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POVERTY OF THE LEARNED.

Homer, poor and blind, resorted to
the public places TO recite bis verses
for morsel of bread This circum-
stance doubtless gave rise to the follow
ing just remark Of d celebrated poet -.
''Seven wealthy cities claimed Homer dead,
"Through which living Homer, begged his
bread"
The facetious poet PIautus gained a
livelihood by assisting a miller.
Aylander sold his notes on Dion Cas-.
siuS for dinner.
Aide Manutius was so wretchedly
poor, that the expense of removing his
library from Venice to Rome made him
insolvent.
10 mention those who left nothing
behind them to satisfy the unde rtaker,
were an endless task.
Agrippa died in a workhouse-Cer-
vantes is supposed to have died with
hunger-Camoens was deprived of the
necessaries Of life, and believed to have
persisted in the streets.
The great Tasso was reduced to such
a dilemma thathe was obliged to bor-
row crown from a friend to subsist
through the week. He alludes to his
distress IN pretty sonnet which he
addresses to his cat, entreating her to
assist him during the night with the lus-
tire of his eyes
mon erando candelc per escrivere i fuoi
veEsi
having no candle by which he could see
to write his verses.
The illustrious Cardinal BontiYoglio,
the ornament of Italy and of literature,
languished, in his old age, in the most
distresstul poverty and having sold his
palace TO satisfy his creditors, left Meth
ing behind him but his reputation.
LIE Sag resided in little cottage on
the borders of Paris, and supplied the
world with their most agreeable Romano
es; while he never knew what it was
to possess any moderate degree Of COM
iort IN Pecuniary matters.
De Ryer, celebrated French Poet,
was constrained to Iabour with rapidly
and to live in the cottage of an obscure
village. His bookseller bought his He
rolc Verses for one hundred soils the
hundred lines, aud the smaller ones for
fifty soils.
Dryden for less than three hundred
pounds sold Tonson ten thousand verses.
Furchas, who, in the reign of James
the first, had spent his life in travels and
study to form his Relation Of the World,
when he gave it to the public, for the
reward of his iabours was thrown into
prison at the suit of his printer. Yet
this was the book which, he informs us
W his Dedication 10 Charles the FIRST.
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LOUISVILLE, KEN March Is.


COMBINATION. OF lNDIANs.-The Mis-
souri, lntelligencer of March 9th (printed
at franklin, contains the following i'm
Portant information.
"We are indebted to the politeness
OF friend at Fort Usage, for the fol-
lowing information, direct from Arkau-
sas, which is from all authentic source.
Major Cummings, the commandment
at Fort Smith, has demanded OF the O.
sage Chiefs those who committed the
late murders in that quarter. The
Chiefs are willing to surrender them,
but cannot force obedience, as the muir
derers refuse to be given up, and are
protected by a majority Of the nation.
The commandant has given them until
the 10th of January to consider it, at
the expiration Of which time, unless
they should be given up, an attempt
will be made to take them by force.
they threaten resistance, and say that
IT an attempt should be made they will
compel the mission families to supply
them with provisions, and the traders
to furnish them with all their guns and
ammunition. The Osages are divided
into several bands, one of which, the
Chieftains, did the mischief. The 9TH
erS did not hold themselves in any man
ner accountable for the depreciation of
that band, and will in all probability, in
case of necessity, assist the traders III
their vicinity"
A letter of late date from a respecta-
BILE source, on the Arkansas, states that
the Osages, Cherokess, Kickapoos and
Delewares, met at Chouteau's trading
house, and joined in great dance. Mr.,
Auguste Chouteau stated that this SAVIOR
ed very much Of "A combination of those
nations against the whites. Such a
thing would be dangerous to the from
tier settlements OF Arkansas and Missou-
RI, and require considerable force TO
quelI it. The Union Mission family are
much alarmed, and the Harmony fam
lily do not consider themselves free from
danger.
The settlements upon the Arkansas
are raising volunteers, and have already
organized one company. If it should
be necessary, we have no doubt that
Boon's Lick could furnish a few rifle
men Of bold hearts and correct aim.
Louisville Adv.
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tie Authorities of London, and the AS
sembly of Divines, in which the preach
er had the following statement
81 lived in a country, where in seven
years, never saw a beggar, nor heard
an oath, nor looked upon drunkard.
Shall | tell you where that Utopia was
Il was in New England"
Little did the good man imagine that
in only three or four generations, A.
merica, would become the most noted of
all countries for the universal and dis
gushing prevalence of intemperance.
Christ Register.
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GENERAL JACKSON.

At a meeting ofthe citizens of New
York, held at Tammany Hall, on the
evening ofthe 9th inst. at which Nor
gan Lezois presided, and Cadwallader
,. Golden acted as Secretary-resolu-
ions were unanimously passed, recon-
nending General ANDREW JACKSON
IS a candidate for the office of President,
md JOHN c. CALHOUN for the Of
ice of Vice President of the United
States.
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New Yohx, April II.

ON1 AAA = -
Frog BRAzu-By an arrival at this
port in 90 days from Para, intelligence
Is brought that that city and province
are still in very unquiet state. The
insurgents, consisting of creoles, indians,
and blacks, were in possession of sew
eTal islands in the nelghbourhood of the
city, and were deferred from attacking
it only by the presence of the Brazilian
trigate, Capt Grentell, and the sloop Of
war Maranham, Capt. Sabre. These
vessels were about 10 leave Para, and il
was the general opinion that as soon a:
they sailed, the insurgents would enter
the city, overthrow the government.
and probably plumber and murder all
who should oppose them. The English
merchants were all preparing 10 leave
the city, taking with them as much of
their property as could be removed, and
abandoning the rest to its fate.
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in halfa dozen prosecutions, judgments
and executions.
1t was now time TO rouse up. AS
these things we're in progress, he APP
peared TO be in utter surprise, and to
view them with perfect incredulity, not
being willing to believe, scarcely, the
evidence of his senses. Now. he de-
manded the cause of this strange treat
ment and with some difficulty ascer-
tanned that it arose from the separation
about TO take place between him and
his wife and the cruel manner in which
he had used her. He demanded the
author ofthe story, and was referred to
an old gentleman who had told his in
former: the nd man told his wife his
wife her neighbours wife, and SO the
tale might be trace4 down, through a.
bout five and twenty mouths, growing
rather less at every step, until it came
TO Miss Polly Gaw-she had affirmed
that she overhear Mr.. PelIew and his
wife engaged in a violent quarrel, and
even heard Il distinct affirmation on her
part that she would leave him.
| Mr.. Pellew now bit upon an expedi-
emit 10 bring matters to close at once.
lie invited all such of bis, aud his wite's
relatives, bis neighbors, his creditors,
S'c. as we're within his reach, to meet at
his house, on business of the utmost i'm
portance. About twenty assembled, a.
mong them Miss Cav, and half a doz-
en-, or more of the principal mouth
pieces in the village.-IIe then stated
10 them his business recounted the sto-
rles he had heard traced them all down
to their origin, and demanded of Miss
Polly her reasons for the report she had
raised. Cornered up so unexpectedly
and suddenly, she candidly confessed
that the only foundation for what she
had said was, that on the afternoon she
had paid the visit first mentioned, she
had heard, as she entered, Mrs. Pellew
say" Well. sir, | can take care ofmy-
self" Andshe wished to know if Julia
Peliew would deny this. Julia replied
she would not--she had barbacucd IA
pair of iiue fat quaIs for her husbands
supper, and had been helping him 10 a
choice bit--he had pressed her to keep
1t herself, saying, she was 100 kind and
she did, on the occasion, utter the often
sive words, " We'll, sir, can take care
of myself"
"A burst of establishment succeeded
Miss Cav ran out of the room like a
woman who had lost her senses. The
worthy couple received the congratula-
tons of the honest people present and
though the knaves shook their heads.
and pretended 10 be mighty glad the
truth had come out, it was with grace
that but half Concealed their sorrow.
Therefore not a syllable was ever lisped
about the before much-talked OF separa-
ton.
But thus it is, gentle reader, that one
half the tea-tabe stories originate and
who would think there were still as
many ready TO believe them and trum-
pet them about. as there were in Alcs-
bury, in Molly Claws time?
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-21
SPANISH AMERICAN PROVINCES.

The London Courier of the 5th March
contains the communications made to
Parliament of the negotiations Of Eng
land with France and Spain, on the
subject Of acknowledging the Endepen.
dence of the South American Provinces.
In answer to statements made by Mr.
Canning at the Conference, held in
Oct. 1928, (Which are well known) the
Prince de Polignac, in behalfo of France,
declared,
"That his Government believed il
TO he utterly hopeless to reduce Span.
ish America to the state of its former
relation to Spain.
".That France disclaimed, on her
part, any intention or desire to avail
herse If of the present state of the Colo
MES, or Of the present situation OF
France towards Spain, TO appropriate to
herself any part of the Spanish posses
sions in America, or to obtain for her
self any exclusive advantages;
And that, like England she would
willingly see the mother country in pos.
session Of superior commercial advanta.
ges, by amicable arrangements; and
would be contented like her, to rank
after the mother country, among the
most favored nations.
Lastly, that she abjured, in any case,
any design of acting against the colonie:
by force of arms"
After this avowal, and some remark!
on the proposition of England to ac
knowledge the Independence of the
American Provinces, and illusions tc
the state of affairs in them.
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The Prince de Polignac added ::

"That, in the interest of humanity.
ana especially in that of the Spanish
colonies,it would be worthy ofthe Euro
pean Governments to concert together
the means of calming, in those distant
and scarcely civilized regions, passions
blinded by party spirit; and to endeay-
our to bring back 10 principle of union
in government, whether monarch!al or
aristocratical, people among whom alb
surd and dangerous theories were now
keeping up agitation and disunion."
Mr.. Canning without entering into
discussion upon these abstract princi-
pies, conten,ed himself with saying,
"That however desirable the estab-
lishment of monarchial form of gov
ernmentin any Of those provinces might
be, on the one hand, or whatever
might be the difficulties in the way of
it, on the other hand, his government
could not take upon itself to put forward
as condition Of their recognition"
Here follow notes from the Spanish
Minister Of Foreign Affairs to various
Ministers, dated Dec. 26, 1929 propos-
ing Conference TO be held in Paris.
by the Plenipotentiaries of the allied
powers, to aid Spain in adjusting the
affairs of her revolted colonies. Also,
a long note of Mr. Canning 10 the Brit
ish Minister at Madrid, in which the
British government declined accedng
to the proposals for Conference re-
peat the opinion, that the only basis of
negotiation which appears to them
practicable, is the recognition by Spain
of the Independence of the Colonies );
and that England would see, without
reluctance, the conclusion of an ar
rangement by which the Mother Coun-
try should be secured in the enio, ment
OF commercial advantages superior to
those conceded 10 other nations add,
that Great Britain asks no exclusive
privileges of trade, but equal freedom
OF commerce for all And further if
Spain should attempt to revive the OBJ
solete Introduction of intercourse with
the Colonies, or employ foreign assist
ance to re-estbalish her dominion in
those countries, the recognition Of such
new States by England would be decid-
ed and immediate.
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-21
FEvAY INDIANA March, 26.

Monday last was fixed on by the
friends of VIM. Fl. Crawford, TO meet at
the court house in Vevay, to adopt
measures TO advance the interests Of
Mr.. Crawford and Mr.. Gallatin. The
day came: it passed: Not soul Op-
proackea the edifce.
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-21
New York April II.

INTERESTING CASE IN CHANcERY.-A suit
founded upon a contract with an Office,
of the navy, and interesting to the pub
lie as well as the parties, has recently
received determination in the Court
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-21
a SETERE REPROOE.

A truly pious man, of rank and indu-
ence in society, was in habit of enter
tanning and admitting to degree Of ill.,
timacy, persons of very humble Cir
'rumstances in life, if only they gave ev-
idence OF true religion. His friend, who
was accustomed to measure every thing
according 10 the standard Of this world,
rallied him, pleasantly, on the subject Of
his associates: intimating surprise that
he should admit to his hospitality and
friendship persons of so obscure an or
igin, and of so little estimation among
men. He replied, in a tone of unatfect-
ed humility, that. as he could scarcely
hope to enjoy so elevated rank as
they in the future world, he knew not
why he should despise them in the pre-
sent. The reproof came home TO the
feelings of the proud man, and he was
silent-conscience whispering, mean.
while, how dim were his prospects Of
rising, in the future world, to an equal.
ity with the pious poor, if his christian
friend was in danger of falling below
them-BOston Telegraph.
Observation-Disclosures, in his Mag
MALTA, states that he had read sermon
preached before the British Parliament
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-21

STRANGE LEGAL FAcrs.-To bum a
house of which the criminal is tenant at
will, is capital but if he has lease, it
is only IA misdemeanor. To wound Cat
tie is capital crime-to wound a man
is only a misdemeanor. A comedian
who performs in theatre royal, is re-
puted person-but if the same charac-
ter in theatre which wants the stamp
of royalty, he is a rogue and a vaga-
bond. a gentleman of large property
may hunt on the ground Of man of
small property-while the man of small
property may not hunt on his o1Dn ground
Peers and members of parliament can
not be arrested for debt-but their cred
itors may. Eng paper.
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-21

OF Chancery. The complainant is Will
liam A. Weaver, lieutenant in the u
nlted States Navy, and the defendants
are the owners and captain of the ship
America. 1t seems that in the fall of
the year 1921, Lieut.. Weaver agreed
with the owners of the America, which
was about to proceed from New York
to Lima, that the Franklin IA, Commo-
dore Stewart, which was also about to
sail for Lima. should give special pro-
lection TO the America and her cargo
and that he Lieut. W. would go in the
America, and represent her as store
ship bound to the Pacific Ocean, with
stores for the navy of the United States.
and himself as an officer of the navy in
charge Of such stores. In return for
this protection and this service, the
owners the America agreed 10 pay
Lieut.. w. one fifth part of the profits
which might arise from the outward
voyage. Lieut.. w. complains that he
received on account of the net profits
only the sum of Sl9,366, whereas, he
insists. that he is entitled to receive IL
much larger sum, and brings his suit 10
compel the defendantsto pay the bal
ance which may remain due to him. In
deciding the cause, the chancellor stated
that this was in substance contrac. for
bride to public officer, that all SUCH
brides aud all such contracts were lille.
gal and that the contract being illegal,
IT'S execution could not be enforced, and
the suit was, therefore, dismissed with
costs. Observer.
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-21

Capt Clark, who arrived here on
Tuesday from the coast of Japan, states,
that Capt. Frederick Coffin, Formerly
Of NantnckeD of the English ship Syren,
while off The Pelew Islands, about the
last OF March, 1923 getting Refreshments,
suffered about twenty of the natives to
be on board his ship just as he had filed
away TO leave the coast the natives
rose upon him killed two men wounded
The Captain, mate, and boatsteerer and
several ofhis people. The crew being
SO suddenly attacked flew to the shrouds;
they then rallied and succeeded in clear
ing the deck.-He finally got off after
having had his miZen shrouds cut away, .
and other damage done to his rigging
The natives seized the whale spades,
broke off the handles which gave them
very powerful missile weapon. Capt.
Colin stated that the Cook defended has
castle alone, and drove off every attack
with boiling eater. -.NegO-Bedf ford .Mer.
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A Slgnior .Montaes, who sometime ago
received in advance large sum of mon
ey In Providence, to teach certain young
ladies' the 'poetry Of motion,' as Mrs.
Somebody calls dancing,-after borrow
ing several small sums and trifing arti-
Giles from various persons, thought prop
er TO decamp in the French fashion, and
LETT his pupils to take such steps for the
recovery of their money as in tler wis
com they might see fit. The light-toed
hero directed his ''moton" towards our
city, where be had the luck to procure
an engagement for few nights with the
worthy Managers of our Theatre but
as the ID would have ii, before the
close of his services on the stage, he gave
''dsmnlng proofs at his clearinghouse
that aistnSers were as light as his heels
and we're it not for the exertions Of sew
eral able counsellors, it is confidently
asserted that he wOald have had the
satisfaction ofstepping on the peniten-
tiary mill, for the eGication Of such
gentlemen and ladies as might choose to
gaze at him through the massy bars Of
the prison. After his deliverance from
temporary captivity here Signor Mon
taos bent his way to Philadelphia--but
not having the fear of bailiffs or step
plng-mills before his eyes, he made
iorclble entry into and filched from the
trunk of a sea captain, (who was on the
point OF sailing, a masonic medal of
handsome workmanship and considera-
bic value, and also pair of pistols-for
which siightsof-hand manoeuvre, he
was duly sentenced, in an hour and
quarter after his arrest, to step twelve
calender months in the City Penitentia-
ry, to the tune of drivers whips, minute
bells, and clinking irons. In this situa-
ton he will no doubt .'do the State
some service" ". Y Patriot.
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-21

PIRAcY.-Accounts have been receiv-
ed at Philadelphia that the French brig
Augusta, from Havre, bound to Guati.
mala, with cargo valued at from 5 to.
100000 dollars, and some specie, was
lately captured near Matanzas by a pi-
ratical brig, which killed two men and
wounded the captain in the chase. Two
of the crew of the captured vessel sue
ceeded in embarkiug with the captain in
a small boat, with which they reached
sea port ne?r Matanzas, where they
were Hospitality received.
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-21

ODD MEs,-ln looking over page
of advertisements in Maryland paper,
we observed The following singular
names, viz. Gabby, Cockey, Welty,
Kriegh, Koden, Laven, Mong, Shuman,
Tritle, Comegys, Snider, Motter, Naff,
Ohr, Swearinger, Eakle, Shater, Loeb
er, Racer, Tapschott, SchnebIy, Eich-
elberger, Westenburger, Newcomer,
Bragunier, Humrickhouse, Strause,
Graft, Cushwa, Zeller, BoerslIer, Kurtz,
and Stonebraller & Co. of Funkstown.
In the State of New York, we observe
the dame FEATHEnINGsToNElIAucH, Esq.
with long handle to it,
A Cape Cod man, who traded to Viz
ginia, whose surname was Ciapp told
the Virginians that his given name was
Throug ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the-kiagdom, S.c.-which he always
wrote atthe Custom House but said that
at home they called him Tribtu for short
ness. We suspect, however, that Capt
Trlbby Clapp yanke -doodled the Buck
ohlIo'- Ilcu lIIcIS 10 SutSS DOlIldS J6Is
terson ! Lord deliver us When men
are idolizad so far as to carry such
misnomers into family records, the Repu-
blic is in danger.
NEW WAY TO GET MARRIED.
A lady being engaged in theological
dispute with a gentleman, convinced
him she was right still he was unwil-
ling to acknowledge himself vanqushed,
and proposed wager if she would allow
him TO name the conditions. To this
the lady assented. Then said the gen.
tlemaD," ! will stake myself against
you" The lady seeing NO method Of
escape; consented that Il clergyman in
the neighborhood should be sent for,
who soon united them in the chain o.
Hymen.-- Qusre, uoho zvon the eager.
STRANGE LEGAL FAcrs.-To bum a
house of which the criminal is tenant at
will, is capital but if he has lease, it
is only misdemeanor. To wound Cat
tie is capital crime-to wound man
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his father read every night with great
profit and satisfaction.
Savage, in the pressing hour of dis
tress, sold that eccentric poem, The
Wandcrer, which had occupied him sew
eraI years, for ten pounds.
Even the great Milton, as every one
knows, sold his immortal work for ten
pounds TO bookseller, being too poor
to undertake the printing Of it on his
own account and Otway, a dramatic
poet in the first class, is known to have
persisted with hunger.
Samuel Boyce, whose Poem on Deity
ranks high in the scale of poetic excel
lence, was absolutely furnished TO death
and was found dead, in garnet, with a
blanket thrown over his shoulders, and
fastened by skewer, with pen in his
hand
Chattertou, while he supplied num-
Der of monthly magazines with their
chief materials found "a penny tart a
luxury - and ii luxury it was to him
who could not always get bread to his
water.
In book entitled De Lnfortuaio Lit
eratorium, may be found many other ex-
amples of the miseries Of literary men,,
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-03-04

in bis town on sunday evening last, by the Rev
Mr Wheaton, Capt Isaiah Crssker Jun. Of Bath. me
10 Ms Karries @. .Nosre OF this town.
A. Portsmouth. on rhu'sdsy evening last. by the
Rev Mr. Eddy. Mr. John Brnson, jr. Of CoiunbIs.
(Pena) to Miss .9bsgai !sAerman, daughter OF hr
samuel sherman. Of Portsmouth.
At Freetown, (Mass) 22d uitmo. by Joseph 2
Read. ESQ Mr. S'sphen Bsven Of this town. to Mis-,
R'rena Porter. dsughler VI the late Rooer Porter.
bsq Ut Preetown.
Al south Kings,o~n. on The io,h uI,imo. Captain
R,serS H. ChsapGn, 10 Mns .1bes H Canydon,
daughter of Mr. George Coogdon
Al stohing'on Borough, (Conn) 7Fh uItimo. by
the Rev Mr.. Hart. SIR Sansei n. Ro6nsor OF New.
shorehsm, 10 Miss .flsoyda Rosahn wiaey. Of South
Kings,oxn. daughter OF Doct Aaron e. Wiley, OF ".
Shofchsm.
DfRD,
IN this town. on Monday evening last. Mrs. Cd'ii.
rive Drm-,ad. aged ~ uidow oi ,is la1 NJ wd
Ian DTummoni