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The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-16

We copy from an English work entitled
"Collcctive Wisdom, !" the following admira-
BILE delineation of the style, manner and mat
ter Of the famous Parliamentary Orator,
Henry Brougham:
"Brougham rises, the deep silence Of the
House, and the muttercd curses of the Re-
poIters, whose pens must now be worn to the
stumps. His air and his manner, at first,
put YOU very much in mind of those Of a field
preacher! he is tall and bent, and plain III
his appearance and although his tones be
full and molodious, he hesitatcs, asst he were
either at loss what to say, or ashamed to
say it. lie stands Crouched together, pulls
up his shoulders, hangs his head, and there
is a ,trcmulous motion i'll his upper lip and
nostiil, which makes you fancy that he is
trembling through fear. His first sentences,
or rather the first members OF his sentence
for an opening sentence with him is ten
minutes matter at least--comcs forth cold,
hcstating, and ambiguous, so that for the
soul of you, you cannot perceive the driit OF
them. Each is, indeed, a clear and satistac-
tory proposition in itself, but the whole
seem bent in one direction by some moving
force which is vet yiewlcss as the wind.
IL,
have been drawn out in line, the whole
march solcmnly and steadily TO one conclu-
sion, and the position meant to be carried Is
carried as completely and as irrcslstiby as
by bayonet charge Of the most powerful
British troops. One point being thus Won,
the orator rises upon it both in body and
mind, and wins second by a more bold and
brief attack. Then he vaults upon the sub
ducd basis, rises in figure and in tone till he
ovcrtop, the staring Members and shake the
astonished House, and when he has gained
what Won imagine to be the very summit of
powerful speaking, and has kept beating
time upon the table and looking towards
every corner of the House, as if to sec and
sncer at the admiration he has called forth,
his voice and his figure sink again into di-
mersions lower than ever. You would ina
gine that he was terrified at the echo of his
own voice, but no such thing; it is like the
bending of the wrestler, in order that he may
twist his antagonist in his grasp, or like the
drawing back of the tiger, in order that he
NAV spring the more terribly on his prey.
| Woe be to the man, upon whom his eye glares
from that terrible concealment. Woe be to
the wight. to whom those half whispered
words are prelude to the storm which is on
the wing. You are ofcoursc stranger, and
know not what is to happen: you merely see
man putting on an air of incomprehcnsible
mildness and simplicity, and hear man
speaking in subdued whispers, which aston
ish YOU by their being audible to the very
smallest syllable. The words which were at
4 first Geld and congcalinG, become hurried
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-16
FREDERICK THE GREAT.

In the course of the seven years war,
when Frederick and his army lay IN the
lines Of the Austrian army, 1t became neces-
sary to call to his assistance II regiment OF
grenadiers from that division commanded by
the kings brother The colonel and his re-
gimcnt were in the highest reputation, for
bravery and discipline. Frederick, always
on the alert, was ever willing to improve in
the science of command and acquire true
knowledge Of mankind, The evening after
the arrival of this regiment. Frederick pro-
cured a grcnadier's uniform complete, and
immediately repaired to an Inn, where the
sergeants of the new arrived regiment were
rcgaling themselves. On his arrival, he I'M
mediatelv introduced himself TO the most
important among them, and alter glass OF
wine and the usual compliments, the new
sergeant invites Fritz to take game OF
Yuker; Fritz, always willing to accommo-
date, agreed; but unfortunately tor his new
acquaintance, Frederick beat him two to one.
| At length the time to retire to quarters ar
rivcs--the landlord is called and the reckon
ing cancelled. The new sergeant is Dutch
dollar in debt, and without cash to pay
Frederick generously offers to lend his new
acquaintance the money-Oh no, replied the
sergeant, | will pledge my sword; and i'll
I TWO QttNS We iSNti't pay, "'S',
deem it. Well, says Frederick, but how are
YOU to pass paradc' Oh, rcpicd the other, !
have another handle just like it, in my kit,
and with wooden blade, it supplies the
want, as we are seldom required to draw on
parade duty. We'll, well, says Fritz.
On the following morning, the king order
ed grand parade, and the new colonel is to
command and perform some new man9uvrc
lately practiscd by his brother An under
standing in had with the colonel, and grand
mistake or blundcr is made, Just as the kim
and suit enter the hcld.-Thc king, in
great rage, enquiries the cause of so great
disorder in the columns. Finding the new
colonel wholly to blame, Immediately order,
ed him to be arrested, and tried. Being found
guilty, the king ordered his head to be struck
off bv sabre at one blow, and the same SER
geant with whom he had spent the previous
evening to be the cxccutioncr.
All remonstrance proving i'll vain, the SER
gcant, on his knees, implored the king to eN-
tend his mercy, rccounting his many exploits
and distinguished bravery in his brother
army--but in vain.
The sergeant coming up to the poor VIC
: tim, with great GOODNESS and fcrvency, pray
cd that :" the Lord would turn his sword III
to vood"-diawinm, it was wood, to th'
great astonishmcnt of all but the king, wh'
Immediately restored the colonel, and pro
NOTED the sergeant.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-16
SERIOUS nEFLECTycNs.
THOU MUST DIE


When we bring to mind this awful SEN
tcnce, which has been passed upon every
creature inhabiting this ball Of earth, how
appear those low persnits which
agitate the toilng race Of men.-lie who has
been for series of years building airy cas-
ties, and preparing for future years Of enjoy
mcnt-who has been filling his barns with
plenty and his stores with abundance how
is he astonishcd, when to him is sent this
awful summons His proud projects vanish
into emptiness, and more worthless than
chaf appear those vast designs Of grandeur
which had called forth all the energy OF his
mind.-Not so the Christian, who
slIas made the statutes OF the Lord
His study and delight"
to him death comes not unlocked tor: nc
knows it is the lot of our trail nature, and he
rcjoiccs in it as the road to blesscdness
Sustained by the hope Of glory, he sinks not
under the rcndings Of pain--the agonles OF
disease arc considered as the price OF his
passport to a happier state; and, resigned
he receives the cup Of aiiiiction. The death
of the Christian is the revival Of faith.
Those who stand at his bed sidc--who be-
hold him throw off the shacklcs Of mortali-
tv, his countcnance beaming with heavenly
smiles, and his lips uttcrins praise--mus'
surely be convinced that he has followed nc
"cunningly divised fables''--and even occp-
tics must be induced to wish, that Their lat
ter end might be like his. 1how must die
When the grim messenger delivers the aw
full sentence, he pays no respect to persons
Not all the riches of tho Nabob, the suppl
cations of the beggar, nor the threats OF TN
dcist can aught avail. | have sketchet
the diving Christian-let me give the con
trast in the closing scene of the unthinhinj
youth, who, amidst his voluptuous comradc
and destructive amuscmcnts, had hootcd a
the notion of judgment--sct at naught tn
restraints of wisdom, and banishcd all reHec
tiun from his mind In this state he IS visit
cd by sickness. Behold him groaning undo
afiiicton. The stings Of guilty conscicnc
add torment to his bodily pains. He cndei
vors to pray. but guilt starcs him in I'll
facc-hc cries for mercy, but, alas, he ma
scoHied at the offers ofparlon and he is no
suddenly called into the presence Of Ii
Maker, loaded with the pollutions of tn
world, and his dark passage through ii
valley of the shadow of death not illuminc
with one ray Of consolation. With such e.
amples before him, is it not astonishing TIL
man should still run on in the mad career
Vice, and end his days in wrctcledness'
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nRAXERY AND ADNENTURG.

W. Legl's 9csceM into he ofMc (,ocodiles.
The enly remnant left among us of that
romantic spirit which i'll former times sent SO
many bold peers of Christcndom in quest OF
adventures, is unquestionably the curiosity
Of those interchangeable travellers, who SO
abroad to gather fame by collecting materials
for publication. The very least Of the hard
ships which Mr.. Leigh suffered would have
furnished long chapter to the lcngthiest
romance writer OF the brightest days OF Chi
valrv. 1t is questionable indeed if ever Or
lando himself met with an adventure more
appalling than this gcntlcman's decent into
the cayelns If tho crocodilcs at Mantalout:
We had been wandering, says he, Tor more
| than an hour in low subtcrrancan passages,
and felt considerably fatigucd by the irk-
somencss of the posture in which We had
been obliged to move, and the hcat Q! our
torches in those narrow and low galleries.
! But the Arabs were so confident OF succeeding
| in the second trial that we were induced once
more to attend them. We found the opening
| Of the chamber which We now approach
ed Guarded by a trench of unknown depth,
and wide enough to require good leap.
! The first Arab jumped the ditch and we
all followed him. The passage we en-
tered was extremely small and so low Ill some
! places as to obilSe us TO crawl on the Prouha.
( and almost always on our hands and knees.
Tho intricacies Of its windings rcsembled
labyrintl, and it terminated at length in a
chamber much smaller than the one we had
left; but like it containing nothing to satisfy
our curiosity. Our search hitherto had been
fiuitlcss, but the mummies might not be far
distant; another effort and we might still be
successful.
The Arab whom followed, and who led
the way, now entered another gallery, and
we all continued to move in the same man
ner as before, each proceeded by guide
We had not gone far before the heat became
excessive; tormy own part, fcnnd my brea-
thing extremely difficult, my head began to
ach most violently, and had a most dis
trcssing sensation of fulness about the brest.
We felt we had gone too far and yet were
almost deprived of the power OF returning.
At this moment the torch OF the first Arab
went out. / was close to him and saw him
fall on his side he uttered a groan-hls legs
were strongly convulsed, and heard rat
Ting noise IN his throat--he was dead. me
Arab behind me seeing the torch OF his COM
lpanions cYtinguished, alid conceiyins he bag
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-16
DESCRIPTION OF LA FAYETTE.

The General is now about 67 years old and
must have been blessed with good constitution
to have borne so well his severe and long contine-
mcnt and the suiferngs incident to change Of
fortune. His mind appears to have been but little
impaired, and retains much of its original vigor
and vivacity-hs memory is very retentive; he is
once familiar, and he enters into the details of the
war of our revolution with great accuracy, He
is of fine portly figure about feet II inches high,
has strong and full features, prominent eye brows.
but his fine forehead is somewhat concealed by b
wig-his manner is graceful and dignifed; and he
very soon puts his company perfectly at case.
There is always great mildness i'll his countenance
which in conversation is Enlightened bys ssS'e;
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-16
NO. 49

pavements much worn with the wheels ofcarr-
ages and the feet of the foot passengers. We
have only room to mention few of the buildings
that were visited and described by our Tourist -
Among these were the Forum and two theatres.
the tragic and the comc---These and the ampi-
theatre are nearly perfect In the arched pas
sage bv which we entered and lett the ampithe-
atre are shown several small dungeons, in which
it is probable wild beasts were kept for the
shows, and in the doorpost of one of them an iron
staple vet remains. The temple of Isis, which
was one of the principal temples of the city, con-
tanned the skeletons of several men, supposed to
be prtsts--In the house of a surgeon, consisting
of three small rooms plastered and ornamented
with pictures of water colours, were found more
Than fifty surgical instruments. In the shop OF
sculptor were found pieces of marble, several
bnsts and statues, with others half formed, rough
blocks and the tools with which they had been
wrought. In some of the dwelling houses were
tickets for the theatres and ampitheatres; i'll the
form Of birds. beasts, &c with the Roman NUM-
hers ansv erng to those of the doors and stair Ca
scs At corner of the street is building with
picture on the outside of a serpent biting an
apple, which is supposed to have been the shop
| Of an apohecary from this circumstance, as wen
as on account of the dry vases and pills found withs
in. "We passed an oil and wine shop, public
fountain and reservoir, long since dry, two shops
where wine was sold by the draught, soap manu-
factory, and the public weighing Office Here
we're found weights of lead and marble, two pair
Of scales, and several steel-yards! Near by this
bakers shop, where was a heap OF wheat per-
f.c,iv black, and converted into charcoal; with a
loaf OF bread in the same state, which had beel
baked in round scolloped dish, and was marked
with crossing lines OH the top, and the brand o.
the baker"
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-16
RUINS OF poMpElI.

From n volume lately issued from the press enti'
I'd, a journal nf Il 4 ur in iatly i'll ticyear 1921
The citv of pompeii was burned by showers
oct,,,s, and cin.eri which fell during an eruption
If ycsuvicus in the year 10 Of the Christian era.
lIr.ul neum, at the fon, Of the mountain AMI
mean po,npeii, shared the same awful tate, but
s,yas afterwards Hooded with river ofhol wat, i
which converted the whole mass into s1lid rock
cemcnt---pn pnmpei, on the contrary, was cover
ID with white ashes so loose AS to he easily re-
moved with spade, and about one third of he
low hill which contains It has been dug away, and
A. number of streets and some hundreds Of build
inrs are opened again to the sun" short time
since, several Thousand men We're employed in eX
cayating; in 1921 only" or three laborers
were found at work with spades and mattocks," !"
and in February last eleven men and few b. VS.
were cmployed in removing the ashes from the
buried nortiun of the city. The houses are with
ou' roofs; owing, as It is supposed, partly to an
carhq ialr which nearly destroyed the city 10
years previous to the eruption, and partly to the
weight of the superintendent sand aud ashes
They small general, ct two 81 ories and pant
d with the forms of animals, the colors OF which
have lost none of their original brightness
Most of the larger houses, are of one slory' 70
guard as our traveller supposes, against lhe ef'
tec,s of earthquakes. According TO 'heir size
they contain one or more square courts, open
above, and surrounded with rialzas, which par
tally protect from the weather the entrances to
the sieeping rooms, usually arranged around
them BY four zhe streets are nsrrcw and the
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-16
TIE rHGKTN ETEA.RL'.

There is flower thai scorns TO shed
IT'S bloom where every eye may rove,
1t coldly seeks some lionel! bed,
Anl waists the perfume all mist love.
That flower, tho cold it seems TO all,
Yet once, It's said, in earlier hours,
Gre haplcss man had learned to f.lD
1t WAS the brightest, best of flowers.
Then Why SO lonely should it be-
why bloom to waste that bloom away
And not rcsolt 10 youth and glce,
As other flowers, why not as gay
Why, cold and sullcn, on yon height,
Thus live in sadness all alonc
Or, only seem TO smile at night,
When genial gloon is round ii thrownS
Tho cold and lone, that flower feels more
Than all that dwell in bowers Of art;
BY uurequitcd feeling torn;
The emblem Of a Brofcn hcari.
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tPD-.ng...Is.lIs Z x z .
From tie &. States Literary Gasettt.
sUMN-Ea WIND.
ny BRYANT.


II h sultiv day; the sun has drank
The dew that lay upon the morning grass:
There is no lusthng in the lofty elm
That canopes my dwelling, and its shade
scarce cools me. All is silent save the faint
And interrupted murmlrs of the bee,
Settling on the thick flowers, and then agan
Jnstantv on the wing. The plants around
Feel the too potent fcrvors; the tall maze
Ron, M It's long green leaves; the clover droops
tts tender foliage, and declines its blooms.
Hut far in the fierce sunshine tower the hills,
with all their growth of woods, silent and stern,
Asifi,s scorching heat and dazzling light
Were bit an clement they loved. Bright clouds,
Motionlcss pillars ofthc brazcn heavcn,-
Their bases on tic mouutans--thelr wliltc tops
Shining in the far cther-irc tho ar
with reflected radiance, and make turn
The grazer's eye away. Forme, lie
I..npuidlv in the shade, where the thick tlli,
Vet virgin from the kisses of the sun,
Retains some freshness, and WOO the WIND
rLat still DELAYS It's coming why 50 slow,
Gentle and voluble spirit ofthe ar
Oh! come and breathe upon the fi,intinH Garth
Goodness and life. Is it that in Ills caves
lie hears me- See on yonder woody ridge,
'Ihe pine is bending his proud top, and now
Among the nearer. groves, chcsnut and OAK
Are tossing thcirgrccn boughs about. He comes
10 where the grassy meadow runs III waves
The deep distrcsst,il silence of the scene
freaks up with minglinS ofnunbcrcd sounds
And universal motion. lie is come,
Shaking shower of blossoms from the shrubs
And bearing on their fragrance; and he brings
Music Of birds and rustng Of young boughs,
And sound of swaying branches, and the voice
of distant waterfalls. All the green herbs
Arc string in his breath; u thousand flowers,
By the roadside and the borders oftic brook,
Nod gailv to each other; glossy leaves
Arc twnlling in the sun, as if the dew
We're on them yet; and silver waters break
into small waves and sparkle us he comes.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-16
TIE DESERTER.

HIS check was pale, and wildly there
Was seen the withciing blanch fwo7
Ills eye was fixed, It's lurid glare
Bespoke the hearts conyulsivc throc.
heard the slowly passing knell,
The fatal moments swiftly sped
] shuddcred as the signal fell,
saw him numbered with the dead
Cnwept, he found an early tomb,
No kindly hand bestrcwcd the bicrs
Unknown, he fell in youthful bloom
Forgotten was affections tear.
And such, accursed War; l said,
Thy ills, and such thy hateful stain
fNatured by thee, the heart grows dead,
And signing Virtue pleads in vain,
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-16
w1Ernz7gcToN, DEL. SEPT. Is, 1924.

and hot and while the speaker absolutely
browns the cheering of his own party, and
binds the whole "Collectivc" in fctter
which they dare not break, he is peeling
some poor devil to the bone, and tossing his
manglcd limbs into all the positions ofmental
agony through the whole figures of rhetoric
nor is it till his own body has been vanquish-
ed and beaten down by the energy OF his
own mind, that he drops upon his seat, CIV
ing the House time to cheer, and leaving you
utterly confunded.
"Whilc YOU are wondering what can
come after this, you preccivc figure
somewhat obese, but exceedingly elegant
and preposscssing. If you be an admlrer OF
fine heads, you lose the first sentence OF the
Right Honorable Secretary, in scanning his
appearancc; but you are soon compelled to
listen to him, and the more perhaps that his
matter and manner are so very unlike those
of him, the edge Of whose eloquence the oe-
cretary has to turn. You can perceive by
the glance which he sends across, manly
admiration Of the powers OF his antagonist
I end perchance the expression of lingering
wish somewhat analogous to g would he were
one of us" What he uttcrs is 50 elegant il
its form, and 50 bespangled with wit, tha
You care not much, and indeed havero time t
care for the material OF which it is made
Whatever be your political opinions, you ar
pleased to escape from the agony which yo
iell the invectivr of Brougham must have oc
casioncd.-The reiterated cheers of til
House follow the eloqucnce OF the Secreta
ry,''
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From the Trenton Empon'um.
THH ROSE BUD.

Dy the side of a thorn,
On fresh dcwy morn,
4 sweet little rose bud grew
Aud the suns first light
Played gay and bright,
On It's bosom, all moist with dew
But the sun rose high
In the burning Sky,
In his tiercest summer hour--
And long ere night
A withering blight
Fell full on the lovely flower.
At early eve
Each beautcous leaf,
Lay faded on the ground,
where newly made,
In green airaycd,
There rose q gentle mound.
In that lone bed
An infants head,
Laid on its clay pillowcd home
And the fowcrct fell
At the cuifcw's kncll
An emblem Of bcauty's doom.
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stumbled passed me, advance 10 MS aSsls-
tancc, and stopped. observed him toappear
faint, totter and fall in moment-he also
was dead. The third Arab came forward,
and made an effort to approach the bodies,
but he stopped short We looked at each
other in silent horror-The danger incrcas-
ed every instant; our torches burnt talntly-
our breathing became more dllticult-our
knees tottcrcd under US, and we felt our
strength nearly gone.
There was no time to be lost. The Ame-
rican, Barthow, cried to us to take courage,
and We began TO move back again as fast as
we could. We heard the remaining Arab
shouting after us, calling us Caffrcs, implo-
ring our assintancc, and upbralding us with
dcscrtinr him. The windings OF the pas
sagcs through which we had came, increased
the difficulty of our escape; VI might take a
wrong turn, and never reach the great cham
| Der we had first entered. Even supposlng
we took the shortest road, it was but too pro-
bable our strength would fail us before we ar
rived. We had each OF us, separately and
unknown to one another, observed attentive
| lv the different shapes of the stones which
projected into the galleries We had passed, so
that each had an imperfect clue to the laby-
rinth we had now to rctrace. we compared
notes, and only on one occasion had dispute,
the American differing from my friend and
myself: III this dilemma We were determined
by the majority, and fortunately were right.
Exhausted with fatigue and terror, We
reached the edge of the deep trench, winch
remained to be crossed before VIC got into the
great chamber. mastering all my strength
i leapetl, and was followed BY the American
Smelt stood on the brink ready to drop witt
fatigue. He called to US" For Gods sake
to como and help him over the fosse, or a
least to stop, if only for five minutes, to al
) low him to recover his strength" 1t wa
impossible to stay was death, and we coult
not resist the desire to push on and reaci
the open air. We encouraged him to sum
,. mon all his force, and he cleared the trench
: When we reached the open air it was on
:. o'clock, and the heat in the sun about 100 dc
rrccs. Our sailors, who were waiting for us
had luckily bartlak full OF water, the
c sprinklcd it over us; but trough little re
d frcshed, it was impossible to climb the side
! Of the pit they unfoldcd their turbans' IN
Singing them round our bodies drew us to til
! top.
. Our appearance alone, without our guide
u naturally astonished the Arab, who had r1
&c maincd at the entrance OF Inc cavern, ana Il
: anxiously inquired for his friends. 10 hay
> confessed they were dead, would have exc
ted suspicion; he would have supposed v
u had murdered them, and have alarmed tt
&c inhabitants of Amabdi to purse us, and r
A. vcngc the death ofther friends. Wcrepli'
,e therefore, they were coming and were cr
ploycd in bringing out the mummies VIC HI
~ fond, which was the cause of their della
W We lost not me in mounting our asses,recro
lis scd the desert, and passed hastily by u
i. village, to regain the ferry at Montalout.