Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-03-31

were 1877 killed and 76 wounded, in the
latter, men killed and 90 wounded
The Bon Homme Richard lost 1865 Kill
led, aud had '137-wounde6. More than
1900 persons were on Marlborough
Head, spectators 10 this bloody conflict.
Jones seems to have been a man Ca
pable Of the most daring deeds both
from his bravery aud his arts of decen-
ton. An Instance Of the latter occurs
in case Of attack uponan English frig-
ate, superior to him in force, off the Is
land OF Bermuda. Happening to fall in
with this trigate he was immediately
hailed, when he returned the. name Ola
ship of the British navy. satisfied
the English Captain, who, as the sea
was rough, and as it was near night, or
dered him to keep company ill the
morrow, when he would send his boat
aboard. But the morrow never dawn
ed on the hapIess Engiishman, for Jones,
getting up within pistol shot distance,
discharged broadside into him and i'm
medlateIy wearing ship, discharged the
other, when the English vessel sunk,
with every soul on board her. Jones
was then in the United States frigate
Ariel.-On peace taking place, he re-
turned TO Europe, and going 10 St. Pc
tersburgh, was honoured with IA com
mission in the Empress Catharine's fleet,
when the English under him refusing to
serve, he was transferred to command
under the Prince ofNassau, then acting
against the Turkish fleet. Here, by "a
successful stratagem, he put the Turk
ish fleet into the power of the Prince,
who wantonly set it on fire, and thus
barbarously involved the crews in one
general destruction. On Jones' retire
ment from the service, he went to France
and after living through the first stages
ofthe Revolution, died in the city Of
Paris in the year 1892.
The NUMBER THREE.-Odd numbers
seem to>have been much re; 5arded, par
tlcuIarIy the numDe 3, as having a be-
ginning, middle and an end. The a.
dopton of this number probably arose
from the Trinity, and is generally made
use of as follows IF the eyes were
sore, they were washed times; in sac
rihces the priests sprinkle 3 times; in
the Salian dance they beat the ground
times in excavations they spat 8 times
upon the earth; JuPiter's thunderbolt
had three forks; the trident of Nep-
tune had 3 prongs; Cerberus, the dog
of Pluto, had 3 heads; the Pythian
Priestess sat on tripod, the 8 legs of
which signifed the knowledge of the
gods, as distinguished by the past, The
present and the future; there were
likewise 3 Parce, 3 Furles, and 8 sew
eral capacities to the Sun, as Sol, Apol-
10 and Liber; there were capacities
also TO the Moon, as Hecate, Diana,
and Luna the Sabines prayed 3 times
day; and many nations in performing
acts'ot alteration bow times; in this
country, people are dipped in holy wa
ter 5 times; and diseases were cured
by 3 circumIocutions; in approaching
royalty it is customary to bow times,
once on entering the presence chamber,
one half way 10 the sovereign, and one
at the foot OF, the throne S4Iakspeare's
Macbeth has witches, and their dan.
ces have been generally performed 8
times, or 5. times 3; Gay in his fourth
pastoral also alludes to this number.
About the last of November, between
ten and twenty persons were tried at
Naples for belonging to asecret society.
OF these, three were sentenced to be
hanged, and to pay fine Of 1900 du-
cats each; four TO twenty years iinpris-
onment in'irons, 800 ducats fine, and ten
years security for good behavior, after
the expiration oftheiF sentence !"There
is something" says an English editor.
cat once ludicrous and melancholy ir
these punishments--the payment of a
fine GsneGfd to the punishment Of hang
ing and security for good behavior, af