Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-07-29
LA FAYETTE.

LA FAYETTE.
/ As this distinguished veteran is daily
expected to land upon our shores, any
thing relating to him is read with more
than ordinary interest; on this account
we copy the following.
From the Troy Sentinel
What scenes has not La FAYETTE
witnessed and been part of since the fol-
lowing was said OF him in a Paris paper
OF l777!
PARIS, April 4, 1777.
"One of the richest of our young no.
biity, the Marquis de la Fayette, rela- :
ton of the duke de Noailles, between
g and 90 years, has, at his own expense,
hired frigate and provided every thing
necessary for a voyage to America, with
two officers of his acquaintance. lie
set out last week, having told his lady
and family that he was going to Italy
He is to serve as Major General in the
American Amy. On the other hand,
the Count de Buckley, an Irish gentle
man, who is Major General in the
French service, i. going, with leave of
his Majesty, to offer himself to the King
of Great Britain to serve against the
Americans"
What has become Of this Count de
Bulkleyl Did such man really live;
or did the Partisan editor only introduce
him for the sake of impartiality, and to
avoid committing himself, even by i'm
.pication, to the cause of independence
If he did live, What different rewards
have awaited The foe, and the votary, of
freedom! While the name of the for
mer is only by accident detected in an
obscure paragraph in newspaper, the
latter has BECOME ''dear son of memo
ry," great heir of fame;" his name
is a perfume to the nations, and shall
descend with still richer fragrance to
posterity. Such is the embalming power
Of public virtue. g.
To Young Ministers.-A celebra
ted preacher among the English d.
senters, now deceased, the Rev Mr. |
R---n, in a Charge which he del
vered to young minister at his ordi
nation, thus addressed him. LET me-
remind you, sir, that when you com,
into this place. and address this people.
you are not to bring your little Selfl
with You. Irepeat this again, sir, tina
it may more deeply impress your mem |
Dry; / say that you are never TO bring
your little self with you No, sir
when you stand in this sacred place,
it is your duty to hold up your great
Master to your people, in his true char
acter, in his offices, in his precep,s, in
his promises, and in his glory This
picture you are to hold up to the view
of our hearers, while you are to stand
behind it, and not let SO much as youl
little finger be seen"
Eggs and Potatoes. The Scotch me-
thod ofpreserving eggs, by dipping them
in boiling hot water, which destroys the
living principle, is too well known to
need farther notice. The preservation
of potatoes, by similar treatment, is also
a valuable and useful discovery
Large quantities may be cured at once
by putting them into basket as large
as the vessel containing the boiling wa
ter will admit, and then just dipping
them a minute or two at the utmost
The germ, which is SO near the skin, i.
thus skilled" without in9uring the po-
tatoe. In this wav sever al tons might
be cured in few hours. they should
then be dried in a warm oven, and
laid up in sacks, secure from ffosts in
dry place.
Cure for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bruln
Crammer, a celebrsi ed German, has
found out a metbad of making the most
confirmed tipplekbave the greatest loa-
thing and repugnance to all sorts of spir-
its and strong liquor. Take one tea
spoonful of the tincture Of columbia, one
tea-spoonful of the tincture of gentian,
wine-glassful of the infusion of quas
STA, and twenty drops ofelixir OF vitriol;
mix, and take twice or thrice day, and
have jug of.eold water dashed over
The head every morning coming out of
bed, and the feet bathed in warm water
very night. { ontinue this for six orl
eight weeks. DIR. Roth, ofSwinemunde,
las succeeded with this remedy in cur
ng many poor creatures, both men and
women, who we're killing themselves, by |