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GUNPOWDER TEA, etc.
ANDiNG this day from the schr Armada,
IL from New York
chests gunpowder
10 half chests do TEAS
20 ten catty boxes
of the London Trader and Americas
cargoes, of late importation and fine
quality Apply to
SAMUEL MESSERSMITH,
Who has in stole
100 chests, half chests, 10 catty boxes and
boxes containing each 90 cannisters of 9
Id each, OF imperial and gunpowder tea.
of various qualities and prices
Ia chests young hyson do of Superior's cargo
40 hhds, 100 bbls Baltimore whiskey
81 hhds " o and w Muscovado sugar of
90 bbls \ prime quality
IS hhds Havana and Trinidad molasses
30 bags prime green coffee
ST Domingo do
lO Sumatra pepper
IL flberts Qow TO close sales)
70 hampers porter and wine bottles
4 o %r cai g,pes Frepch Madeira wine
half pipes Sicily Madeira do
quarter casks Comenar do
pipes 18th proof cognac brandy Warranted
pure as imported)
do Holland gin
hid 9th proof Irish whiskey
20 bbls New York prime pork
25 do gaUber salts
20 bundles sugar loaf paper
100 groce velvet corks
50 boxes and half boxes Bakers No /. o and
3, and Lapham's No i chocolate, fresh
from the mandatory
~ Liverpool filed sacks blown salt
ioVO lbs bacon hams, midlings and shoulders
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Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-07

Their stIer.~'h chiefly resides in the
beal, talons, and wings; and there is
scarcely any animal that is match for
them, as they are capable of giving the
mostterrible anno} ance with much dam
ger 10 themselves, insomuch that single
flap of The wing has struck man dead
in an instant. Unless taken when quite
young, they are scarcely TO be tanned.
In Scotland they are stiIl destructive of
DEER which they seize betweenthe horns
and soon subdue by necessarily beating
the harrassed quadruped with their
wings. In the island of Rune, accor-
ding to Pennant, they have nearly extir-
pated the stays; and in Shetland they
are general plunderers, robbing the
rock-birds, especially guils ani cor
morants, OF their young. In the Ork-
MES, Tie nest Of a pair has been observ-
ed on the same spot from time lmme-
moral. Another palrse To have once
bred in Tintholm, one of the smallest of
the islands, according to the testimony
of Landt, who relates the following dis
treSsing Incidents: An eagle one day
darted on an infant, was lying little
distance from its mother, and carried i;
TO its nest, which was placed on a rock
SO steep towards the summit, that the
boldest bird-cat cheis had never ven
tured to climb it. The mother, how
ever, contrived 10 ascend it; but she
arrived too late. for the child was dead,
and its eyes torn out. Again, ia the
year 1897, in the parish of Morderbonss,
in Norway, boy, upwards Of two years
of age was running from the house to
his parents. who were at work IN the
fields at no great distance, when an
e gle pounced on him, and carried him
IF in their sight. in spite of all screams
and efforts. Anderson, in his History
of Iceland, asserts that in that island
children of four or five years of age
have experienced the same cruel fate;
and Ray mentions that in one of the
Ofknles, an infant Of year old was
seized in the talons of an eagle, and con-
veyed about four miles, TO its eyry;
While the mother, knowing The spot,
pursued the bird. found the child in the
nest, aad took it home unhurt.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-07

From the general use of this question
may be derived the influence which
riches have upon the minds of the oe-
herahty of mankind. Tie other day
dame Clitterling had gentleman app,y
for daughter, but her answer could
not be obtained until lime and opportu-
nifty offered to inquire whether he pos
sessed plenty of the treasures Of this
world. An emigrant, when he first steps
foot on shore is surveyed atteniiyely,
and the first inquiry is, "Is he rich'" If
negatived, he is leval.ed If he is really
SO, without searching into the quaiiiica-
lions Of the man. he is raised 10 the
honors Of receiving bow and the ho-
mage of time and opportunity of every
description; the young ladies all have
hopes of an easy settlement. could they
but win lis affections, and the money is
counted and attended TO, while sense
and virtue, in rags, may wander ne
elected.
rs he rich;' demands old fatler
Grey beard, ''if not, he shall no, have
daughter of mine; 40 POVERTY struck
man shall have penny OF my property"
us he rich" says old Gripus-''if he
is not, will not trust him a farthine.r -
Poor mortals! the rich man needs not
the help OF a niser; it is the poor and
industrious who stand in need of your
assistance; the daughter of man who
lives well in the world may make as hap
py match with poor man as with one
disnited by rank or fortune; to-day
king may become beggar-to- morrow
beggar may become a king; but will
change alter the blood which flows in
his veins? Deluded mani fancy not that
money can pur, base he alth or eontent-
ment!-the child ia the cottage with his
roast ted potato slows as many smiles,
and has as many winning ways, looks as
healthy, and is better prepared for the
yicssitudes of disease than the pampef-
ed babe, who is fed AID nursed Tie ten
derness of fond and indulgent mother,
who, through love, yltiates his blood by
an excess OF delicious norseIs. Thus
riches mas have i'll consequences when
badly applied.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-07
MaGnanimous Bandit.

The leader of a gang of banditti in
Corsica, VINO bad long been famous for
his exploits, was at length taken and
committed to the care of a soldier, from
whom he contrived to escape. This
soldier was condemned to death. At
The place of execution, a man coming
up to the commanding officer said, "slr,
am stranger to You, but you shall
soon know who an. have Heard
that one of your soldiers is to die for ha.
wing suffered prisoner to escape. He
was not at all to blame; besides, the
prisoner shall be restored TO you. Be-
hold him here! am the man. cannot
bear that an innocent man should be pu-
nished for ne. and have come to die
for my self, lead me to exeeution."--
Mop exclaimed The French officer,
who felt the sub.inity OF the action as
he ought; ''thou Shalt not die; and the
soldier shall be set at Liberty. - Endea-
vor to reap The fruits Of thy generosity.
Thou deservest to be heAceIorth an ho-
nest man."
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-07
NATURAL HISTORY.
The Eagle.

In clear sky the royal eagle scars to
a great height, but he flies lower in clou-
dy weather He rarely quits the noun
tains TO descend to the plains; and his
muscular force enables him TO encoun-
ter the most violent winds. When Ray
mond had cached the summit of mount
Perdu, the highest Of the Pyrenees, he
perceived no living creature but an ca
gle, which passed above him, flying
with uncomfortable rapidly in direct OPP
position TO furious wind from the south
west When far aloft, and no longer
discerable hy the human eye, its cry,
which in that situation has been COM
pared to the squeaking of puppy, may
still be heard; and such is the wonder
full acuteness Of its sight, that from the
same elevation it will mark hare, or
ven smaller animal. and dart down on
If with uner.ing aim. The male and fe-
male usually hunt together, and the
mouDtnineers allcge that the one beats
the bushes, and that the other pursues
the started game. Each pair live in an
insulated state, establishing their quar-,
tiers on somehigL and precipitous cliG, at
a respectful distance from others Of the
same species, and occasionally interrup
ting their silence by sharp, piercing e,
and mgubrious cry. They are extreme
ly tenacious Of life, whence probably o.
Iiginated the eastern notion. that they
possessed tie power of renewing their
youth. Keysler alludes to an individual
which lived one hundred and four wears
at Vienna, though in state of conline-
ment. Nor is il less remarkable for en-
during abstinence, especially when de-
prlved Of exercise; for one, taken from
ioX-trap, refused food for five weeks,
when it was Killed. Redi likewise in
forms us, that he kept two alive. the one
Tor t"enty-eieht, and the other for
twenty-one days, without food In old
age, individuals OF this species become
more or less hoary, or partially OF 2
pure white; and SINH ar changes are IN
duced by disease and protracled capt.
witty or hunger. From their solitary and
donipeering habits, they keep all other
birds If prey at a distance from their
Launts, and delight in combats and IA
pine; but they seem to be ayerse 10 car
ZION. and 70 dsdam the insults Of weak
and petty animals, attacking and bearing
away lambs, kids, young 5azelle, Sc
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-07

and when you are whatIwould have you
TO be- will"
"What' my beloved. What?-will you
give YOURSELF"
She hung her hea and made no effort
to release ter hand from bis grasp.
Il will love you, Eiizaboth,n he con-
tinued, but not in the ti,uid way of the
world ! can make my fortune IN New
York, and you shall go with me. Wait
not for the trick of matt fmoDl, but let
our passion be as yon bed of roses, un-
limited by The customs Of man.n As he
spoke he gently led her towards the
bank on which the roses grew, and
pulled aside the bush to gather flower.
Both, at the same instant, observed
something glstenlng in the moonshine,
and Elizabeth shrlehed as large SER
pent cooled on the ground lifted his bur
nished head with a terrible hiss at The
intrlIders on bis repose, and glided away
into another bush. The startled girl
insisted upon going home, but still, with
singular delibelation, he prevented
her: he had gone too lar to retreat, and
he caught her rudcl, by the arm.
"You must not go home-nay, you
need not struggle, for you shall leave
your old dotaId of father, and come
with me-
Good heavensln shrieked the asto-
nished girl, "what do you mean"
Nothing in which that you call on
can possibly interfere.
eli you talk in that daring way, Hem
ry, | will never--neger speak with you
again, and the curse OF that Power you
insult will follow you wherever YOU go"
Believe me, there is no such Power"
said the liceDtious atheist, ''aud to con-
vince you; we wi both start far on the
path Of life-you believing in The non
sense of fashionable religion and dis
crediiing it all. See, my pretty trem-
bier, ii you are protected from q danger
which awaits you; and if the terrible
curse you speak of falls upon my head
then may you have some cause TO be-
lieve there is, as you have asserted, am
Omnipotent Being: call upon him now :;
for the village, which, by the by, would
be safer thing to trust in, is miles of.
and there is no human being within
sound of your loudest shrek. There is
no use of mincing the matter, | am go
i"S from the village, and you must go
with me-" and lie seized her by The
waist as if to pull her yet farther from
home. Long and loud were the shreks
with which she rent the air, answered
only by the echoes of the lofty noun.
tains
Henry, dear Henry, forbear."
"Vill on so with me from this cursed
place;''
"Never-neyer"
"insolent, weak, foolish girl; if there
is God why does he not protect yo,
now" and he lifted her beautiful form
upon his strong arm; ''but not he. nor
any other power, shall -- -
lie was interrupted By a powerful
blow from some unseen hand, which laid
linn PROSTATE on the ground.
-
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-07
DESULTORY SELECTIONS
Arnold and Andre. =

The following is tie original letter
dler as ever bled i'll the cause OF liberty
The rights OF man, 10 his intimate
friend and companion in aims, Col.
Peabody. 1t is upon the subject OF Ar
nold's reachery, and we publish it for
wo reasons; first, because it breathes
a proper spirit of detestation for that
individual who could so far forget his
manhood, his honor, and his maker, as
10 sell his country; aud, secondly, be-
cause it has never but once be-
lore, to our know edge, been insert
ed in a public journal. Although
period Of nearly ioity FIVE years has
transpired since it was penned, still the
circumstance it commentaries is as
green in the remembrance OF our coun-
trymen as thing of yesterday, which
is, indeed, conclusive proof that trail
tors memory can never de-"
Dear Sir-Treason! treasont trea-
son! black as hell! That man 81 high
on the list of fame should be guilty as
Arnold, must be attributed not only to
original sin, but actual tansgre ssions.
heavens and earth! we were all asto-
nislment, each peeping at his next
neighbor TO see if any treason was hang
ing about him; nay. we even DESCENDED
10 critic al examination Of ourselves
This surprise soon settled Gown IN 0
fixed detpstation and adherence of 'r-
ncld. which can receive no add ion
His treason has unmasked him The We
REST villain of centulles past. aid set
him in true coiors. Ills conduct and
sutterins at the norhward, las in tie
eyes OF the army and his country, COW
cred series of base, grolelling, dir
ty. scandalous, and rascally pecula-
ton aud fraud: and the army and
country, ever indulSent and partial TO
an officer VINO has suffered III the COM
and we were even afraid to examine too
closely, Tor fear Of discovering some Of
his Iascality. Now, after all these in
d'tlgencies, the Partially Of hi' country
men, the trust and confidence the COM
manderin chief had reposed in him, he
prodigious sums that he has piIlereG
from his country, which has been lndul-
gent enough TO overlook his nal prac-
tees, say, after all this, il is imrossi-
BILE TO paint him in coIors sufficiently
black. Ayarice, cursed avarice, with
ambition, void of every
principle of honor, honesty, generosity,
or gratitude, induced the caniii TO make
the first overtures TO the enemy, as An
Dire, the British acknowledgement, de-
clared upon bis honor, WHEN on trial
before the general officers. j lis brave,
accomplished officer, was yesterday
hanged; not single spectator butvhal
piiitd his untimeIy fate, although filed
with gratitude for his proyideniiai discov-
cry convinced that his sentence W as iuS.
and that; the law Of nations and custom
of war justified and rendered it neces-
sary. Yet lis personal accomplish
meuts, appearance, and behav.our, gam
ed bun the good wishes and opinion 81
every person VINO saw him. l.e vas
perhaps, the most accomplished olII-
Ger Of the agc--Lc met Lis late in a
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manner which did honor to tie charac--
ter Of soldier. Smith, tie man no
harbored him, IS under trial for his life.
aud | believe viii suffer the same fate.
May Arnold's life be protracted under
all tie keenest stings and reflections of "a
guilty conscience-be hated and abhor-
red by all the race 81 mankind, and f.
nally suffer the eKcruciating fortunes
due to SO great traitor.
Il am, in haste, yours,
"A. SCAMMELL."
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-07

To her bad he breathed forth the pas
sion which preyed upon his soul. But
never till now did he intend to display
il before her in its true light lie had
requested this visit with an intention Of
breaking the terrible secret TO the un-
suspectlng and coniiding girl; and here
she was leaning in the innocence of her
uncnrrunied nature. unon the shoulder
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-07
Marriage.

A husband aud wife. who love and va
lue each other, show their children how
they should behave Those who live IN
contention and despise each other, lose
much of their authority, and teach their
children to act unnaturalIy."
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-07

ass the Divinity which siirs within US
ats heaven itself which points Cut hereaf
ter,
"And intimates eternity 10 man"
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HARRY RANSOM,
CHAPTER II.

or THE ADVENTURES or An ArhEisr
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-10-16

EN- on his approaching death with the latter part
of which shall conclude this paper,
Now spring returns; but not to me returns
The vernal Joy nv better years have known
Dim in my breast life dying taper burns,
And all the joys of life with health are flown
Starting and shiv'ring in tn inconstant wind,
Meagre and pale, the ghost of what was
Beneath some blasted tree lie rcchn'd,
And count the silent moments as they pass
The winged moments, whose unstaying speed
Nor art can stop, nor i'll their course arrest
Whose flight shall shortly count me with the dead,
And lay me down in peace with those that rest
Oft morning dreams prcsagc approaching fate
And morning dreams, poets tell, true.
Led by pale ghosts, entcrd deaths dark gate,
And babe the realms of light and life adieu
hear tee helpless wall, the shrek of wo,
see the muddy wave, the treary shore,
The sluggish streams that slowly creep below,
Which mortals visit and return no more.
Farewell We blooming fields We cheerful plains
Enough, for me the church Yards lonely mound,
Where melancholy with still silence reigns
And the rank grass waves DER the checrlcss
ground.
There let me wander at the close of eve,
When sleep sits dcwy the laborer's eyes,
The world and all its busy follics leave,
And talk with wisdom where my Daphnis les
There let me sleep, forgotten, in the clay,
When Death shall shut these weary aching ewes;
Rest in the hope of an eternal day,
Till the long night is gone, and the last arise:
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-10-16

FROM A SCOTCH PUBLICATION.
MICHAEL BRUCE.

Same mute inglorious MILTON here nsayrest .-GRAr.
Nothing has greater tendency to elevate and
affect the heart than the reflection upon those
personages who have performed a distinguished
part the theatre of life, whose actions were at
tended with important consequences to the world
around them, or whose writings have animated or
instructed mankind The thought that they are
more-that their ashes are mingled with
those of the meanest and most worthless, affords
subject of contemplation, which, however melan-
choly, the mind, in moment of pensiveness. NAV
feel secret sort Of delight to indulge. "Telher
says Hamlet, that she may paint an inch thick
vet to this she must come at last
When IareS was at the head of his numerous ar
my and all his troops ranged in order before him, he
burst into tears at the thought, that, in short time
obey would be sWeeped from the face of the EARTH
and be removed to give place to those who would
fill other armies, and rank under other generals
Something of what %erces felt, from the consitle-
ration that those who then were should cease to be-
it is equally natural to feel from the reflection, that
Ill who have lived, have ceased to i've and that no.
thing more remains than the memory of a very few
Who have left some memorial which keeps alive
Their names, and the fame with which those names
are accompanied
But serious this reflection may bc, it Is not 50
deep as the thought, that Of these persons who
were possessed of talents for Distinguishing them
selves in the world for having their memories hand
ed down from age to age, much the greater part it
IS likely, from hard necessity, or BY some of the va
rious fatal accidents Of life, have been excluded
from the possibility of cxertng themselves, or Of
being useful either to those who lived in the same
age, or to posterity. Poverty in many, and eds
astrous chance" in others, have sschld the genial
current Of the sou' and numbers have been cut off
by premature death in the midst of project and am
btion. How many have there been in the ages
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