welfare. We
will, OF course, publish any answer, of that
character, which may be offered to- this article.
at the same time, we must remark, that,
considering it as we do, question rather of
local than Of general Importance, one which
chiefly concerns the people of this town and
OF Leicester, and which will not interest the
generality Of our readers, it is desirable TO us.
having no spare room, that the articles
should be as brief as possible.
We aye gratifed 10 find that the inhabitants
OF this PLACE have, at last, taken up the sub
lect Of a School for the higher classes of
scholars, in good earnest and if subscriptions
for that object, to the amount named by our
correspondent, can so easily be obtained, we
see nothing to prevent the establishment of
such an one as is needed, even without auy
assistance from the funds of Leicester Acad-
envy. go, VIC hope the tendency of this
communication viii not be 10 divert us from
securing what is attainahle, in the first place.
and then we may consider whether it is best
TO contend for more.
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BY THE MAILS.
THE GREEKS.-THE TURKS.

FRANhrO h - JUNE -
While the Turkish fleet is gone 10
try its fortune in another expedition
against the Greeks, the commanders in
Macedonia begin to collect their troops,
in order to drive away the Greek SOL
diers who have spread themselves in
Thessaly. According to the latest ac-
counts, however, the Turks near Laris-
sa, which fortress they have constantly
kept possession Of, does not exceed four
thousand men. ,a
The last letters from the Turkish
frontiers, viz from Sssnlin, of the Sd of
June, make mention of reports which
have been spread after the arrival of
Tartars in Belgrade, to the effect that
the Turkish feet, soon after it quilted
the Dardanelles, had been attacked by
the Greek fleet, and very roughly
handled: that the Greeks had even cut
of the Captain Pacha with frigate and
three briggs. These Tartars are stated
TO have left Constantihople on the goth
Of May. According to letters from Pes
tie, it was also generally reported at
Bucharest, that some great misfortune
had befallen the Turkish feet. Con-
sidering the unusual uncertainty of the
accounts received by this channel, it is
taken for granted that these accounts
require confirmation.
TRIESTE, JUNE s.
Letters from Durazzo of 3lst Nav.
assert that the brave defender of Pa
tras, Jusaf P;ccha, had left his second in
command m that place, and had sailed
for Prevesa to take the command in
Epirus. This would fully confirm the
news of the raising of the blockade by
sea. Other letters received at Vienna
from Calamata. say that The Castle OF
Lepanto has been taken by Mark Buzz
zatls. who was however severely wound
ed in the attack. Other accounts say
the Turks had been defeated near Aria.
NEW YORK, AUGUST ii.
Spain.-A letter received in this CITY.
dated Marseilles, June 28th, represents
the French trade as totally suspended,
owing 10 the numerous captures by the
privateers Of Spain, which swarm on the
ocean and Immediately opposite the
French ports. Many OF the n,erchao's
had stripped their ships OF the RIGGING,
under an apprehension that The contest
With Spain would be longer than was at
first expected.
1t appears now to be pretty we'll aseer-
tanned, that Cadiz may be supplied with
provisions and other necessarjes. in small
vessels, without interruption from the
blockading squadron. So long as this is
the case, there is little chance. Of the
French succeeding in the great object
they had in view-the obtainine pos
session Of the person of the King, in
whose name they might have, for a sea-
son at least, overturned The constitution
al system. While the Corte. are true
to the cause while the armies continue
to fight; and while the streog holds of
Spain resist all attempts to induce them
to surrender, we shall never despair Of
the final triumph Of the patriots.
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BALLowrLL, AUcvsT G.

Singular .a6air.-Fn May last, Kitty
Wilson, black woman, residing in Car
diner, was arrested on suspicion Of muir
der. A lad about Ten years old had
been living with her for some time past,
and had been several times unmerciful.
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L
More Cosmteyfeiters. On Monday last,
two me were arrested in this town, on
a charge of having in possession and at
tempting to pass sundry counterfeit bank
bills. +t~
Among the bills were some of the
following banks and denominations, viz.
Five dolhrs of the Phenix Bank, Hart
ford; lis and SIS Of the Eagle Bank,
New Hven; los of the Middletown
Bank, Gnn.; SIS of the Kennebeek
Bank D's Of the Merchants Bank, r.
L.; 1Oi and, SIS of the Washington
Bank, r l.; los Of the Phoenix Bank,
NANTUCKET; 3's of the Union Bank,
Boston IS of the Windsor Bank, VT.
and 3's and lO's of the Grafton Bank,
New Hampshire. Some of them were
real colnterieits; but they We're chiefly
altered bills srom a less sum to a great
err; vii, the genuine signatures Of true
bills--eStremeiy well done, and caicu-
lated todeceiye any out the best judges,
aud closest ooseryccs OF money. But
they ar, said 10 be the more easily de-
teCted ty holding them up to the light.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-08-20

what j. that p said the fool "Going
from this world to another-from this
world to eternity!" {. Oh, a Journey"
said the fool, 'well is every thing pre-
pared 2" The master, starting with
terror, exclaimed, " No; nothing is pre-
pared for such an awful journey :"
Away ran the fool, and instantly return
ed with the walking cane, and putting it
into the hands of his dying master, said,
(" There, take back your cane.''
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Nineteenth .anniuersary Of the British
and Foreign Bible Society.

''nsesee"V '1tHtoeTSdry q We DFNeSe
and Foreign Bible Society.
On Wednesday, May Z, the above
meeting was held at the Free Masnn's
Hall, London.
The Right Hon. Lord TEGNMouTH,
the President, first addressed the meet
ing, after which an abstract of the Re-
port was read by the Rev. William
Dealtry, Rector of Clapham, from which
it appeared, that the issues of Bibles
and ,Testaments within the year, from
the depository, had been 1913, 12S Bibles,
and 136,723 New-Tes.aments, making,
with those issued at the expense of the
Society from foreign presses, since the
commencement of the Institution, three
millions, eight hundred and seventy-Gve
thousand, four hundred aud seventy-four
copies of the Scriptures.
The cash account appeared to stand as fol-
lows: Total net receipts f97. II 9
Which included
From Auxiliary Societies,
free contributions, ERA, 236 7e
From ditto, subject to
the return Of a moiety
in Bibles and Tesla
ments, if required 32,471 l8 9
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iron. THE MAssAcursErr, SPY. j

We may assert, without fear of contra
diction, that our Grammar School, as it
has been managed for two or three years,
has been nuisance. Measures have
been adopted 10 abate il, by new organi-
zlng, and revolutionizing the present sys-
TEN; and SEEING, if possible, upon the
best plan of educating youth. The
business is intrusted to q Committee,
who are amply qualified, and we trust,
will recommend the best possible meth
cd OF efecting this object. The locality
OF the schoel-house-the division of the
scholars-the branches of literature and
science to be taught-the funds to sup
port The best instructers-wilI probably
be some OF the most prominent subjects
that will arrest the attention of the
Committee.
The deep and lively interest now
felt in this place on the subject of edu-
cation, will perhaps justify the following
suggestions -
The County of Worcester is extern
s''S Gnu oPu!cht-itS lnnaDllantS are
intelligent, industrious and enterprizing
they feel the want of central Acad-
emy-they have for long time expe-
rlenced the inconvenience of sending
boys to Leicester-and large proportion
OF the County can send as easily to the
city of New York and get return, as
to Leicester. Why then, shall our
Academy remain thus inconveniently
located, when there is direct conmuni-
cation to and from every town in the
County, at least, once week; and from
great portion Of them, every day
1--we objections are urged. lst. A re-
movai of the Academy would cause a
sacrifice of more than 5000 dollars ofits
funds. Cd. The citizens Of Leicester
would complain. With regard TO funds.
1--WE speak with the utmost confidence
money enough, even in this village.
could be obtained by subscription, in
less than two hours, to make good the
loss Of funds in consequence Of the re.
moval, aud to erect magnificent build
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Leghorn Hata-The common red-top
grass that grows in our meadows, is SUI
periour in durability and colour, TO the
Leghorn straw. 1t may be selected by
handfuls by following after the mowers,
before the grass is shaken out. To
bleach it, requires very simple pro-
cess: Scald and dry the grass two OF
three times which takes out the green
colour-then to whiten it still further if
you please, by placing it in tub or bar
rel in such manner as to expose it to
the fumes of birthstone; or braid it
and then fumigate it, as the milliners do
their Leghorn bonnets. When we con-
slider that it costs the price of six or
eight weeks labour of girl to purchase
q Leghorn hat, is it not well worth the
while for farmers to let their boys select
grass for their sisters and others to
braid. Even the largest of the grass
makes hats of a finer quality than gen.
tlemen commonly wear. More than a
million of dollars has been paid for Leg
horn bonnets within the last year.
Yer. Gazette.
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from The Man.uekst Laq.i,sr.l

Like many other theories which philoso-
pliers from time to time are pleased to breach
for the admiration of simple mortals, there is
more ingenuity, than soundness, in the schemes
Of both hysosnomists and craniologists.
Many stupid and vicious mind lies enclosed
within a fair and comely integument, and
many thick skull or fat head may be inn
pregnated with buoyant fancy, or genius
Of celestial mould.
To Illustrate the fact that men are not only
naturally prone to PREJUDICE the mind by exte-
riour indications, but that the prejudices thus
formed are often excessively fallacious, We
have an anecdote in point. Not long since,
two eminent theologians of different persua-
sions, were travelling in stage coach in COM
.pany with several other passengers, among
whom was an elderly gentleman Of most Sc
date, intelligent and magisterial countenance,
and withal so reserved and thoughtful as to
be taken for Judge of the Supefiour Court,
mentally unravelling some abstruse law ques-
tion, or preparing his charge to the Jury in a
most knotty and unwedgeable case Of homi-
eide. A disputation soon commenced be-
tween the two divines, which led into some
very profound metaphysical inquiries.
So great veneration had they imbibed for
their sage and silent fellow traveller, that they
seemed wholly anxious TO obtain his spproba-
ton in the issue of their dispute--and as
either party in his own estimation predomi-
mated in his argument, a sort. OF instructive
reference was made to the portly and powder
ed occupant of the back seat-who by means
of sunday occasional mods, and other significant
tokens Of wisdom, stimulated the learned
combatanfs IN THAR a;sputaeis.a, which -vas
thus protraeted to a most inordinate length.
At last the controversy ceased, and direct
appeal was made to their sapient umpire, who
proved to be stupid old Dutchman, and
answered, s'Vy, vat in de tivel's name, are
you all dis time peen chawing aboutr'
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f56.7aa 6 3

Fog Bibles, Testaments,
Reports, and monthly
Extracts 3U.568 TT
Total net payments G77O76 9 10
The Society is under engagements, which
will become payable within its current year to
the amount Of f66,O25 9S. Id.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-06-11
COLOMBIA.

by an arrival at Philadelphia from
Laguayra, the editor Of the Gazette ha,
received Caracas papers to the 18th oil
May, inclusive.
Two large merchantmen with dry
goods had arrived at Lapuayra from Eng
land, under convoy. Their captains sta
ted, that IA gun frigste tor the Colon.
oian service, had sailed twelve days be-
lore them--that she had put into port
IN the Channel, but would sail forthwith.
1t 49, therefore, to be presumed that the
irIgate reported in our ship news as stand.
ing into Laguayra, when the schooner
harriet Newell was under weigh, is the
one alluded to, as purchased for tie ser.
vice Of the Republic.
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FROM RIO GRANnE

captain Hitch, of the schooner Mag.
nolia, from ST. Pedro. Rio Grande, at n.
York, Informs, tina, he spoke the brig
Fenwick, captain Broughton, and was in.
formed by captain B that feet of FIVE
sail, (lord Coehrane's squadron) sailed
from Rio Janeiro seven days before he
lett there, 10 blockade Bahia. Captain
Hitch saw them on the 18th of April
w'thint~o days sail of Bahia. There
was nothing new at Rio Grande, and no
change IN the markets, except hides,
which had risen 10 about one fifth, in con.
sequence Of a number of Dutch mer.
chantnens loading there for Europe.
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be for ever preserved" The Grst thing
they did was To force the guard of the
prison, to set at liberty various culprits,
particularly person named Urien, very
famous Tor his crimes, and to take posses.
sion 'ol the court house bell, to call the
people to arms. Among the measures
that the gosernment took, was that Of u
hitting in the fortress all the force which
compose the lst battalion consisting of a.
bout 100 men, i've artillerymcn, and as
many OF the police.
In this sitlaiion, the government, after
having appointed as chief of all the forces
general Viumont y Las Heras, comman-
ded that the lst battalion, under the com.
mand of col. Benito Martinez, should 90
out Of the town to fight with the insur-
gents whcs Notwithstanding the weak.
ness Of bis force, executed II with the nj
most valor and bravery. On both side.
there was most violent struggle, which
lasted about minutes. The result Of
which was that the rebels, being entirely
defeatedi abandoned the post, leaving
several dead, wounded and prisohers, by
shahneful and precipitate Eight. The
loss on our side consisted in only Don
Beni,o Martinez, having been severely
wounded.
The expedition stationed in tile estab-
lishment Of the new frontiers, moved on
the Sd from the lake Of the Cafdal &c
San Jose, in the environs of the Cabeza
del Toro, and it is believed tina, on the
18th they will arrive at tho Scranton oil
Trandek
The army has not met with any new
occurrence very Few militia men desert,
and the veterans, who, doubtless, are
determined TO extermihate the barba
riaDs, are newer guilty Of such crime
Here follows d decree of the depart.
ment OF war, relative to the enlistment oil
soldiers, for tho military posts on the
frontiers.
We learn frotn othef sources; tina, the
camp was in perfect tranquility during
the 10th. Ii must not be omitted, tina,
as soon as the people heard the alarm,
various officers on futlough, and other
( respectable persons, repaired forthwith
to the fortress, TO offer their services to
the government. Through the intendan,
OF the police, the citizens who voIuh,ari
ly would take it upon themselves to
maintain the public tranquility, were in
vited to repair at three O'clock in the af.
ternoon. to the place of Victoria, and
there to enlist themselves under the body
Of the order. The attendance was very
numerous, even Of strangers.
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PORT.Au.pRINcE.

In the schr. Express, capt. Chaytor, al,
TINS port yesterday in 9 days from Port
su-PriDce, came passenger Andrew Arm.
strong esq. U. S. consul at that port
The schr. John Armistcad of Washington
N Z. bound from Iubago to Turks Is
land, was wrecked on the N. E. point of
81 Domingo. All hands, except the mate
were saved, The vessel totally lost. The
captain had arrived at P0rt-au. Prince ON
his way to New York. Por,.au. Prince
was remarkably healthy.
baltimore american Of 1Hondqy.
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IITHIIOW.

Alexander Litbgow's trial, which the
reader will recollect has been regularly
* without which no correct information
could be given) reported in the Herald,
from the commencement, was brought to
a close on the 9th inst. The Compiler
says, the arguments were concluded
about two O'Clock when the jury retired
and about half past four returned with
verdict Of aeguilfai.
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ANIMAL INSTINCT

Among the many extraordinary anec.
doIea We have read and generally tecor-
ded animal instinct, We do no. a. this mo.
neDt recolleci parallel TO the circum.
stance we now lay before our readers. A
rev days ago. while fine well.grown
Newfoundland dog was picking up a stone
from the Cleft, near the tunnel bridge. a
small terrier, the property of Mr.. Croad.
solicitor, Of the town, happening to pass
ny, began to bark in defiance of so power.
iul an adversary upon which the New
foundlander deliberately assembled the
bank, and seizing his comparatively di.
miDutiVe insuIter by the collar, carried
him down to the deepest part Of the
stream, and immersiDg his head in tie
water, there held him, until by the inter.
ference OF the Newfoundland dogs mas.
ter, the unfortunate terrier was rescued
from drowning. fLondon haher.
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g. WASHINGTON.

From the Barbados Globe, received at the Office
OF the Alexandria Herald.
A Martinique paper of the 28th instant
was kindly handed us, from which We
are enabled this day TO lay before our rea.
ders short statement respecting the
capture of the. Spanish ship from Vera
Cruz: Trinidad Courant, March 28.
'fiiis majesty's ship Jean Bart, vice
admiral Meynard de Lefarge, arrived at
Fort Royal on the night OF the 9Th inst.
from Brest. off the Azores on
her way 10 Martinique, she fell in at
night with corsair, which, without any
provocation, fred shot into the admi.
rails ship. tie immediately gave chase,
which lasted I'LL morning, when he dis.
covered her-to be under Spanish colors.
The admiral's ship fred several blank
cartridges al the corsair,io order TO bring
her to; but this mode Of proceeding was
not sufficiently summary ;sbe then fred
three shots, when the last only had the
desired effect. After boarding her she
proved to be the La Veloz Mariana, of
'Cadiz, captain Thomas SObrado, from
Vera Cruz and the Havana, returning TO
Spain. In consequence of so ex,raordi.
nary an act OF hostility, admiral Letaree
deemed it advisable to detain and bring
her to Martinique fOF furthey examina.
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FOURTH OF lilly

Preparations are making in almost
every place throughout the union for the
celebration Of the approaching anniyersa.
ry Of American independence.
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l2o vessel, ar. at Quebec this season
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-06-11

The increased prospect Of England ia.
sIng part IN the war between France and
Spain has improved the corn market.
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BUENOS AYRES

From tlie OF papers of that place to
the 22d March, inclusive, received at
the Office ofthe Baltimore American, by
the brig Geo. P. Stevenson, the following
translatioDs have been made:
"BuENos AYREs, hARoH 22.--Between
the hours. Of and of the night of the
10th inst (March) the government .rs-
ccived Information that in TapisIes, 4
leagues distant from this city, an assem-.
blsge OF armed people was formed. Up.
on this information the government took
the measures which were thought most
prudent. The coDspirators whose mum.
ber was more Than 200, and who had al
their head the colonel Bawza Viera. and
Con Miguel Arajoz, entered at Q O'clock
IN the morning on different sides, through
the town La Victoria, procIaimine in
ioed voices, "HfUa Ia Religion y Ia Pa.
sria." %Msy religion and our country
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Morea, has entirely failed for this year
but they had obtained advantages in Ne
gropont over the insurgents.
Private letters assert, that the Albani-
ans had treacherousIy abandoned the
Pacha Of Scutori, i'm the battles near A.
grapha, and taken part with the Greeks
The ex-Emperor Iturbide is now at
Pisa, with numerous suite.
LONDON, Oct. IA.
We understand that government has
received information of the final and
complete settlement Of the differences
between Russia and Turkey under the
arrangement of Lord Strangford. 1t is
added that the disputes between Greece
and Turkey, are to be intrusted TO the
mediation of Russia, Austria, and Great
Britain.
AUGsBuRGI, Sept. 80.
Letters from Italy announce that a
terrible insurrection has just broken out
in Upper Egypt, where the whole pop
citation ola large section of country have
risen en- masse, and all communication
has been interrupted. At Suckot, all
the Turkish soldiers, foreigners and
travellers, have been assassinated, the
magazines pillaged, and the caravans
plundered.
The discovery ships, under Captain
Parry, arrived at Whitby, Oct. 10th, all
well.
The Waltham coal-pit, near White
haven, exploded, and 80 persons were
killed.
I%s0v Pops.-Cardinal Della Genga,
was elected Pope on the eth of Sep
TENDER, at Turin, and has taken the IL
tie of Leo XII. The new Pope is an
italian, born Aug. g, 1850.
The increase in the revenue Of the
customs in Liverpool for the quarter
ending the 10th Of October, over the
corresponding quarter of1822, is 1876. 400
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IMPOSITION.

correspondent informs US that on the eve
ming ofthe 10th inst. man, apparently much
asitated, gave an alarm to the inhabitants Of
Westminster, representing that he had been
robbed of about one hundred dollars, on the
Eoad about mile from the centre ofthe Town.
The citizens were immediately rallied; but
sundry circumstances soon induced them to
believe that the whole was an impostion-in
consequence of which, the man was brought
back TO the inn, and kept till next morning
when, after considerable persuasion, he con-
sented to be searched, and the money found
upon him, agreed exactly with the sum which
be told Of having, previous to the pretended
robbery. Finding himself thus detected, he
confessed that it was fraud, and tina. nc had
not been fholested. What were the motives
which lead him to this act, arc known only TO
himself.
The Post Master General has recently made
contracts for carrying the mails, by which he
makes an annual saving to the u. States Of
seventy thousand dollars.