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Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-03

| PHiLADELPurA, July 31.-Our city and II.
vicinity were visited, on Thursday night, with
fall oirain, wholly unprecedented at any time
within our recollection, which did almost meal
cniab'e injury, tostreets, banks of rivers, bridg-
! es, mill danfs, and to agriculture.
rom every quarter, we hear reiterated ac-
counts of losses. In small! stream, tributary
TO the Scnyil,iIi, few miles above the civ.
three niill-dans, are swept away; and it is pro-
! oa6ie, that not one iii ten Of the DAMS near the
| city, arc left Whole
| The bridge at Fiat Rock, which has been des-
troyed, was undergoing repairs. Mr.. Wernwae.
the contractor, must lose considerably by this
accident, as he bad Just erected two arches 10
support the old bridges, and two days work more
would have secured them--the whole was swept
away.
We are Informed that much property was in
Inrcd and lost in Naylandvle. We have heard
that single Individual there states his loss at
upwards Of 1000.
Montgomery and Bucks Counties, the roads
arc much injured, milldarns and fences swept
away. Is far as we have been able to gather
information, the same misfortunes have beGaI-
len the people Of Delaware and Chester conn
tics New Jersey has also suffered in mill DAMS
! fences, hay and roads.
In The city, several foundations of houses re-
Gently laid, have been destroy ed, and hundreds
W NSi'a'S arc bSdfiy, VI quite luH OF water.
The advice which the New York Editors lately
gave their fellow citizens, will not be anss TO
orr neighbours; let tic water be pumped out of
your cellars as soon as possible; it Dpiy by re.
naming, generate disease.
We have heard that PooIe's bridge, small
bridge at Fraukford, and Gray's Fcrry bridge
were all carried array as also several houses
Two cows IN tie Northern Liberties were
drowned. One man escaped with his family
-s,..1 4 l. = : -
iure, which, wHh his house and trunk con-
tanning 10 dollars, were swept OF by the cur
rent.
We understand tba! loss of upwards Of
5000 has been sustained by injury done TO the
Factory and It's c0uteptsite in G.'r4nr-f wv
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-03
RICHMOND MEi.TING.

ms meeting was postponed en- Satorday. r.
give time TO receive the pe,cd Electoral Tie-
Ae'. me hiends of MIR. Adams arc requested 10
meet o" Friday next, at 6 o'clock, p. NJ to nom i.
nate an Hector, choose Central Comr,it,ee, So,
On an occasion so important, punc,uali,y is asked
and expected fiom all the political friends of Mf
Adams.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-03
RxCEN1oND;
TUESD DAY MORNING, AUGUST 2. 1894.

~ We neg leave to remind o,n subscribers, ,hss
e s'x mon'hs' al the expir ton Of mhish their sa
scrption became due, have expired.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-03
"PRosPEcTs AT wAsnNGroN ~

Under tins bead, the last Fridays Enuu;rc, H..
some PRESIDENTIAL specuaiions, connected nh rc-
cent events at Washington. After pren,;s;nr nc -,
suai, the great purify aad independence Of ,bc;,
Press, the Editors Oh the Enquirer proceed To oe
cut the scraps which they have picked up from tbe,
correspondents at w shington, who, ON ali az.
counts, Is the very pu aud nco, ruptiblc john n
ooisin himself, the editor Of the WASHINGTON Ca
zette-Ihcre is probability, in the present COM
ii"n,cation, however, which will lejoiec all good
Patriots of every party: it is, that Jacks will he
wtthdrawn and Tie contest left to lie decided, ini.
handed, batwt en- Adams aud Crawlori'-Nir. Cinv
not being able, probably, get votes e,su.b 70 d.
iea' an election by the peope-1 his, as it will se
cure an election by the Colleges, and avoid tina.
great terror tn the Enquirer, AN Election Inv th,.
House ut Rencsen ativcs ought, and no doubt will
give tile patriotic editors Of that paper, whose f,vo-
rte iustNIn Is "Pii,cipics not men,, te sincsreSr
pleasure. Much as t,rsse gentlemen think of Mr.
Crawford, they uatst, ~ be uniform, advocate an
arrangements which, Whilst il will ensurc hts Dis
cohturc, WIN rtheiess bring along win, II 50
invaluable "a blessing, elertionby the people
we have no doubt, that in the course of the e, n
notwithstanding the impertiuent contradiction of
the rankin Gazette, an amalgamation will take
place between the friends of Adams and Jackso.
pased upon The correct aad lauda BILE design of dc
ieau"s the ihsoient dictatien OF minority caucus
The trip of the Post Master General a nd family
10 the Saratoga Springs is attributed bv tie Enm;-
ref correspondent, who, whatever other qualities
he may have, is Determined not to miss the tr,,,b
Tor the want of assertion conject,,re) to the an
preaching crisis at Albany, that he may be on the
spot To and III the union Of the friends of Jackson
ana Adams, aud the passage of the Flee rern law
IL Mt Mexican can bring about these r-a desirable
results, he vii deserve we'll Of his country
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
EMILY GElGER.

At t.hc time Gen Greene rctrcatcd before Lord
R;,wdon from Ninety-SX when he had passed
Broad River he was very dcsirous to send All order
to Gen. Sumptcrwho was on the Watcrcc, to Join
him, that the might attack ltawdon, who had now
divided his force. But the General could find 40
man in that part of the State who was bold c.
nough to undctakc so dangerous Il mission. The
country to be passed through for many miles was
full Of blood thirsty torics who on every occasion
that offered imbrued their hands in the blood Of
the wings. AT length Emil Gcger presented
herself to Gen. Greene, and proposed to act rs
his messenger i; and the General both surprised
and delighted, closed with her proposal. lie ac-
cordingly wrote q letter and delivered it, and at
the same time communicated the contents Of ii
verbally, to be told to Sumptcr in case of acci-
dents. Emily was young but as to her person OF
adventures on the way, We have no further infor-
nation except that she was mounted on horse
back upon side saddle, and OH the second day
other Journey she was intcrruptcdby Lord Raw
dons scouts. Coming from the direction ol
t,rccne's army, and not being able to tell an un,
truth mthout bi.shing, Emily was suspected and
confined to a room and rs the officer in command
had the modesty not to search her at the time, hs
sent for an old tory matron rs more fitting for that
purpose. Emily was not wanting in cXpetlicnt,
and as soon us the door closed and the hustle
little subsidcd, she ate up the letter piece by
piece. After while the matrcn arrived, ant
upon searching carfully nothing was to be founl
of a suspicious nature about the prisoner, and she
would disclose nothing. Suspicion being thus
alayed, the officer commanding the scouts, sut
fercd Emily to depart for where she said she wa
bound-but she took rout somewhat circuitou
to avoid further detention and soon after struck
into the road to sumptcrs camp, where she ar
rived in safety Emily told her adventure ant
delivered Grcenc's verbal message to Snnpter
who in consequence soon after joined the maiI
army at Oangeburg. Emily Geigcr afterwards
married Mr.. Threrwits, a rich planter on the Con
garec. She has been dead thilty-ivc wears; bu
it is trusted her name will descend To posterlty u
mon,s those of the patriotic females Of the l,oyo
luton.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
SERIOUS REFLECTIONS.
PLEASURES OF RELIGION.

If man can find no enjoyment except
when directly engaged in seeking his own
happiness, his pleasures must be necessari-
ly limited as we'll as selfish. But if with the
love Of God and the love CT man regning in
his heart, he takes delight in rendering O.
theirs happy, his sources of pleasure must
be abundant and perpetual. To cultivate
n spirit of bcncvocncc is at once then our in
tcrcst and our duty. "Look not every man
on his own things" says the benevolent
apostle, "but every man also on the things
Of Others" Remember the words of the
Lord Jesus, how he sad, sit is more blessed
to give than receive" Remember the cNi-
gcncies of the poor, of the fricndless, Of the
afflicted, and Of the ignorant; and connect
with their miscrics their claims; their claims
on your commiscration, your time, and pro-
pcrty. Think how many ofyour elbow crca-
lures, with natural susccptibilitics of delight,
not inferior to your own, arc altogether
strangers to your happiness, and destitute OF
the moral AMI divincly prescribed means OF
discovering the way to its attainment Are
not myriads pcrishing for lack of knowledge
Arc you not inthe possession Of the treasures
of Divine Truth by which they may become
"wise unto salvaton," and happy through
unchanging eternity. Remember that he
who winneth souls, to the paths of peace and
glory, is by the highest authority, "wise )"
he is wise in seeking for himself and for O.
Tiers the happiness ofimmortality of for they
who are thus wise "shall hereafter shine
with the brightness of the iirmamcnt, ant
they turn many to righteousness, as the stars
forever and ever" [Bnrder's Lectures.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
SALE OF CHILDREN AT MALABAR.
From Forbes Oriental Memoirs.

Malabar children are generally cheap
commodity at Anjingo At the end of the
rainy season, when there was no particular
scarcity in the interior country, purchased
a boy and girl, about eight or nine years of
age, as a present to a lady in Bombay, for
less money that couple of pigs in England.
| bought the young couple, laid in two
months provisions of rice and salt fish for
their voyage, and gave each OF them four
changes cotton garments, all for the sum OF
twenty rupees, or fifty shillings. English
humanity must not pass a censurc on this
transaction; it was happy purchase for the
children; they were relieved from hunger
and nakedness, and sent to an amablc mis-
trcss, who brought them up tendcrly, and
on leaving India, provided Tor their future
comforts; whereas, had | rcfased to buy
them, they would have been sold to oanothcr,
and probably have experienced miserable
bondage with some native Portuguese CHRIS
tian, " nom we do not reckon among the
most mcrciful task-masters A circumstance
OF this kind happened to myself; while the
servant WAS dispoaing of them, she asked
me to puchase fine boy, two years of age,
then in her arms. On my upbraidimg her
want Of maternal affection, size replied, with
smile, that she expected another in Il few
weeks, and as she could not manage two,
she made me the first offer other boy, whom
she wonld part with for rupee. She came
a few davs afterwards with q basket of fish
but had just sold her child to Siguor Manuel
Rodriguez, the Portuguese linguist, who
though Il man Of property and a christian
had thought it necessary to lower the price
half a rupee. Thus did this young woman
without rcmorsc, dispose of an only child, loi
fifteen pence,
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
A SKETCH OF TIE CHARACTER OF
NTR. CANNIISG.
(Conclndcd. from our lust. J

Mr.. Canning is conUenti3na{ speaker; he
is an ohfionai politician. He has ready and
splendid assortment Of arguments upon all
ordinary questions : he takes the side or view
of a question that is dictated by his vanity, his
interest, or his habits, and endcvours to make
the best he can of it. Truth, liberty justice,
humanity, war or peace, civilization OF bar"
barism, are things Of little consequence, eX-
cept for him to make speeches upon them
He thinks "thc worse the better reason, II
he can only make it appear SO to others; ana
in the attempt to confouna and mislchd, he is
grcatcly assisted by really percciving no
difference himself 1t is not what thing is,
but what he can say about it, that IS ever up
pcrmost in his mind and WHY should he be
squeamish or have any particular choice,
since his words are all equally mn, and
delivered with equal voluhiiity OF tongue
His balanced periods are the scale 4" that
makes these odds al. even. Our Orltor
does not blind himself BY any dull prejudice
he does not tie himself down to any pedan-
tic rules or abstract principle lie does not
listen implicitly to common sense, Eor docs
he follow the independent dictates OF his own
Judgment. No, he picks and chooses among
all these, as best suits his purpose. TIC
pucks out the gray hairs OF a question, ana
then again the black. He shifts his posltlon
it is u ride-and-tir system with him. He
mounts sometimes behind reason. He Is
now with the wise, and then again with the
vulgar. He drivels, or he raves. He is now
welded to antiquity, anon there is no inno-
vation too startling for him. At one time
he is literal, at another visionary and roman
tic. At one time the honour of the country
sways him, at another its interest. One mo
ment he is all for liberty, and the next toi
slavery. First we are to hold the balance ol
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
LOVES TELEGRApH.-lf

LOVES i IltliEtrlShi' Iii SNA'i~-
man wants wife, he wears Il rims on the
t;nrcr of the left hand If he be engaged, he
wears it on the second finger; IT married on
thr third, and on the fourth if he never h-
tends to be married. When lady is not
engaged, she wears hoop or a diamond on
hcr first finger; if engaged, on the second !;
4 married on the third and on the fourth II
She intends to die a maid. -.
Whcn gentleman presents fan, flower,
or . trinkcd to a lady with the lett hand, it
IS on his part an overture Of rsgdrd should
crca IN acccptance of his esteem, but II with
the right hand is refusal Of the OF Offer err
INNS Nh 5v a few simple tokens, explained by
rule, M the passion Of love is expressed and
through the medium of the telegraph pi,,a,', the
most timid and dihident man may, wi...ua' ~ ,.a
difficulty, communicate his sentiments OF re,
card m for a lady and lin case his offer should
be refused) avoid experiencing the mortlh'
cation of IN explicit refusal.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
ELEGANT EXTRACT.

From Talcs IF q T,m~lier, By George Ipasaing-
tn hriag.
"Alasl how little do VIC appreciate mo-
theirs tenderness while living! How heed
less arc we i'll youth of all her anxictics and
Kindness. But when she is dead and gone !;
when the cares and GOODNESS of the world
come withering to our hearts; when we
find how hard it is to find true sympathy,
how few love us for ourselves, how few will
bcfrjend us in our msfortuncs; then it Is
that We think of the mother VIC have lost.
It is true, I had always loved my mother
even in nv most needless days ; but tclt
how inconsidcratc and Intellectual had been
my love. My heart melted as retraced
the days Of infancy, when was led by mo-
ther's hand, and rocked to sleep in amother's
arms. and was without care or sorrow. ION,
NV N mothcr," exclaimed I, burying my face
again in the grass of the grave" -"oh' that
/ | were once more by your SIDE sleeping
never to wake again, on the cares and
troubles Of this world p
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
AFRICAN UITRA-ROYALISM.

The following ode from the Timbuctoo Anthol
ogy, in the Ne,v .Hmthly .Mgieine, is worthy Of
the Poet Iaureat Of central Africa, by whom it i.
said to have been written
"siIoo, Tanarama bow now!
Slamarambo,iHg! ?
liumah for the son Of the sun!
i;lrrth for the brother OF the Moon
throughout all the world there is none
like Quashih0o, the only one
Descended from the Great B,boon, B.boon,
Descended from the Great haboon*
nuti.tlo Of n,4f;llo2s, and Bull Of Bulls.
He sis on n tlironc OF enemies skulls;
And ifhe wants others to play at foot bail,
0,lrs arc at Ills scrricc--all! all! all!
Ilugaboo-jah, IIng.boo.oo!
Hail to the Royal Quashiboo,
Emperor and Lord of l'mbtctoo,,"
Their prncipalidol, whose temple adioins III
palace,
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
AN EXTRACT.

s'Is there God - the sceptic cries,
Profancly daring, and abslrtlly wise.
Ask the loud tlunlcr Ask the lglitnings glare!
When terror riding on his fiery car,
Flashing through the blue profound,
Shakes the vaulted heav'ns around;
Or asks the troubled deep,
When o'cr the surge the dire tornadocs sweep,
Bid the vcx'd surface into mountains rise,
And wild confusion ningle waves and skies;
While the poor pilot pale with dread,
Sees ghastly Death hang foaming DER his head
Trembling She II tell what awful row'r prcsidcs
10 sink, or swell to rage her hoarse resoundins
tides
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
SoMNET-

Give me that free born heart, that will not bear
Opprcssion's chain, but fcrccv from it burst,
Or in the effort burst itself; that dare
Endure Of deaths, the longest and the worst,
but larc not be enslaved;-oh it is brave
10 initiate the oak, that will not bend
It's form majestic, though itself to save,
Before the widest storm that heaven can send;
Which nobler looks, though lying oycwhrown
Aftcrits daring, tlan the willow, when
It rises, from the danger ovcrblown,
It's bastard, mean, submissive sefagain-
That lowly crouch to Garth before the blast,
But, insolcr', laugh at il when tits past,
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
From the N0rm'ch Couricr.

There's beauty in my lane -
Although her mild and radient eye
Beams galy as the arching sky;
Though she possessin buovant grace,
The kindred charms of form and face
Yet brighter beauties far arc seen,
Than those that deck the comely mien:
'Tis in her loveliness of soul,
That glides, and spans, and crowns the wholC
There's beauty in my Jane.
There's music in my Jane 3
Tho soft her voice, as when on high
The matin HYMN steals DER the skv,
And calm and clear her accents fall,
As It an angel spoke them all;
Yet, softer still the sigh that swclls
Her Welding breast, and fondlv tells
How warm those deem emotions arc,
That glow in love and Kindness there
There's music in my Jane.
There's quiet in my Jane =
II is not in her slumbering hours
That pass 50 still in summer bowers;
Nor in her dreams, by fancy wrought,
Or dnll vaclity of thought
Bnt in her gentle, softcnctl mind,
And words and actions, each refined
The peace tha, is 10 scraphs given,
That scars aloft and flies to heaven
There's quiet in my Jane.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
SUNDAY EVENING.

Gently The shades of night descend,
Thy temple, Lordl is calm and still;
Athousand lamps Of ether blend,
4 thousand fires that temple fill,
10 honor Thee; tits bright and fair
As if the very heavens, imprest
With thy pure image smiling there,
In all their lovlicst robes We're drest.
Yet Thou canst turn Thy friendly eye
From that immcast,rable throne;
Thou, smiling on humanity,
Dost claim earth's children for Thy own,
And gently, kindly lead them through
i.ife's varied scenes of joy and gloom;
m evenings pale and pearly dew
- nc green sod that decks their tomb
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
THE INFIDEL.

Churchill thus apostrophizes, in his Duelist,
disbelicvcr in a future statc:-
"Thou daring iniidcl whom pride
And sin have drawn from reasons side;
Who, fearing his revengeful rod,
Dost wish not to believe q God;
Whose hope is founded on a plan
Which should distract the soul of man
And make him curse his abicct bilth;
Whose hope is, once rcturn'd to earth,
There to lie down, for worms feast,
To rot and perish like !: beast"
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30
POE 4. r z )
Fran the EiHoge Record.
THE GID WILLOW.

love to wander meath thy spreading shade
Thou relic Of the past! when Noon's fierce
rays
Shine in their splcndor-and their radiant blaze
DiiTuscs round u fcrvcnt gow--then laid
Upon the vcrdure springing green around,
/ feel transported back upon the stream
Of ever gliding t;mc-and almost seem
To live and breath afrcsh, such thoughts abound
Of youth and youthful days. hear the strain
Ofwarblers, in the sclt-samc strain Of mind
ci'st was wont to hear, when DER me shincd
The light youth and ioy!-but ali! TO pain
Nv feelings turn, such visions rise before
NV mind, of what was once, but now alas no
more!
And TOO love when modest eve displays
Her graceful charms beneath thy boughs to
view
The DAYS declining orh--to see the blue
Which marked the western sky, when yet the rays
OF Noon shonc round in aHlor, slowly change
The glowing red; Wilde robed in gorgeous
dyes
The fair clouds float in cthcr!tu the eyes
II is sight full Glolious--oft range
At times Ike this the fields of thought atar,
And inlv hope like this may be The last,
The closing hours of mine-a brightness cast
Upon their setting-whlc the r,dcnt star
Dfmcrcv, beans unclondcd pure and bright
10 gilA the gloom Of deaths dark everlasting
night!
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30

TURHS--ApyEnTIsEm not exceeding
one square will be inserted four times for one
dollar, and 70 cents for each subsequent inser.
ton. If continued for three months, - 50--for
six months, 81 sos or for one years8.
Q-j. Subscribers arc entitled to the privilege OF
having their names, place Of residence, and occu-
patton, inserted in the Register, GRATIS.
No Subscription mW be discoatnneR until all ar
rcesuges are p0i9, aad two wceh'S n0f'cc gtrcn.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-04-20

John Palmer Myrick, o. Warsaw, IL the county
a Somerset together with their children, shall
- allowed 10 take the surname q Meuiek that
Louis Osg0od, 81 Fyvbarg, IN tbs coanty II
Oxford, shall be allowed 20 take the name 81
Edward Lewis Osg0od that John Perkins The
loufihi 0f kehnebRnk Port, IN the county 0f York
shalt be allowed 20 take the name 81 JOHN g.
Perkins that Simon Remek. Of Fryeburg,in the
county 81 O1iord, shall be allowed 20 take the
name ~ Franklin Simon Remick that William
opaul third, 81 Bristol, ID the county Of Lincoln
shall b. allowed TO take the name % William
Henry Spraul that Joseph Paine third Of Stan
dish, u the county Of Cumberland, shall be al
lowed 10 take the name Of Joseph Wallace
Paine that Charles Gooding, Of Portland, afore-
said, shall be allowed 10 take the name Of George
Charles Gooding that Mauassah Rogers, Of the
same Portland, shall be allowed 10 take the name
Of Charles NJ. Rogers that George Ramsdeli, OF
York, In the county OF York, shall be allowed
20 take the name Of George Littlefeld aud that
Lachariah Bracket of Westbrook, in the county
of Cumberland, shall be allowed to take the
name Of Zacharish Bangs Bracket. And said
persons shall in future be respectively known
and called BY the names which they are respec-
lively allowed 10 take as aforesaid and the same
shalt be considered as their only proper names.
This Act passed February "a, 1924.