The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-12-28

he presented himselfat Napoli di Ro-
mania, poor and in want of every thing.
Whilst each inhabitant was eagerly
making him some present, he SAID be-
fore the Legislative Body, 4" would
much rather than all these gifts. receive
another fire-ship 10 burn in the service
of my country" Whilst we we're speak
ing, his wife, with matronly dignity,
sucked an infant three months old,
named Lycurgus. She is an lpsariot
of great beauty, grave and modesto
Minerva.
Conduriotti. -Mavrocordato introduc-
ed me 10 the President, well known by
name, Conduriotti. Neatly habited in
the costume of his island, he was sitting
upon sofa Ia Tarque, counting the
beads of a colambojo. As he speaks no
foreign language, our conversations,
whenever we met, were short and I'M
important. The Conduriot,i family is
certainly the richest in Hydra; lis prop
erty is said TO amount to a million.
At the commencement of the revolu-
ton, this family contributed very impor-
tant sums of money for the support Of the
navy; and the sacrifice, with the repu-
tation Of being an excellent citizen, rails
ed Conduriotti 10 the first rank in the
government but from that time his
fame has been on the decline. He was
formerly esteemed man of irmness,
but experience has proved him obsti-
nate rather than firm. His integrity is
accused of partiali,y towards his own
friends and the Hydriots, his country
men. The fatal termination of the ex-
petition tina, he undertook against the
Egyptians has greatly diminished his
credit.-However though his admins
tration may be censured, he will, at
least, have given a useful example in
all revolutions, that the wealthy, instead
of declining public employment, and
standing on the shore watching the
tempest, should plunge at once into the
danger, and perish, if necessary, with
their country.
Botanical Experiment Two young
beech-trees planted at the same time, in
the same soil, at small distance from each
other, and equally healthy, we're pitch
ed upon as the subjects of the following
experiments. They were accurately
measured, and as soon as the buds began
to swell in the spring, the whole trunk
Of one was cleansed of its moss and dirt,
Gby means of brush and soft water.
Afterwards il was washed with wet
flannel twice or thrice every week till
about the middle of summer. In An
tumn they were again measured, and
the increase of the washed tree was
found TO exceed the ether two TO one.
Irish Soldier.-During the late war in
Portugal, and while The army was on its
march from Almendralejo TO Merida, an
Irish soldier, having drank rather free
ly, quilted the ranks. He had scarcely
done so, before he fell into sound
sleep, from which he did not awake till
very late in the evening. Alone, and in
an uninhabited part of the country, the
poor fellow knew not whittier TO turn
himself. He upbraided himself with
his misconduct, and fancied himself al
ready condemned by court-martiaI,
and the sentence ready TO be carried in
to execution. To village on his left
he directed his steps, to see if some
friendly individual wonld plead for him
at head quarters. Ia this village he
was informed there were two French
soldiers concealed. A thought darted
across his mind, thatif he could get
them secured, he would be able to car
ry them into .Almeida as prisoners, and
thereby procure his pardon. In an in
slant he loaded his musket, proceeded
to the house where the Frenchmen lay,
disarmed them, and in two hours after
marched them off in triumph Some
officers of the list regiment seeing a
British soldier with two Frenchmen, AS
prisoners, coming from the opposite
side Of the river, where none Of the al
lied troops we're al that time quartered,
asked, the soldier, s. What men are
these you have got p The Hibernian
replied, by ST. Patrick, your honours,
| cannot tell, but ] believe they are
Frenchmen."
From the Come cticut Journal
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