The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-26

'aid military weapons were found, exact-Ia
v suits the place where he would get the|,
first view Of the Caledonian army drawn.
M on the other side of the Vale OF Eden.
He carefully, however, cOnceals the Gun
ming artifce the Romans had betakep
to, in order to entice the ga
ledonians from their advantageous posi-
ton across the Eden, down to tord ca,-
led Morals for Marvellous Ford, from the
Of the slaughter beng SOY
great on the banks of a small brook rum
ming into it, that according to the tradition
of the country still kept up, the Eden ran
red with blood for two days.) we havel
here also the small hill and plain men
toned by Tacitus, on which body OF the|
ICaledonians were stationed, who' when|
attempting to surround the wing OF the
victorious Romans, were attacked by tour
souadrons of horse. This had necessar'-
lly brought on dreadful and sangulnary
lconflict, little south from the rest OF thu
Held of battle, where all that had fallen
there, seem to have been burnt on the
grand funeral pile, the timber yet rising
-four feet above the brook. The horse had
then passed north through small gap, OF
opening of the hill, and attacked the Ca
ledonians in flight on the plain, land the
|burninp of the dead in two different pla-
Ices on it seems to confirm this, which Isl
said by Tacitus to have decided the fate
Of the battle.) The very camp occupied
by Agrcola after the battle. remains ex-
Iactly according to Tacitus' description oil
liz half entire, and the rest easily traced.
What appeared to be most remarkable
about the new discovered town Orea, IS
triangular table, cnt out Of the
freestone-r0ck, upon a pedestal and pillar,
and standing with little alteration as the
Romans had left it, This seems to have
been IA table to the sun, and an inseparable
appendage to all the Roman towns. A
more full and particular account OF all
these are now drawn up, and recently pub
lished, wherein the line of Agricola's march
is endeavoared to be traced, from where
he landed in the south Of Galloway, by the
forts that he had built.
Extraordinary privilege ofthe Kings and
Queens Of frarce.
! 1t is not, We believe, generally known
that the rulers of France, whose govern
ment has ever been notorious for bad faith,
can plead an authority for such conduct,
which fully absolves IN the eyes OF all good
Catholics. In consequence OF brlet adj
dress by Pope Clement vi. to John, king
of France, the kings and queens ct that
country possess the exclusive privilege OF
mot keeping any oath which they have
sworn or may hereafter swear, it it should
not suit their convenience. This docu-
ment, as printed in the folio edition OF the
+ CoIlections of Dr. Lucas of Archery, re-
;, pisad and improved by Louis Francoise
S Josephe de la Barre paris, l725, vol. Ill
2 D. 724,) among the miscellaneous paper'
belonging to the year 1851, is as follows
Y "Clement the Sixth, the servant OF thu
: servants of God, to his very dear children
rim Christ, John and Joanna, king and queel
: of France, health and the apostoilcal bies
e sing: To your prayers we willingly listen
q and especially those pionsiy desiring peac
and salvation by the favour OF God. Hcnc
we, being inclined to your suppiicaton:
do by apostolical authority grant to yo
and your successors, the kings aud quee
>. of France, and to any of you for ever, tina
your religious contessor may have author
ty to commute, any VOWS already made q
g. herealterto be made by you your succe.
# sors vows OF chastity excepted as well a
= any oa,hs taken or to be taken by 80
h. and which you cannot conveniently fulfil
ty for some other pious purposes, which b
n shall! consider pleasing 10 Cod and SALUTE
III ~ to your souls. Let none therefore dat
d to dispute this our indulgence, and if an
e. one do attempt to con'rayenc IT he sha
Is incur the Indignation Of Almighty Coz
,e and Ut Peter and Paul and his blessed {
4 postles.-Given at Av,snon."
att
ty "A surprising Escape from tie GraS
nsof TIGER IN India.-lt was alter a lon
o.day's march of 8 miles, across cuuntr
ne where with difficulty an ancient rnad coui
,s. be traced, and that made by deep ravlne
~ cut by the rains, with here and tibet
ds uprlght stones, that we arrived at Jung'
Aunusually swampy, which, from its siz
oiand the iatgued state OF the soldiers an
ed cattle, thou til prudent to defer pass't
IS Until the following, morning, when prob
n. bly,, we should fall in with an enemy
nd bout three thousand strong, with sever
in pieces Of cannon, under the command
In Ally Nawas Kan, with whom We were IL
: o over anxious to hazard an engagement
DIV from the inferiority OF our iorce; whit