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Exhibition at Leicester .academu.

The Annual Exhibition at this Institution.
will take place on Wednesday the Goth in
slant. Exercises to commence at half past
ten o'clock, A. M. We are informed that
much pains has been taken to render il in
terestins, and doubt not that it will justify the
expectations which the high standing Of the
Institution, and the literary character of the
resent instructors hare inspired.
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A Pirate CAPTURED.

The schooner Freemason, Handy, ar
rived at Charleston on the 23d ult.
in 10 days from Turks Island. Capt.
II. states, that information had reached
Turks Island, that British sloop of
war, had captured, about three weeks
since, on St. Domingo, a piratical
schooner, with crew of 60 men, to-
gether with 100000 on board, in spe-
Gle and other valuable articles; the
sloop of war was disguised as mer-
chairman, and went in, in the night,
and boarded her with her boats.
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From the Perry, (Penn.) Forester, July sl.1
Horrible Transaction,

For the last two or three days, an extraor-
binary sensation has prevailed among our citi-
zens at the recital of a supposed murder
committed upon tie body of MIR. Robert
Nelson, late of Toboyne township, in this
county. 1t appears that the deceased, who
was married man, lived some miles from his
mothers dwelling, where he had come for a
few days during the harvest, to assist in gath
ering in the proceeds OF the farm, of which
he was entitled TO share. On Saturday
evening last, while none but the family, con-
sistng OF the mother, the deceased, two
brothers, and three sisters, were about the
premises, it is presumed the dreadful scene
occurred. 1t is stated that Daniel Nelson.
the younger brother of the deceased. left the
house of his mother to go to field, a short
distance from the house, to cradle oats: that
on his way he called at his brother Joseph,s.
who Is also married, and lived in a house on
the way, but few rods from his mothers, and
told him that " Bob and he had Just had some
words" Joseph replied, Ct Bob has been
carrying on high since he has been here, but
will go over and settle him. Daniel went on
to the oats field, and was there but a few
minutes, when his attention was attracted bv
noise at the house Of his mother. He ran
to the house bat when he came there. his
brother Robert was in the agonies of death.
supported on the floor by two of the sisters.
whilst Joseph had gone off for neighbour to
bleed HIM. Joseph states, that when he
went into the house of his mother. Robert
and the rest were seated at table in
the kitchen, taking their evening peace: that
he went to the dresser to get drink: that
Robert rose from the table and took him bv
the seat of his pantaloons, when a scufie
ensued, and he (Rober) fell, but he did not
think he had hurt him so much. The moth
er's statement is somewhat similar but the
sisters deny having any knowledge whatever
OF the transaction, though it was stated by
| one of the others before the inquest, that they
had assisted to part the brothers. A coroner's
inquest was assembled sometime during the
night, who, after examining the body, pro-
nounced verdict of death by vtelsnt kcad..
There appeared, on different parts of the
body, six distinct stabs, supposed to be made
with butchers knife, one of which, il wa,
thought, had penetrated the heart. joseph
Nelson, charged with being the principal in.
and Daniel his brother as an accessory TO. the
commission Of this " deed without name .,
have been arrested, and were, on Sunday
evening last, lodged in the Jail at Carlisle.
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BY THE NAILS.
FROM Portugal.
BOSTON, AUGUST II.

9 BOSTON, AUGUST II.
Capt. Rider, of the schr Combine,
left Lisbon about the Goth of June, at
which time all was quiet at that place,
the people being well satisfied with the
measures recently taken by the govern
ment.
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The Turkish feet is expected TO sail in
few days. The Greeks say they are well
prepared for them. am more than ever con-
irmed in tho opinion, that the Turks cannot
prevent the Greeks from obtaining their in
dependence.
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PoRT Au PRINCE. JuIy 10.

TORT AU FRINGE, JULY III.
The Rev. MFR. Paul (upon Baptist
mission) arrived at this port the 4th
inst. but, it was presumed, would not
be permitted to preach, as the govern
ment do not seem disposed to tolerate
any other than the Catholic Religion.
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nFnuAm. Arnusr Q

DEDHAM, AUGUST 8.
An attempt at robbery was made on the
road between Dorchester and this town; but
the fellow was seasonably delivered up to the
arm OF iustics, and committed TO the County
gaol. Brighter.
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NEW YORK, August I.
E1trdd Of Letter to Gentleman in hi,
Gin, dated Snalnna. .AnrI 90.

: u -f1'''J''t"i O1PIT <Os
Affairs go on in this country in strange
manner. A visitor in this city, at this time,
would, after all that has been said, be aston
'shed to observe the perfect tranquility. The
government now shows a great desire that the
Greeks in Asia should remain unmolested,
and have taken such measures as to produce
TINS desirable event; in the mean time, great
preparations have been made on both sides,
put particularly by the Greeks, for the ensu-
ing campaign.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-08-13

Transyivanie Untuersity.-The catalogue
Of this institution just published, contains the
names Of 245 graduates. One hundred de-
grees were granted the present year. The
graduating class consisted of thirty-two mem
bers, and there waa besides large medical
class. Bos. ID. I'D.
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HARrFoRp, AUGUST II.

AAhTfOhDy AUGUST II.
Perhaps we shall be thought DESTROYS
Of taxing the credulity of our readers,
by publishing the following dimensions
of mass of ice, said to have fallen in
the presence Of several respectable
persons, during a hail storm, two or
three weeks since, in Munson, Mass.
The fact was related to US by gentle
man Of the first responsibility in that
town who saw, and measured foS him
sell. And though more novel, we con-
slider it by no means so unaccountable
as many other phenomena Of nature
But without specializing on the subject
We present it as received.
The appearance is said to have been
that of compact body of hail stones
as firmly united as ice usually is.
Extremes 4 feet long
8 IS wide
g thick.
After removing the rough parts Of
the body there remained a solid block.
9 feet 8 inches long
l 6 SC wide
3 {" thick.
Mirror.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-02
e[<9"--
MADAME DE STAEf.

Affected TO be deeply smittcnby the En-
peror Napoleon. Atan entertainment given
by Talleyrand 10 Napoleon, she challenged
him, IN the middle ola numerous circle, To
tell her who was the greatest woman in the
world, whether dead or living. She who
has the most children answered Napoleon,
with great simplicity. Madamedc Stael
was little Disconnected, and cndcasoled
10 recover herselfby observing that il was
reported thai be was moi very fond of wo!
men. pardon me, madame again re.
Piled Napoleon, am very fond Of my
sgiG
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A DIIEl. Al Paris.

Two College friends, both officers, one
in service, the other on halfpay one Ultra
and the other Liberal discussed lately
over Il glass of punch, the merits Of the
Minister dcs .ARdires esirdnEues, NJ Cha
teanbriand. THERE'S nothing superior to
the Atala," said the one. "There is no
thing worse," said the other. IL is i'm
possible to be more sublime" At is i'm
possible To be more unintcIlisible.' No
body has ever been able To write 500 alt
IS Just so that no one ought TO write. -
The drinking going on MS fast rs disp,ta-
ton, the punch produced heat, obstinaey
and exagseration. They fought, and the
champion of .7iain received n body wound
and fell Neither of the parties had ever
read the book thcy talked, quarelied and
fought about.
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From u BubddoeS Paper.

Lately, slave IN one Of the ncighhorins
islands, no had been married 10 another
slave, by one of the missionaries, Al the end
OF three weeks brought his wife back To
the clergyman, and desired him to take her
again. The clergyman asked what was
the matter with her Why Massa, she
no good. The book say she obey me-
She no wash my clothes. She no do what
| want her To do" The minister replied,
"B"t the book said you were To take her for
better for worse Yes, Massa, but she
all worse aud no better She bad too
much, aud no good nj ALL"
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-02

The Edi.rs oe;le National iaiallisen.
Ger have published sertrl answers 10
dans, which silnw the iriaif o. printers. -
Alter waiting ! years, one selrls t'le mo-
ney due, by mail, hamoronslt actnrel-
edslns his neglect, nhieh lie had oaep
Thought of, but never on a H7i 'ag, and
requests not 10 be 81 long iadulgcd again.
Another also encloses s1o, for newspn-
pers due but resents being dantle3, and
desires his name Ia be Immediately erased
from The list of subscribers. THIS IL the
last thing ire should complain of, lin num-
Der who owe Us for 6 or years stlhsrr{p-
ton would send the money, even wiihaat
interest, ar paying the postage. In an-
s"er 10 a dun Of this description, from 7
years subscriber, We not loig since had 10
pay postage To be informed that our ne
tount WAS ouiawed aud, Furthermore,
Ilat The paper was very dali and iHslpm ! |
As he lives IN the interior of New York, |
We thought il most prudent To break of
aflfier correspondence.
Nm H,,abeJjye Ddpfr
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From The Peru .Jlnec9ntes.

from me 1'ofV .fHfcGnffs.
JBery HudSoH.--Thls famnns English
dwarf, who contributed Ia the am,srments
Of tbc court of tharlts II. WAS 40 nnfortn.
nate, rs to b" twice tHlcn by pirates aud
sold 10 slavery, and lastly to terminate his
life IN an English prison. Jeffrey, whose
height did not eAcred eighteen inches, I'm
III ne had reached his thirteenth year, after
which he shut up To three feet nine inches
and who was once actually ser,rd up Ia
the royal table in cold pie, had ne,erlhe.
less high opinion of his own consc-
quence nor WAS he thought, even by u
liners, oi Insignificant consideration, having
been employed rs envoy To fetch an accou-
chem for the queen from France.
soon after his return from his embass,
ne qua,rellcd ut court with "A gentleman OF
the name of Croft, whom he challenged.
Mr.. Croft coming 10 the rendezvous, arm.
ed only With squirt, the liltlc creature
was so enragrd, that real duel .nsucd ;
aud The appointment being ON horseback
with pistols, 10 put them more ON level
with the first fire he shot his antagonist
dead. The duel having incurred the dis
pleasure of his royal mistress, Jcllrry WAS
expelled the count, and scDt 10 SEA, when
he was taken by Turkish rover, aud sold
II slave into Barbary.
lie did not remain long in slavery, but
returned 10 England aud, IN 1899, was
committed 10 the Gate house, on suspicion
81 being concerned in The Popieh plot. In
THIS prison he terminated his eventltd lif',
at the age 90.
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,fplu1ier inl II exhausted by extreme

+ ofplunier ind III exhausted by extreme
hunger Ind fatigae.
Al this critical moment, Col. Warmers re-
gimcnt arrived, and oiher troops being raj
led, the Whole wire ordered To- advance.
i li,ld piece had been taken from Baum III
The afternoon, and STARK ordered il IN be
drawn IN the scene of action but his men
having never seen Il cannon, knew moi how
la load 1.-THE Gene,l dismonntcd aud
fought them by loading it himstic. An
action soon commenced. aud proved warm
and desperate, IN which both SIDES dii play
ed the most daring bravery IN night up
preached, when the enemy yielded n sc
cond time IN onr day 10 tl,ir Yankee
The German ttoopa being |
totally rontc,, awaited Themselves &c tie
darkness ri the night To effect lhrf retreat |
The whole lumber of killed, wounded aud
PRISONERS, was 93l. including 81 tories nj
this number cd are prisoners. Col. Baum
received a mortal wound, ut which he SOON
after died. Besides the above. 1000 stand
ol arms, brass field pieces, go dragoon
swords, loads OF baggage, and % horses,
fell into our hands. The loss On our side Is
not more than 100 in the WHOLE
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sfsTE yIAToR!


sisTE yfAToRl
Look around Thee see Decay
On her wines Of dstkness sweeping
Esr,h's proud monuments away
See the Muse Of History Weeping
Or The rnus Time hath made.
strength ia dusi and gshes laid
Virtue in Oblivion sleeping
Look around thee Hisaeri fhere
Careless Death coniounds With Folly,
In common sepnlcbre
see the uniighteobs aud iie holy
biended III TIA, general wreck
VOL those teari may wei thy check
icatB Of doubt mud melancholy
Loot around thee, Bpaaiy's light
l. ek'ihenisl'd; beitb assemblies
Youth pay nom aud Ares night
And lie siedfa-l monnlain trembles
Al bis Plahce, lie Aulumn's leaf
All, he eyes, is vain. Is brief
Aud The iyranl neer dissemhles
Look tehind Tire Cities hid
In the nigh Of ircaehefons story;
Many cttimblilg pyramid.
Many pile of senseIess glory,
Temple into ruins lnrld
(Fragmenis Of IN earlier worldly
Broken ianes md atars boars
Look behind lhce' Men, whose frown
Made whole nations quake before them
What Is leii OF their rcuown?
Wrecks around oblivion o er them
k'ngs aud ongnerors---nherc ARE they,
Ask yon worthless henps of clay!
oh desr'se not, hat depIore ,hcm.
Iaok behind tl,ce' Bards snlIinc,
Smiling nymphs aud solemn sages--
Go inquire their names Of Time,
Bid il read II. earliest pages
Foolish quesiionor il Fame
Guard thro' ycors cherish d name,
Fame itsell decays In ages
Look btfors thee all the glare,
All the pomp around thee glowing,
All that charms tbe eye er ear,
Strains Of sollesi music Moving,
Rank and Bcanty-nll are sped
Towards the ruins Of the dead
Thiiher thou aud thine arr going.
Look before thee Al yoD ynuli,
J.. Where Time 'sravage is recorded,
Thou " iii be compelled fU halt
Thou wilt hc no more regarded
Than the fneekest, n,,anesf slave,
Sleeping in common grave,
espected--unrewnrdcd
= Look before thee Al thy feet
Monnrehs sleep like meancr creatures
Where the voices, now 50 sweet
Where the fnir ones smiling features
Hopeh iho'lio escape the tomb
That which was thy fathers doom
VIII be thine, thy sons aud NATURES
Look ABovr thee There, indeed
Mhy Thy thoughts rcpose delighted
II thy wounded bosom bleed,
II thy tondest hopes nre blighted,
There n stream Of comfort flows,
There sun Of splendor gIows;
Wander, then, no more benigtted.
Lool, above thee Ages roll.
Present, past md future thnnding---
Earth hath uanghi 10 soethe soul
Meath hllliclon's burdens bending
NothinG gainst the tempest shock
Heaven must be the pilgrims rock,
And to icaynn his steps arc tending
Look nboyc ihee Never ,yc
Saw such pleasures rs await thee
Thought nc ~ reach'd snch scenes Of joy,
Asnrc there pfepsr'd 10 greet thee
Light ying-scluphs Tyres
Angel welcomes-~cheruh chors
smifnR tlirn iipny ms doorsto greet thee
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Military expedition unlfr CO. f.eapens
worth, with 4 force of ahoni l5o nen.-
ea'ensworth was within 900 miles oil
them, going IN very well.
There had heen some lighting between
the Sioux aud the Aurckarces the for
mer IN great force, was not far distant
from the Rees' Village.
Isl. louis Enquirer.
.1RgnSi ga succession of caLmtirs,
involving the lives and property Of the In
dian traders, follow each other in quick
succession. Scarcely had we penned an
account of the disasters brought by the
last express, before we are called upon To
record fresh instances of savage balbarity,
committed in another quarter, upon o,n
enterprising citizens. Mr.. John Mcknight,
an Old respectable citizen of ST. Louis, ira
ding on one Of the upper sources of the
Arkansas, has been murdered by the ln-
dams, and robbed of neatly all his mcr-
chandlse. lie had fixed himse near The
Spanish boundary, where he erected
fort, projected by II few men, with the in
tentlon Of making an establishment in that
quarter, and opening trade with The In
dlans. But in consequences of the uaior-
tnnatc fate of Mr.. Mcknight, the post has
been abandoned, and the party has return
ed 10 the settlements.
The indians by whom this atrocity was
committed, are called the CapidncheS, "A
numerous and warlike nation, bordering
on the heads of the Arkansas, and spread
ing through great portion of Texas. II
Is supposed they could bring into the field
at least $4,000 warriors The Spaniards
have never been able 10 do any thing with
them, and have almost reinqnished the
country Ia their possession. From St.
Antonio in Texas, To Santa Fe IN New
Mexico, the Camanchcs roam at large, the
nndlsputed masters of the soil. All the
early frontier establishments Of the Span |
iards have long since been cut of by those
indians, ard the further ingress of the Eu-
ropeans entirely checked by the fears
which they inspired. Bat the Americans
they have heretofore viewed in the most
friendly manner, between whom aud them
selves there has always been kept up "A
kind and mutual Intercourse. The Ca
manches are said To be under the direction
of the celebrated taddo chir., tie SAME, il
was mentioned short time since, that
ltrrbde wished IL form AN alliance with,
for the purpose of getting his Camanchcs
into the Imperial service, in return for
which, the Caddo WAS to have had an
g" empire" on his own footing. II.
900
EVANSVILLE, Aug. 1--WE are inform
ed by gentlemen upon whose authority we |
can safely rely, that Governor CASs, who |
was appointed by tn. President, under an
act passed at the last session OF Congress,
To negotiate with the hioraylan Society
and Indians, for the recession to the Uui-
Fed States oT their land lying in Tuscmawas
county, has succeeded in making Il pur-
chase upon favorable terms. II is Proba
bic therefore, that this valuable land will
before long be brought into market,
fJgee. a,rer
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S,rrish PrivafeSs-The brig Amelia,
80, u,yana for Senegal, has been captn-
I'd by the Spanish Priyateer Heros Nina,
a., ont in Cerdagne. The 5000 lbs. cof
~ ~, has been sent into Cerlasae BY the same
fateer
/. following vessels have been captured
Il editerrtaean Ships La Grand
;. ADD Lima, aad hrigs DiIigeut
erance. These were all destined
igue, and were taken near the
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uch have remained in conceament at >
RPS Itappears that the Royal family "el'
s} naced at Cadiz, and lodged IN the CT
de house. The Cortes, 1t Is said, rem
LIS the Isle of Leon, seeing that II offers
chances other escaping individually.
'ou- diplomatic corps have renamed at ,
lou, they decidedly refused to follow In
rot Conventionalists,
Rear "P. ). At the moment Of loldln
'sels letter report is circulated that the re
pam Of the troops of Lopes Bano5 have
M Oyertaken b. detachment OF cav
tate, Gen Bournont, and that the mon
res Dren taken which he had pllIaged ;
had slIle-rhe military exploits of the
con, are worthy of their policy, and iea'
ence ,aing wanting to recommend them
M exccrdtIon o SIP in.
art "SEvILLE; June l8.-The boats
NM conveyed the employees and the KIM
d 10 To CadiZ have returned, the mas
&c at which say, that their Majesty and
.ssful Highness entered Cadz, on the Ia
nj in in the morning. Not one ofthe An
.neni doris hid acknowledged the Re
mont, not even the ambassador of I'm
The they declare that they aclnowle'
eyent other government than the Constli
j. A. King, Don Ferdinand VII. aud IN
'adi1. will remain in Seville, awaiting the
t thu of their respective governments.
GUT From the Courier Franea's,
PARIS, July 1.-The suspension
ircles Journal has not permitted us To
lately IN event very Importantly tue pfest
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Harrington (K.J Reporter.

St. LorIs, July give conv"rsed with
a person vino has Just arrived from Gen.
Ashl.y's station on the Missouri. MAJ.
Henry had formed conjunction with
Ashley about 40 miles below the Aurlcka-
ress. whe,e they a0s.,.i The as.ivo' Of Inc
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Six Negroes,

Tn wit Tom, Jim, Betty, George, Fenry and
Adm, with the increase of the said negroes,
ii any, one Wagon and gear, one ydl Of OK
Ell ard cart, Ten head OF horses, iogeSsr with
bis, the said Pendletons stack of ca'sc and
hogs-aiso, his HOUSEHOLD & KITCHEN
FURNITURE, or so much thereof as shall be
sufficient to pay and satisfy the debts said
deed mentioned Acting rs trustee shalfoD-
" convey such title as is vested iu me Me
said deed of trust SAML. Carl AADs :
September 2. liwtds Y
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'bH u is''t"'H hf'fs
THE MAID AND THE AlAGPIE.--A no
bic lady of Florence, who resided in a
house which still stands opposite the lofty
Doric column which was raised 10 com
memoratc the defeat OF Pic,re Stozzi, and
the taking of Sienna, by the tyrannic con-
qucrrr of oath Cosmo the Frs, lost val
liable pearl necklace, and one OF her maids
ia very young gilI was accused Of the
theft Having solemnly denied the fact,
she was PVT Ia torture, which was THIN 81
ven aptaisjn ut f'lorance, Unable 10 sup
port its terrible nllictiops, she ackn"Nl-
edged that she was guilty, and Without fur
ther trial, was hung. Shortly after, Flo
rence--Wrs visited by tremendous storm
thundcrbolt fell on the figure of Justices
and split the scales, one of which fell to the
earth, and with it fell the ruins of a Mag
pies nest, containing the peal necklace
Those scales are still the hannts of birds.
The foregoing incident is certainly more
dramatic than any one known TO the pub
lie in an English version.
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EY virtue of deed Of trust executed TO
- the subscriber and George W. Turner,
by Renben pendleion, bearing date 9th May,
l822 and duly recorded IN the clerks office
Of tue county court OF Amherst, will be sold :
TO the highest bidder, for ready money, Al the
dwelling house Of the said pendleton, on Fri
day the I'd day of October neat,
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PROM SMYRNA.

IKOM - hINA.
RosToN, August 10 VIZ have been
politely favored by Capt. Luce, of the
brig Niger, with Snyrn.. papess 10 the
ST. - June
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AWAY tiIr 'i'ress-.=''f
not in good old age, or in the
ordinary course OF human destiny, but he
fcll by the pistol of the duellist, for having
dared to assert his country's rights, and
resolved to ayenge her wrongs. The Bar
j, deprived of an able advocate-the state
has lost wise counsellor, firm and in
dependent politician in his untime'y fate,
and to this bloody catalogue two more
victims are added.
LI.erinc.nn lk.l Rcporter.