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Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-24
FROM THE PACIFIC.

We are indebted 10 our attentive CORES
pendent, Mr.. Topif, Tor the following iu-
telligence from the Pacific, received by
the brig Colon, from Valparaiso,
Merchants Hail, Boston. July II.
The frigate Preba, Admiral Guise left
before Cslao 10 proceed to Wstcho. TO
water, and during bis absence, The Can
ton, China, Herald and Providence put to
SEA.
The following is copy OF note from
Capt Boomer, OF the Providence:
Admiral Guise, alter having detained
The Providence, and Herald, proposed to
them TO pay 5000 dollars, and acknow
ledge that il was demanded in conse
ouence of their having fred into bis boats
while they were sitsCking the enemy
or to go to Ieeward with him and be tried
by court martial; they preferred the for.
mer, aud paid the money The object of
bis boats. eycnd doub was 10 plumber
the vessels OF their money, some Of which
was on board
Memorandum William Hanford, late
seaman on board the brig Ellen, of Lon
don, was murdered on The evening OF The
9th January, al Guayaqull. by the natives
He represented himself 10 be native Of
New York, and 10 have alarge family re.
siding there al present, and that one q his
sisters lived in Chery.street
(Signed) SAMUEL SIMPSON.
Master of the brig Ellen of London.
Enclosed is copy of letter from; the
American Captains at Callao, addressed
to Com. Hull, copies from which were put
on board several vessels, and from The cir
constance of his leaving Valparaiso so
soon after his arrival, it is TO be inferred
he had received one of them, and FASTENED
TO comply with their request.
The Colon has a cargo Of $50 quintals
cocoa, 779 slabs (l56l quntals) copper,
10000 dollars, AZ dozen chinchila skins.
10 boxes aud 2 bags platspina pure silver
and ! $50 seal skins.
Copy OF q letter written at CalIao, March
LIST 10 Captain Isaac Hull, commander
of the Naval force ia the Pacific.
SiR--We beg leave 10 .nfosm you tha!
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TRANSLATED joyMe Ghaicston Courier, from
II E'HiSfoift deS Chiens Geiebr,S.p
THE COAGHMAN' DOG.

The Marquis Of Scguusac, Attorney &c
neral OF the EXehrquCr, nj Paris, had u
very sllllfu coachman, aud without dero.
eating from the good qualities of his tradr,
Mr.. saint Luuis VAS very fond uf the luce
Of the grape. What rendered him more
dangerous to his employers, aud to the bus,
travellers in frt.quented streets, was, the art
with Whlrh he cnnrralrd his intONicalIon.
Thu more incbriated he was, thu more bold
he becamc--and ratified over the pavement
10 the great peril of the poor fool passep.
Vers IL whom he could moi 5 i,e the alarm,
because, when drunk, his teeth were 81
firmly closed, that he could not artIculale
word.
II happened, luckily, that this imprndenl
drlnkcr always had with him nj his feet,
on the box, a large mastiIf dog, VIM MAS
perfectly aware of his masters stuation.-
So, whrn he perceived that his master un.
mol capable Of avoiding danger, this saga
cious animal took upon himstlf IN put the
passengers upon their guard-and rs soon
as he saw 4 loaded porter, or an infant, IN
the path Df tire lmpeiuous horses, he bark
I'd with all his might; and his well timed
CITES, saved, more than once, the arms and
legs Of those, " no. but for this prrmonition,
had been run osrr by the carrnsr wheels.
1t Was observed lsays the author oi Tbs
rccital) that this intelligent dog never bark
ed WHEN the coachinau WIS sobcr--hs 81
lence. therefore, tranqujzrd the fears oi
the NarchiUne 81 when She ascendrd her
carriage, while his barking filed her with
the most lively alarm 50 thu she frequent
~ desistcd from paying visits of imPor-
lance, not being over anxious 10 conlide IN
coachman, whose senses were entrusted
to dog.
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AN OLD SOLDIER,


Origin Of BlBney.-Blarncy Is a market
town Of the county Of Cork, and prarincc
of Munster, in Ireland, situated on river
of the same name, about four miles west Of
the city If Cork. At thu pace is famous
castle, where there is Il stone at onr al the
corners Of the top, which is shewn Ia slran
gers on account of a saying that any person
who has lissed it is privileged To lie and
nattcr The origin OF this saying, which
is often referred to- and from which btdrntg
has become. a ygIgar ,ynonIme for lattefy,
IS not easy 10 discover,
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members OF parliament cannot be arrested
or debt, but TIER creditors mag.
Lug. pnpcr,
tEagp paper.

Nee YEARS. DIV IN Paris.-on New
Years day, which is called lie Jour
Il EtrenneS, parents brstow portions To
their children, brothers to their sisters, aud
husbands make presents To their wives
Carriages may be seen rolling through the
streets With cargaes ot bon Joas, sourehirs,
and the varieties ef Il crteras with which
little children and grown zap children are
bribed into good hnmour and here and
there pastry couks are to he met with, car
~ ing upon boards enormous temples,
pagodas, churches, and play houers, made
Of Cue four ard sagal, aud embellishments
which make French pastry 81 inviting
But there is one street IN Paris tn winch
New Years Day IS a whole years fortune
this is the Rae 6es Lombnrds, where the
wholesale ccnftctioncts reside; for in Paris
every trade and profession has its peculiar
quarter. Fer several days preceding the
first of January, this street is compl, tely
blocked up by carts and Wagons laden
with sweetmcats for the provinces. These
pre- of every form and description which
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lny0rmatioM Wanted

4 MAN by the name Of CALVIN
GEORGE, on the 26th of February,
lett Mr. John Teyloe's of Amherst county,
nenr Inc toll bridge. Nothing has since been
lea.' OF tie faid George but by the best in
formation can get he was either MURDER,
I'd or DROWNED II the body of the said
man should be found, it Is earnestly request
cd by 'hc subscriber that he may be deeently
i buried, hHd the person or persons performing
His act OF hind0oss shah be- Hmply rewarded
BY ti'e subse .ibor living near Charlottesville,
IN Alhemnrle county. The above named
Calvin George had uu when he left MIR Tay-
ioe's, plaid cloak, blue cloth coat blue cas-
slmcre panlaioon, and blue waistcoai--He
had alsoa SILVER WATCH, with gold key,
on the lHtlor Of which were the three iniiiu,s
of the subscribers nnme, l. NJ. &. II IS hop
cd that all information will be given to me
] on the unfortunate subject.
LUTHER NJ. GEORGE.
March 90 81.
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SlttRg Ran By hc yat3.-4S man was
lately hnrd in Northampton county, Penn
for retailing spiriIunns liquors without IL
censr At tins he WAS surely ,rXea, and
st about dcsi-ing waNs asA eeaus Ia eYade
the law. As the drN Il, Il IS said, j. always
NJ the elbow of those who Want lis all. ~
II happened that yarkee lin cdiar step.
ped IN to his assistance in this emergency
They put their heads together, aud made
TN fabf exactly ont yard in length, aud of
the thickness, tn hold one pint Of rnn. This
they marked oil ! yard, / yard, and Ii
Just rs pcdlars III tape and caco make
their yard sticks Now, whrn a traveller
stepsia 10 ",eet his uhisiie," lie ci,1ly
Bays, Mister Idndiord, I'd thank W for half
yard, u quarter OF yard olfapc, us thr
case may be, just according to the length
of his throat. No sooner said than done
the landlord, with solemn step, reaches
down from behind his bottles, the an yard
tube, and measures ont the desired length
of the " o be joHMn-- the traveller sends
il down the red fame as the throat is vulgar
~ ealled-pays down the cash. and travels
his way. This is what may Justly be cal. +
led whipping the devil round the stump
" fltOm. .7n.
wharfage. There was lately married in
Nashville (ren.) a Ieghorh Bonntt 10 a
pair Of CorsetiS Some gentlemen who /
attended the celebration, and who happen.
ed In carry masniiying glasscs about them,
say there WAS lldy concealed in the for. [
mer, and gentleman laced up ia the Int
ter
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sors adopted a more liberal system
" SIR sid Sir +. Francis, in his peculiar
style, 81 owed the living man no love /;
hui ! will not lrample on any nan in his
collin. Pit could fear IN antagonist, and
therefore could want no auxiliary. Jackalls
Prey IN prets. bnt whoever heard of a hunt
iae party q lions -
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IN conversation on the merits OF the
successive British Ministers, during me late
European wars, ii was observed,n dlspraIse
of pitt, that he suffered no man of talents
in the Cabinet, while some Of his success
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Character oC.Hr. CobbeH, By himslC

tHdfdCT o. Mr.. 10OOtH, ~ WmSfy'
"The truth is. that know hoto 10 make
things more and thatls enough. Another
man might have written about the thing TO
all eternity and his fsritiHg might have
been much better than mine; but very few
,nen could, like mr., make things move
You must find man, if you can, that would
stick some ugly old posts into carr'tGe
by the side of him, and drive himself and
them through the streets of New ! urk,
with every body staring nj him. Youmust
End man with Zedi aud taste enpush for
the thing To do tins and To lug the posts
about him from house 10 house, and from
country In country and to do this without
being ut all certain that he shall ever get
any body To listen To him. lon must find
a man like this, and that Elll go pokins
about amongst seeds and roots, the mo-
mrnt he gets away from his books, and
that likes poling about better than his din
nor /; aud you musi lalp at the same time,
a man whu. 10 some powers Of statement.
description, and persuasion, adds, IN the
collection aud mAr.haliing of his proofs,
the scrapulouencss Y The skill of lawyer,
That's y0arman, for such a OBJ and where
do you ind him, exception HiUtdm CobbcH'
1'hcsbiackpuardS d the London press Will
call this cgotism. They always accuse nlr
for Il Tong time, aud compelled me to
speak in my defence, Egotism or
not ngutsnr, however, thry shall see
that did perform these two tlinss-drl"e
Lrghorn bonnrts out of England, aud hing
locust trees into II. intend 10 have
about Septcmhor, at henslngton tie
the most brauti(uI collection of young tree
that ever was seen Ia England. Among
other things, will get, if | can, an Olire
that | my have a branch tn otfer I" the
gentlemen of the Bny'ls.-' r's.,nss They
\ fiI nave f,nuetta service IN winch all VINO E
We i ,tthen ala VIII have reason 'o' =
81 10 cluice.
fhe l;lnus II matter which this publication
II contain. It is not Il ought necessary 20 spe-
= m detail, The Editor viii have Constantly
lore han tnr b st reiis GUS mrsc cllapiea, which
{ publ he'd Il th in Europe aud the Onh'd
atcs and wi enJcavol, "a iar a. possible, 10 "a
ndrl an a ippr. VI his own work, by all the u
Is which he can de i've from hest sources It
is only tn cht ecvasaly to mention part u
.lar y that an attempt viii be made to eve a
unlicensed and comprehensive view Of feh-lous |
telliccnce, that the readers OF the CHI i-tial
I!vocate may know tbs existing tate oil DID I y
,sieties, mis-icus, and ieVitdis Oh reh5loES Z
j uuarrrisUIfte 0ItN tie resi- ol me company
drinking off their slasses sans eerem1 h'e
and, if remOnstrdnce was made, Il chdl
lpuge 10 fight was the immediate conse'
qucnce. At lcngth an honest athletic tar
i n+r, To whom he had Shown fight
whipped the dapper hero under his arm
and examining him into a sack, tossed h'u
into his cart, which stood at The door, ant
dove down the street tu the distance @
a mile from the town, where he was unbaG
sed, 10 the gleat amusement OF IA vastnum
Der Of spectators, and TO the evident i'm
pro, ..,uent of the manners Of the offender
Eng. paper.
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F,on ~ Protidsnee ,1os,oI
POETRY RUN MAD.-TIfE GHOST

- ttpith tAfHly yeafHg slnte ANIL Law,
\ short, ronnd-iavured. merry
ulI solJier Of TIE Revolutionary
War,
bas welded 10
! most nhonnablo ihrew---
The trmpef, sir, # Sluakspearc'a caihaains
could be no more compafd with hers
! Than mine
/ With Lucilcrs.
Her eye was ike y ueh4elf#.
SIR hh9 hnsh
lae", like cranberry marsh
Al spread
VIII spofy Of white aud red.
Is II lie had the mcHslrA
With heir Of the color OF n wi,p Of stray.
Mud It disposition like efoss-cui saN,
The Npprliaiipn Uf this lovely dam.
Was Ann, or Nancy dunt forget the name.
Her brother David--Was n tall
Good looking ehsp, mud Tint was an
One "i yenr gfoat big not6ings, u, me snv
Here IN Rhode isiaud picking NJ Old iole..
Aud cracking them on olher IONS
Wei, David undertook one night to play
The Ghost, aud tfirhten Abel, whom hr knew
Nonld he returning from journey, through
grove of forest wood
That stood
Below
The House some distaaco-belf mile or
50.
With long, fnmr
fap of white unpcr
Just made la coNrr
nig, nenrlv Us large over
Is corn basket andn shett
With both ends made Ia meet
Across bis breast
tIhe way in which ghosts afe always drest,)
He took
lis station nenr
\ huf, unk tree
Nhentc hn could overlook
The r0Bd, aud sse
Whatever nigh, appear.
II hnrrcnd, That, about Nh hourhcfore, friend
Abtl
Had left the table
Oh mn Jun, whefe he had mnde n halt
With his horse md Waglon,
10 lnstc fnggon
ef man
Liquor, mud so forth which, being done,
llN went on
Caring no more for twenty ghosts
han II they were so mnny posts
naNih was nearly tired of Waiting
Ills patience ANS nhaIing
NJ length he hcnrh the Careless tone.
oi h's klnsman's voice,
Aud thcn the noise
oi the Wagon wheels among tho atone,
hhrI WINS gniie ehtod, mud "as roaring
WIN all his might and pouring
out IN great confusion,
oefnps of old songs made 81, " tho rovott
ton
Ills head was full Of Bunker Hill and Trsn-
ton,
Aud still be went on,
seafihgthc whip poorwills among tic lreot.
With rhymes Ike these
ore m tont,0
d" Lcare Hf hiH
Uh bnggfrncis dtcIiuiBg--
MN topP 'driorn hot,,
H'm tndg RuVs,
Ind haau aprons shining"
TIM, %
5hid Albeit, starting like u eht,
As, sow'y On, the fearful figure s,rod.
Into the middle Of the road
e" MY conscience what u snii Of clothes,
some crhzy fellow suppose
'la'oo' tI'ehd VIM shame, by The powers Of
gin,
ihat's - strnnge dress 10 travel tn"
= lie silent Abel for nuW hnve come
10 read Your doom
Then hcnfken while yonr fate now declare,
nm II spirit -" suppose yod are
but you II MT hurt me, aud IN tell you why.
Here Is u fact which you chnnui deny.
MI spirits musi be- either good or bad
Ihat'E understood
And be- you good Dr evil, ! nm sure
Tint I'm secure.
II good spirit nm safe. If evil,
Aud ! don't KNOW but yon may be tic Devil,
Why then, you'll recollec,, ! ianry,
That nm married 10 Your sister Nancy"
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IBY AUTHORITY. /


= - i aA4+f
An IT 10 aalari.e tie la NJ eet md .
peaing certain pa8he Roads in tie leu
tors al liUrida.
IL Il eBhfftd By he .SeHdis III E0vee -
Representatives. ofAe UHifsa Saits q. =.
mcrca II Congress assembled, That The
President of the Quilted Stai,.s br, and ne
Is hereby, authorized IL cause to hr open
ed, IN the rrrltory of tlufida. u public
road fram rvnsarola t. II. Augustine.
commencing ut Der po,ut, on the Bay oil
Pensacola, and pursuing the Oid Indian
Trail To the Cow lfnri, on IT, Ghacta.
whatchy river; lhtner, To the Dch,ssee
Binil, ON the Appalaehlcula river thcnre,
IN The most direct pfacti, ahie route, To- the
site oil Fort -. Lewis ; thence ~ nearly
as practicable, on lhe old Spanish Road In
ST. Augustine, cruising the ~. John's river
at Picolata, which road shll be plainly
and dist rtly marked, aud shall BIZ OF the
width of twenty five feet.
See. :. Ind BE- II finihrr enoetsd That
the President be, aud he is hereby autho.
rIlcd IN rmplny the lroops III thr United
States, stationed III Florida, in such NAV
n'r as he may tiink proper, int the conpie-
tlon, ofsaid road.
See b IND be II further enacted, That,
Tor deiraylng the expcrsc Of openlng the
said road, the sum ofiwrnty Thousand dol.
lars be, and the sanAe Is hereby appropiia.
ted, IL be- pdd out Of any money in tie
Treasury not c'lrrwisr appropriated.
Secs .1ld be II further enacted, That
the President be, aud he is hereby, nutl,u-
r'zed 10 cause TO be surveyed and marked
out, the most practicable route fora pub
lIc road from Cape Sable, passing by Char
lottc llarbol and the Bay Tampa, 10 the
Point where the Sumaury river will br in.
tcrsccted by the road To hc opened fom
Pensacola 10 81. Augustine, and 10 cause
To be surveyed aud marked out, The roatc
for public road, from Cape flotda To ST.
Augustine.
Sec. 5. Ind be il farther enacted, That
for delrnylns the expenses OF th- surveys
aforesaid, the sum oil lhrre thousand dol
lars be, and the same is hereby appropi-
atrd, 10 be paid oui of any nnncy N the
Treasury, not otherwise app oplial,d.
Washington, February sa. I8et
Approved JAMES MoNKOE
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TIE Continental Governments could not
go on without II secret pnlicc, said one al
the foreign Corps DpIomaiqnc. d" 1 doubt
II as a maXim,o replied an iIlustrious per
sonagc. "A secret police may have some
con,enlenccs 10 a veal, ministry, bat il is
an incumbrancc To an intelligent one, A
system of tspionagc is an acknowledgment
Of public incaracily Wto bal The Und
,cath BY HE car %
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live 0o''.-
ANlsCDOTI. :.

On the arrival of the 93d liighlanders nj
Demafara, a good joke is told of Biactee-
that "kIug George de font was in such
rage and 80 great hurry TO punish dem for
der rebeiIious conduct, dat he send his 81
gers oil without der brecc4les.o y GtGSRou
Herald
Lord Norm At the close Of lifc hr " rs
afflicted with the total loss nj sight. Al
Bath he met Colonel Barre, who had BEEN
his warm OPPONENT 10 the House of Com
mons, and was also blind. On being intro
dnced To each other, Lord North said,
Colonel, you and have often been NJ
variance bat, believe, there are 90 people
IN the world, who, after all, WouId be more
glad To see tdch ohc."
Elegant EdHop.- When the ambassa
dor Of Henry ". of I,aner was IN Eng
land, he was n court on u hilthight, and
Queen Elizabeth asking how he liked her
ladies', he replied, knowing her majesty lad
no dislike to little nattciy, " II Is hand.
madam to Judge Of stars III the presence
of the Sun"
A surveyor Of taxes, named Hyde, WAS
examining housc by the side of which
was tan pin, and white dlsputins with the
tcnaut about the number vi windows II
contained, he most unfortunately, but very
gently slipped into the PIT. For Gods
sake" cried lie, help me-, help IN" p
" Nay" said the proprietor, Il dare take
nothing from thence without consent of the
cxciseman and il would he pity to pull
out i HgtLe before il was well tanned
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h1rins " Inch he possesses.

'firans which he possesses.
Females alone are exempted from the
charge Of giving 4 pretty woman, re-
specially connected, may reckon her new
years presents at something considerable.
Towns, jewellery, gloves, stockings, and
artificial flowers, ill her drawing room :
for in Paris il is acustom to display all gifts,
in order In excite emulation, and obtain as
much n possible Al the Palace the New
Years Day is complete JoTr de ,)cte.--
Every branch Of the Royal Family is eX-
pectcd To make handsome presents 10
the King. For the LAST six months the f..
male branches have been busly occupied
in preparing presents Of their own manu-
facturr, which viii fill two common sized
Wagons. The Duchess dc Bcrli has pain
ted an entire room ofJapannrd pannels,
which Will be set up in the Palace and
the Duchess of o leans has prepared an
elegant screen. An English gentleman
who was admitted suddenly into the PIE
sencc of the Duchess De Bcrri two months
ago, found her, aud three of her maids Of
honor, lying on the carpet, painting the legs
of set of chairs, which We're also intend
ed for the lIing ON this occasion, but which
can hardly be yet finished. This anccdote
gives by the way, very amIdbie idea OF
t4lc Duchess.
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J sf'4TF Sre i!.;u Literatme1
ODH .Scjpuco h

Conducted by ROBERT WALSH, in.
The nature tnIs eateipfise, NAV be under- A
!. .ooJ from lie" considerations which the ad.
FertI7ers WI venture 10 subloiH to their annun 4
cl'tIon oilt. The periodical works OF .Great i
Britain and fllnce contain mass of literary u
aud scientific ipteliisence, when does not reach /
the Aane,1ean pubic ior want of suitable I,
ehlnnel, but winch woeld be rsad apong us
with equal pleasure and profit. Such Of the
British Reviews anI Magazines as are reprint
ell III the United : 'atr,--not excepting the r.
aed 1luar,.tly Reyiews--embllc e :
much matter which is oi title interest and Jfno
advantage To the American reader, and not un
fitted To vItate ms Itear taste his
mo- ais, OF hl- political principles. ltis desra
bic, under these ircuustance-, that a selection
Should bemade, such wouldturniah the "a
tnabIe understanding portion of their con
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..s&e''.-

Strange Legci fac!s,-To burn house
Of which the criminal is tenant at VIII, IS
tafital, bur- if he has lease, 1t IL only ii
msdtmcanonr. To wound cattle is ca
fta crime to wound man Is only mis-
aemeanor. com, dian, who performs IN
y theatre royal, Is IA reputed person-h1d II
The same comedian plays the same cha
faeter in theatre which wants thr stamp
Of royalty, he is rogue and sasabond.-
n gentleman Of large property may hunt
IN the ground of IA man Of small property
while the man of small property may
10. 4aDt On has olen ground. Peers and
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-09-14
For the Baltimore Patriot.

COMMODORE SrEWART.-Itis with plea
sure perceive, that some notice has been taken
IN the . National Advocate of report gossiped
about in relation to Commodore Stewart as prepos-
ferrous as it is eyilly intended in which, an occur
renee OF no moment has been perverted, by the
enemies oil this gallant officer, for the purpose of
making an unfavorable impression against him in
The minds OF his fellow ciIizens-ths too in his
a0Srhce-while rendering important services abroad
a Royallst officer, pursued by his implacabe enc
my, found refuge on board the Franklin. He was
received not to favor the Royal party, to afford
assistance TO any faction but in obedience to the
generous dictates OF humanity, TO save a fellow
creature from being butchered-under such cir
cons'atces, was an American ever appealed to in
VAN God forbid there should be one incapable
Of DOING noble and benevolent action: Commo-
dore Stewart, however, had no knowledge of the
transaction, till some lime after it had taken place ::
he then promptly adopted such measures as appear
ed TO him suitabe-this simple fact, which, all who
possess feeling and sentiment, must commend. has
oeeh so misrepresenied, distorted and changed nv
me intervention OF few ignoble spirits, whose
ueignt and business is detraction. that the original
incident can no longer be reccgnized-out Of this
nave grown all the ridiculous fabricaons with which
he ear Is annoyed by those long minded retailers of
scandal, Who tor want OF employment, locate them.
selves at the corners OF the most public Streets to
whisper away The virtue of some females, or the
good name OF the most worthy of our citizens.
Not many days since, one OF these kind hearted
gentry catching me by the button, began his usual
sa'utaton-" Have you heard what is said of Com.
81" To which | replied, that had been ia.
formed by one recently from South America of his
popularity, or good services rendered his country
men, &c Sc' Oh no." said he, 81 aude to the