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The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25
agriculture.
FARMERS CALENDAR.

MARCH.--Now lay your plans for the
season. See that your ploughs, hoes, carts,
harrows, &c. are ready for the opening Of
the spring. Prepare rails and posts io'
setting. Attend to your young cattle. Keep
them in good heart. Givecows and ewes
"A little meal and few potatoes. Feed
your poutay. Cut cions for grating, and
put them in your cellar. Have your empty
cider casks cleansed. Thrash and put up
Indian corn for summers use. Look 10
your bees. Keep your cattle away from
your fruit trees, bushes, &c. and out OF your
garden and your yard.
Maple sugar. if made with care, is OF
superior quality to much that is imported
1t should crafty our love OF country too
ito spread our table with the fruits OF our
own soil, for which we are dependant or
none but our Maker. and which were rear.
ed by our own industry. Be ready to i'm.
prove the season for making sugar, as soon
as it arrives, and with as little expense oi
wood as may be.
Look about house, see if any panes OF
glass are wanting. Rags and old hats IN
your windows will make the traveller think
you are intemperate.-See it the utensils
in common use by the females OF you
family are in state of repair. Do every
thing to render their labours easy and t
render them happy, and they will repa,
you by their kind attention. Have yo'
provided your family with means otknow
ledge3 DO you take regularly some re
ligious newspaper, which gives you ant
your family view of all that is doing II
the religious. political. and literary world
and which will afford your children amuse
mcnt, enlarge their minds. and prepar
them for active and useful life
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25
From Calcutta Paper, Of July l, 1928.

A'SA' O"s~usNo ~fSA3 " S~.y - ~~S'
The following is a most remarkable in
.tance of a Suttee which has occurred a
this place. the issue of which will be perused
with pleasure by all the lovers Of humanity, :,
and excite sentiments Of sympathy for the
unfortunate sufferer in tho bosoms of all
susceptible Of human kindness and fellow
feeling.
On the s0th ult. intimation was given BY
the Local Authorities that the widow of a
Brahmin, who had died the preceding eve
ming, had voluntarily expressed desire
to perform Suffice at the funeral pile other
departed husband; every possible argu-
ment was advanced with view to dissuade
her from thus sacrificing herself, but with
out effect; seeing her determined, she was
Of course allowed to follow the bent of her
inclinations, and, accompanied by her rela-
tions and the Brahmins of her sect, she
proceeded to the spot where the pile was
erected on the banks of the Mshanuddie
contiguous to the town of Sumbhul poor; tht
construction of the pile (which was compos.
ed of hamboos, differs very materially from
thnse generally used in other parts of the
country; the base was tetragon OF about
seven feet, with walls, as nearly as posi-.
Bile, five feet in height; these gradually dl-
minishrd to the top, and assumed form
somewhat spherical; in the centre was pla-
ced the wood and other combustlbles, on
which was laid the dead body, folded in
siDdon of white cloth; steps so as to faci
state the ascent, were constructed on the
western side. On the woman approaching
the pile. (the wood in which had previously y
been set on tire) she appeared without the
slightest agitation perfectly cool and col
lected, and evinced wonderful iorttudt
and resignation, and entirely free from the
influence of Intoxicating drugs. She twice
walked, unaided, with firm step round
the funeral pile. ascended the steps, anc
threw herselfs spontaneously into the flames
A solemn pause ensued for few sec
conhs, and every one considered her {
martyr to her religion, when to the aston
ishment and agreeable surprize Of thu
greater number of the bystanders (but tn,
evident discontinue of the Brahmins), sh,
eagerly scrambled over the pile, ran ant
threw herselfinto the river, whence by the
prompt and exemplary assistance of th,
Europedh ccutit"ch pteseHt, NNdp'' L' "
the Madras Establishment, and MIR. Bah
ington, the Deputy Postmaster,) she wa
instantly rescued, and conveyed to tn,
Military Hospital, where she now remain
severely scorched. but in favourable wa,
for recovering The poor woman is de
priyed Of her caste in consequence Of wha
has happened. and was it not owing to tn
humane aud generous interference of tn
political Agent. TO whom the circumstanc
az il took place was Immediately commu
nicated, the unfortunate wretch, not eve
recognized by her family aud connexions
would be allowed to wander an outcas
without single friend to pity or protet
her.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25

the Globe burnt at sea; the Zenith seizet
for breach of the revenue laws the 10.
diac in quarantine; the Constellation un-
der Jury masts; the North Star shipped .
sea on the line; the Congress hauled into
dry dock and the Constitution undergo
ing repairs.
4 few general cases, and we have done
we find the Eagle sailing for the Coast OF
Guinea; the Eolus waiting Tor WIND;
the Dolphin taking whales oii Brazil the
Leopard run down by the Flying Fish
the Phenix sunk in ten fathoms water the
short of provisions; the Salus
with the small pox on board; /; the Adamant
rotting at the wharf; the Golden Age sold
for the benefit of the underwriters; the
Howard with cargo Of slaves-and the
|Palernus in want Of a piIot--not forget
ting the Who-woula-a-thought-it running
foul of the Catch-meDyou-can.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25
Foreign Intelligence.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.

.NeU Fork, March 2O.--By the arrival
last evening of the ship Elizabeth from
Havre the Editors of the Commercial Ad-
vertiser have received files of French pa
pers to the Goth. of February.
SPAIN.
The intelligence from Spain is much of
the same character with that which we have
received for two months past. Fresh ru-
|mors are received from day to day of insur-
|rectOns which are Just on the point of
breaking out, and thus when we are look
ling for an explosion at one point, our at
'ention the next day is directed to another
place where the same thing is about to
happen.
| 1t is evident. however, that is not in a
very enviable state. The question of the
amnesty is not yet settled. 1t contains
we are informed, so many questions that
lit will be of little use. The Government
are attempting to improve the state OF the
finances, as well as using great exertions
to organize the army. While the papers
MAINTAIN profound silence on the affairs
of the provinces, private letters assert that
armed bands traverse Andalusia and La
1 Mancha--that Galicia is not Tranquil
jand that a tumult had taken place at Va.
lencia, at the time they were to execute
two members of the late Cortes who esca.
ped in the confusion.
An insurrection is said to have shown
itself in Estremadura; aud great agitation
was apparent in Andalusia. The Jour
nal de Toulouse states, that the first regi
ment Of light infantry had received order.
to enter Spain. The 4th. regiment is tt
march TO Figueras. The monks continue
to disturb the public tranquility in Catalo
MIA. They command fetes and thanksgiv
|ings for the restoration of absolute power
THE Constitutionalists at Barceloni
will perhaps fall on the soldiers of thu
Faith, unless they are marched away. Th'
French General commanding, has orderef
: THE Baron d'Eroles to withdraw his troop.
to the distance Of eight leagues.-Th
couriers have been stopped on the roa,
J between France and Madrid; and there ar
reports of disturbances and meditated in
: surrections, from several parts Of the king
: dom. Such is the Squadron" of flying ru
: mors which we have collected together.
e 1t is reported that an English man O
: war has taken Spanish ship with larg
u amount Of specie, as security for her loan
. A letter of the I'm of FEBRUARY from Mad
rid states, that at that period it was in con
= temptation to establish new mode of tax
e alton. and that one branch of the measur
was the laying on Of a land tax. The pla
is said to have originated with NJ. Lope
r Bal asteros. Minister of the Finance.
2 On the 29lh and 30th. Jan. the number O
n vessels which entered the port of BarceIon
3 was very considerable. Among then
n were more than 80 Spanish ships. lade,
: with corn and other provisions.
= NJ, Peaz he IA Cadpna. whose nomina
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25

iation Of those who could afford to pay,
(says the Sunday Times,) galleries were
erected to contain 1000 spectators. But
ong before the fight was ended, they fell,
ind lamentable to add, two were killed,
and seventeen are in the infirmary with
broken legs. arms, &c. Lord Deerhurst,
Kept the time, and Col. Berkeley acted as
umpire. The victor was borne off in trl-
rmph, in the coach and four Of an English
nobleman"! SIS this" continues the
editor Of the Times, ga fitting employ
ment for British noblemen? we are well
aware that any thing we can say on this
subject, will be as little regarded as whls-
per amidst a storm. We would fan dl-
rect the attention of the sporting world,
to the dying words of John Thurtell, who
lin his defence said-'I have been gam
bier and sporting character, and my pen
itent heart proclaims me guilty; but 1T is
now three years since have seen the in
.ide of gaming house. or been present at
any fight. have been a gambler, my
own family alone have been the sufferers
myself the only victim; and l am to be
put out of the pale of society for that in
which one half of the nobility are my ex.
ample, and the most enlightened states
men my apologlsts.-Boston paper.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25
CURIOUS CALCULATIONS.

Mr.. Shaw, in his Nature Displayed.
SAWS" Some aninalculs. are so small that
many thousands together are smaller than
the point of needle. ."-Leewenhoeck
,,says, there are more animals in the milf o!
a cddhsh, han men on the whole earth,
ami that a grain of sand is larger than four
thousand of these animals. Moreover, a
particle of the blood OF one of these ami
malcues has been found, by calculation, to
be as much less than globe ll0th Of an
inch in diameter. as that globe is less
than the whole earth. He states that a
grain OF sand in diameter but the IOOth
part of an inch, will cover one hundred and
twenty-five thousand of the orifices tbr0'
which we perspire; and that OF some am
malulse, 5000 are not equal to a grain nI
sand. Human hair varies in thickness,
from the 250th to the 600th part of ar inch.
The fibre of the coarsest wool is about the
50Oth part Of an inch in diameter, and
that Of the finest only one l500th part
The silk line, as spun by the worm, is "a
bout the 5000th part OF sn inch thick; hui
a spiders line is perhaps six times finer
ur only the t.lrty thousandth part of an
inch III aiameter--insomuoh that a single
pound oi this attenuated, yet perfect sub
,tance, would be sufficient to encompass
lie whole globe. Speaking of odours, the
authuc says a fine grain of musk has bee'
krown to perfume room for 90 years
Ilow often during that time the air Of tho
apartment mnst have been renewed, and
have become charged with fresh odour
At the lowest computation, the musk hat
been subdyi'led into $50 quadril|lons o
articles, each of them capable of affrctln,
the oiiactory organs. The diffusion Of th
n,lorous eiuyia may also be conceived
from the fact, that a lump of assrFntida
exposed to open air, lost only one grain i
seven weeks. Again, since dogs hunt b
.he scent alone, the efFluvia emitted fro,
s-e several species of animals, and frol
different individuals of the same race, mu
Be essentially distinct, and being dscerl
ID oyer large spaces, must be subd,vlde
beyond our conception, or powers OF nun
bers. The human skin is perforated by
thousand holes in the space of a squaI
inch. Ii therefore, We estimate the su
face Of the body Of middle sized man
ba sixteen square feet it must contain n
fewer than 9,;,04 600 pores. These por,
are the mouths Of 50 many excretory We
aols. which perform the important fun
,loa il the animal economy. of ilsensib
n, ne 9piration.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25

= 4 bnxing match in Worcester, (Eng.)
a. arg 9TH, there was present more than
.. 30 persnns, to witness two men "na-
ed as from the earth;" bruise each other
7tesrls ,f .wU hoprs. "F0r the accomo-
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25

From the Liverpool Mercury, of January ~
A recent traveller in St. DomIngo s,s|
putes the population at 50O,0oo 9es ,ss|
and 10000 mulattoes, exclusive o' .al,|| "|
formerly governed by Spain. Inc !. NV II
toes. from thier superior knowleosod ii n
activity, form a sort Of aristocracy' 'Is Ltd
most Of the civil Offices. They are ~,
by the negroes; but are too use'u, ;,epI
left unemployed. They are the ps."Sa !, ann,s
inhabitants Of the towns. Their HOT ri.
are modelled on those Of the French ,,i
women transact most Of the bus'nes', - arDil h
the name ofthe husband is frequent'y. b,,.
ted in accounts. The Haytan females 10
the usual failing of fondness for dress ',,, ID
Madras handkerchiefs, 80 or 4o cow .",os
other dresses in proportion NOT r,bs w." NJ
monty h-lnng 70 a single pc.son. ''
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25
THE CAVE OF LIFE.

In the early par, of the French Revolution.
when every thing was settled by the guillotine,
Ia gentleman Of the name of Laurenson, who had
been a municipal officer of Mornand, was con
d mred. After judgment he was conducted to
the cave of Life, which made him consider his
emancipation as certain. a few days after his
arrival, lie received very strong and energetic
address from the inhabitants OF the Commune,
who retrlctcd their dcnunciations, and owned
hnt they had been deceived. This important do.
cunen, lairenson nnw considered Of no use,
since his life was in safety aud lie put It careless
" in his pocket Al this instant his name was
cal ed. lie went out at the SUNNI ons, when, %
his as,onishnent, he found himself tied to a chain
with others. who were 10 be led to the guilotiue
is,onishel, Almost stuptied, scarcely knowing
whether he really were To die, or whether it was
only a friss sstiul dream, he marched forwards. At
length he reused by pcrceiving the address
(which had dropped from his pocket at his fee,
One OF the gems d'armes who accompanied the
jprsoner, picked it up. "Ah," said l.aurenson
!" lis par cr nave just received; if my Judges
could bnt see i, I should be saved"
HE soldier immediately quilted the escort,
and dar'etl away like lightning, FASTENED to the
iiribun1 presented ilie address and received an
lnrlcr ior the prisoner to be released, if his ia c
HAD n5t already been consurnma,ed lie few
back 10 the scaffold-I.anrenson was yet alive
another moment and he had been lost forty per
sons were ,ha, day to be gulllotned; thirty nine
had already fallen. Laurenson was the last, and
he vas already bound TO the plank. Pnlng for
breath, the soldier arrived. and called on the ex.
ecutioner to stop. lie produced the mandate
from he Judges for the release Of the prisoner
'lthc officer attending read it, and ordered t.are
lsnn ~ he n leased. He was unbound from the
plank, hrt Was found to be in a swoon, senselcs
and mntioness He was carried Ia The Hn'el Il,
vile, where he was three times blel before h,
Ishe~ed any signs of rcco' cry al length he open
ed his eyes, bnt they were wild and hlggard--
Z tie re-arpcared, but his reason was entirely, gone
He saw nothing butthe last horrd objects whicl
had bee presented to him
"Wher- is my head !" cried he, is it not upor
he ground let them give it me back See ,o,
D not that blood how it smokes it runs down in
Y lstrc amt runs over my shoes. See there tha
n nI,ulph h-aped with bloody corpses Osave me
n save me! fall, fall into it," His wandering
,j"xcited at once compassion and horror, and il
was carried TO an Hospital, there to be proper.
y '-attendedt till his reason should return.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25
On procuring light L,stantaneously.


At meeting ot the Werneran Society at Edn-
hurgh. few days ago, small lump OF Platinum,
which had been reduced to a spnrgy mass, by h.
wing heen dissolved in eQua regia, precipitated
and ta'et', was placed upon n stand. On apply
inga pipe fixed to a bladder containing hydrogen
gas, in s,Icl manner that very fire stream of he
gas should be directed upon the spongy mass Of
platinum, brilliant and instant fame arose which
continued as long as the S ream of gas was sup
ri d. This apparatus appears to be the most
simple, the most beautiful, and the most elegant
mode of obtaining sudden light. hitherto invent
ell. 1t may be so arranged that upon pulling
string, light will instantly follow, which win be
xtingnlshed as soon as the string is let go. The
advantages OF such light for chambsr At nigh,
re obvious, and it cannot be doubted but tha,
of this kind will be very soon adopted
IT IS KtIe remarkable tha. the lighest ard
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-03-25
From the N. York Com.
FROM Gu

We have Curraco
and l4th ult contain
raccas of the 2lst of I
from Bolivar, who wa
,nly to the 22d of Oct.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-20
y DweNing House,
~ Acres Of X,anA.
AIana Cor Sac.

ESHE subscriber wishes to sell, A SMALL
Il TRACT OF LAND, containing los acres
lying in Bedford county, adjoining Jefry Ro.
oersoh s, Kichard iierdson's lands and others
on the waters OF Goose creek, a very smal
part oil winch is cleared. The most of IN,
,tac' Is good tobacco land. II will be shown
TO any gentleman wishing TO nnrcbasa ",
jeffrey Robertson. | am willing 10 sell on &C. -!
ry reasonable terms, on /, aud wears ere
dit, IRON the 25th December last. and if ;,t
not sold privately before Bedford Fcbrnar.
court, shall otfer it there, on tina, dav' .,
Pnplle auction MOSES b. FREEMAN
N3w22
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A LIST or LETTERS,

Remaining m Liberty Posi- Office, on he
31st December, 1928.
3-Ailliam AshwuIth
B-AlcNnnd,r Bnylr, John Boyle
C-Ellison Clnrl, John Case =
D-John Dnrrcft
Henry +. Feather.
G--lteubcn Guiree.
H-Curneiius iloldren, Mrs. Ahcy Berry
Hurt, John 4. hawkins, William n lIudnnll
Miss Elizabeth Hancock, Wilkins J. Hunt,
Mrs Betsy Hopkins.
William johnson, David Jones
L-5ohn Iaioy, Green Lewallin, Garnet
Lee, jose LcltWlrh.
n Elijah Nootc, james Mays, james
Mayhem, Iamcs Mari, Nancy Mndra, Bcunct
NJ Murphy, james s, MeAllister ,, Patsey
Medley, Robert Miller, Barhard Mils
O-Capt John IL OBEY :, Inllilerro Owens
F-@amnrl rplndextef, Capt Stephen Pres.
ton, William Porter.
Q-Cnpt David " Qnarles.
R--Johu {. Ryan, William kay, Ro. Ross
S-Gnwper shelton, Rachael Stuner, 50.
lomon oloddnrd, William IL 9uatton, Nathan
shrewsbury.
f--Gcn George W. Taylor, Christopher
Tuunison, William fripg, james ThornhiIl
Miss Catharine Nannerson.
H-reler Walker Richard Wells, John
Williams, Samuel Winirey, Joel Walker.
l-EdWard Young.
Nh. Il. PORTER, +. VI.
january Q. n3w22
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EioD tue Villain :

RUNAWAY the I'd Of tbs mouth,
IL mnlattr IN ~ named MD lie Is loe
fellow bat has large hrGast sud e sfrauals
made. . litle hot.irrged. q high tnl forehead
DARK eve, .holrs ~ his cHfs, aud t0ltrtbis
sharp chin--.w ear. has baii tied Lehn1-baz .
hobi aud open rouuteuaHee when spoken 10
lie = Keen srtiui lelinw, aud perhaps cai
read aud write iittlc. Ills clothing cannot
pa,firulary describe, tho there Is no doubt
he !. srntc,liy clothed lie bas . good silsel
watch. with u gold or gili chain boot, &c
lie rode oH % DARK GREY MARE. about i
feet inrhc. high IN good order, siod before
her shor. not much wurn--slrr j. lepgt'Iy and
we'll iorncd-nud has the marks al plough
eraf upon her shoulder, and a considerable
scar upun one of them, high on the shoulder
blade, ! think on the right She hns fff}
thick tale and name, though not very long -
She is spiritcd aud active md rides well. lie
y well equipped for travelling, with saddle
bags big cad Of bear skin win large cape
&c. I have me- doubt be has obtained free pa
per-, aud viii attempt TO pas as - free mani
and make 10 some free state, and have no
Doubt bat he Inns altered his nnmr lie Is u
hnndy fellow, a good house servant, miller
aud shoemaker, aud can turn his hand 10 any
thing, and have no doubt bat he hn-s plenty
of money. viii give reward oi FIFTY
DOLLARS 10 any person who viii deliver
him 10 me- or secure him in any jail 81 that
get him ngHin, within this state aud II tHkea
without the state ONEHUNDKED DOLLARS
If So cured or delivered 10 me; and ten dollais
for the mare il taken within this Stale aud de.
livsred 10 me, aud twenty dollars IL taken
out of the state aud returned home.
SAMUEL MORRIS.
Buckingham, Aug %. wts3
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StOp the Yhief 4.

STOLEN from my Wagon on Friday
~ night last, at Liberty Warehouse IN
Lynchburg, A BAY HORSE, o or 10 wears
old, cropped or foXed ears, slightly Injured
on the back by the hinder part of the sjd5lc
the long hair under his chin lately cnt on
with the shears, PAGES and trots well. will
reward literally any person who viii apnrn.
bend the thief and restore The horse, or eiye
such information that get him again.
JACOB DEARDOFP.
Bedford Co. Jan. 10, 2t.as
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DY MIR. !. i. GODFREY, in which
ID viii be- TAUGHT The creek and Latin Ian
gnnvcs. various branches of the Maihemadcs,
Euclid Elements. PLAIN aud spherieel lf'go.
nometry surveying, Asebra, GEOGRAPHY, an
cicnt aud modero, the use oi the Globe,
STAIRS lectures, Composition, &c This
school viii commence Ii January, 1921 aud
continue for one ycar. IN Two sessions OF %
months onrh
TERMS pER SESSION
Reading, Writing, Spelling, English
Grammar aH1 Arithmetic. 81 90
The same, with Geography aud the
Malhcmailcs, az. 10 90
The eame, with Greek aud Latin, or
either - 90
Ta1re Will be public examination NJ the
close 81 each session Board may be obtain
cd on reasonable terms, say go per session.
AR Godfrey tnnght nj this school last year
with the entire appreciation Of the undersign-
ed I. Il. GlLMLK.
January o .wjw22
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~ CH1A'CER1

=
The defendants Branch Jordan aud Clement
Townsend, not having entered Their appear
anrc and given security according 10 law aud
the rules Of this court, and II appearing 10 the
satisfaction OF the court that they are not N
habilants Of this commonwealth, II Is order
ed, that they do appear here on the second
Monday in March neNt, and answer the bill ot
the complainant, and HAT copy of this order.
he inserted in some one of the Lynchburg
EoPers p"oashed in the town OF Lyncbburg.
for two months. aud posted up al the court
house door Of said county on some count
day. a Copy Teetr
y JOHN ALEXANDER. CII-
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-20
PAW. J. TARDN

HAS Just received from New York a
! FEW HATS, rs e sample Of a new
fashion lately introduced into the Northern
cities from Europe. lie has also received an
additional supply Of FuRs, MATERIALS,
&c. aud Is nov, fully prepared 10 manufacture
Hats after Tire above model. Gentlemen
wishing TO supply themselves with
mrs Of The tatcst fashions,
Are respectfully solicited 10 call on him, as
he has on hand a large stock OF almost every
de eripiion, which he is determined to sell at
low price, for cash.
january - tc@w
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ARTHUR B. DAVIES. OK.
XIRGINIA.-Bedford Clerks Ollicc

NlRGINIA.-Bedford Clerks Office.
November rules, 1873
Joseph Hardy, plaintir
Against
Joseph Fuqua aud Jacob Fea2le, def'ts.
~ CH.3b'CERY
me defendant Joseph fnqua not having
entered us appearance, and given security
according TO the act OF assembly and the rules
ct this court, and it appearing from The nlIi-
uaVlt OF the plaintiff that the said defendant
Is not an inhahitant of this country. on The
motion OF the plaintiff, il is ordered, that the
SAID defendant Fnqna appear here ON the first
Monday in February next, and answer The
pl"In','il bill, and that a copy OF this order
ne punished IN some newspaper published in
the Town OF l.ynchbnrg, for two months sue
ces''vely, and posted up at the front door OF
the court house OF said county on two seye-
raj court days. A copy. 1este,
10 J. SIEPTOE, c. B. e.