Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-07


stitution undergoing repairs.
few general cases, and we have
done. We find the Eagle sailing for
the coast of Guinea-the Eolus waiting
for wind-the Dolphin taking whales
off Brazil-the Leopard run down by
the Flying Fish-the Phoenix sunk in
ten tathoms water-the CornucopiaI
short OF prCvislons-the Salus with the
small pox on board-the Adamant rot
ting at the wharf.-the Golden Age sold
for the benefit of underwriters-the
Howard with cargo of slaves-and
the Palernus in want of a piIot--not
forgetting the Who-7Oould-a thought ii
foul of the CGtch-me iyOu Can!
CANALs.-Amidst the general interest
manifested respecting internal improve
'nent, no mention seems to have been
made toward facilitating the intercourse
TO the Pacific. lsit not practicable to
connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
"a very Important trade may be antici-
pated between North and South Ameri-
ca-the possibility of a Canal to unite
those waters is not to be doubted--by
gong INTO north latitude 12, and join-
ing the head of Nicaragua Lake to a
small river which runs iato the Pacific
Ocean a communication becomes plac-
tlcable-and by digging thirty miles
through level, low country, tedious
navigation of ten thousand miles around
Cape Horn might be saved. The
Scotch nation had SO just an idea of the
great importance of this passage, that
they got possession of a part of the
province in 1890, and though among
tne poorest nations in Europe, attempt
ed to torn an establishment more useful
and OF more real importance, than had
perhaps ever been undertaken by the
greatest nation in the world. The pro-
prletor and leader of this Darien expe.
dltlon, was clergyman of the name OF
Patterson. The rise, progress, and
catastrophe, OF this well conceived. but
-Ili-tated undertaking, has been describ-
ed' In very interesting manner, by
SIR John Dalrymple, in the Goth volume
OF his memoirs ofGreat Britain and Ire
land.-The fund subscribed for carrying
this great PROJECT into effect amountej
to 100000 sterling, viz. E4OO, OOC
subscribed by the scotch,-f3oO, 900.
by the English,-and f2OO, 900, by the
Dutch and Hamburghers. The Darien
Council aver, in their papers, that the
right of the Company was debated be.
tore King William iii. in the presence
OF the Spanish Ambassador, before the
colony left Scotland and while the es.
adjustment of the colony had been ir
agitation, Spain had made no complaint;
to England or Scotland againstit. Ir
nue. OF 1900 brave men, only thirty ev.
er survived the war shipwreck and dis.
ease, and returned to Scotland. The
ruin of this unhappy colony happened
through the shameful partiality of Will
nam III and the Jealousy of the En-.
Fed. Gax.
| KING JoHN.-John, king of England,
was a man of liberal expenditure, and
gave all he had to poor gentle* knights
1t happened one day, that one ofthese
knights cast his eye on the cover of a
silver cup, and said within himself, Ill
can secrete that, it will maintain nv
| wife and children for long time" Ac.
eordlngly he hid it under his robe
When the company rose, the Seneschals
looked over the silver, and missed il
lhey began to make disturbance, and
TO search the knights as they went out.
King John knew who had it, and went
to him unobserved, saying to him in a
whisper, 'put it under my robe, for they
VIII not search me )" and the knight,
full OF confusion, did so. King John
gave 1t to him again when he had pass
Ell the door; ana putt under his robe,
ne afterwards sent for him and courte-
ously gave him the other part of the
cup'-Still greater courtesy did he show
one night, when some poor knights en-,
tered his chamber thinking he was a.
sleep. They collected the furniture
and articles of dress, Intending to steal
them as q acere. When they rummaged
every where, one of them, unwilling to
leave behind rich coverlet under
which the king lay, laid hold of it and
began to pull the king was determined
not to be left quite bare, and held it so
fast that the others were obliged 10 lend
hand to expedite the business. King
John then cried ont "tO take By force Is
ROBBERY and not theft" THE knights
took TO their heels as soon as they
heard him speak.
THAT is, genteel-ofhonorab birth.
rlhe distinction is rather nice but is re-
cosnized by our law.