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Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-24
From the Canadian Times

From the Canadian Times
We are Indebted to friend al Yamask q
Mountains, for the following items of
intelligence.
YAMAsKA MOUNTAINS, July 81.
REMARKABLE LEAP.
About g o'closk in the morning Of the
Gath Of July, as several persons were
returning home to this place from the
Circuit Court at St. Denis, in carts,
and were passing over Jean Bite. Be-
nouville'es Bridge across Yamaska Ri
v'r. the horse in the forward cart sheer.
ing little to the right, the end of the
axls-tree struck against the railing of
the bridge which caused the cart to
stop suddenly; the persons being ia.
tigued with the journey and travelling
all night, were little dtowsy at the
time, the hat of Mr.. Lorenzo Wells,
who wac sitting on the right side Of the
cart fell off, and between sleeping and
waking he leaped suddenly from his
cart to recover his hat, and Jumped
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-24

1t is stated in the New York Statesman,
that the Agent OF the Society tor prolho ,.'IS
emigration 10 Hayti. has contracted % %ns.
Mr Peters for the conveyance OF o"' r n,,r
bred emigrsnts to Hay!i, in the DC" VI .
De Witt Clinton.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-24
THOS D. JONES.
Extract of a letter from an .Amer,can gen,
fIenau at Curaeoa jain Q2

tleman at CurGeoa July 92.
The above extract is entirely confirm,
ed, for since | have been in this island
scarce 8 weeks, upwards OF 10000 doI'
lars in value of pure virgin gold, "a car
POTS, have come up from Aruha.
The government OF this place have no.
ticed it, and proclamatons are in ciTCua
ton to prevent speculation, and other re.
guIations respecting this most valuable &C.
QUESTION. The piece OF 3a 10. weight Is
here, and appears perfectly pure, and a
ductile as lead
The Dutch Government will have lhe
exclusive benefit, and have taken mea
sures TO secure il.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-24
From Scenes and Impressions in Europe.
THE PACHA OF EGYPT.

-
The Pacha, every now and then, adj
dressed some questions to US t~o or
three about the Psrsians, and their a.
doplion Of our disciple. Bot all iocon
sequent. sat on the divan with my
eyes fixed upon him, wanted to exam.
inc the countepance Of man, who had
realised in our day one Of those scenes
in history, which, when we nave perus
ed it, always compe!s Us to lay down
the book, and recover ourselves. There
he sat-a quick eye, lea ures common,
nose bad, a grizz!ed beard, looking
much more than fifty, the worn COM
piexion of that period of life, and there
seemed to be creeping upon him that
aspect which belongs to, and betrays,
the grey epitude of lust Moham-
med Ali Pacha is Turk, very Turk:
he is surrounded hattered, and caoled
by set of foreign adventures, who
put notions into his head, and words
into his mouth. which pass for, and, in
truth, become his own; the race be ween
him and them is, who shall get the
most out of the other: and, what be.
tween force and fraud, | believe the
Pacha has the best of it. His idea of
political economy is pretty much like
that of the countryman. who killed the
goose, and was astonished not to find
more eggs of gold.
So far from improving, as far as we
could hear and see, he is running and
impoverishing his Turks and a lbanians,
and Aatters himself his new levy il a
master.s'roke Of policy. He does not
pay, and will never attach them and if
they do not (Which thick probably
desert with their arms, aud disturb bis
conquests and possessions above the ca
taracts, they will die away as a body,
and fall to pieces in very short period
oftime.
The protection which he affords to
the European traveller is to be acknow-
ledg ed, bot not at the expense Of truth.
He knows if his coontry was not safe,
the Europeans would not come there:
he encourages the interc ourse, because
he avows his wish to revive and employ
Franks, and it is necessary; therefore,
to let them see and know that protec-
ton is afforded them, and to accustom
his subjects to their presence. As far
as the Pacha can be independent of the
Porte he is, and he ;:nows it is only by
cultivating his European relations that
he can effectually continue SO to the end
They might now send him the bow.
string In vain; they tell you that he
is not sauguinary: men grow tired of
shedding blood, as we'll as other plea
sures; buff the cutting off head would
drop gold into his Golfers. he would not
be slow to give the signal. His laugh
has nothing in it of nature; how can It
have? can her it nova hard, shar p
laugh, such as that with which strong,
heartless men would divide booty torn
from the feeble. leave him to his adj
mirrors. Atone thing heartily rejoice:
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GOLD.

Entract Of letter dated Aruba, 18th j.,
ly, 1924.
Every person in this island is busi,
employed in digging for gold, so that tbey
cannot be had tor any other employment
No doubt you will be surprised when
inform you one piece OF pure gold bs,
been found, weighing 32lb. 8 or. and u,.
ny pieces weighing from ID to l6 h. |
have seen several pieces of lae latter
weight myself. The schooner tina, left
yesterday bias upwards of 100 Id. on
board.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03
LUXURY OF BOSTON.

One Of the direct causes Of that excitement which
rpened into open resistance of the Mother Country
in this Colony, was the luxurious mode OF life OF
some OF the Kings oficers-In an old diary Of a
maiden lady, find these memoranda Of dinner
given by one of these officers, or Saturday tbs Sd
of January, IVA: " The FISH was excellens. ii was
caught in cold weather the Grand Bans-ihe
beef, uncommonly 6ne came from Vermont, and
was dressed by a cook who had learned his are ia
France--the canpas bactc ducks sent on by o
Provincial commissioner who had gone to the Souths
and were done to turn-the uenison came sforn
Canada and never there better, or better doneS
and the 6eaver TAIL dressed according to diree;ios
from an Indian Princess, came from Lake Ontario
the liquors ell good, and among them Cor
sica and Madeira, Champagne wines, but these
were at length neglected for the natire Carfecaa.
which some OF the Commissioners excelled IN
brewing"
1t is among the blessed fruits of the revoi1rfoss
that these excuses in luxury have gone Of, With
The Royal authority and that the descendants az
the Pilgrims in these days, though not ignorant OF
wha, good things are, delight 10 exhibit, on sheir'
tables smong other plain good fare, the 6eans and
hominy, in which their foreiathers delighted.
Boston a9dv.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03
YOL. III

The following adventure is copied frons the pa
pers of Richard, Earl of Corke, and is TO be fosn1
among the manuscripts of sir James Ware.
Queen Mary having dealt severely with the pre-
testants in England, about the latter end OF hes
reign signed commission to take the same course
in ireland, and for that purpose nominated Dr. Cole,
one Of her commissioners. Cole coming 10 Ches~
ter, on his journey, was waited on by the mayor
and in the magistrates presence took out of efoas
bag, leather box, saying to him, here is COM
mission that will lash the htre,ics of Ireland The
good woman Of the house being protestant and hav-
ing a brother named John Edmonds Of the same
persuasion in Dublin, was troubled at the Doctors
words but watching her time, while he compli-
mened the mayor down stairs, she took rhe COM
mission out ct the bag, and put in its place pack
Iof cards, with the knave OF Clubs Dppermost, oi-
ed IN sheet of paper. The doctor put up the box
without suspicion, and day Oct. Y 1853, sail~
led tor ireland. Coming to the council, alter
suitable speech, he presented the box 10 the lord
deputy, FitZ Walters who ordered it 10 be opeReGs
that the secretary might read the commission but
what was the surprise OF the lord deputy, the c0na-
Gil, and DIR. Cole, when the knave Of cHbs and pack
iof cards appeared. When Cole assured them he
had commission, but knew not bow it was gore
the lord deputy made answer, let Us have anotaef
commission, and we will shuttle the cards IN the
mean while The doctor in great tihulatioB, re-
turned to the English court obtained another com
mission, but waiting for fair wind, Mary died.
and thus God preserved the pYotestants Of Ire
land.
| When Fiz Walters related the story to Queen
Elizabeth, she was so much delighted with it, thst
she sent for Elizabeth Edmonds, and gave her
pension of 40L for life.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03
WILMINGTON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 1894
ExTRACT.

lGNATlUS, one Of the ancient fathers of the
church, was born in Syria, and brought up under
the care OF the apostle John. About the year 67
he became bishop of Antioch. in this important
station he continued above forty years. both an hon
our and safeguard to the Christian religion un-
daunled IN the midst Of very tempestuous times,
and unmoved with the prospect OF suffering cruel
death lie taught men, to think little Of the pres
ent lfe to value and love the good things TO come
and never to be deferred from course of peiy and
virtue by the fear Of any temporal evils whatever
TO oppose only meekness to anger, humility to
boasting, and prayers to curses and reproaches.
This excellent man was selected by the emperor
Irajan, as subject whose suffeings might be
proper to inspire terror and encouragement 10 the
hearts of the Christians at Rome. He was CON
demned 10 die for his faith in Christ; and ordered
to be thrown amongst wild beasts 10 be devoured
10y them. This cruel sentence, far from weaken
ing his attachment to the great cause he had es-
poused excited thankfulness Of heart, that he had
been counted worthy to suffer for the sake Of re
ligiop. " Il thank thee, O Lord,' said he, " that
thou hast condescended thus TO honor me with thy
love; and hast thought me worthy with thy apostle
Paul, to be bound 10 chains"
On his passage to Rome, he wrote letter TO hi.
fellow Christians there. TO prepare them TO acqui-
esce in his sufferngs, and 10 assist him with iheii
prayers. "Pray for, me- said he, that God would
give me both inward and outward strength, thai
may not only say, but do well; that may not
only be called Christian, but be found one" An
mated by the cheering prospect Of the reward o.
his sufferngs, he said Now, indeed, begin te
be disciple weigh neither visible nor invisible
things in comparison OF interest in Jesus Christ
With the utmost Christian fortitude he met The
wild beasts assigned for bis destruction; and tri
umphed in death.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03
LAUNCH.

On Tuesday the 9th Sept our citizens were
gratiied by an exhibition, which we hope, will pre-
cede many similar displays. The new schooner
General Call was launched into her destined ele-
nent she is beautiful vessel, OF about SO TONS
built of the Live Oak and Red Cedar, OF FLORIDA,
her owner has avinced great taste in the arrange
ment Of finely finished trunk cabin, calculated 90
accommodate six or eight passengers. She is ma
med after the Delegate to Congress from our Fer
ritory, and is destined a regular packet he
tween our city and New Orleans.
This being the first act Of enterprise Of the kinds
since the cession of Florida, we cennot but wish
her most prosperous voyages, and that there may
be General Call for her services.
Pensacola Fforiiian.
We are GLAD to see that there is enterprise in PEN
sacola and that it is OF flourishng aspect and we
will embrace this fair opportunity of telling of what
has been done in this part Of The country in ship
building.
In about the year 1900 was launched, at St. Ma
RVS ship called the General OcLETHoRPE, buiie
OF Florida Timber, which was admitted TO have been
vessel of superior architecture 10 any that had ever
been built in any part of the world. She COST be-
tween 80 and 10000 dollars and periorneda voyage
to England where while lying in the port OF Londons
she was inspected by numbers OF ship builders
and ship masters. On her second voyage out she
was lost
About wear ago also was launched at Water
man's Bluff, in Florida, a ship, which took the
name of FLORIDA, the same, We presume that is
now commanded BY Capt. Matlack, and one
of the line OF Packets between New York and Lis-
erpooi.
These facts are interesting, and may, at future
day induce inquiry into the advantages of ship
building 10 this Territory, so as to get rid of the
great expense OF Transporting ship timber The
difference Of saving between that and the transpor-
tation of Iron, Canvass, Cordage, SC. we believe,
would be, OF itself, rich reward TO the MASTER
builder. And if what Bartram says be true, Sc
IRON Ore is abundant n Florida, that item, In tmea
might be lopt off from our imports.
England once thought Flsfida valuable for its
ship timber, and as the United States are making
rapid advances towards maritime greatness she
ought to think so too.
ST. .augustiae HeraH, Oct. II,
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03
From the N'eu- Yorh, Commercial adrertiSer.
DEATH OF RIEGO.

0EA II Vt hlEAJOs
Hold maniac j. hold thy reckless blow
Give not the patriot bands TO death
Full wide nations sorrows flow,
A nation signs in every breath.
Alas too late, must PHYS eyes
ImpIore, and warn thee to beware;
She shrleks to mark yon gibbet rise,
And see thy victim perish there!
The blood that clots thy tyrant brow
Shall put thy crumbling crown to shame;
Whilst wrong'd peoples curses f1ow,
In scoin to wrap thy perlur'd name.
o thou hast done one crimson deed,
Whose stain upon thy soul shall SIT
Till death shall bid its fibres bleed
And Riego's spirit round thee fit
Think not, in uain th' unsparing tide
Thy hands impel, shall fearful rushs
Or unaveng'd, thy country's pride
Expire in natures parting gush.
No !--the foul blot thy brow shall wear
High DER the tot'ring gem of state;
beacon, TO the souls that dare
Pronounce the faded bauble's date.
And whether on embroidered couch
Or scalfold red, Thy form shall lie:
The MURDERED soldiers clay cold touch,
Shall freeze the coward, 10th TO die
In that stern hour. brothers. tears,
A wife's fond prayers, their aid shall bring,
To shake with more than mortal fears,
The FOOL, the TRAITOR, and-the KING
But thou, whose sword shall CLEAN no more,
Impetuous rushing midst the foe
Peace to thy shade land from thy gore,
Shall wpeaths for future chieftians grow
A nations tears shall steep thy grave
The yew and laurel guard its sod;
And from their leaves that DER thee wave,
Each trickIing drop wear hues Of blood
But there's mutt'ring voice afar,
Shall swell, e'er long, mighty blast;
When vengeance, on her flying car,
Demands atonement for the past.
Then thy pale foes shall vainly seek
To hide before her dreaded form;
And demons in their ears shall Shrek
"Lo, RlEGo RIEeo rides the storm"
MONTGARNIER
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03

An unfortunate man, who had never drank wa
ter enough to warrant the disease, was reduced to
such state by dropsy, that consultation of ply
sicians was held upon his case. They decided that
tapping was Indispensable and the poor patient was
induced to submit to the operation, notwhstan-
ding the enreates Of his son. boy OF seven years
old -" Oh papa, papa do not let them tap YOU
screamed the u,chin, in an agony of tears: /" do
anv thing, but do not LET them tap you." ."Why my
dear 20 said the parent, :" 1t will do me good and
/ shall live long in health. to make you happy .
(" No, father, no you will not there never was any
thing tapped in our house that lasted more than a
week.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03
FROM THE CONNECTICUT MIRROR.

FROM THE CONNECTICUT MIRROR.
Mr.. .uerry's lament for Long Tom,'' achos
drowning is mentioned in the siath chapter 0
the second votume of The Pilot.
Let us think of them that sleep,
"Ful many fathom Deep
"By Thy wild and stormy steep,
Elsnore.o
Thy cruise is over now,
Thou art ANCHORED by the shore,
And never more shalt thou
Hear the storm around thee roar.
Death has shaken out the sands of thy glass;
Now around thee sports the whale
And the porpoise snufTs the gale,
And the night winds wake their vail
AS they pass
The sea grass round thy bier
Shall bend beneath the tide
Nor tell the breakers near
Where thy manly limbs abide.
But the granite rock thy tombstone shall be;
Though the edges of thy grave
Are the combings of the wase--
YET unheeded they shall rave
Over thee.
Al the piping Of all hands,
When the judgment signals SPREAD
When the islands and the lands,
And the seas, give up their dead;
And the south and the north shall come;
When the sinner is betray d.
And the Just man is afraid,
Then heaven be thy aid,
Poor Tom
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03
STEERS OPODELDOC,

By the groce, dozen single bottle.
SARATOGA WATER, from the Congress Spring by
be dozen or single bottle valuable remedy for bilious
Elections.
SWAIM'S pANACEA, wholesale and retail:
Very superior PEARL SAGO with all the Medical
nd Chemical preparations in general and of the first
quality for sale by JOSEPH BRlN6HuRSf,
Druggist, No. IS, Market Street
LIST mo- 60 -14-9tp.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03
CHINA.

Our readers may Judge Of Chinese ideas Of au-
thorshp and the liberty of the press, from the fate
Of an author named Whangsee Heou, whose crime
lis thus act forth in the Report of his Judges We
find they say" LIST. That he has presumed to med
die with the great dictionary of Kaug hi having
made an abridgment of it, in which he has had the
audacitg TO contradict some passages Of that excel
lent and authentic work. 3D. In the preface 10 his
ahridgment, we have seen with horror that he has
dared to write the little names that is, the primitive
family names) OF Conluclus, and even OF your Ma
iesty a temerty, want of respect which has made
US shudder.--3d. In the genealogy of his family
and in his poetry he asserted that he is descended
from the Wang-tee. When asked why he had d.
red to NEEDLE with the grea, dictionary Of Kang hi,
he replied, that dictionary is very voiuminons and
inconvenien, | have made an abridgment, which is
less cumbersome and expensive p Being question
ed how he could have the audaci,y to write in tho
preface to his dictionary The little naneS of the En-
perors, of the regnng dynasty, he answered, know
that il is unlawful to pronounce the little nantes OF
the Emperors, and introduced them into my die
tionary merely that young people might know what
those names were, and not be liable to use them by
mistake.
have, however, acknowledged my error by re
printing my dictionary and emitting what was amiss
When asked how he had dared to assert that he was
descended from the Wang tee, he said, 1t
vanity that came into my head.--I wanted to make
people believe that was somebody. '--Accordinf
to the laws of the empire, this crime ought to be
vigorously punished The criminal, therefore, shal
be cut in pieces his goods conhscaed, and his child
ren and relatives above the age of sixteen years, pm
10 death. His wives, his concubines, and his child
rem under sixteen, shall be exled, and given al
slaves to some grandee Of the empre.'-The So
vereign was, however, graciously pleased to mitigate
1.-THE severity oil this sentence, in edct to the fol
lowing effect :--s favour Wangsee Heou in rega,t
to the nature of his punishment. He shall not bt
cut in pieces, and shall only have his head cut off
II forgive his relatives AS 10 his SONS, let them bt
reserved for the great execution in Autumn. LIE
the sentence be executed in its other points suct
is my pleasure Christ. Obserrer
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03

The late Colonel Bosville, when young man,
Joined in the suit of an English embassy, which
was sent to compliment the Emperor of Morocco
ON his accession to the throne. The dragomsn,
on reading the letter Of congrauation TO his dread
Sovereign, made pause of about three minutes at
the enc of every sentence, during which his Impe.
rial Majesty repeated few words in solemn tone
Of voice-,hey had ended, than the gentle.
men of the embassy, following the example of the
Interpreter, made low bow and retu ned thanks
A midshipman, who had accompanied the mission
from Gibraltar, and was then present, began TO en-.
te,tain some suspicious Of The nature of the seem
ling compliment, on the part Of his august person.
age. Having good memory, and being an ex-
|ceent mimic, he determined, few days after, TO
TRY its effects on boats crew Of Moors But he
had no sooner carried his resolution into effect,
than they immediately drew their daggers, and
would have killed him on the spot, had he not been
rescued from their fury. On explanation taking
place, it discovered that the identical expires
sons for which the gentlemen Of the embassy had
returned thanks by the most respectable obelsance
when duly translated into English, were strictly
|tantanount to the following salutation, which is
the most execrahie that can either be uttered or
received on the part of Mahomedan--siz; You
are all swine "
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-03
THE DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS or
New Castle County.

FELLOW CTTIZENS--As the season is approaching
Ell your attention viii be directed to the duty of select
person to fill the Office of SHERIFF of this county,
eg leave to offer myself TO your consideration as car
bate 1t is probably unnecessary TO remind you that at
last nomination. for this office, was favored with the
ages Of respectable portion of my fellow citizens for
bose support now return my grateful acknowledg-
$ht. On the present occasion, shall not entertain you
Hi professions which rarely the test of merit or the
Edge of good conduct, but shall content myself with
Ming yon my cheerful submission to any mode OF non
on that may he adopted the county meeting at the
Lion and Of my determination to give my utmost sup
$r he candidate who may be selected under the au
Apriy Of that meeting. PETER u. DELANY.
wilmington, January S, 1874. Ut
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BRO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN,
ELECTORS or
New Castle County.

FELLOW CTTIZENS.-As the time will soon arrive
Men you win be called on select suitable person TO
] the office Of SHERIFF for the ensuing termI there
re beg leave to offer ysefas candidate for that ofcei
d without presuing have any claim your sufages,
to any unwarrantsbe plea calculated to excite pub
BIN merit (Which alone can entitle TO public conf
knce pedgug myself at the time TO abide the de-
on Of the Red Lion Meeting and to give my undivided
bpport to the candidate nominated And should be 80
Brtnae az 10 be elected fiatter myself that with due
bpcaton shall be able to give general satisfaction i'll
ke performance Of the duties of the office.
WILLIAM HERDMAN.
January 16, 1924. 10-f